No need for CBI probe into rape at girls' home: Bihar DGP

Amid growing demand for a CBI probe into the alleged rape of over 40 minor girls in a shelter home in Muzaffarpur of Bihar, state police chief K.S. Dwivedi on Tuesday said there is no need for a probe by the central agency as the on-going probe by the police is satisfactory."I don't think there is any need for a CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) probe into the case. The state government has so far not taken any decision in this regard. The...

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Equity markets open on high note on Wednesday

The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a positive note during the morning session of the trade.The Sensex of the BSE after opening at high of 36,928.06 points touched a low of 36,850.42 points.On Tuesday the Sensex closed at 36,825.10 points.The Sensex is trading at 36,881.95 points up by 56.85 points or 0.15 per cent.On the other hand, the broader 51-scrip Nifty at National Stock Exchange (NSE) opened at 11,148.40 points after closing at 11,134.30 points.The Nifty is trading at 11,144.10 points in the morning. IANS (adsbygoogle...

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Single data breach costs nearly Rs 12 crore in India: IBM study

The estimated average cost of a data breach in India went up to Rs 11.9 crore in 2017 -- a nearly eight per cent increase from 2016, an IBM study revealed on Wednesday. Malicious or criminal attacks were the root cause for 42 per cent of data breaches, according to the 2018 edition of the "Cost of a Data Breach" study conducted by US-based Ponemon Institute on behalf of IBM Security. An estimated per capita cost per lost or stolen records reported...

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Omar Abdullah defends IAS officer who faces disciplinary action

 Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday came out in defence of Shah Faesal, the IAS officer who faces disciplinary action for his posts on social media. The state administration department served a notice to the 2010 Indian Administrative Service exam topper after the Department of Personnel and Trainings (DoPT) asked the state to initiate action against Faesal who is presently in the US pursuing a post graduate course at the Harvard University. The officer has been frankly voicing his views on various social...

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Google 'Launchpad Accelerator' India chapter to nurture desi startups

 In a bid to nurture Indian startups working in the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), Google on Tuesday announced to open the India chapter of its global "Launchpad Accelerator" mentorship programme.The three-month "Launchpad Accelerator" India programme has been designed to grow the AI/ML ecosystem by helping desi startups build scalable solutions for the country's unique problems. The programme, based out of Bengaluru, will provide a cohort of 8-10 Indian startups mentorship and support from the best...

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Cyber warfare is grave threat, but India is not yet prepared for it: General Hooda

Cyber warfare is emerging as a grave threat with a potential to wreak havoc in a war situation, but India is not yet prepared to handle it effectively, a former Indian Army general has said."We have been alive to the (cyber) threat for some time, but the nature of the threat is expanding quite rapidly. With Internet of Things (IoT) and everything around our life getting interconnected, we suddenly realise the potential of the threat to be enormous. In preparation we are still lacking a bit as the organisational structures that are needed to counter...

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Facebook stock at all-time high despite data breaches

 Despite the massive Cambridge Analytica data scandal and a couple of users' privacy issues owing to internal bugs, Facebook stock closed at an all-time record high of $203.23 on Friday. Investors are loving the social network more than ever that saw its stocks dipping earlier in 2018 when it was under an intense probe over data breach from the US and European governments, Fortune reported. Investors are also happy at the news that Facebook has grabbed its biggest sports streaming deal yet with the Premier League. The Times reported that...

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Zebra Technologies launches new mobile printer, RFID solution in India

Aiming to empower workers in the field, in the warehouse and on the retail floor with on-demand printing capabilities, Zebra Technologies, a global leader in providing solutions and services to enterprises, on Thursday launched a new mobile printer and radio-frequency identification (RFID) solution in India. Priced between Rs 35,000-Rs 50,000 (depending on the configuration and deployment), the new "ZQ300" series mobile printers offers both receipt and label capabilities along with wireless connectivity, battery and power management options.  "Driven...

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ISRO tests crew escape system for human spaceflight

In its aim towards human spaceflight, Indian space agency ISRO on Thursday carried out the first in a series of tests to qualify a crew escape system.The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in a statement said the crew escape system is a critical technology for human spaceflight."The crew escape system is an emergency escape measure designed to quickly pull the crew module along with the astronauts to a safe distance from the launch vehicle in the event of a launch abort. "The first test (Pad Abort Test) demonstrated the safe recovery...

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Woman climbs Statue of Liberty to protest family separations

A woman was taken into custody after she climbed up to the robes of the Statue of Liberty to protest against President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" policy, prompting the separation of thousands of children from their immigrant parents. Authorities on Wednesday tried to talk the woman identified as Therese Patricia Okoumou, down but she refused to leave, reports CNN.  For nearly three hours, she crossed the base of the statue, at times...

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