Thousands of Android devices including those from manufacturers like ZTE, Archos and myPhone are being shipped with pre-installed malware globally including in India, global cyber-security company Avast claimed on Friday.


Android devices being shipped with pre-installed malware: Avast


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Home-grown militancy is a greater threat than cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and only a stronger counter-narrative to jihadi radicalism can defeat it, says a retired three-star general of the Indian Army who has served in the violence-battered state.


'Can't win unless you have a counter-narrative in Kashmir'


Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat said on Friday that Major Leetul Gogoi will face exemplary punishment if found involved in any unlawful activity.


Major Gogoi will be punished if found guilty: Army chief


Rail services between Baramulla and Bannihal towns in Jammu and Kashmir were suspended on Friday after protests erupted in Anantnag district over the arrests of young men by security forces.


Rail services suspended after protests in Anantnag


At least 15 people were injured following an improvised explosive device (IED) blast at an Indian restaurant in Canada's Mississauga city, police said.


15 injured in Canada Indian restaurant IED blast


Film: "Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran"; Director: Abhishek Sharma; Cast: John Abraham, Diana Penty, Boman Irani, Anuja Sathe, Aditya Hitkari, Mark Bennington, Yogendra Tikku, Vikas Kumar, Ajay Shankar, Darshan Pandya; Rating: ***


'Parmanu': Sincerely mounted patriotic tale (IANS Review, Rating: ***)


Five persons were arrested on charge of abusing and assaulting an Army Captain deployed with a commando unit and his family members in west Delhi's Dwarka, police said on Thursday.


Five held for assaulting Army official, kin


The missile that brought down a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet over eastern Ukraine in 2014, killing all 298 people on board, belonged to the Russian military, Dutch investigators said on Thursday.


Russian military missile brought down MH17, say investigators


Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said on Wednesday that all police stations along the national highways have been alerted to check the entry of illegal immigrants entering Manipur.


Manipur on alert to check illegal immigrants


It may sound audacious to some but Facebook thinks that sharing with a trained employee of the company the intimate images that you fear might go viral in the social networking platforms can help it stop their spread, thereby protecting your privacy.


Facebook wants users to give nude photos to stop revenge porn


To empower security personnel and people staying in the country's Left Wing Extremist (LWE) areas, the Cabinet on Wednesday approved the setting up of an additional 4,072 mobile towers at an investment of Rs 7,330 crore, IT and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said here on Wednesday.


Cabinet nod for 4,072 towers in LWE areas for Rs 7,330 crore


Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday detained an Army officer from a hotel here with a woman after which they were taken to a police station where he was handed over to his unit.


Army officer detained with woman in Srinagar hotel


Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered the expulsion of two top US diplomats, saying they must "leave the country in 48 hours", a day after US President Donald Trump prohibited certain additional transactions with Venezuela.


Venezuela expels two US diplomats after new sanctions


Stating that defence-related sales from the US to India have increased from zero to $15 billion in the last 10 years, US Consul General in Kolkata Craig L. Hall on Tuesday said the US looks forward to jointly develop India's defence infrastructure to further strengthen the ties between the two nations.


US wants to jointly build India's indigenous defence eco-system: Envoy


Intel has disclosed a new variant of the Spectre and Meltdown security flaws in the chips that hackers may use to extract sensitive data from hundreds of millions of computers and mobile devices.


Intel reveals another security flaw in its chips


Stating that Russia has always been a true and fast friend of India, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that his informal summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin will take bilateral ties to a new level.


Informal summit takes India-Russia ties to new level: Modi


Israeli security forces have arrested five Palestinians in the West Bank on suspicion of involvement in terror activities and violent disturbances.


Israel arrests 5 Palestinians for 'terror activities'


Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to establish a dedicated Defence Industry Corridor and Aeronautical University in the state.


Odisha CM requests Modi for Defence Industry Corridor


A prison riot in the northwestern Venezuelan state of Lara left 10 dead and 25 injured, a military spokesperson told the media on Friday.


10 dead in Venezuela prison riot, says military


Indigenisation will help downtime of Indian military aircraft, which are often grounded until the required foreign-made components are shipped to India, Vice Admiral Girish Luthra said on Friday.


Indigenously manufactured spares vital for grounded military planes: Official


A man yelling "anti-President Donald Trump rhetoric" was arrested on Friday after he exchanged fire with police in the lobby of the Trump National Doral Miami resort.

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