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The United States has been hit by a string of high-profile hacks by ransom-seeking cybercriminals. A source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters in June that REvil was suspected of being the group behind a ransomware attack on the world's biggest meat...
“Provide separate bucket for life insurance premium, tax-free annuity in Budget”
The Rs 1,50,000 limit for tax rebates is a pretty cluttered bucket and it does not give much space for the life insurance premiums (to get the full benefit of tax exemption), Karthik Raman, CMO and Head - Products, Ageas Federal Life Insurance, told PTI Life insurers...
Microsoft discloses malware attack on Ukraine govt networks
Ukrainian cybersecurity professionals have been fortifying the defenses of critical infrastructure since 2017, with more than USD 40 million in U.S. assistance. They are particularly concerned about Russian attacks on the power grid, rail network and central bank...
Spread of Omicron cases may disrupt global supply chain: EEPC India
''While the order pipeline has been remarkably good, we could see some slowdown if Omicron disrupts the global supply chain. In the recent weeks, we have seen some signs of volatility and uncertainty due to the ongoing pandemic wave across the world but by putting...
India logs 2,71,202 fresh COVID-19 cases, positivity rate at 16.28 pc
7,743 cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been detected so far in the country. A total of 70,24,48,838 samples were tested so far of which 16,65,404 samples were tested on yesterday New Delhi: India recorded 2,71,202 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours,...
Tsunami threat recedes from huge Pacific volcanic eruption
Following Saturday's eruption, residents in Hawaii, Alaska and along the U.S. Pacific coast were advised to move away from the coastline to higher ground and to pay attention to specific instructions from their local emergency management officials, said Snider ``We...
Jan 16 will be celebrated as “National Start-up Day”:PM Modi
Modi said that India is continuously strengthening its image as the world's largest millennial market lnvestments into the startups have increased from USD 11 billion to USD 36 billion 46 startups along with 1 incubator and 1 accelerator with the National Startup...
First Indian study provides evidence of Omicron’s community transmission
The study states that around 60.9 per cent of COVID-19 infected people showed a community spread It stated that most of the Omicron cases were asymptomatic and did not require any hospitalizations Most of the Omicron variant infected patients of COVID-19 during the...
Deadly Delta wave stole 2.4 lakh lives in India, ‘similar episodes’ could take place in near term: UN report
“In India, a deadly wave of infection with the Delta variant stole 240,000 lives between April and June and disrupted economic recovery. Similar episodes could take place in the near term,” said the report The report noted that South Asia faces major downside risks...
Facebook faces $3.2 bn lawsuit in UK over exploiting market dominance
The lawsuit, which will be heard by London's Competition Appeal Tribubal, alleges Facebook made billions of pounds by imposing unfair terms and conditions that demanded consumers surrender valuable personal data to access the network Social media giant Facebook, now...
Scientists: Duck is 1st wild bird flu case in US in 5 years
The flu poses a low risk to people but can spread quickly through chicken houses and other poultry businesses The US Department of Agriculture alerted global health officials. Scattered Eurasian H5 infections have been detected in 2022 from Portugal to Bulgaria and in...
India reports over 2.68 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases, 402 fatalities in last 24 hours
Active cases account for 3.85 per cent of the total cases. Of the total infections reported till date, 6,041 cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been detected so far which is an increase of 5.01 per cent since yesterday. India recorded 2,68,833 fresh COVID-19...
CDC encourages more Americans to consider N95 masks
The latest CDC guidance notes that there is a special category of “surgical N95'' masks, that are specially designed for protection against blood splashes and other operating room hazards. Those are not generally available for sale to the public, and should continue...
Emissions set to rise with global power demand – IEA
South East Asia is expected to see the strongest electricity demand, growing by an average 5% between 2022 and 2024, followed by the Asia Pacific region, which includes China, at around 4% over that period, slightly below pre-pandemic levels. Demand in North America...
Collision between India-bound planes averted in Dubai, DGCA asks UAE to share probe report
EK-524 Dubai to Hyderabad was scheduled for take-off at 9:45 PM and EK-568 Dubai to Bengaluru Emirates flight was also scheduled to take off for its destination. Unfortunately, the two aircraft that were scheduled for take-off came on one runway Hundreds of lives were...
Aurizon and Anglo American look to hydrogen-powered trains in Australia
As part of its commitment to carbon neutral mines by 2040, Anglo American has taken a global lead in the development of green hydrogen solutions for its ultra-class 290 tonne payload mine haul trucking fleet. As part of its commitment to carbon neutral mines by 2040,...
Nokia and Schweizer Electronics deploy first ever AI-based video analytics to improve railroad crossing safety
Karsten Oberle, Head of Rail at Nokia, said: “As the first deployment of its kind in Europe, this project with Schweizer Electronics and BLT enabled us to address many of the level crossing safety issues which are at the top of priority lists for rail operators. It is...
For BP, car chargers to overtake pumps in profitability race
"If I think about a tank of fuel versus a fast charge, we are nearing a place where the business fundamentals on the fast charge are better than they are on the fuel," BP's head of customers and products Emma Delaney told Reuters BP says its fast electric vehicle...