Aiming to build a win-win partnership through Sweden making use of the opportunities offered by India's development programmes, the two countries on Tuesday signed a Joint Action Plan and an Innovation Partnership following a bilateral summit between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Swedish counterpart Stefan Lofven here.


India, Sweden sign joint action plan, innovation partnership


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While focused cyberattacks per organisation have more than doubled this year, the businesses globally are able to detect and block nearly 87 per cent of those breaches -- from 70 per cent in 2017 -- a new Accenture study said on Tuesday.


87% of focused cyber attacks being prevented globally: Accenture


US-based dating app "Bumble" has changed its login system and will now allow users to access their profiles by entering phone numbers instead of importing their personal information from Facebook.


Log in with dating app 'Bumble' without Facebook


Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday held detailed discussions on the proposed Rs 20,000 crore defence corridor in Bundelkhand region and said that much headway had been made since its announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Investors Summit in Lucknow in February.


Sitharaman, Adityanath discuss Bundelkhand defence corridor


Two people were stabbed to death in separate attacks in London within 40 minutes of each other while a third stabbing incident left a man critically injured, police said.


2 killed, one critical in London stabbings


Seven inmates were killed and 17 others sustained serious injuries in a prison riot at a maximum security jail in the US state of South Carolina, authorities said on Monday.


7 inmates killed in US prison riot


There has been a 20 per cent decrease in violence related to Left Wing Extremism (LWE) from 2013 to 2017 in the country, along with a 34 per cent reduction in deaths, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Monday.


LWE violence decreased by 20 pc: MHA


Russia has denied interfering with evidence at the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria's Douma that claimed over 70 lives and led to military intervention by the US, the UK and France.


Russia not tampering with Syria attack site


Jharkhand has witnessed an overall increase in the number of rape cases but the first quarter of 2018 saw a decrease, according to state police data issued on Monday


Jharkhand witnesses rise in rape cases


Police sounded an alert in Hyderabad following the judgement of a NIA court acquitting all five accused in the 2007 Makkah Masjid blast case.


Alert in Hyderabad after Makkah Masjid acquittals


Facebook has refreshed its Bookmarks menu to let users navigate, access and make changes to their privacy settings easily. The updates will be rolled out globally over the next two weeks.


Find 'Settings' easily with Facebook Bookmarks menu facelift


The Border Security Force (BSF) has stepped up its vigil -- and coordination with other agencies -- to counter unceasing efforts by Pakistani smugglers to push heroin consignments into India.


BSF steps up vigil, coordination as heroin smugglers remain unrelenting


An Indian-origin family of five, including three children, has been killed in South Africa after their house was allegedly petrol-bombed by an unknown arsonist, police said.


Indian-origin family killed in S. Africa 'arson attack'


The Jammu Bar Association on Saturday sought compensation and security for the Kathua rape and murder victim's family.


Jammu Bar Association seeks compensation for Kathua victim's family


Indian companies and Russian Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) on Friday signed seven MoUs on the sidelines of DefExpo 2018 here on Friday, an official statement said.


Indian, Russian companies signs 7 defence related agreements


Trade, investment, technology and flow of people and ideas will be high on the agenda when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Britain next week, British High Commissioner to India Dominic Asquith said here on Friday.


Trade, investment, technology high on India-Britain bilateral summit: Envoy


A whopping 3.24 million records were stolen, lost or exposed in India in 2017 - marking a 783 per cent increase in compromised records from 2016, says a study by digital security firm Gemalto.


3.24 mn records compromised in India in 2017: Study


Four members of a family were killed, while three others sustained burnt injuries on Friday in a massive fire that broke out in north Delhi,  a fire official said.


4 killed, 3 injured in massive Delhi fire


Child protection schemes like the POCSO Act and 24x7 children helpline numbers are now being published on the inside of the front cover of all the course books from class 6-12, according to Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry.


NCERT books to detail child protection schemes


Aerospace major Boeing on Thursday announced a partnership with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Mahindra Defence Systems (MDS) to manufacture its carrier and land based F/A-18 Super Hornet multi-role fighter aircraft in India.


Boeing to manufacture F/A-18 with HAL, MDS in India


Delhi Police on Thursday launched a training-cum-skill development centre to benefit school dropouts, juveniles involved in crime or those from families facing dire state due to loss of the bread earner.

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