India and Israel on Monday signed nine agreements, including in the areas of cyber security and oil and gas, following delegation-level talks headed by Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Benjamin Netanyahu here.


India, Israel sign nine agreements


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Celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Nimrat Kaur and Riteish Deshmukh wished the soldiers of the Indian Army on the occasion of Army Day on Monday.


Film celebs salute Indian soldiers on Army Day


India and Israel have agreed to enhance cooperation in the areas of agriculture, science and technology and security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.


India, Israel to enhance agriculture, S&T, security cooperation


Nearly 24 hours after a Pawan Hans Ltd. Dauphin helicopter carrying five senior ONGC officials crashed near here, rescuers have recovered the Voice Data Recorder but serach is still on for one missing pilot, officials said on Sunday.


Crashed Pawan Hans chopper VDR found, one pilot still missing


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday set aside protocol to personally receive his Israeli counterpart and "friend" Benjamin Netanyahu with a warm hug as he arrived here on a six-day visit to step up growing trade as well as military and strategic ties between the two countries.


Israeli PM arrives to Modi's warm hug on six-day India trip (Roundup)


An alert Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable saved the life of an 18-year-old girl who accidentally fell in Munak canal here on Saturday morning, an official said.


CRPF trooper saves drowning girl in Delhi


Chilean authorities are investigating a series of attacks and threatening incidents at churches in the Santiago metro area ahead of Pope Francis' three-day visit.


Police in Chile probe series of church attacks ahead of Pope's visit


Maintaining that soldiers accept that accidents happen during training, Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Friday said the accident during a drill ahead of Army Day parade, in which three soldiers were injured, will not affect the morale of the troops.


Accidents happen during training: Army chief


Border Security Force troopers have recovered two endangered species of lizards 'Tokay Gecko' and arrested one person in Farakka of West Bengal's Malda sector for trying to smuggle the reptiles to Bangladesh, an official release said on Friday.


BSF recover two  Tokay Gecko lizards, apprehends one


Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the government will expedite forest and environmental clearance issues that bog down strategic projects and that relaxations will be obtained to facilitate completion of projects in national interest.


Rajnath assures expedited environmental clearance for strategic projects



Experdited forest, environmental clearance for strategic projects: Rajnath


A European Union delegation in Myanmar on Thursday urged the government to launch a thorough and credible investigation into violence against Rohingyas in the western Rakhine State.


EU urges Myanmar to investigate violence against Rohingyas


Pakistan has not done enough to eliminate safe havens for terrorists on its soil, new US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster said on Thursday even as he described India as "a leading power in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond".


Pakistan not doing enough to eliminate terror safe havens: US


Hundreds of people blocked roads and shut down markets for a second day on Thursday to protest the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl in the city of Kasur in Pakistan's Punjab province.


Outrage over minor's rape, murder cripples Pakistani city


Three army personnel were injured in a freak accident in a practice drill ahead of Army Day parade, when soldiers displaying slithering operations fell from a helicopter following a malfunction in the craft's boom, to which the ropes were attached, officials said.


Three soldiers injured in accident during Army Day parade rehearsal


Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday "attacked" the Indian Navy for creating obstacles in "development projects in Mumbai", including opposing the plans for a floating jetty at Nariman Point.


Gadkari 'attacks' Indian Navy for obtructing Mumbai development


After German cryptographers reported flaws that makes it possible to infiltrate WhatsApp's private group chats without admin permission, the Facebook-owned messaging platform said on Thursday its end-to-end encryption is impeccable and its over one billion users are at no data breach risk.


Researchers claim WhatsApp group chats vulnerable, company denies


Three soldiers were injured in a freak accident during a practice drill ahead of Army Day parade.


Three soldiers injured in freak accident


Godrej Security Solutions, a division of Godrej & Boyce, is focusing on home security segment to increase its revenue in the next three years, a company official said here on Wednesday.


Godrej Security Solutions focusing on home segment


The Union Home Ministry has sanctioned Rs 226 crore to paramilitary forces for procuring latest equipment and gadgets to strengthen them in view of their responsibility in securing borders as well as internal security, an official said on Wednesday.


Central paramilitaries get Rs 226 cr for gadgets, equipment


One person was killed and several others were injured in police firing to disperse an irate mob protesting over an alleged custodial death in Darrang district of Assam on Wednesday.

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