Security

China Targeting Election Infrastructure With Cyberattacks: Top US Security Official

World News | Reuters | Monday August 10, 2020

Chinese government-linked hackers have been targeting US election infrastructure ahead of the 2020 presidential election, White House National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said on Sunday, indicating a more active level of alleged Chinese interference.

Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Media Mogul Arrested, China Says "Traitor"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday August 10, 2020

Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai, one of the city's most vocal Beijing critics, was arrested Monday under a new national security law for colluding with foreign forces, deepening a crackdown on democracy supporters.

Security Checks Ramped Up In Delhi, Adjoining Areas Ahead Of Independence Day

India News | ANI | Monday August 10, 2020

Delhi Police today checked vehicles of commuters as part of heightened security measures in the national capital ahead of the Independence Day.

"Asked If I Was Indian For Not Knowing Hindi At Airport": DMK's Kanimozhi

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Monday August 10, 2020

The smoldering politics over language, fanned by the debate over the new education policy, found a new flashpoint point on Sunday when DMK MP Kanimozhi shared a recent unpleasant experience at the airport. The Tuticorin MP said a security officer at the airport asked her if she was "an Indian" because she said she didn't know Hindi and asked the of...

What Happened At Kerala Airport In The First 5 Minutes After Crash

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday August 10, 2020

When Flight IX-1344 went down at Kerala's Calicut International Airport on Friday, authorities and locals swerved into action to save as many lives as possible. NDTV has accessed a blow-by-blow account of what happened in the critical first five minutes from sources in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which guards the country's airport...

F1: Bottas Takes Pole Position In 70th Anniversary GP As Hulkenberg Shocks With P3

Edited By Sameer Contractor | Sunday August 9, 2020

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas beat teammate Lewis Hamilton to take pole position in the 70th Anniversary GP, but it was Racing Point's Nico Hulkenberg that shocked everyone by taking third in his second qualifying since return.

MotoGP: Johann Zarco Takes Surprise Pole Position In Czech GP

Edited By Sameer Contractor | Saturday August 8, 2020

Avintia Ducati's Johann Zarco pipped compatriot Fabio Quartararo of Petronas Yamaha to set the fastest time of the day at Brno, while Aleix Espargaro of Aprilia secured the best-ever qualifying result for the factory team.

CBI Preps To Charge BSF Officer For Alleged Bribe Over Rs 45 Lakh

India News | Written by Arvind Gunasekar | Saturday August 8, 2020

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is all set to file a chargesheet against Jibu D Mathew, Commandant of the Border Security Force (BSF) who was arrested with nearly Rs 50 lakh in Kerala's Alappuzha railway station in 2018.

Android Phones With Qualcomm DSP Chips Affected by 400 Vulnerabilities: Check Point

Tasneem Akolawala | Saturday August 8, 2020

Security research firm Check Point in its research discovered 400 vulnerabilities in Android smartphones running on a specific Qualcomm digital signal processor (DSP) chip. These vulnerabilities allow hackers to access sensitive information, render the mobile phone constantly unresponsive, and allow malware and other malicious code to completely hi...

TikTok, WeChat Bans Not Crucial to US Security: Experts

Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 8, 2020

The US bans on Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat are not particularly valuable for US security, experts told AFP Friday, but could step up broader commercial pressure on Beijing and help President Donald Trump appear tough as he seeks reelection.

First To See Air India Express Crash, They Were First Responders

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Saturday August 8, 2020

When the Air India Express plane fell off the runway and broke into pieces on Friday evening at the Kozhikode airport in Kerala, the first to see the crash were the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel manning the airport boundary.

UP Hospital Guard, Caught On Camera Beating Elderly Woman, Arrested

India News | Reported By Alok Pandey, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Saturday August 8, 2020

A security guard at a government hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, who was caught on camera mercilessly thrashing an old homeless woman outside the hospital, was arrested late last night after the video, widely shared on social media, triggered shock and anger.

Dawood Ibrahim, Terrorists Continue To "Enjoy Patronage In Neighbouring Country": India At UN

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 8, 2020

India has told the UN Security Council that Dawood Ibrahim, who perpetrated the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts, and other UN-designated terrorists "unsurprisingly" continue to enjoy "patronage" in a neighbouring country, calling for focused international efforts to address threats posed by the fugitive gangster and terror groups Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-...

TikTok and WeChat: Chinese Apps Dogged by Security Fears

Agence France-Presse | Sunday August 9, 2020

The United States has fired a new salvo in its rivalry with China, ordering sweeping restrictions against Chinese-owned social media stars TikTok and WeChat.

99% Candidates Pass In WBJEE Result 2020

Education | Reported by Press Trust of India | Friday August 7, 2020

Souradeep Das of Ram Krishna Mission, Deoghar secured the first rank. He is a resident of Raiganj in North Dinajpur district.