Banks Asked To Update ATM Software To Prevent ‘WannaCry’ Cybera...
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India has asked banks to follow the instructions of the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), a government organisation, to prevent attack by ransomware ‘WannaCry’ which has impacted various IT networks in over 150 countries. CERT-In has come... read more »
Five carcasses wash up on Juhu beach in one month
Reagan Creado who regularly visits Juhu beach for walks on Tuesday shared that he found a dead and probably half eaten olive ridley turtle carcass and decided to alert the Forest department helpline. A 36-year-old Juhu resident who has documented the carcasses of five marine species being washed... read more »
Behind China’s Silk Road vision: Cheap funds, heavy debt, growing ris...
BEIJING: Behind China’s trillion-dollar effort to build a modern Silk Road is a lending programme of unprecedented breadth, one that will help build ports, roads and rail links, but could also leave some banks and many countries with quite a hangover. At the heart of that splurge are... read more »
AC Put Up At Slain BSF Trooper’s Home, Removed After Yogi’s Visit
The family members of slain BSF head constable Prem Sagar were befuddled when the Deoria district administration installed a window air conditioner, put up a sofa and carpet at their home ahead of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s visit on Friday. They were in for even a greater shock when... read more »
North Korean troops ordered onto war footing by Kim Jong-un
Korea Central News Agency has issued a lengthy rant about South Korean “puppet war maniacs,” Julian Ryall in Tokyo writes. The statement warns the South Korean military to act... read more »
Rupee Falls to Nearly Two-Year Low of 65.90/Dollar
The Indian rupee fell to 65.90/dollar on Friday amid fears of a currency war after China’s depreciation of its yuan. This is lowest value of the rupee since September 6, 2013, when it... read more »
Bangkok bomb: Thai TV apologises for bomb re-enactment
The re-enactment on Thursday evening sparked outrage among Thais at the shrine and online. Executives at Nation TV have since acknowledged it was insensitive and disrespectful to the... read more »
Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe takes office as new Prime Minister
Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister on Friday as the island nation’s two major political parties signed an agreement to work together in the new... read more »
India ‘advises’ Pakistani NSA Aziz not to meet Hurriy...
India has advised Pakistani NSA Sartaj Aziz not to meet separatist Hurriyat leaders before talks with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval, raising a question mark about the meeting of the NSAs... read more »
