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Maj Gen Gautam Chauhan becomes first to head Indian Army’s Human Rights Cell

Dec 31, 2020 New Delhi:  For the first time, the Indian Army has appointed a major general rank officer to look into the human rights issue and suggest means to better the track record of…

Security/Cyber

Israel’s NSO used data of real people to pitch contact-tracing tech: Report

Dec 31, 2020 San Francisco:  In a case that may involve potential privacy violations of thousands of people, researchers have found that Israeli spyware maker NSO Group resorted to using phone location data of real…

ISI-linked gangster deported from UAE for killing Shaurya Chakra awardee

By Sumit Kumar Singh Dec 31, 2020 New Delhi:  A gangster, who is suspected to be on the payroll of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence in terror activities, Sukhmeet Pal Singh alias Sukh Bhikhariwal was deported from…

Indian man killed by BGB in alleged gunfight

t By Sumi Khan Dec 30, 2020 Dhaka: A Indian man was killed in an alleged gunfight with members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) just days after the conclusion of the 51st Director General-level…

IB given bigger role, to share inputs on terrorism with B’desh, Myanmar

By Sumit Kumar Dec 25, 2020 New Delhi: The Indian government has given its domestic intelligence, internal security and counter-intelligence agency — the Intelligence Bureau (IB) — a bigger role to play in the two…

Security/Aviation

Boeing 737 MAX is safe, says European regulator

Dec 21, 2020 Berlin: The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has said “certain” Boeing 737 MAX planes, which were globally grounded after two fatal crashes involving the model that took place within months, was…

Defence forces to acquire Rs 28000 cr worth of weapons and equipment

Dec 17, 2020 New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) in its meeting on Thursday approved Rs 28,000 Cr worth of various Weapons/Platforms/Equipment/Systems required by the Army, Navy and the I Air Force. This is…

Skirmish at LoC, 5 Pak soldiers dead

Dec 11, 2020 Jammu: Five Pakistani soldiers were killed and three injured in an overnight retaliatory action by the Indian army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, Defence sources…

Security/Cyber

Data of 70 lakh Indian cardholders leaked on dark web

Dec 8, 2020 New Delhi: Personal details, including phone numbers and email addresses of 70 lakh Indian debit and credit card holders, have been circulating on the dark web, an Internet security researcher alerted on…

Security/Defence

Army Chief Gen. Naravane to visit S Arabia, UAE, in a sign of growing Indo-Gulf ties

By Ghazanfar Ali Khan December 7, 2020 Riyadh: As part of the Indian government’s outreach to West Asia, Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane will visit the UAE and Saudi Arabia later this week.…

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