Month: August 2024

Rajasthan IIT Professor ‘Digitally Arrested’ For 12 Days By Scammers, Loses Rs 12 Lakh

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Rajasthan IIT Professor ‘Digitally Arrested’ For 12 Days By Scammers, Loses Rs 12 Lakh

The Professor said that she got scared and kept doing whatever they told her to do. (Representational) Jaipur: Cyber criminals have duped an IIT Jodhpur professor of nearly Rs 12 lakh after being held under ‘digit arrest’ for 12 days. The cyber criminals, posing as Mumbai Crime Branch officials, told the victim that she was…

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NASA still deciding whether to keep 2 astronauts at space station until next year

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NASA still deciding whether to keep 2 astronauts at space station until next year

This undated handout picture from Nasa released on July 2, 2024 shows NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts (from top) Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station’s Harmony module and Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. | Photo Credit: AFP NASA said on Wednesday (August 14, 2024) it’s…

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World

Scientists find bacteria living in microwave ovens

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Scientists find bacteria living in microwave ovens

Microorganisms have mastered the art of surviving on the earth. They are found practically in all niches where life can possibly thrive. Over millions of years of evolution, they have developed mechanisms to adapt to diverse habitats. They are very flexible and able to colonise extreme environments, even those off limits to more complex life-forms….

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US Welcomes India’s Engagement In War Between Russia, Ukraine

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US Welcomes India’s Engagement In War Between Russia, Ukraine

Vedant Patel was responding to a question on the likely visit of PM Modi to Ukraine later this month. Washington: The United States welcomes India’s engagement in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine and its efforts to bring peace between the two countries, US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel has said here. Mr…

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Google Says Iran Hackers Target Trump, Kamala Harris Campaigns

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Google Says Iran Hackers Target Trump, Kamala Harris Campaigns

Google confirmed that Iranian backed are targeting the campaigns of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Washington: Google on Tuesday confirmed that hackers backed by Iran are targeting the campaigns of US presidential rivals Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. A hacker group known as “APT42” linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps went after high-profile individuals…

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World

Kolkata Police Chief Accuses Media Of “Malicious Campaign” After Hospital Vandalism

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Kolkata Police Chief Accuses Media Of “Malicious Campaign” After Hospital Vandalism

Kolkata Rape Case: Kolkata Police Chief stated that cops have done everything under his command. Kolkata: After a violent mob vandalised vehicles and the building of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal lashed out at the media, alleging that what happened was the result of ‘wrong and malicious…

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Indian textile firms reboot operations in Bangladesh

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Indian textile firms reboot operations in Bangladesh

Image for representation purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Textile factories in Bangladesh owned by Indian firms have restarted operations, following the recent unrest in the country, even as the movement of trucks between the neighbouring countries has revived across the Petrapole border, a senior Commerce Ministry official said. “There was a lot of…

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Business

1.4 Million Afghan Girls Banned From Schools Since Taliban Return To Power

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1.4 Million Afghan Girls Banned From Schools Since Taliban Return To Power

There are now nearly 2.5 million girls deprived of their right to education, the UN agency said. Kabul: At least 1.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, with the future of an entire generation now “in jeopardy”, the United Nations’ cultural agency…

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World

Three budding hockey players struck dead by lightning in Jharkhand

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Three budding hockey players struck dead by lightning in Jharkhand

Three budding hockey players died and five others were injured in a lightning strike in Simdega district of Jharkhand on Wednesday. The incident took place in Tutikela village of Simdega. According to the police, all the players were standing under a tree to avoid rain. The players were going to participate in a hockey competition…

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