News brief: Big stories of the day

News brief: Big stories of the day

UIDAI

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The latest development in the UIDAI row is an apology issued from Google's end. The tech giant, last night, issued a statement clarifying that it had "inadvertently" loaded the old UIDAI helpline number and 112 helpline number into the 'setup wizard' of Android phones and that it is sorry for the same. 

China is willing to work with all parties to continue safeguarding the Iran nuclear deal, said the visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday in Singapore.

Security forces have gunned down four terrorists in an ongoing encounter in Shopian's Killora village. Fresh firing was heard today morning in the encounter that had started yesterday between security forces and terrorists, ANI reported.

As cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan is all set to take over as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, a dreaded fear creeps across the country.

Days before president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is due to visit for a series of forums seeking to stem the violence in the country, 11 bodies were discovered on Friday in a Mexican town close to the US border.