New Delhi: Fake payment apps are counterfeits of legitimate payment applications. They closely resemble the user interface (UI), colour schemes, and overall appearance of popular payment apps, often replicating the entire payment process -- making them hard to distinguish at a glance. Some of these...
New Delhi: In a major crackdown on syndicates running digital arrest scams, the Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested four people following searches at 12 locations, officials said Tuesday. Terming it "Operation Chakra-V", they said the CBI carried out searches in connection with a digital...
Washington: Neela Rajendra, the Indian-origin head of NASA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts, has been officially dismissed from her position in compliance with US President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order aimed at dismantling DEI initiatives across all federal agencies. Rajendra’s removal comes after weeks...
Washington: Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched his fiancee Lauren Sanchez into space Monday with an all-female celebrity crew that included Katy Perry and Gayle King. It was the latest wave in space tourism, where more of the rich and famous than ever before — or...
New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government and iPhone maker Foxconn have started discussions to set up an electronics manufacturing unit in the state, sources aware of the development said. The investment pitch was made by Invest UP to Foxconn at the time of the final...
New Delhi: India Sunday carried out a successful trial of a laser-directed energy weapon system, joining a select group of nations having the new-age armament used to bring down hostile drones and unmanned aircraft. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said the weapon system...
New Delhi: The commerce and industry ministry will allocate a major part of the second Rs 10,000 crore Fund of Funds Scheme (FFS) for startups to budding entrepreneurs in sectors such as new-age technology, artificial intelligence, and machine building, an official said. In the Budget,...
Washington: A day after the US exempted electronics imports, including semiconductors, from reciprocal tariffs, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Sunday said that the country is set to launch "separate tariffs" for imports of smartphones, computers, semiconductors, and other components in the next one to two months....
New Delhi: Export of iPhones, smartphones, tablets, laptops from India to the US will be cheaper by 20 per cent compared to those shipped from China following the exemptions given by the Trump administration, industry body ICEA said Sunday. The US government Saturday amended its...
New Delhi: Meta-owned popular messaging app WhatsApp Saturday went down for users in India, who were unable to send messages and upload status. According to app outage tracking platform Down Detector, at least 81 per cent users reported problems with sending messages, while 16 per...
The BJP-led NDA government’s proposed change in the nomenclature of the Centre’s flagship social welfare scheme for the poor, the...
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It is not a bad idea, it appears, if top-notch politicians get incarcerated, at least for some days, so as...
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The United States on 11 December unveiled a new strategic initiative ‘Pax Silica’ aimed at building a secure and trusted...
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Governance is hard and good governance, meaning efficient and effective governance, is harder. Optics is a poor substitute for outcomes,...
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