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The group known as 'RedAlpha' has consistently spoofed login pages for NIC, which manages wider IT infrastructure and services for the Indian government. The hacking group weaponised some least 350 domains last year alone New Delhi: A hacking group allegedly backed by...
UP’s 64 districts stare at drought-like conditions
According to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) data, only 11 of the 75 UP districts have received normal rainfall till August 19 The situation is particularly grim in East UP, where the rainfall is 50 per cent less than the LPA Lucknow: Sixty-four districts in...
LIC sees 20 pc decline in death claims in Q1 FY23 as COVID impact ebbs
M R Kumar,Chairman,LIC In the June quarter of the previous fiscal, settlement of death claims was to the tune of Rs 7,111 crore, which for Q1 of this year was Rs 5,743 crore, LIC Chairman M R Kumar said in a post-earnings call with analysts ''So there is quite a...
Maha: Siblings who lost parents in road accident in 2014 get Rs 64 lakh compensation
At the Lok Adalat, the insurance company, Chola Mandalam General Insurance Co and the claimants reached a settlement for Rs 51,00,000 for the death of the siblings' father, Rs 8,50,000 for the death of their mother and Rs 4,50,000 for the injuries suffered by Mayuri A...
FPIs pump in Rs 44,500 cr into Indian equities in three weeks of Aug
After turning net buyers last month, foreign investors have shown tremendous enthusiasm for Indian equities and have infused close to Rs 44,500 crore in August so far amid softening of inflation in US and falling dollar index. This was way higher than a net investment...
Mutual funds- Debt fund continue to see outflow; equity schemes gain in Jun qtr
Debt mutual funds continue to see outflow; investors withdraw Rs 70,000-cr in Jun qtrInvestors continued to withdraw from mutual funds focused on investing in fixed-income securities for third consecutive quarter and pulled out over Rs 70,000 crore in April-June due...
Second-hand smoking tenth biggest risk factor for cancer: Lancet study
The study found that smoking, alcohol use, and high body mass index (BMI), were the top three risk factors for cancer. These were followed by unsafe sex, high fasting blood glucose, particle air pollution, asbestos exposure, diets low in whole grains and milk, and...
Assam Flood: Govt to start rebuilding infrastructure from September
"We will disburse an amount of Rs 119.10 crores as flood rehabilitation fund through direct benefit transfer to those affected. Till now, 180 people across 34 districts have lost their lives due to floods and 19 people have died in landslides," he added "Nearly 80 per...
War-hit Ukraine atomic plant poses risks to Europe’s energy grid
Europe’s biggest atomic-energy station, Zaporizhzhia has in recent weeks been hit by shelling, with Ukraine and Russia blaming each other. Explosions wrecked infrastructure and cables critical for cooling atomic reactions and transmitting power A grid failure could...
Monkeypox virus can linger on common household items, shows US govt study
More than 90 per cent of monkeypox cases in the US were associated with recent male-to-male sexual contact, according to a different CDC study People visiting the home of someone with monkeypox should still protect themselves “by wearing a well-fitting mask, avoiding...
Scientists discover ‘weak spot’ across all major COVID-19 variants
"This is a highly adaptable virus that has evolved to evade most existing antibody treatments, as well as much of the immunity conferred by vaccines and natural infection," said Sriram Subramaniam, a professor at the University of British Columbia, and the study's...
Earthquake of 5.2 magnitude hits Lucknow
"Earthquake of magnitude:5.2 occurred on 20-08-2022, 01:12:47 IST, Lat: 28.07 and Long: 81.25, Depth: 82 Km, Location: 139 km NNE of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh," tweeted the National Center for Seismology Lucnow: An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 on the Richter scale hit the...
Gradual approach to bank privatisation would result in better outcomes: RBI report
“The gradual approach to privatisation adopted by the government can ensure that a void is not created in fulfilling the social objective of financial inclusion”. Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday issued a clarification on a report related to the...
Rlys floats tender for consultant to monetise customer data, may withdraw it over privacy concerns
According to the tender document, the data to be studied will include information captured by the transporter's various public facing applications such as ''name, age, mobile number, gender, address, e-mail ID, class of journey, payment mode, login or password'' and...
Biden bill to help millions escape higher health care costs
The sweeping climate, tax and health care bill sets aside USD 70 billion over the next three years to keep out-of-pocket premium costs low for roughly 13 million people, just before the reduced prices were set to expire in a year beset by record-high inflation Those...
“Impossible”, says Dolo 650 manufacturer on allegations of its Rs 1000 crore marketing budget
The Central Board for Direct Taxes has accused makers of the Dolo-650 tablet of distributing freebies worth Rs 1,000 crore to doctors as consideration for prescribing the tablet, said senior advocate Sanjay Parikh, appearing for the Federation of Medical and Sales...
Sebi joins account aggregator ecosystem
Under the framework, Financial Information Providers (FIPs) in the securities market, like depositories and asset management companies (AMCs) -- through their Registrar and Transfer Agents or RTAs -- will provide financial information pertaining to securities markets...
Insured assets worth Rs 150 crore affected in fire at Neemrana unit: Havells
There was no human loss/injury and the entire building, plant and machinery, and inventories at the Neemrana plant were fully insured, said a regulatory update from Havells India Assets worth Rs 150 crore, which were fully insured, were affected in the massive fire at...