Apple’s iOS App Store suffers first major attack
BOSTON: Apple Inc said on Sunday it is cleaning up its iOS App Store to remove malicious iPhone and iPad programs identified in the first large-scale attack on the popular mobile software outlet. The company disclosed the effort after several cyber security firms reported finding a malicious... read more »
Israeli aircraft strike Gaza after rocket fire
Israel carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Saturday after Palestinian militants there fired rockets into southern Israel. The overnight air strikes targeted two training camps belonging to the Islamist group Hamas, causing no injuries, officials and witnesses said. Late on Friday, Gaza... read more »
Saudi-led coalition mistakenly kills 15 in Yemen
About 15 pro-government fighters were killed when Saudi-led warplanes shelled their military positions by mistake in Yemen’s oil-rich province of Marib, a military official has said. “A convoy of tribesmen fighting alongside with the Saudi-backed government forces was mistakenly hit by... read more »
For the first time in 70 years, Japan to let troops fight abroad
TOKYO: In a middle-of-the night vote that capped a tumultuous struggle with opposition parties in Parliament, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan secured final passage of legislation on Saturday authorizing overseas combat missions for his country’s military, overturning a decades-old policy... read more »
Omar Abdullah takes a jibe at Bobby Jindal’s ‘leadership’ remarks
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has taken a jibe at United States presidential candidate Bobby Jindal after the later claimed that non-aligned nations like India are... read more »
IIT Kharagpur’s innovative campaign to solve student queries
As seat allocation for engineering institutes begins today under the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA), IIT Kharagpur has launched a campaign to solve student queries. Through a... read more »
Death toll rises to 41
One more person was found dead in the landslide-battered Darjeeling district, taking the toll to 41. The body of Ramesh Rai (26) was retrieved from under rubble in the 8 Mile area of... read more »
Fake degree case: Tomar sent to judicial custody till July 20
A court today extended by 14 days the judicial custody of former Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar in an alleged forged degree case. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Tarun... read more »
PM Modi interacts with schoolchildren in Tashkent
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with schoolchildren in Tashkent after he paid tribute to former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri here. Earlier, the Prime Minister laid a floral... read more »
