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Report Points To "Bad Decisions" That Led To Trump Assassination Bid
The Secret Service"failed to implement security measures" that could have prevented the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt on US President Donald Trump, according to a newly released report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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Vyomika Singh, Sofia Qureshi On X? Centre Fact Checks Fake Social Account
The government has flagged fake X accounts impersonating two Indian military officers -- Wing Commander Vyomika Singh and Colonel Sofia Qureshi -- warning the public against engaging with or sharing posts from these handles.
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Delhi Chief Minister's Office Gets Control Of Its Official X Account
Delhi Chief Minister's Office (CMO) on Thursday said that its official X handle, which "was not properly handed over" to the incoming BJP government by the AAP dispensation, has now been restored.
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I4C Blocked Over 83,668 WhatsApp Accounts and 3,962 Skype IDs Used in Digital Arrest Scams, Government Says
Cyber fraud instances, including digital arrest scams, are on the rise in India. Digital arrest scams, where scammers impersonate law enforcement officers, target elderly individuals and other vulnerable users are often targeted. The government has disclosed some of the measures taken to detect and prevent such scams, while raising awareness about ...
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UK PM Vows Action Over Post Office Scandal That Affected British Indians
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday said that the government is reviewing the compensation process in an accounting scandal that wrongly accused hundreds of sub-postmasters of fraud, many of them of Indian heritage.
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Jack Dorsey Says Twitter Was Threatened With Shutdown in India; MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar Denies Claim
Twitter was threatened with shut down in India, Nigeria and Turkey unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts, with India wanting to curb journalists' and protesters' use of the social media platform, co-founder Jack Dorsey said on Monday. The Indian government has denied Dorsey's claim, calling it an "outright lie."
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Over Plans To Change Treasury System, Rajasthan Governor Seeks Explanation
Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra sought a clarification from the Gehlot government on its reported plan to replace the existing treasury system with a pay and account office system, and also expressed displeasure
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Two Government Officials Caught Accepting Rs 1 Lakh Bribe In Madhya Pradesh
The Lokayukta police on Tuesday caught a Chief Municipal Officer (CMO) and an accountant allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a contractor for clearing a construction work bill in the Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh.
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Don't Cause Unnecessary Delay In Disposal Of Files: Delhi Government To Officials
The Delhi government has directed all financial advisors and accounting officers in various departments not to send to it the proposals that come within the enhanced powers of heads and administrative secretaries.
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SpaceX Asked by NASA to Halt Lunar Lander Work Pending Contract Challenges
NASA has told Elon Musk's SpaceX to halt work under a contract it won to develop a lunar spacecraft, pending the outcome of challenges by rival bidders at the US Government Accountability Office, the agency said.
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NASA Tells SpaceX to Halt Lunar Lander Work Pending Contract Challenges
U.S. space agency NASA has told Elon Musk's SpaceX to halt work under a contract it won to develop a lunar spacecraft, pending the outcome of challenges by rival bidders at the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the agency said on Friday.
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US Vice President Kamala Harris' First Tweet Says...
Kamala Harris made history on Wednesday as she was sworn in as the first woman, first Black and first Asian American Vice President of the United States. The former California Senator's first tweet from her US government account as the holder of the second highest office in the country's administration consisted of just three words, but delivered t...
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West Bengal Government Announces Rath Yatra Holiday Tomorrow
The West Bengal government today announced that all its offices will remain closed tomorrow on account of Rath Yatra holiday.
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Man With Fake ID Arrested For Trying To Defraud Government Ministries
A 21-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for creating a fake identity card of a Pay and Accounts Officer (PAO officer )of the central government to siphon off money from the bank accounts of various ministries through bogus bills, police said.
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Government Officer Charged After Help's Assets Rose From 700 To 75 Lakhs
From Rs 700 in her bank account to over Rs 75 lakh in just 32 months - this, however, is not a classic rags-to-riches story. This is a case of a government official allegedly using his domestic help's account to "camouflage" his wealth.
