Indian student shot dead near University of Toronto campus, no information on attackers yet

Toronto, 26/12: Shivank Avasthi, a 20-year old Indian doctoral student, was shot near the University of Toronto Scarborough campus. The Consulate General of India in Toronto expressed agony over the killing of the Indian student in Toronto. We express deep anguish over the tragic death of a young Indian doctoral student, Mr. Shivank Avasthi, in…

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Pakistan to get 16 more J-10s fighter jets from China, total fleet to reach 36: Pentagon report

New Delhi, 25/12: China has supplied 20 fourth generation J-10C fighter jets to Pakistan in the last five years and will supply another 16 of them as per an agreement between the two nations, according to Pentagon’s latest report on the military and Security developments including China. The delivery of J-10C combat jets is Beijing’s…

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Army tweaks social media guidelines; personnel can now sign up on Instagram, but as passive observers

New Delhi, ,25/12: The Indian Army has brought a change in its social media guidelines under which its personnel can now sign up on Instagram, but with a rider that they can use it only as “passive observers” without putting up posts or comments on the platform sources said on Thursday. The move aims to…

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Chitradurga accident | Five bodies retrieved so far; cops say DNA testing to be done for identification

Chitradurga, 25/12: Five bodies of people who were in the ill-fated bus that collided with 14-wheeler truck have a been retrieved from the accident spot near Javangondanahalli in Hiriyur taluk on Thursday morning. Besides that six people are missing while 21 people are injured. The driver of the truck bearing the registration of Haryana-registered Canter…

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At least 9 people charred to death in Karnataka’s Chitradurga as private bus-truck collide

Chitradurga, 25/12: In a horrific accident, as many as nine people were charred to death and others sustained injuries when a heavy truck rammed into a private bus after hitting road divider on the national highway near Javangondanahalli, Hiriyur taluk in the wee hours. The bus was heading towards Gokarna from Bengaluru. The collision was…

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China probably seeks to capitalise on decreased LAC tensions to prevent deepening of US-India ties: Report

New York/Washington, 24/12: China probably seeks to capitalise from de-escalating tensions along the Line of Actual Control with India to stabilise bilateral relations and prevent the deepening of US-India ties, according to a report by the US Department of war. In its annual report to Congress on Tuesday on ‘Military and Security Developments Involving the…

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