3 militants killed, army officer injured in J&K

3 militants killed, army officer injured in J&K

Three militants were killed and an Army Major was injured on Thursday in a gunfight between the holed up militants and the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The militants were killed in Kakapora area in a joint operation by the security forces including Rashtriya Rifles, Jammu and Kashmir Police and Central Reserve […]

Russia in talks with India on mini hydel projects

Russia in talks with India on mini hydel projects

Russia’s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation is holding preliminary talks with the Indian government and private companies to expand its footprint in India by venturing into the small container-based mini hydro power segment. This will take Rosatom beyond the nuclear plant business, an official said. The mini hydel projects it plans to bring to India […]

Apple working on adding diagnostic data to iPhone

Apple working on adding diagnostic data to iPhone

Your iPhone will soon be a personal hub for medical information. Apple is working with a small start-up to add diagnostic data to your device, bridging the gap for hospitals to access vital patient data within minutes. Apple is working with a small start-up Health Gorilla, said a CNBC report on Monday. Health Gorilla is […]

Car crashes into police van in Paris’ Champs Elysées, driver dies

Car crashes into police van in Paris’ Champs Elysées, driver dies

A car crashed into a French police van in the central Champs Elysées avenue in Paris on Monday and the driver was killed in the ensuing explosion, a media report said. “Once again our security forces have been targeted. The threat is extremely high,” Collomb said on Twitter, noting that weapons and explosives have been […]

Video footage helps identify London mosque attacker

Video footage helps identify London mosque attacker

A 47-year-old suspect who was arrested at the scene of an alleged terror attack that killed one person outside a London mosque has been identified thanks to video images captured during his arrest, the media reported. The suspect, who lived in Wales and was identified as Darren Osborne, was held by a crowd who had […]

Netanyahu warns Iran to not threaten Israel

Netanyahu warns Iran to not threaten Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cautioned Iran not to threaten Israel after Tehran said it launched missiles at Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria. “One message to Iran: Don’t threaten Israel,” Netanyahu said on Monday during a weekly meeting of his Likud faction. Netanyahu, who has repeatedly claimed that Iran is threatening Israel, said Israel […]

US university student released by North Korea dies

US university student released by North Korea dies

Otto Warmbier, a US college student who was released by the North Korea less than a week ago, died on Monday, his parents said. “It is our sad duty to report that our son, Otto Warmbier, has completed his journey home. Surrounded by his loving family, Otto died today at 2.20 p.m. (local time),” his […]

EU, Britain possible to strike ‘fair deal’: Official

EU, Britain possible to strike ‘fair deal’: Official

It’s possible for the European Union (EU) and Britain to strike a fair Brexit deal which is “far better than no deal”, an EU official said. “Both for the EU and the UK, a fair deal is possible, and far better than no deal, that is what I say to David today, that is why […]

Death toll in Portugal wildfire rises to 64

Death toll in Portugal wildfire rises to 64

The death toll in the wildfire that devastated central Portugal has risen to 64, according to the latest assessment by the authorities. They also said on Monday that 70 per cent of the fire that was raging since Saturday has been controlled, Efe news reported. The official death toll was updated by a lieutenant of […]