Cyber-Attack on Norwegian Parliament
Norway’s parliament was targeted with a cyber-attack, and email accounts of various parliament members and employees were hacked. According to Reuter, the national assembly and a counter-intelligence agency reported the incident about Norway’s parliament on Thursday. “This has been a significant attack,” said Marianne Andreassen, the parliament’s non-elected chief administrator. Andreassen told a news conference […]
Narendra Modi’s Personal Website Twitter Account Hacked
The Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website was hacked on Thursday, the social networking site confirmed. Twitter said it was aware of the activity with Modi’s website account and has taken steps to secure it. “We are actively investigating the situation. At this time, we are not aware of additional accounts […]
Government bans 118 Chinese apps including PUBG
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India on Wednesday banned another 118 mobile apps including Tencent Holdings’ popular videogame PUBG, as it stepped up the pressure on Chinese technology companies following a standoff with Beijing at the border. The list of 118 mostly Chinese apps also includes applications from Baidu and Xiaomi’s ShareSave. The ban was announced […]
Hollywood actor The Rock, wife and kids, all contract COVID-19
Renowned ‘The Rock’ actor Dwayne Johnson confirms he was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus along with his family. On Wednesday, Johnson took to Instagram to share the news. He revealed that he and his wife, Lauren and their daughters Jasmine and Tiana have been down with the virus since quite a while now. Thankfully, they are doing a […]
Neymar one of three PSG stars to test positive for Covid-19
Neymar was one of three Paris Saint-Germain stars to have contracted the coronavirus, a well-placed source told AFP on Wednesday, after the Champions League runners-up announced several positive tests. “Three Paris Saint-Germain players have confirmed positive Sars CoV2 tests and are subject to the appropriate health protocol,” PSG said in a statement. “All of the players and […]
‘Very Nasty’ situation along India-China Border; ready to help ease tension: Trump
US President Donald Trump said that the border standoff between China and India is “very nasty” and “they (China) are certainly going at it”. Mr. Trump told media at a White House briefing on Friday that he had raised this matter with both India and China, and the US was ready to help. He said, […]
UP Police nabs accused in rape, murder of three-year-old girl in Lakhimpur Kheri
Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri, a three-year-old girl found dead in a field in the district was raped and strangled, the police said on Friday, September 4. The toddler, who had been missing since Wednesday, had injury marks on the head. Her body was found just half a kilometre from her home in the Singahi area, […]
12 killed in Bangladesh mosque gas explosion
A suspected gas explosion tore through a Bangladesh mosque killing at least 12 people while dozens suffered life-threatening burns, police said Saturday. Worshippers were at Friday evening prayers when the blast sent a ball of flames through the mosque in the central district of Narayanganj, emergency services said. Investigators suspected a spark from an air conditioner – which […]
FAU-G an Indian Alternative to PUBG, Announced by Akshay Kumar After China App Ban
Days after the Indian government put a ban on PUBG MOBILE along with other 118 Chinese apps, Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar announced a multiplayer action-game, FAU-G. Core Games, based in the southern Indian tech hub of Bengaluru, will launch its “Fearless and United: Guards (FAU:G)” game by the end of October, the company’s co-founder Vishal Gondal […]
Birmingham stabbings: Police declare ‘major incident’ as several injured
British police declared a “major incident” early on Sunday after multiple people were stabbed in the centre of England’s second city Birmingham. According to the international news agency, West Midlands Police were called to reports of a stabbing at around 00:30 BST on Sunday. Stabbing incidents were reported in the area shortly after the report. […]