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Report Points To "Bad Decisions" That Led To Trump Assassination Bid
The Secret Service"failed to implement security measures" that could have prevented the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt on US President Donald Trump, according to a newly released report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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Vyomika Singh, Sofia Qureshi On X? Centre Fact Checks Fake Social Account
The government has flagged fake X accounts impersonating two Indian military officers -- Wing Commander Vyomika Singh and Colonel Sofia Qureshi -- warning the public against engaging with or sharing posts from these handles.
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Delhi Chief Minister's Office Gets Control Of Its Official X Account
Delhi Chief Minister's Office (CMO) on Thursday said that its official X handle, which "was not properly handed over" to the incoming BJP government by the AAP dispensation, has now been restored.
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I4C Blocked Over 83,668 WhatsApp Accounts and 3,962 Skype IDs Used in Digital Arrest Scams, Government Says
Cyber fraud instances, including digital arrest scams, are on the rise in India. Digital arrest scams, where scammers impersonate law enforcement officers, target elderly individuals and other vulnerable users are often targeted. The government has disclosed some of the measures taken to detect and prevent such scams, while raising awareness about ...
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UK PM Vows Action Over Post Office Scandal That Affected British Indians
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday said that the government is reviewing the compensation process in an accounting scandal that wrongly accused hundreds of sub-postmasters of fraud, many of them of Indian heritage.
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Jack Dorsey Says Twitter Was Threatened With Shutdown in India; MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar Denies Claim
Twitter was threatened with shut down in India, Nigeria and Turkey unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts, with India wanting to curb journalists' and protesters' use of the social media platform, co-founder Jack Dorsey said on Monday. The Indian government has denied Dorsey's claim, calling it an "outright lie."
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Over Plans To Change Treasury System, Rajasthan Governor Seeks Explanation
Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra sought a clarification from the Gehlot government on its reported plan to replace the existing treasury system with a pay and account office system, and also expressed displeasure
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Two Government Officials Caught Accepting Rs 1 Lakh Bribe In Madhya Pradesh
The Lokayukta police on Tuesday caught a Chief Municipal Officer (CMO) and an accountant allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a contractor for clearing a construction work bill in the Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh.
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Don't Cause Unnecessary Delay In Disposal Of Files: Delhi Government To Officials
The Delhi government has directed all financial advisors and accounting officers in various departments not to send to it the proposals that come within the enhanced powers of heads and administrative secretaries.
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SpaceX Asked by NASA to Halt Lunar Lander Work Pending Contract Challenges
NASA has told Elon Musk's SpaceX to halt work under a contract it won to develop a lunar spacecraft, pending the outcome of challenges by rival bidders at the US Government Accountability Office, the agency said.
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NASA Tells SpaceX to Halt Lunar Lander Work Pending Contract Challenges
U.S. space agency NASA has told Elon Musk's SpaceX to halt work under a contract it won to develop a lunar spacecraft, pending the outcome of challenges by rival bidders at the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the agency said on Friday.
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US Vice President Kamala Harris' First Tweet Says...
Kamala Harris made history on Wednesday as she was sworn in as the first woman, first Black and first Asian American Vice President of the United States. The former California Senator's first tweet from her US government account as the holder of the second highest office in the country's administration consisted of just three words, but delivered t...
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West Bengal Government Announces Rath Yatra Holiday Tomorrow
The West Bengal government today announced that all its offices will remain closed tomorrow on account of Rath Yatra holiday.
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Man With Fake ID Arrested For Trying To Defraud Government Ministries
A 21-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for creating a fake identity card of a Pay and Accounts Officer (PAO officer )of the central government to siphon off money from the bank accounts of various ministries through bogus bills, police said.
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Government Officer Charged After Help's Assets Rose From 700 To 75 Lakhs
From Rs 700 in her bank account to over Rs 75 lakh in just 32 months - this, however, is not a classic rags-to-riches story. This is a case of a government official allegedly using his domestic help's account to "camouflage" his wealth.
