5 dead, 20 injured in mass shooting at Maryland newspaper office At least five people were killed and 20 were injured in a mass shooting at the offices of the Capital Gazette, a daily newspaper published in Annapolis, the capital of Maryland in US on Thursday. A suspect has been taken into custody and police are were working to secure the building at 3.30pm. Phil Davis, a court and crime reporter for the Gazette, confirmed that multiple people had been shot. Davis said that a lone gunman had shot through the glass door of the offices and then opened fire on the newspaper employees. 'A single shooter shot multiple people at my office, some of whom are dead,' he tweeted, while he said he was waiting to be interviewed by police. _______________ Complete integration of face authentication for Aadhaar by 10 July: UIDAI The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has asked biometric device manufactures to complete integration of face authentication with registered ...

Congress entrapped in Blue Whale game, final episode on December 18th : Modi The Congress is “entrapped” in ‘Blue Whale’ challenge and will see the final episode on December 18, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. He also targeted the Congress President-elect, by saying that he was born with a “golden spoon” and has not seen poverty. He also rejected allegations levelled by Rahul Gandhi that he works only for a few industrialists, and accused him of spreading “falsehood and half-truths” about Gujarat and trying to “fool and insult” the intelligence of the people of the state. They are shouting bluetooth, bluetooth (a low-power wireless connectivity technology), but actually they are entrapped in Blue Whale game and the final episode of the game will be played on December 18,” Modi added. ________________ Bomb Blast in New york, 4 injured A man with a homemade bomb strapped to his body set off an explosion at a New York bus station on Monday, injuring hi...

INDIA Pradyuman murder case accused was 'forced' to confess In the latest twist to the Pradhyuman Thakur murder case, the accused juvenile took back his confession that he had killed Pradhyuman, on Tuesday. The Class XI student alleged that he gave the statement under pressure from the CBI and legal investigating team, who used physical torture as well. The accused also changed his version of the events of the murder, saying that he went inside the washroom only when he heard the cries of Pradhyuman. While the CBI refused to comment on the issue, the statement has put them under scanner a day after they had accused the Haryana police of falsely accusing first suspect, bus conductor Ashok. ___________________ Chennai: Stalker burns woman for refusing proposal A 21 year old engineer was burned to death in Chennai by an alleged stalker on Monday night, at the very doorstep of her house. The victim, identified as S Induja had been classmates with the accused Aakas...

Gujarat Assembly Elections will be held on December 9 and 14 The Assembly elections in Gujarat will be held in two phases, confirmed Chief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Joti, on Wednesday. The first phase in 89 constituencies across 19 districts will be held on December 9 while the second phase in 93 constituencies across 14 districts will be held on December 14. The counting of votes in the state will take place on December 18. Voting machines with paper trails, also known as VVPAT machines, will be used in the 50,128 polling booths. Women officials will be deployed to manage 182 police stations in the state. __________________________________________ Reliance Communications to shut 2G wireless business Reliance communications has decided to shut down its second-generation wireless technology network, media reports said on Wednesday. The employees of the company have been given notice period and said that their last date of employment will be November 30. Thi...

ISRO launches India's heaviest rocket GSLV Mark-III sucessfully  Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday succesfully launched India's heaviest rocket GSLV Mark-III from  Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The rocket GSLV-MK III D1 carried GSAT-19 communication satellite, which weighs 3,136 kg, into orbit is also the shortest rocket at 43 metres or roughly as high as a 13-storeyed building and could be ISRO's vehicle of choice to launch people into space. ___________________________ Four Arab nations boycott Qatar, accuse it of supporting terror firms  Four Arab nations - Saudi Arabia Bahrain, Egypt and Yemen on Monday decided to cut all diplomatic ties with Qatar and accused it of allegedly supporting terrorist organisations like ISIS and Al- Qeda in a fresh round of tensions between the two sides. Following the development, Etihad Airways cancelled all flights to Qatar after which Qatar Airways suspended all flight...