The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated the entire ISRO team on yet another successful launch of PSLV-C47 carrying indigenous Cartosat-3 satellite and over a dozen nano satellites of USA. “I heartily congratulate the entire ISRO team on yet another successful launch of PSLV-C47 carrying indigenous Cartosat-3 satellite and over a dozen nano satellites of USA. The advanced Cartosat-3 will augment our high resolution imaging capability. ISRO has once again made the nation proud”, the Prime Minister said.
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Rs 95,380 crore gross GST Revenue collected in October
The gross GST revenue collected in the month of October, 2019 is ₹ 95,380 crore of which CGST is ₹ 17,582 crore, SGST is ₹ 23,674 crore, IGST is ₹ 46,517 crore (including ₹ 21,446 crore collected on imports) and Cess is ₹ 7,607 crore (including ₹ 774 crore collected on imports). The total number of GSTR 3B Returns filed for the month of September up to 31st October, 2019 is 73.83 lakh. The government has settled ₹ 20,642 crore to CGST and ₹ 13,971 crore to SGST from IGST…
Cong seeks JPC probe into electoral bonds
Stepping up its attack on the Union government over the electoral bonds issue, the Congress on Thursday sought an inquiry by a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) into these “opaque” donations. The party also sought an early decision on the issue by the Supreme Court on the legality of these bonds. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Congress leader Manish Tewari said the party will continue to raise the issue in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha as it considers it to be a “threat to democracy”. …
Kali Linux gets its final update with new interesting features
The Debian-based Linux distribution Kali Linux has got its final update for this year. Kali Linux 2019.4 is now available for download for penetration testers and ethical hackers. The latest version of Kali Linux comes with a lot of interesting features such as a new desktop environment, a new theme, and the longed-for undercover mode that enables pen-testers to hide assessments at public places. * A whole new desktop environment – Kali finally makes a shift from the GNOME desktop environment to a new theme running on lightweight Xfce…
National use of Blockchain technology is in the offing: MeitY
With an aim to scaling up and widely deploy the new age Blockchain technology, the government is preparing a strategy for its use at the national level. Responding to a question in the Lok Sabha, the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) said, “Considering the potential of Blockchain Technology and the need for shared infrastructure for different use cases, an approach paper on National Level Blockchain Framework is being prepared…” For instance, MeitY has supported a multi institutional project titled Distributed Centre of Excellence in Blockchain Technology with…
Ather Energy looks to increasing its production capacity, expand to new markets
Hero MotoCorp-backed Ather Energy is planning to expand its production capacity by 12-fold and introduce a new range of products including an electric motorcycle. Ather Energy currently has a manufacturing capacity of 35,000-40,000 units a year. It is in the final leg of setting up a greenfield factory that will have a capacity to produce 500,000 units a year, which will come up before September next year. Having marked its presence in the market of Bengaluru, the start-up is looking to adding 30-35 cities in the next two-three years.…
Air India if not privatised will have to be closed down: Aviation Minister
“Air India will have to close down if it is not privatised,” the Civil Aviation Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri said. “Right now, Air India is a first class asset and we will get bidders if we sell it. And if we take ideological positions then it will be difficult to run it,” he said. Puri however said that a favourable deal would be ensured for all the employees, while replying to a question in the Upper House of the parliament. As per reports, Air India management and the employee…
The advent of spyware makers in the burgeoning ‘lawful intercept’ market
Last month, Facebook said that WhatsApp users were vulnerable to a sophisticated exploit capable of hacking into phones with little more than a few unanswered calls. The new exploit was likely part of Pegasus, a spyware suite created by the Tel Aviv-based NSO Group, which boasts of its ability to take over phones and computers on behalf of high-paying government clients, according to WhatsApp and Citizen Lab. While the U.S. Justice Department recently told Fast Company that it is aware of the exploit, a rep for the agency would…
Subhash Chandra resigns as chairman of Zee Entertainment Enterprise Board
Subhash Chandra has resigned as the Chairman of the Zee Entertainment Enterprises’ board and will continue as non-executive director. The Board accepted his resignation and noted that this is in line with the requirements of Regulation 17 (lB) of SEBI Listing Regulations, which inter alia mandates that the Chairperson of the Board shall not be related to the Managing Director or the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Subhash Chandra and his son Punit Goenka will continue on Zee Board as Essel Group representatives. Goenka is currently the MD and…
OnePlus Confirms Data Breach, Sales to tumbled as owners data hacked
OnePlus handphone has revealed that there was a security breach in their servers and some of the device owners’ personal information was compromised. The Chinese company says that, unauthorised actors have gained access to a number of OnePlus users’ data including name, contact number, email and shipping address. However, OnePlus has assured that the hackers have not gained any access to any critical payment information, passwords and all other aspects of the users’ accounts are safe. OnePlus’ statement reads: “We took immediate steps to stop the intruder and reinforce security.…