Category: Breaking News

The fake Windows 11 installers are cashing on the trending keyword to spread adware and related tools, but the trick to stay safe is actually very easy.   Cybercriminals, of course, are exploiting that, slipping malware to users who think they’re downloading Microsoft’s new operating system.   Officially, Windows 11 will become available to the general public in 2021, but loads of people are trying it out early by installing a pre-release build. Currently, it is only available for Windows Insider Program members and developers. But understandably there are a lot of…

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur launched a technology innovation hub to find cyber security solutions for intrusion detection systems, anti-drones technologies, cyber physical systems and block-chain.   The cutting-edge technology in cyber security is increasing and there is a need to protect the digital assets of the common public as well as the industry and government.   Key Highlights:   # After a rigorous application process, 25 research and development principal investigators and 13 start-ups were selected. # Cutting-edge technology in cyber security is in increasing need to protect the digital assets of the…

The work from home culture has changed the way we work now. Earlier, people would travel to the workplace and work for fixed hours. From home, you are ‘logged in’ almost always.   People aren’t realizing what they are losing in terms of health with this new abnormal lifestyle, warns Dr Swati Bhat, Director (South) with Interventional Pain and Spine Centre (IPSC) and Head, IPSC Varsity.   Many workers and employers were forced to embrace the prospect of home-based working when lockdown first started in last year March. It has…

PM Narendra Modi has announced an ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh each for the families of the nine tourists killed in the landslide incident in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh. A video of the incident showed huge boulders rolling down a hill and crashing onto a bridge and passing vehicles. The tourists’ vehicle was hit by the boulders. Rs. 50,000 would be given to the injured. Whereas, Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur also announced an ex-gratia of ₹4 lakh for families of those who died in landslide incident. He added…

The new MSME Minister Narayan Rane had recently said in the Lok Sabha that there is “no” plan by the government to implement a rating system for MSMEs. Back in November 2019, Gadkari had announced that the government is in the process of launching ‘Digital data-based credit ratings’ for MSMEs to enable them to get bank loans on the basis of the ratings. For MSMEs with AAA rating, the government was expected to buy 15 percent of the amount raised by them from public markets as equity stakes. The move was intended to encourage MSMEs to raise…

Tech-enabled B2B e-commerce platform for customized goods, Bizongo is set to turn profitable as it achieves $150 million in annualized revenue. The company’s topline grew by 5X as compared to its pre-pandemic levels. Bizongo aims to clock $500 million annualized revenue by FY22-23.   The remarkable growth comes on the back of Bizongo offering its proprietary platform for replenishing and supplying more than 10 million Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers and launching a new vertical in textiles and apparel, which contributes 40 per cent to the overall business. The packaging business noted…

RBI has come out with a friendly policy and changed the rules of the National Automated Clearing House (NACH). These changes will come into effect from August 1, 2021.   Now you will not have to wait for working days, for your salary or pension to be credited. You will get these services throughout the week. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced that in order to further enhance the convenience of customers and to avail the benefits of 24×7 Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS), NACH ( Currently available on working days…

Twitter India’s MD Manish Maheshwari described Twitter India as an “independent entity”, claiming, “Twitter USA doesn’t have a single share in Twitter India.”   The submission was made by Maheshwari’s legal counsel in Karnataka High Court. The bench was listening to Maheshwari’s plea against UP Police‘s notice seeking his personal appearance in connection with a video of an alleged hate crime.   Senior Advocate C V Nagesh told the Karnataka High Court on Thursday that Twitter Inc is an independent organization and it is totally different, while Twitter India is…

Dainik Bhaskar group, has come under the scanner of the taxmen. The Income Tax department launched extensive search operations and raids at multiple locations, including in Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra.   In Bhopal, I-T personnel also searched the residence of Sudhir Aggarwal, the Bhaskar group’s promoter.   According to sources, there were more than 30 premises, including offices and residential premises of the promoters of the group, are being raided/searched by over 100 taxmen in a joint exercise launched on Thursday morning.   On the website of…

The Congress MP from Kerala, who heads the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology says the standing committee and Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) have identical rules and that the committee will ‘do its duty’ .   The MP from Thiruvananthapuram told The Indian Express that that the committee will “do its duty” as the subject is “already on the mandate of my committee”.   On whether he believed the government would be willing to set up a judicial probe, he said: “That’s the question. Frankly, I think that some people…