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Photo: IANSTamil Nadu Ration Card e-KYC Drive: 2-Day Special Camp Begins Across Fair Price Shops
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has launched a two-day special e-KYC drive at all fair price shops across the State on Saturday, giving ration card beneficiaries another opportunity to complete their Aadhaar-linked biometric verification. The special camps are being held on August 8 and 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at fair price shops…
Photo: IANSWhatsApp Accounts Under Attack: How Fake Account Statements Are Putting Users at Risk
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday said that coordinated action by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), including geo-blocking of command-and-control (C2) servers through the Sahyog Portal, has protected more than 10,000 Indians from a WhatsApp account takeover campaign. In a statement, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said I4C has observed a sharp…
Photo: IANSMan held with illegal beretta pistol, four live cartridges during police patrolling
New Delhi: A 30-year-old man was arrested by the Farsh Bazar Police in Delhi’s Shahdara district for possessing an illegal Beretta pistol, four live cartridges, and two magazines, officials said on Saturday. According to the police, the arrest was made on August 6 during a routine patrolling operation carried out by a dedicated team from…
Photo: IANSHimachal Pradesh Bus Accident: 7 Killed, 11 Injured as Bus Plunges Into Deep Gorge in Chamba
Shimla: At least seven people were killed and 11 were injured on Saturday when a private public transport bus rolled into a 100-feet deep gorge on the Tissa-Bairagarh route in Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh, police said. Most of the victims were locals and going to Chamba town. The dead included the driver and the…
Photo: IANSThailand School Shooting: 8 Killed, 30 Injured in Debsirin Nonthaburi Gun Attack
Bangkok: As many as eight people, including the gunman, were killed and over 30 others were injured in a shooting incident at Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Bang Kruai district in Thailand’s Nonthaburi city on Friday, local media reported. The deceased include three students, three teachers, and the suspected shooter. As many as 15 people were…
Photo: IANSWhatsApp Prepares for India’s Data Protection Law With Optional Age Verification Test
New Delhi: Meta-backed WhatsApp has started testing an optional feature that allows users in India to add their date of birth as the messaging platform prepares for compliance with upcoming provisions of the country’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act relating to age verification, according to a report. NDTV Profit reported that the company confirmed…
Photo: Grand Chess Tour/XIndian GM Praggnanandhaa Clinches St. Louis Rapid & Blitz Championship, Takes $50,000 Prize
St. Louis: Indian grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa has clinched the Grand Chess Tour St. Louis Rapid and Blitz title with a round to spare. A draw between Praggnanandhaa and Javokhir Sindarov in their final head-to-head secured the title for the Indian Grandmaster. The 20-year-old Indian secured the championship after finishing with 23 points out of a…
Photo: Xinhua via IANSDRC Ebola Death Toll Reaches 1,850; UNICEF Warns of Devastating Impact on Children
Kinshasa: The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached 4,053, including 1,850 deaths, according to an update released by the country’s health authorities. A total of 694 patients remain in isolation or hospital care, while 793 people have recovered. International medical humanitarian organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres warned…
Photo: TGCSeparated by Families, Two Young Nepali Women Die by Suicide in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Two young women from Nepal allegedly died by suicide in Bengaluru’s Yelahanka after they were prevented from living together, with preliminary police investigations indicating that the two were in a relationship and felt they had no future together due to social and family pressure, police said on Friday. According to police, the preliminary investigations…
Photo: IANSDelhi Police Capture Murder Accused Who Escaped Custody 28 Years Ago
New Delhi: In a major breakthrough, the Crime Branch of Delhi Police has arrested a notorious proclaimed offender who had been evading law enforcement agencies for nearly 28 years after escaping police custody. The accused, identified as Rajinder Bairagi alias Rajinder Singh Yadav alias ‘Dr Jhatka’ (53), was wanted in connection with the murder of…
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