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Russia Bans iPhones For Government Officials Over Spying Fears: Report

The move comes in the wake of Vladimir Putin's order, which demanded that organizations involved in "critical information infrastructure" transition to domestically developed software by 2025.                               Russia claims US has launched spying operation using Apple devices. Amid growing concerns about espionage activities by American tech companies, Russian authorities have taken a stern stance against Apple products, with thousands of officials and state employees facing a ban on using iPhones and other devices manufactured by the company, according to a report in Financial Times (FT). Starting this Monday, the trade ministry has declared a complete prohibition on the use of iPhones for “work purposes”. Other government entities, such as the digital development ministry and Rostec, the state-owned company facing sanctions for supplying Russia’s military efforts in Ukraine, have either alread...

Mumbai Police Gets 26/11-Like Terror Threat If Pak Woman Who Married Indian Not Sent Back

The traffic control room of Mumbai Police received the call from an unidentified person, who spoke in Urdu and said there would be a terror attack like the November 26, 2008 attack on the Maharashtra capital and the Uttar Pradesh government will be responsible for it, he said.                         Seema Haider, a 30-year-old Pak national, entered India illegally in May to                                                                                     marry her lover Sachin Meena Mumbai: The Mumbai Police have registered an FIR against unidentified persons in connection with a call received last week warning of a 26/11-like terror attack if Pakistani woman Seema Haider did not return to her country, an off...

US Man Kills Girlfriend Over Removal Of Apple AirTag He'd Secretly Placed In Her Car

In April, Ms Flores accused the 21-year-old of previous threats against her and her family while they were dating and filed for an order of protection against him.                          Mr Henry had a gun on him at the time of arrest, prosecutors said. A 21-year-old man in the United States fatally shot his girlfriend after confronting her for removing an Apple AirTag tracking device he had placed in her car without her knowledge. According to CBS News, the incident took place last week on Thursday in Chicago. The man, identified as Armoni Henry, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 21-year-old Jailene Flores. The outlet reported that Mr Henry and Ms Flowers were dating after they had met in school. They also worked together at a nursing home earlier this year. In April, Ms Flores accused the 21-year-old of previous threats against her and her family while they were dating and filed for an order of ...

30 Children Moved To Safety As Fire Breaks Out At Rajasthan Hospital

"Resident doctors and nursing staff immediately sounded alert and 30 children admitted to two wards were shifted to other wards of the hospital," hospital Superintendent Dr Kailash Meena said.      Hospital staff noticed smoke emanating from the AC duct of 2 wards where children were admitted Jaipur: About 30 children were moved to safety after a fire broke out at Rajasthan;s JK Lon Hospital, officials said today. The hospital staff noticed smoke emanating from the AC duct line of two wards where the children were admitted Monday night, they said. “Resident doctors and nursing staff immediately sounded alert and 30 children admitted to two wards were shifted to other wards of the hospital,” hospital Superintendent Dr Kailash Meena said. No casualty or injury was reported in the incident, he added. Dr Meena said the hospital staff managed to douse the fire themselves with the help of the firefighting equipment. He said a committee will be formed to investigate the matter a...

"Biased" Probe Panel Trying To Protect Brij Bhushan, Allege Wrestlers

The government-formed six-member panel, led by the legendary Indian boxer MC Mary Kom, had submitted its report to the government but it was not made public.                       The outgoing WFI chief is scheduled to appear before a trial court today. New Delhi: The women wrestlers have questioned the intent of the oversight panel that probed the sexual harassment accusations against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and alleged that it was biased towards him, said the charge-sheet filed by the Delhi Police in the sensational case. The outgoing WFI chief is scheduled to appear before a trial court today in pursuance of summons issued against him and the Federation’s Assistant Secretary Vinod Tomar. The government-formed six-member panel, led by the legendary Indian boxer MC Mary Kom, had submitted its report to the government but it was not made public. The complainants, in their separate statements, alleged that the panel ...

