At a time when cyber attacks are increasing by day, the government through its Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-in) on Tuesday launched “Cyber Swachhta Kendra” — a new desktop and mobile security solution for a secure cyber space in the country. The new solution will notify, enable cleaning and secure systems of end-users to prevent […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted the people of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram on their statehood day. “Statehood Day greetings to the citizens of Arunachal Pradesh. May the state scale new heights of development…,” Modi said in a tweet. “On their Statehood Day, my greetings to the people of Mizoram. I pray that Mizoram […]
Strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was on Monday closed for traffic due to multiple landslides in Ramban district in the Jammu region. According to a traffic department official, the highway has been closed as heavy rains during the night triggered landslides at some places in the district. Landslide clearance operations had began in the district. “Intending […]
A group of over 60 prominent Australians have opposed the upcoming visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in protest of his policies towards Palestine, a media report said on Monday. Netanyahu will begin his five-day trip to Australia on Wednesday, marking the first visit to the country by a sitting Israeli Prime Minister. “It […]
At least 30 people were killed in a huge car bomb blast at a busy market in the south-central Banaadir region of Somalia on Sunday, officials said. The Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) confirmed the incident at Kawo-Gudey area in Wadajir district, saying the casualties included both soldiers and civilians, Xinhua news agency […]
RSS leader Indresh Kumar on Sunday attacked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad, saying both leaders have been doing vote-bank politics by supporting triple talaq and opposing a uniform civil code. Indresh, known for his vocal defence of Hinduvta politics, said: “Nitish Kumar, who is also the JD-U President, and Lalu […]
Two team of two off-roaders each from Bengaluru rode roughshod over their competitors to come up trumps in the inaugural “JK Tyre Xtreme 4Play 2017”, which concluded near here on Sunday. The teams of Siddartha Santosh and Prithviraj A.C., and Lokesh Shivaraja and Rohith K.R. from Bangalore Offroader Drivers Association (BODA) collected 455 points after […]
Malaysia on Monday summoned North Korea’s ambassador Kang Chol to seek an explanation over a statement he made on the police probe of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of the Communist nation’s top leader Kim Jong Un. Kang in a statement on Friday accused the Malaysian government of having “something to conceal” in its probe, […]
The Congress on Monday said it will approach the Election Commission (EC) against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “controversial” remarks of “graveyard and cremation ground” during a recent rally. K.C. Mittal, head of the Congress’s legal cell, told IANS: “We will approach the Election Commission today (Monday) over his controversial remarks.” Modi on Sunday said the […]
At 0928 hrs IST today, ISRO today morning successfully launched 104 satellites on board the PSLV-C37 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. It is the highest number of satellites launched in one single mission anywhere. Indian CARTOSAT-2 series satellite weighing 727 kgs was launched along with 2 are national nano satellites – INS -1 and […]