Delhi businessmen get 160 extortion calls in 300 days

Businessmen in Delhi are experiencing restless nights, having received around 160 extortion calls till October this year, averaging one call every other day, police sources said on Tuesday. The......

Protocol tweaked amid spate of bomb threats to flights

Protocols for the Bomb Threat Assessment Committee (BTAC), convened in the event of a bomb threat call to an aircraft or airport, have been tweaked to better tackle the spate of the ongoing......

J-K bans WhatsApp, Gmail for sensitive official documents transmission

The Jammu and Kashmir government has banned the use of third-party tools like WhatsApp and Gmail for transmission of sensitive official documents, saying it can lead to data breaches and leaks.......

New rules: How will airlines decide if a bomb threat is serious

Pseudonymous or anonymous nature of the social media handle, analysis of the geopolitical situation and presence of VIPs onboard are some of the new criteria that agencies will keep in mind while......

DoT to make room for 'powerful' regulator

The government plans to remove the definition of broadcasting services altogether from the bill to help reduce confusion among stakeholders. Photograph: PTI Photo The Department of......

World's biggest Internet test on Wednesday

If on Wednesday you find it difficult to connect to websites, such as Facebook or Google, don't worry these sites, along with hundreds of others, will be running the world's biggest test to make......

Govt mays block IP addresses of cryptocurrency exchanges

Two months ago, the government had said it intended to bring a Bill to ban private cryptocurrencies and introduce India’s own digital currency in line with what China and other countries had......

HDFC Bank to shift payments from core banking, ensure minimal downtime

The country’s largest private lender HDFC Bank is planning to facilitate a shift in its payments module from the existing core banking platform. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters This......

Arshdeep's parents speak after vicious trolling

IMAGE: Arshdeep Singh's parents Darshan Singh and Daljeet Kaur. Photograph: ANI/Twitter Following India's five-wicket loss to Pakistan at the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 on Sunday, parents of pacer......