Delhi Tourist Chased, Beaten In Agra, Kept Pleading To Be Spared

Reacting to the video, the police informed on Twitter that they have taken cognizance of the incident and arrested five people involved in the incident.                         The clip was recorded by a CCTV camera installed inside a sweet shop. In Agra, a tourist who came from New Delhi to visit the Taj Mahal, was chased and assaulted with batons and rods by devotees after his car touched one of them. The incident took place on Monday and the video has gone viral on Twitter. Several Twitter users tagged Uttar Pradesh Police who informed that the Tajganj police station was directed to take necessary action and five people arrested. Taj Mahal is a famous tourist spot in Agra and thousands of tourists visit the 17th century every year. According to Twitter users, the incident took place from Basai Chowki in Tajganj area of Agra. The clip was recorded by a CCTV camera installed inside a sweet shop where the incident took pla...

Train arson accused planned attack in Chennai, suspects NIA

The NIA maintains that the arson was carried out with the intention to spread terror among the people and create communal disharmony and clashes in society. Shahrukh Saifi. KOCHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is investigating the Elathur train arson case, suspects that the accused, Shahrukh Saifi, was planning a terror strike in Chennai. The suspicion arose after the NIA, during its probe, found that the accused took train tickets twice to Chennai on April 2 from Shoranur before boarding the Executive Express to Kannur. This was stated in a report filed by the agency before the NIA Court in Kochi, seeking an extension of the deadline for completing the probe from 90 days to 180 days. “The investigation revealed that the accused took tickets to Chennai on April 2, from Shoranur railway station in the morning as well as in the evening. His links with Chennai have to be ascertained. It has to be investigated whether his final destination was actually Chennai,” the rep...

Oommen Chandy's mortal remains to be flown to Thiruvananthapuram today; funeral on Wednesday

The body, that is being brought in an air ambulance, will be taken to his house at Jagathy at 2 pm. Later, his body will be kept for the public to pay homage at Durbar Hall of Secretariat at 3 pm.                Oommen Chandy's mortal remains to be flown to Thiruvananthapuram today; funeral on                                                                                                   Wednesday THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The mortal remains of senior Congress leader and two time Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will arrive in Thiruvananthapuram from Bangalore on Tuesday afternoon and the funeral will be held the next day in Kottayam. 79-year-old Chandy, who was ill the past many months, died in Beng...

Organ donees celebrate birthday of benefactor who died two years ago

Basavana Gowda, from Bellari, Karnataka, who received Nevis’ hands, cut the cake and shared it with his parents, Sajan Mathew and Sherin Annie. Nevis’s mother tearfully touches the palm of a Karnataka native, who received it from her deceased son.  KOCHI: Nevis Sajan passed away in 2021 at the age of 25. But the Kalathipady, Kottayam, native continues to live through seven others who received his organs. On Monday, on what would have been his 27th birthday, five of the beneficiaries arrived at Kochi’s Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, where his hands were transplanted, to celebrate the occasion with his parents and siblings. Basavana Gowda, from Bellari, Karnataka, who received Nevis’ hands, cut the cake and shared it with his parents, Sajan Mathew and Sherin Annie. They decided to donate Nevis’ organs after he was declared brain dead on September 25, 2021, after contracting a disease. Kannur native Premchand, who received the heart; Vinod, from Nilambur, who rec...

UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on Afghan women and girls

In early May, two Afghan female staff of an international non-governmental organization were arrested by Taliban forces at an airport because they were travelling without a male companion. Afghan women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. ISLAMABAD: Taliban authorities have further increased restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan in recent months, including in education and employment, the U.N. said in a report on the human rights situation issued Monday. Taliban’s Ministry of Public Health has announced that only males will be allowed to take exams to pursue specialized medical studies, the U.N. mission in Afghanistan said in the report, which covers developments in May and June. That follows a ban on female medical students taking graduation exams announced in February and a prohibition on women attending universities issued last December, the report said. The U.N. said it has recorded instances...