[ad_1] A new, mass ransomware attack has come to light, and given its scale, has the potential to be one of the biggest cyber attacks of all time – in line with SolarWinds, and even WannaCry and NotPetya. The reason for its severity is the fact that the attack was done in a devastating combination – using a supply chain target, with some of the most potent ransomware tools. The story is still developing at the moment, in terms of how the attackers found their way into systems, but given the scale, the potential number of companies affected may lead…
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[ad_1] Mr. Dhami was elected as the Uttarakhand BJP legislature party leader on Saturday. Pushkar Singh Dhami was sworn in as the 11th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, along with an 11-member cabinet, in Dehradun on Sunday.The oath of office was administered on Mr. Dhami and his ministers by Governor Baby Rani Maurya at a simple function held on the lawns of the Raj Bhawan in the presence of a host of MPs and MLAs of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and senior government officials.No new face has been inducted into Mr. Dhami’s cabinet, which remains as it was under…
[ad_1] Members of Communist Party of India (CPI) staged a protest here on Saturday condemning the Centre for hike in LPG cylinder prices.To highlight the hike in cylinder prices, the protesters garlanded three LPG cylinders and performed last rites to it. They alleged that the hike in LPG cylinder prices had made it costlier and dearer for the ordinary public. The protesters raised slogans condemning the Centre and demanded that the government should reduce the prices at the earliest. [ad_2] Source
[ad_1] Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday urged his Karnataka counterpart B S Yediyurappa not to pursue the Mekedatu project, a day after the latter requested him to not oppose that initiative. Rejecting Karnataka’s stand that implementation of this project would not affect the interests of Tamil Nadu farmers, Stalin, in a letter to Yediyurappa, said that this view cannot be agreed upon and listed the reasons for it.On Saturday, the Karnataka Chief Minister appealed to Stalin in a letter to not oppose the Mekedatu balancing reservoir-cum-drinking water project and also proposed bilateral meeting to clear apprehensions.…
[ad_1] Content creator Ranveer Allahbadia gets candid about social media faux pas, and his plans to feature more South Indian cinema figures like SS Rajamouli in his podcast ‘The Ranveer Show’ Although many people know Ranveer Allahbadia aka BeerBiceps from his YouTube channel which has more than 2.55 million subscribers, the 28-year-old from Mumbai states ‘voice is the future’ in content creation, which explains the success of his podcast The Ranveer Show which is now exclusively available on Spotify.Also Read | Get ‘First Day First Show’, our weekly newsletter from the world of cinema, in your inbox. You can subscribe…
[ad_1] New members include Hollywood big names such as Janet Jackson, Robert Pattinson, H.E.R., Henry Golding and Eiza Gonzalez Bollywood star Vidya Balan and film producers Ekta Kapoor and mother Shobha Kapoor are among 395 new members invited this year by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.Also Read | Get ‘First Day First Show’, our weekly newsletter from the world of cinema, in your inbox. You can subscribe for free hereIn an announcement shared on its website, the Academy said the list includes artistes and executives from 50 countries who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical…
[ad_1] Reliance Jio, the biggest telecom operator of India, today announced Emergency Data Loan. The feature is directed at users who may run out of data suddenly in the middle of work, but for a wide variety of reasons, may not be in a place to do an immediate data recharge. For these users, Emergency Data Loan will allow Jio users to get urgent data usage for undisturbed internet access all through. The offer will be applicable for all prepaid Reliance Jio users, and further commits to the company’s vision of offering affordable, value rich services for one and all.The…
[ad_1] Temples, churches and mosques to be thrown open but schools and colleges to remain closed With the State government relaxing restrictions imposed as part of COVID-19-induced lockdown, Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad Nitesh Patil on Sunday issued an order notifying the guidelines for unlock.30 in the district.According to the order issued by the Deputy Commissioner who is also Chairman of Disaster Management Authority, the new order will be in force from 6 a.m. on Monday (July 5) to 6 a.m. on July 19.Consequent to the Deputy Commissioner’s order, temples, churches, mosques and other places of worship, which were closed since…
[ad_1] The Visakhapatnam district reported 142 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours ending Sunday morning, taking the cumulative tally to 1,49,635.The district also recorded one more death in the last 24 hours taking the toll to 1,030.As many as 131 persons, undergoing treatment for the virus in various hospitals and in home isolation, have recovered during the same period. The new recoveries take the total number of discharges/recoveries to 1,46,252, which is about 97.7 %. The number of active cases stands at 2,353, i.e., about 1.5 %. [ad_2] Source
[ad_1] Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday sought the intervention of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha against the alleged forcible eviction of her party leaders, including former legislators, from their government quarters. Mehbooba alleged that the administration is selectively targeting PDP leaders and made them vacate their official residences in Srinagar without providing any alternate accommodation.The former chief minister warned that she would hold the Lt Governor administration responsible if anything untoward happens with them. I am deeply concerned by the manner in which the administration is selectively targeting PDP leaders and ex-MLAs. At a…
[ad_1] A startup initiative that installs charging stations in kirana stores could change the way consumers view electric vehicles in India A friend’s predicament served as a blueprint for Kirana Charzer, a charging station for electric vehicles (EVs).“A friend using an electric bike ran out of charge outside Bengaluru city limits. With no provision to charge his bike anywhere along the way, he ended up pushing his vehicle for close to four hours. Fearing this may happen again, he decided to stop using EVs,” says Sameer Ranjan Jaiswal, one of the founders of Charzer.He adds, “It struck us that there…
[ad_1] This Vinil Mathew directorial has the aesthetics of a raunchy B movie, and has a crime-thriller premise at the centre, resulting in something that looks cluttered and inconsequential What’s with Taapsee Pannu and her eternal pursuit in finding the right “husband material”? We saw her being indecisive and conflicted over whom to choose, ultimately settling for Robbie (Abishek Bahchan) and ending the chapter with her ex-boyfriend Vicky (Vicky Kaushal), in Manmarziyan. In Haseen Dillruba, Taapsee finds herself in a similar state of indecisiveness over two men; one she desires and the one she settles for. Of course, it is…
[ad_1] Qualcomm Inc’s new chief thinks that by next year his company will have just the chip for laptop makers wondering how they can compete with Apple Inc, which last year introduced laptops using a custom-designed central processor chip that boasts longer battery life. Longtime processor suppliers Intel Corp and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) have no chips as energy efficient as Apple’s. Qualcomm Chief Executive Cristiano Amon told Reuters on Thursday he believes his company can have the best chip on the market, with help from a team of chip architects who formerly worked on the Apple chip but now…
[ad_1] Increased awareness and better coordination among field-level staff leading to decline in the practice Odisha has witnessed a sharp increase in the number of child marriages prevented over the past four years following increased awareness and better coordination among field-level staff.As against 657 child marriages stopped in 2019, 1,108 were stopped in 2020. In the first five months in the current year, attempts to solemnize 726 such marriages have been foiled.In 2017, 324 child marriages were stopped following the last-minute intervention from community, NGOs and field-level officials. In 2018, the number grew marginally to 411. However, the last two…
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[ad_1] Former Madras University Vice-Chancellor G. Thiruvasagam has taken over as the 100th president of the Association of Indian Universities (AUT), New Delhi. The Association of Indian Universities (AIU), since its inception in 1925, has been playing a vital role in shaping Indian higher education by being an integral part of all major decision-making committees and commissions. It helps the government design suitable polices in the stream of higher education in the country. It coordinates with national and international bodies in matters of common interest to maintain qualitative standards in the field of higher education in the country.Prof Thiruvasagam had…