The Defence Ministry on Tuesday cleared two proposals to procure Barak Missiles from Israel and precision guided bombs for the Indian Air Force from Russia, together worth Rs 1,714 crore.


Defence Ministry clears procurement of Barak missiles, guided bombs


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At least 11 people have died in Iran during five days of anti-government street protests that President Hassan Rouhani blamed on interference by foreign powers, media reported on Tuesday.


11 Dead in Iran protests, president blames foreign powers


The BrihanMumbai Municipal (BMC)'s bulldozer run - in wake of the December 29 pub fire which left 14 dead and 55 injured - continued for the fourth consecutive day on Monday with scores of illegal constructions demolished across the city.


Pub blaze fallout: BMC demolition drive continues for fourth day


Some tension prevailed along the India-Myanmar border in Manipur's Tengnoupal district on Sunday, a day after Myanmar Army started levelling the no-man's land, officials said.


Tension along border after Myanmar work in no man's land


South Korean authorities on Sunday said they have seized and are investigating a Panamanian ship suspected of selling oil to North Korea in violation of UN sanctions.


Seoul detains Panamanian vessel suspected of selling oil to Pyongyang


Punjab is all set to have a full fledged fire safety training centre, while a Rs 500 crore plan for strengthening the fire services in the state, Local Government Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu said on Sunday.


Punjab to have fire safety training centre


personnel seized Fake Indian Currency Notes of the face value of Rs. 6.5 lakh and arrested two smugglers, including a woman, in West Bengal's Malda district on Sunday, the last day of the year, a BSF official said.


Over Rs 6.5 lakh in fake currency seized in Bengal, two arrested


Cracking the whip, the Mumbai police on Saturday lodged three new FIRs against various pub owners and issued a lookout notice for the absconders in wake of the blaze in Kamala Mills Compound which left 14 dead and 55 injured, an official said.


Mumbai pub tragedy: FIRs lodged, 'look-out notices' for absconders


A joint team of Manipur Police and 26 Assam Rifles troopers on Saturday busted a newly formed militant outfit and arrested three of its cadres.


New militant outfit busted in Manipur


Exactly a month after Cyclone Ockhi struck the southern districts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the pain lingers on in the coastal hamlets of Poonthura, Vizhinjam and a few others, with 75 dead and 143 still missing.


Month after Cyclone Ockhi, pain lingers in Kerala hamlets


The British police chief in charge of child protection says an estimated 20,000 men have shown an interest in sexually abusing children, the media reported.


'20,000 men interested in sexually abusing children'


Four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers, including an assistant commandant, were injured in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Badgam district on Saturday.


Four CRPF troopers injured in J&K road accident


The Kolkata Police on Friday issued a notice prohibiting people from carrying sharp and offensive weapons in any public place in the city and the adjoining suburbs for a year starting January 2.


Kolkata prohibits carrying of weapons in public


The administration in Ajmer has beefed up security around the revered Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in the wake of alleged derogatory statements by some right-wing fringe elements and a video that has gone viral.


Security beefed up at Ajmer dargah over fringe group video


A Russian hacker, who earlier claimed he hacked the Democratic National Committee (DNC) networks on the orders of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), says he can prove he was behind the breach.


Russian hacker claims he can prove he breached DNC networks


An Assistant Superintendent of a jail in Gurugram and a Haryana police officer posted in Faridabad were on Friday arrested by teams of the state Vigilance Bureau when they were caught accepting bribes.


Two Haryana officers caught taking bribe, held


H-Bots Robotics, a Hyderabad-based startup, has developed a smart policing robot which can take complaints, detect bombs and identify suspects.


Hyderabad startup develops police robot


Commuters will not be able to exit from the Rajiv Chowk metro station after 9 p.m. on December 31, the Delhi Metro said on Friday.


No exit from Rajiv Chowk Metro station on Dec 31 night


China on Friday said it was aware of the detention of its national in India near the Myanmar border and was closely following the development.


Aware of our national's detention in India: China


A man and a woman suspected of planning attacks in France have been arrested by France's internal intelligence agency DGSI, the media reported.


2 suspected of planning attacks detained in France


The Somali government on Thursday announced that it has officially regained control and management of its airspace after 27 years being run by the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) regional office in Nairobi.

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