World now listens to what India says: Indian Defence Minister

World now listens to what India says: Indian Defence Minister

KOHIMA, Jun 18 (NEPS): Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh has said that the stature of India in the international forum has risen in the past nine years and the world now listens to it attentively.

Addressing a gathering of successful candidates of UPSC Civil Services Exam in an event organised in Lucknow on June 18, 2023, the Minister stressed that the idea of developed India is not mere a dream now, but is becoming reality under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.… Read the rest

Sudan: warring sides agree to new ceasefire after fighting intensifies

Sudan: warring sides agree to new ceasefire after fighting intensifies

Mediators from the US and Saudi Arabia broker pause after airstrikes on Khartoum kill 17 civilians including five children

Agence France-Presse

Sudan’s warring generals agreed to a new 72-hour truce to take place from Sunday, US and Saudi mediators said, after fighting intensified with deadly airstrikes in Khartoum and an exodus of wounded from Darfur over the border into Chad.

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Focus of war shifting south towards Mariupol, Ukrainian minister says

Focus of war shifting south towards Mariupol, Ukrainian minister says

Deputy defence minister tells Guardian that Ukrainian forces are making progress, with far fewer deaths than Russia

Daniel Boffey in Kyiv

The centre of the fighting in Ukraine has switched to the road to Mariupol, where the Ukrainian offensive is slowly pushing back Russian forces, and British Challenger tanks are ready to join battle, a minister in Kyiv has said.… Read the rest

U.S. spies purchasing troves of Americans’ data is under review by intelligence community

U.S. spies purchasing troves of Americans’ data is under review by intelligence community

 The Washington Times  Friday, June 16, 2023

The U.S. intelligence community is reviewing how it gathers vast troves of Americans’ personal information from businesses that harvest people’s data from phones, cars, and internet-connected devices.

The intimate data available on the open market means the government needs to rethink how it acquires commercially available information (CAI), according to a new report from a panel established by the Director of National Intelligence.… Read the rest

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