Trump reiterates U.S. warship shot it down for coming too close Iran on Friday denied President Donald Trump’s claim that a U.S. warship destroyed an Iranian drone near the Persian Gulf. The Iranian military said all its drones had returned safely to their bases and denied there was any confrontation …

NSO told buyers it can scoop user data from servers of Apple, Google, Facebook An Israeli spyware firm has told clients it can scoop user data from the world’s top social media, the Financial Times reported on Friday. The London-based newspaper wrote that NSO group had “told buyers its technology …

Resolution passed without opposition In a rare move, the Jammu Municipal Corporation has passed a resolution to declare the birth anniversary of Dogra monarch Maharaja Hari Singh on September 23 as State holiday, days after the State paid tributes to people killed during his rule in 1931 in the Valley. …

India, China to have joint exercise in December The annual joint army exercise between India and China will be held in December at Umroi, near Shillong. “The two-week long company-level exercise will take place in the second half of December. The planning conference to finalise the modalities will be held …

An apex body of the scheduled tribes (STs) of Assam has resented the “snub” by the Centre while constituting a high-level committee on the implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord. This clause of the Assam Accord, signed in August 1985 to end a six-year agitation for the ejection …

Ruckus prevents debate in Lok Sabha A new Bill that seeks to empower the transgender community and another legislation to crack down on Ponzi schemes were introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday amid protests from Opposition members over the Karnataka political turmoil. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, …

Cyclone Vayu delayed advancement The Southwest monsoon has finally covered the whole country, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a statement on Friday. That makes it four days behind its normal schedule of July 15. “Due to favourable monsoon circulations, there has been light to moderate rainfall with isolated …

“Mr. Hajela’s report says while disposing of claims, 80 lakh names have been reverified. That means at least 27% of names have been reverified, and you are asking for 20%… So, is there need for a sample reverification? If we are satisfied that verification has been done properly, then there …

The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2019 by voice vote. The Bill expedites the process of appointment of Chairperson and members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and provides for, among others, including the chairpersons of the National Commission for Backward Classes, …

Centre to set service terms of panel Amid protests by the Opposition parties, a Bill to amend the Right to Information (RTI) Act and give the Union government the power to set the service conditions and salaries of Information Commissioners was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The Bill …