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London/IBNS: A North Korean cyber criminal successfully secured a remote IT position at an undisclosed company and subsequently hacked into its systems, according to a report by the BBC.
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front will on Saturday hold a mega rally demanding justice for the 31-year-old junior doctor, who was raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday raised a question on whether striking down immunity given to husbands in the marital rape cases will create a new offence, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has prioritised "prevention" and "awareness" among people over the prosecution entirely in tackling the social problem of child marriage in India.
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain walked out of the Tihar jail on Friday evening after he was granted bail by a local court in a money laundering case.
Kolkata/IBNS: The protesting junior doctors, backed by senior medics, Friday gave a deadline to the Mamata Banerjee government upto Monday to accept and implement all their 10 demands in the wake of the RG Kar horror, failure of which will lead to a complete strike by the medical community from both the public and private sectors.
Chennai/IBNS: Tensions between the Tamil Nadu government and governor escalated on Friday after Chief Minister MK Stalin claimed a line with the word 'Dravida' was skipped when the Tamil anthem was sung at an event attended by Governor RN Ravi.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has called upon the private sector to move forward from ‘participation’ to ‘taking lead’ in the defence sector, assuring the Government’s full support to make India an innovation and technology hub and one of the strongest countries in the world.
INS Shardul as part of long range training deployment concluded its visit to Port Rashid, Dubai, UAE, on Oct 16.
The United Arab Emirates on Friday announced all Indian ordinary passport holders will be granted visa-on-arrival across all entry points.
Former Delhi Minister and key Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain was granted bail in a money laundering case on Friday.
Kolkata/IBNS: Two doctors who were close to arrested former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh are under the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) scanner in connection with the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee medic at the state-run hospital, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday closed the cases against spiritual leader Sadhguru's Isha Foundation over an alleged illegal confinement of two women after they claimed to be staying at the ashram out of their own will, media reports said.
Bengaluru/IBNS: Two separate teams of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday raided the offices of Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and Mysuru Taluk Office in connection with the probe into an alleged land scam, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a blow to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the Supreme Court on Friday lifted the Punjab and Haryana High Court's stay on the trial against the self-styled godman in 2015 Bargari sacrilege cases, media reports said.
A non-local man was found dead in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian region, media reports said on Friday.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia on October 22-23 at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan.
Guwahati/IBNS: Actress Tamannaah Bhatia was on Thursday quizzed by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case linked to a mobile app, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: A fire broke out at the ESI Hospital in Kolkata on Friday, media reports said.
Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has received a fresh death threat allegedly from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang which has demanded Rs. 5 crore from the actor to "end the enmity", media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The seat-sharing issue between Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP) for 10-seat by polls in Uttar Pradesh has become a bone of contention between the two parties.
Mumbai/IBNS: In his first reaction after his father and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique was shot dead last week, Bandra East MLA Zeeshan Siddique Thursday said he and his family want justice.
New Delhi: External statements have no impact on India’s position that Kashmir is an integral part of our country, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) asserted on Thursday.
Amid ongoing diplomatic tensions between India and Canada, India has strongly highlighted its concerns about Canada's handling of criminals linked to organized crime, media reports said.
Mumbai: A contract Rs 25 lakh contract was issued to kill actor Salman Khan near his farmhouse in Maharashtra’s Panvel, according to a chargesheet filed by the Navi Mumbai Police, media reports said.
New Delhi: An Indian Army Captain, Renu Tanwar, died by suicide after the death of her husband, Indian Air Force Flight Lieutenant Deendayal Deep, in Agra, media reports said.
Ottawa/IBNS: Amid the ongoing standoff between India and Canada over the Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing with Justin Trudeau blaming it on Indian agents' involvement, one of the top functionaries of Ottawa's intelligence service flagged Pakistan's role in "extremism" in the North American country, media reports said.
Canada is no stranger to political miscalculations, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent actions have sent diplomatic tensions to new heights.
Panchkula/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday took oath as the Haryana Chief Minister amid a massive show of strength by the country's ruling National Democratic Alliance or NDA.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the validity of a key citizenship rule that granted citizenship to Bangladeshi refugees who came to India between 1966 to 1971, media reports said.
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