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Tanker barred from India transferring its Russian oil at sea, sources say
However, port authorities last week barred the more than...
WHO initiates a new global coordination mechanism for health emergencies
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, WHO The two-day...
Nairobi to Ningbo: See the supply shocks spanning globe
Container rates have shot up by as much as fivefold because of the disruptions that the pandemic is causing at ports around the world. Space on containers has been hard to secure and at one point, the company had a shipment of finished goods delayed for six weeks trying to leave India, said Adrienne Sodar, the company’s joint managing director.
65% of users still re-use passwords across accounts: Report
“Strong cybersecurity habits are more important than ever this year, given the sheer volume of time individuals have spent online in the last 18 months and the corresponding spike in cyber-attacks,” the company said in a statement.
Most data breaches — a staggering 85 per cent — involved a human element through phishing or human error, according to the 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report and the need for password security remains critical as attacks rise.
WPP settles with US SEC charges of bribery in India, other FCPA violations; to pay $19 mn to watchdog
Issuing an order after accepting WPP’s offer to settle the matter, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said the bribery scheme took place at a WPP’s majority-owned subsidiary in India, which through intermediaries paid as much as a million dollars in bribes to Indian officials to obtain and retain government business.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai sought to keep Incognito mode issues out of spotlight, lawsuit alleges
Users last June alleged in a lawsuit that Google unlawfully tracked their internet use when they were browsing Incognito in its Chrome browser. Google has said it makes clear that Incognito only stops data from being saved to a user’s device and is fighting the lawsuit.
IMF’s Georgieva accuses former World Bank president Kim’s office of manipulation
She also accused the office of the bank’s past president, Jim Kong Kim, of manipulation, saying his office had proposed including Hong Kong data in China’s ranking in the World Bank’s Doing Business 2018 report to boost China’s standing. 7
WNS Cares Foundation Partners with CHILDLINE India to Empower Over 7 Lakh Children on Cybersafety
”Cybersafety has become a crucial aspect within the larger issue of child safety, especially in the wake of the pandemic due to the unprecedented unsupervised online exposure that children are experiencing. We are pleased to collaborate with WCF to seed cybersafe behavior among children,” said Dr. Anjaiah Pandiri, Executive Director, CHILDLINE India Foundation (CIF).
Supply chain snarls could cost automakers $210 billion this year: Report
The dour new forecast comes amid warnings from automakers and commercial truck manufacturers that semiconductor shortages and commodity price spikes are not easing as 2021 heads into its final months, as industry executives had hoped they would.
CCI clamps down on cartelisation in beer sales; slaps over Rs 873 cr fine on UBL, Carlsberg, others
The final order has been passed against United Breweries Ltd (UBL), SABMiller India Ltd, now renamed as Anheuser Busch InBev India Ltd (AB InBev), and Carlsberg India Private Ltd (CIPL), among other entities.
An official release said the companies and other entities have been found to be ”indulging in cartelisation in the sale and supply of beer in various States and Union Territories in India, including through the platform of All India Brewers’ Association (AIBA)”.
Google suing India antitrust watchdog for investigation report leak
In Thursday’s statement the company said it had filed a legal challenge against the CCI at the Delhi High Court “to prevent any further unlawful disclosures of confidential findings.”
Google said it was “protesting against the breach of confidence which impairs Google’s ability to defend itself and harms Google and its partners.”
‘All we can do is cry’ – La Palma volcano leaves trail of devastation
Property portal Idealista estimated the volcano had caused around 87 million euros ($102 million) in property destruction so far. Late on Tuesday, the Canary Islands’ volcanology institute said the scale of seismic activity within the volcano was intensifying.