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27 Jul

OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G goes on sale starting from July 20th

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Oppo Reno 6 Pro 5G smartphone will be available to buy starting Tuesday, July 20. The latest 5G phone from Oppo is one of the most beautiful phones you will find on the market. Post the successful launch of the new Reno6 series on the 14th of July, OPPO, the leading global smart device brand, announces the sale of videography expert - OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G smartphone, starting July 20th, 2021 at 12:00 Midnight, across all offline stores as well as online on Flipkart in India. The OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G will be available for INR 39,990 with 12GB RAM…

23 Jul

Former CBI Chief Alok Verma added to Pegasus list after being sacked

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The Pegasus leaked list contains numbers of former CBI Director Alok Verma and his family, and of Rakesh Asthana, against whom the CBI had filed a case, The Wire reported. Eight of those phones were forensically confirmed by Amnesty International’s tech lab to have been successfully compromised by the military-grade spyware that its Israeli vendor, NSO Group, says it sells only to “vetted governments”. Two other phones showed signs of targeting. Along with Verma, the personal telephone numbers of his wife, daughter and son-in-law would eventually get placed on the list too, making it a total of 8 numbers from…

22 Jul

DRDO successfully flight-tests surface-to-air missile Akash-NG

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Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested the New Generation Akash Missile (Akash-NG), a surface-to-air Missile from Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the coast of Odisha on July 21, 2021. The flight trial was conducted at around 12:45 PM from a land-based platform with all weapon system elements such as Multifunction Radar, Command, Control & Communication System and launcher participating in the deployment configuration. The missile system has been developed by Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories. The launch was witnessed by the representatives of the Indian Air Force. In order to…

21 Jul

Wipro investing 7,454 cr for business transformation

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Wipro on Tuesday said it would invest $1 billion (Rs 7,454 crore) over the next 3 years to expand cloud services for business transformation of its clients worldwide. “We will invest $1 billion over the next 3 years in cloud services, technologies, acquisitions and partnerships to simplify and accelerate business operations of our clients,” said the software major in a statement. The global giant also unveiled FullStride cloud services to enhances its offerings and talent to its clients. “As the cloud opportunity accelerates, FullStride services bring together our full portfolio of capabilities, offerings and talent to our clients across verticals,”…

20 Jul

HCL Technologies shares tumbles after Q1 earnings

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Shares of HCL Technologies on Tuesday dipped 3 per cent after the company’s June 2021 quarter earnings failed to enthuse investors. The stock went lower by 3 per cent to Rs 969.50 on the BSE. At the NSE, it dipped 3 per cent to Rs 969.35. At 3.18 pm, 2.41 per cent to Rs 976.10 on the BSE. On Monday, IT services major HCL Technologies posted a 9.9 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 3,214 crore for the June 2021 quarter and exuded confidence in logging double-digit constant currency growth in FY22 on the back of strong…

19 Jul

FASTag to enhance contactless refueling at Indian Oil fuel outlets

editor0 CommentsBUSINESS, Business, India, Tech Byte

State-run Indian Oil Corporation Ltd and ICICI Bank are offering cashless and contactless refuelling through FASTag at the country’s largest oil marketing company’s outlets to reduce wait time for customers. “ICICI Bank FASTag users can now enjoy a fully digitized experience at IndianOil’s fuel stations which will reduce wait time for customers,” the firms said in a joint statement. To avail of this facility, customers must inform the customer attendant while fuelling, then scan the vehicle’s FASTag/car number plate. The customer will then receive an OTP to validate the transaction. The transaction will be completed when the OTP is entered…

19 Jul

Two ministers, three opposition leaders, journalists, industrialists, bureaucrats . everyone is trapped by Pegasus

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Modi government has two ministers. Three important leaders of the opposition camp. A person holding a constitutional position. More than forty journalists. A group of businessmen and industrialists. Current and former heads of security agencies. In addition, social workers, government bureaucrats, lawyers. All of them allege that their phones were eavesdropped on by Pegasus spyware made by the Israeli NSO. An investigation report called 'Pegasus Project' claims that the Modi government tried to eavesdrop on more than 300 phones in India before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Media representatives from 16 countries, including India, conducted the investigation. However, the government claims that allegations of government surveillance against certain individuals…

17 Jul

WhatsApp banned 2 million accounts in a month

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WhatsApp has filed its first monthly grievance report as required under India's new IT norms, saying it banned two million accounts in India from the May 15 to June 15 attempting to send harmful or unwanted messages. More than 95% of bans are due to the unauthorised use of bulk messaging, the company said. In the report, released in line with the requirements of India's Intermediary Guidelines, 2021, WhatsApp said that user reports received by the platform via the grievance channels are evaluated and responded to. The company said, "Our top focus is preventing accounts from sending harmful or unwanted…

14 Jul

NASA’s intern mocked for Hindu idols at her desk. Twitter reacts.

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Space agency NASA recently shared a collage of their interns on Twitter and the photo has rekindled the debate on science vs religion. NASA had posted a reminder that the last day for fall applications for its internships was on July 10. The debate between science and religion is as old as time and there has never been a conclusion to the debate. NASA's internships are arranged in three sessions during the calendar year, which includes spring, fall and summer. The American space agency is known for giving opportunities to future scientists, engineers and other professionals. Among the photos shared…

09 Jul

Entities Like Facebook Have To Remain Accountable To Those Who Entrust Them With Such Power: Supreme Court

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In a stinging judgment, the Supreme Court on Thursday said giant social media platforms like Facebook, whose active users account for over one-third of the global population, cannot evade responsibility by “simplistically” claiming they have no power over the third-party information they display. Noting attempts by Australia, the UK and the US in reining in social media platforms, given complaints about their manipulative behaviour in a free speech-advocating democracy, the Supreme Court on Thursday said such platforms with a potential to influence public opinion must be held accountable for spread of disruptive messages and hate speeches.While dealing with the controversy…