Navy foils piracy bid, rescues 8 Pakistanis among 19

The Indian Navy foiled a piracy attempt on an Iranian-flagged, fishing vessel along the East coast of Somalia, officials said on Friday. IMAGE: India's security personnel during rescue operation......

Tinder, PUBG among 89 apps army asks troops to delete

The Indian Army has asked its personnel to delete 89 apps from their smartphones including Facebook, TikTok, Tinder, PUBG and Instagram to plug leakage of information, said sources. Snapchat,......

Navy mobilises rescue teams for flood relief, evacuation in Maharashtra

Based on a request received from the government of Maharashtra, the Western Naval Command, Mumbai has mobilised Flood Rescue Teams and helicopters to provide assistance to the state administration.......

Navy team measures depth of glacial lake in Tapovan

In a joint operation, an Indian Air Force Advanced Light Helicopter winched navy's divers to measure the depth of a glacial lake formed upstream of Tapovan in Uttarakhand following the devastating......

Centre bans 47 cloned Chinese apps

The ministry of electronics and information technology (MEITY) has banned 47 apps, which were variants and cloned copies of the 59 apps banned earlier in June, taking the total number of banned......

TikTok tells employees it's shutting down India business

Chinese social media firm Bytedance, which owns Tiktok and Helo apps, has announced the closure of its India business following continued restrictions on its services in the country. Tiktok's......

How TikTok is expanding its footprint in India

Both its short video-sharing apps have ranked as the top two breakout social apps of 2019 in India. In a market dominated by American social media networks, ByteDance, the Chinese company that......

Social media firms deploy 15K people to check content

In platforms, such as Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, Helo, and ShareChat, mediators have been asked to put in more hours to ensure that no communal or fake news spread. More than 15,000 mediators from......

Sreesanth slams Ben Stokes for questioning Dhoni's intent

'You must be earning in millions now, Dhoni Bhai will end your career' IMAGE: Shanthakumaran Sreesanth reacts. Photograph: Getty Images Indian pacer Shanthakumaran Sreesanth has slammed......

Shoaib Akhtar open to Indian bowling coaching job

'I will produce more aggressive, fast and more talkative bowlers than the current ones' IMAGE: Shoaib Akhtar said he has always wanted to share his knowledge among budding cricketers and that he......

Asian Games: Boxers Akhil, Shiva punch their way into 2nd round

India’s comeback-man Akhil Kumar (60kg) pummelled his Nepalese rival Purna Bahadur Lama before notching up a Technical Knockout win to give Indian boxers a good start on Wednesday. Earlier in......

India at Asian Games: Saina, Sindhu cruise; Dushyant wins bronze

Saina Nehwal of India in action. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters India made a resounding start in the individual badminton event, with ace shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu sailing into......