A soldier shot himself dead on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, police said.


Soldier shoots self dead in J&K


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An explosion followed by a massive fire ripped through a container ship with several Indian crew on board, off the Agatti Islands, an Indian Coast Guard official said here on Wednesday. Four crewmen are reported missing.


Container ship catches fire off Agatti Isle, 4 missing


Myanmar has not stopped its ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya people in Rakhine state, a United Nations human rights official said on Tuesday.


UN says Rohingya refugees facing 'forced starvation'


Veteran actress and activist Shabana Azmi says filmmakers should be more responsible in depiction of women's body on screen, because the business of cinema is of images.


Don't fragment women's body with camera angles: Shabana Azmi


The Sri Lankan police on Monday imposed curfew in Kandy city, which lies in the central hills of the island country, after clashes triggered by racial violence erupted between two groups.


Sri Lanka imposes curfew in city after clashes


In what can be seen as a strong signal to China, India and Vietnam on Saturday agreed to work for an independent, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific region as the two sides signed three agreements, including one on enhancing bilateral economy and trade.


India, Vietnam to work for open, prosperous Indo-Pacific region (Second Lead, correcting para 22)



India, Vietnam to work for open, prosperous Indo-Pacific


A young man accused of killing his parents a day earlier on the campus of Central Michigan University was arrested on Saturday, campus officials said.


Son arrested for killing parents at Central Michigan University


In two separate incidents, two youths were gunned down in Manipur on Friday night and Saturday.


Two youths gunned down in Manipur


At least two persons were killed in shooting at a Central Michigan University residence hall in Mt. Pleasant on Friday, the media reported.


Two killed at Central Michigan University, gunman at large


In a major setback to the banned Communist Party of India- Maoist, 10 guerrillas were killed in a gunfight with police in Telangana's Jayashankar Bhupalapally district early Friday. The police initially put the number at 12.


10 Maoists, policeman killed in Telanagana gunfight (Evening Lead)


Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan's 'the Da-Bangg Tour to Nepal', which was scheduled to take place in Kathmandu on March 10, has been called off citing threat from a section led by Netra Bikram Chand 'Biplav', according to the organisers.


Salman's 'Da-Bangg Tour to Nepal' cancelled


At least 12 Maoists and a police constable were killed in a gunfight with police in Telangana's Jayashankar Bhupalapally district on Friday, police said.


12 Maoists killed in Telangana gunfight


Global software major Wipro on Thursday announced acquiring a minority stake in the US-based application security firm Denim to jointly offer its services.


Wipro buys stake in US software security firm


At a time when an emerging India is looking to attract more and more Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), it was imperative to assure investors and build confidence in them that the nation is secure both from external and internal threats, Army Chief Bipin Rawat said on Thursday.


To woo FDI, nation must be secure from external, internal threats: Army Chief


The Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal Motor Vehicles Agreement (BBIN MVA) would be a game-changer for regional co-operation in South Asia and that requires a number of enablers for its efficient execution, a report said quoting experts.


'Vehicular movement among India, Bangla and 3 others would be game changer'


Miami International Airport (MIA) has become the first major US airport to implement facial recognition technology with an eye towards shortening passport check time for visitors arriving from abroad.


Miami airport adds facial recognition passport screening system


The US administration has reached a $3.9 billion deal with Boeing for two new Air Force One planes for the President, the White House said.


White House to get two new Air Force Ones


Eleven persons have fallen ill after a suspicious envelope containing an unknown substance was opened at a US military base in Virginia, authorities said.


11 fall ill after hazmat scare at US base


The morning calm that prevailed in a rebel-held enclave near Damascus as a Russian-backed ceasefire came into force on Tuesday following days of relentless bombardment by the Syrian government has been interrupted by fresh rocket fire and airstrikes, the UN and activists said.


Fresh clashes in Syria's Eastern Ghouta breach Russian-backed truce


As New Delhi pushes ahead with its engagements with southeast Asia under the Act East Policy, Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang will come on a three-day visit to India starting on Friday at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Ram Nath Kovind, it was announced on Tuesday.

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