New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) More than 8.5 billion breached records were reported in 2019 with seven billion of them, or over 85 per cent, being due to misconfigured cloud servers and other improperly configured systems, according to a new report from IBM Security. The report titled “IBM X-Force Threat[Read More…]
By Sharon Thambala Bengaluru, Feb 12 (IANS) Social media giant Twitter has blocked the Karnataka BJP’s account for 24 hours for its tweets on people with ‘liberal views’, a party official confirmed on Wednesday. “Twitter has blocked BJP Karnataka account for 24 hours. Of late, the team has been looking[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) About 11 lakh people from all over the country have joined the Aam Aadmi Party’s Rashtra Nirman (nation-building) campaign in just 24 hours, the party said on Wednesday. The party had issued a missed call number — 9871010101 — by which people can join the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) A petition was moved in the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored CBI probe into the alleged molestation of students at a cultural fest at Gargi College, a women’s college under Delhi University. Advocate M.L. Sharma moved the PIL seeking a direction from the top court[Read More…]
By Anand Singh New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Among the success stories of election strategist Prashant Kishor, AAP’s Delhi victory may outshine others. There was an exception, though: he couldn’t win Uttar Pradesh for the Congress-Samajwadi Party combine in 2017. And that’s a reminder that he is not a magician[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has asked the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) to extend the period of resolution of 105 IL&FS Group companies by 270 days. In an affidavit, the MCA has also asked the NCLAT to direct all financial creditors to[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Padma Shri awardee and India’s ace fashion designer, Wendell Rodricks, passed at his Goa residence on Wednesday. He was 59. As the news came out in the public domain, Twitter flooded with condolences messages. The Fashion Design Council Of India took to Twitter to pay[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court in connection with his 2019 election to the Rajya Sabha. The caveat was filed on Monday after the Gujarat High Court on February 4 dismissed Congress leader Chandrikaben Chudasma’s petition, challenging[Read More…]
Srinagar, Feb 12 (IANS) The Jammu & Kashmir government is mulling establishing theme-based gardens in the twin cities of Jammu and Srinagar. Commissioner Secretary, Department of Floriculture, Parks and Gardens, Shiekh Fayaz Ahmad on Wednesday said the government was mulling to establish theme-based gardens and the process in this regard[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) A heart-breaking video of two elderly patients of coronavirus went viral on the social media which shows a man diagnosed with COVID19 feeds water and food to his wife who is also a COVID19 patient. The video was shared by a leading media outlet with[Read More…]
Bankura (West Bengal), Feb 12 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday threatened to seize the property of corrupt contractors by formulating a new law as she asked her officials to utilise the services of anti-graft officials to bust thriving corruption rackets in government departments. Addressing a Bankura[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS) Cardinal Gracias High School, Bandra kept their nerves to eke out a thrilling two-wicket win over Gokuldham High School, Goregaon in an under-14 boys match of the Mumbai Indians Junior Cricket Tournament at Cross Maidan on Wednesday. Cardinal bowler Heramb Kanukale bagged four wickets to restrict[Read More…]
Jammu, Feb 12 (IANS) The Transport Department of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) has issued a clarification regarding levying of the road/token tax on old vehicles. According to the clarification, for vehicles involving life extension beyond 15 years, written down value method shall be adopted to work out the residual value[Read More…]
Srinagar, Feb 12 (IANS) To popularize its snow capped mountains, scenic destinations and host of adventure activities, Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department took its promotional campaign to Pune and Bengaluru. Scores of tourism players from Karnataka attended the road show and linked with their counterparts from J&K to create business[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Feb 12 (IANS) A crowd of near-full capacity cheered the Indian tennis legend Leander Paes as he walked into the stadium for his warm-up, minutes before his first round of doubles match of the Bengaluru Open. The aura of Leander Paes spread beyond the Cubbon Park where KSLTA is[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS) Microsoft-owned software development platform GitHub Inc. on Wednesday announced the opening of its subsidiary, GitHub India Private Limited. The India subsidiary is expected to help the company better serve the developer community and GitHub’s enterprise customers in the country. India is home to GitHub’s third largest[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) After successfully running two Tejas Express trains between New Delhi-Lucknow and Mumbai-Ahmedabad, the IRCTC is all set to launch its third such service – Kashi Mahakal Express – between Varanasi and Indore on February 16, officials said on Wednesday. The train will be flagged off[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS) Singer Adnan Sami has lately been on a slamming spree against anyone who has questioned his Padma Shri win. He has now declared that he is a musician and he shouldn’t be dragged into political debates. Soon after Sami was declared one of the Padma Shri[Read More…]
Srinagar, Feb 12 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former union minister Saifuddin Soz urged the administration to allow a group of foreign envoys, currently visiting J&K, to meet him and the three detained former chief ministers. Soz in a statement said he has written to the Divisional Commissioner that the[Read More…]
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New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Supreme Court judge Justice M.M. Shantanagoudar on Wednesday recused himself from hearing a petition filed by Sara Abdullah Pilot challenging the detention of her brother and former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah under the Public Safety Act. A bench headed by Justice N.V.[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Ever since Mirabai Chanu clinched gold at the World Championships in 2017, India has got a genuine chance of clinching a medal in weightlifting at the Olympics this year. However, there are more weightlifters rising in the country through the Khelo India Youth Games and[Read More…]
Gurugram, Feb 12 (IANS) The much-delayed Delhi-Gurugram-Dwarka expressway is expected to be completed within one year from now, an official said on Wednesday. According to a senior official of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), 30 per cent of this expressway has already been completed. The contracts pertaining to[Read More…]
Pune (Maharashtra), Feb 12 (IANS) Maharashtra Higher Education Minister Uday Samant on Wednesday said that singing the National Anthem will now be compulsory in all colleges from February 19, coinciding with the birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The state government will soon issue a notification asking all colleges to[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Facebook-owned private messaging platform WhatsApp on Wednesday strongly defended its end-to-end encryption feature even as it announced that the app now supports over two billion users globally. With over 400 million users, India is WhatsApp’s biggest market. “We know that the more we connect, the[Read More…]
