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ISRO spy case 'victim' Maldivian national Fousia Hassan dies in Colombo

The ISRO spy case surfaced in 1994 when S. Nambi Narayanan, a top scientist at the ISRO unit here, was arrested on charges of espionage

Bengal withdraws minister's security after jibes against celebrity leaders

The development happens despite Mahata apologising for his comments and explaining he made such statements being driven by emotions

650,000 pregnant women in dire need of care in flood-hit Pakistan

The UN agency also warned that many women and girls were at an incre­a­­sed risk of gender-based violence (GBV) as almost one million hou­ses were dama­g­­ed in the catastrophic floods

Iraq PM al-Kadhimi threatens to quit if political conflict continues

Iraqi PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi expressed regret that the political conflict had reached the level of the use of weapons, and warned that he would declare his post vacant if the dispute continued

CERT-In warns about bugs in Mozilla Firefox that can compromise devices

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) cautioned against multiple vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox products that can let hackers compromise devices and systems

Udaan, Jiomart led India's B2B e-commerce market to reach $100 bn by 2030

India's B2B e-commerce market, led by players like Udaan and Jiomart, will reach $90-100 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) by 2030, a report showed

Income Tax raids 22 locations in Lucknow, Kanpur in corruption cases

Income Tax raids are being carried out at 22 places simultaneously in Uttar Pradesh, including Lucknow and Kanpur in connection with the corruption cases

Live security agents to help people during trouoblesome Uber rides

When a call or text exchange is requested, the agent can monitor an ongoing trip, stay in contact through the duration of the trip, and even reach out to 911 on the user's behalf

Google proposes Rs 25 lakh award to spot bugs in its open source projects

Google has launched a new bug bounty programme where it will award up to $31,337 (nearly Rs 25 lakh) to researchers who spot vulnerabilities in the company's Open Source projects

Twitter planned to raise profits by monetising adult content: Report

Twitter reportedly planned to monetise adult content on its platform this year, by allowing adult creators to sell subscriptions on the micro-blogging platform, and become profitable in a jiffy

Rashid Khan rises to No.2 in T20I bowling charts after win against B'desh

Rashid, 23, has had a remarkable T20I career so far, averaging 13.73 and clocking an economy rate of 6.16 after 68 matches in the format

Rajasthan registers highest number of rape cases in 2021: NCRB report

Soon after the figures of NCRB became public, the BJP attacked the Ashok Gehlot government in the state

Centre proposes amendment in export policy for certain types of drones

The Centre has proposed an amendment in its export policy for certain types of drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), dropping the requirement to receive authorisation

Tesla hit with class-action lawsuit in US over 'phantom braking' issue

The system can be falsely detecting an object on the road or anticipating a collision that won't actually happen and apply the brake to try to avoid it

3 LeT terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district encounter

Three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district

France saw second hottest summer this year since 1900, hotter than 2003

According to the weather service, France has been struggling with more and stronger heatwaves for the last few decades

Russia demands 24-year sentence for ex-journalist in espionage trial

The prosecution in the espionage trial of former Russian journalist Ivan Safronov has demanded a 24-year prison sentence

NYC police to put up 'gun free zone' signs throughout Times Square

City Council members also introduced their bill this month to redefine the Times Square area as a sensitive location after the ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen

Oppn bound to criticise bills harmful to citizens: Gandhis to Delhi HC

Pointing out that there are no allegations under Section 153B, Gandhis said they were selectively picked up while not taking into consideration the speeches made by the members of the ruling party

Bengaluru Idgah Maidan turns police fortress after SC's no to Ganeshotsav

The police have already taken rowdy elements in the area into custody and also conducted flag marches and a series of meetings with religious leaders