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Archive for September, 2018

Facebook’s worst security breach hammers user trust once again

Saturday, September 29, 2018 2:32

By Sarah FrierFacebook Inc.'s worst security breach ever is a major blow to the company's effort to rebuild trust with users of the social network after a privacy scandal in March.A hacker -- or hackers, as Facebook doesn't know the number -- exploited several software bugs at once to obtain ...

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Niti CEO has a problem with Aadhaar ruling

Saturday, September 29, 2018 2:30

By Amitabh KantThe Supreme Court judgment affirming the constitutionality and importance of Aadhaar validates the Government of India's effort at promoting good governance and ensuring the maximum benefit extends to those who need it the most. It is also a validation of the magnitude of the initiative which has greatly ...

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Even Modi can’t find a fix for call drops

Saturday, September 29, 2018 2:25

KOLKATA: Even the Prime Minister's calls drop, just like millions of users' do, but the blunt reality is that very little, if anything, can be done about it. ET spoke to executives of telecom companies for this story; they spoke off record.Bharti Airtel, Vodafone-Idea and Reliance Jio did not respond ...

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Why schools in Uttarakhand’s Kedarnath are going soundproof

Saturday, September 29, 2018 2:07

Classrooms in some govt schools in Rudraprayag district- which fall on the route that choppers take to go to the Kedarnath shrine during the Char Dham Yatra- are being made soundproof. After a prod from the district administration, the heli-companies have decided to make 18 classrooms in 9 schools soundproof, ...

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Wah Taj! IHCL retains crown hotel on Mansingh road

Saturday, September 29, 2018 1:54

NEW DELHI: The Taj Mansingh will remain the Taj Mansingh. After years of litigation and a bitter battle with the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), Indian Hotels Co (IHCL) retained the lease on the iconic property for another 33 years in a fiercely fought auction with rival ITC Hotels on ...

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Aviation Ministry writes to Finmin on Air India distress call

Saturday, September 29, 2018 1:35

NEW DELHI: Things aren't getting better for debt-laden Air India as dues to vendors have hit unmanageable levels, forcing the aviation ministry to write to the finance ministry asking it to urgently decide on funding the national carrier.The letter, sent earlier this week, said that the airline is finding it ...

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IRDAI tells insurance cos to declare exposure to IL&FS

Saturday, September 29, 2018 1:26

NEW DELHI: Insurance companies have been asked to declare their exposure to liquidity-strapped Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services and its group firms by the sector regulator. IL&FS has defaulted on repayments and has had its debt rating downgraded, which has in turn roiled the markets.The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority ...

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Curbs on Bandhan Bank for not cutting owner’s holding

Saturday, September 29, 2018 1:15

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has stopped Bandhan Bank from opening branches freely and frozen the compensation to CEO and founder Chandra Shekhar Ghosh at existing levels as penalty for not reducing promoter stake to 40% by August this year.The Kolkata-based bank told exchanges in a notice on ...

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Sushma ignores Pak counterpart Qureshi at UN

Friday, September 28, 2018 21:23

Speaking at the meeting, Swaraj called for efforts to eliminate the scourge of terrorism in all its forms, without any discrimination, and end the "ecosystem of its support". Immediately after her speech, Swaraj left the meeting for, as Indian officials said, her other scheduled meetings.

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Eradicated polio virus found in vaccine batches

Friday, September 28, 2018 21:20

Some batches of oral polio vaccine manufactured by Biomed have been found to be contaminated with polio type 2 virus. The government has ordered a probe to find out how the type 2 strain was retained even after all manufacturers were ordered to take measures for the complete destruction of ...

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