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04 Jul

25 more dangerous Android apps have been banned by Google after they were caught stealing Facebook login details.

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In June, Google removed over 50 apps from its Play Store, after discovering they contained a malicious adware which could leave Android devices unusable. A cyber security firm has now revealed a further 25 malicious apps which have been banned by Google, and is advising Android users to remove them from their devices. The apps allow hackers to target Facebook users and steal their personal details. In total the 25 malicious apps have been installed over 2.3 million times. These apps were mostly offered services like file managers, wallpaper management, screenshot editor and weather. These apps came with a malware…

03 Jul

“If We Lost 20 Jawans, Toll Double On Chinese Side” Says, Ravi Shankar Prasad.

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Calling the ban on Chinese apps a “digital strike”, Union Minister Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said India is wants peace, but if someone casts an evil eye, the country is capable of giving a befitting reply. Hailing the “strong” leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he asserted, if our country has lost 20 soldiers, the toll is double on the Chinese side. China has never given any official casualty figure after the worst border clash between the two countries since 1967, in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed in the line of duty. The Chinese have officially…

03 Jul

Microsoft announces new Windows 10 updates, Start menu design and updated Alt-Tab.

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Microsoft is introducing a new Windows 10 Start menu design that will de-emphasize its Live Tiles. The software giant first hinted at the refreshed design earlier this year, and it’s arriving for Windows 10 testers today. “We are freshening up the Start menu with a more streamlined design that removes the solid color backplates behind the logos in the apps list and applies a uniform, partially transparent background to the tiles,” explains Microsoft in a blog post. The update was shared to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel as part of the technology company’s Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20161.…

03 Jul

Delhi CM inaugurates India’s first Plasma Bank, urges donors to come forward.

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated India's first 'Plasma Bank' through video conference on July 2, 2020. The plasma bank has been set up for the treatment of COVID-19 patients at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in Delhi. The Delhi Government had announced its intention to set up the unique plasma bank on June 29. The Delhi CM had issued an appeal to all recovered COVID-19 patients to come forward and donate their plasma in the bank to help in the treatment of other coronavirus patients. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said there are now 1,065…

03 Jul

Myanmar : At least 50 dead in landslide at jade mine.

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At least 113 people were killed Thursday in a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, the government and rescue workers said, the latest in a series of deadly accidents at the sites in recent years. A statement from the Ministry of Information gave the death toll as 116, while Khin Maung Win, chairman of the Thingaha rescue group working at the site, said the number of the dead surpassed 113. Khin Maung Myint, a lawmaker from Hpakant, where the accident occurred, said 54 people were injured and sent to hospitals. Maung Khaing, a 38-year-old miner from the area,…

03 Jul

A COVID-19 vaccine by August 15

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India's premier medical research agency the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) wants to launch its COVID-19 vaccine 'Covaxin' by August 15 in partnership with Bharat Biotech International Limited. The institutes have been asked by the ICMR to step up clinical trials as it is a "priority project" monitored at the topmost level of the government. A dozen institutes have been selected for clinical trials of the indigenous COVID-19 vaccine (BBV152 COVID vaccine), the government's top medical research body has said. "The vaccine is derived from a strain of SARS-CoV-2 isolated by ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Pune. The ICMR talked about plans…

03 Jul

Earthquake in Delhi

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New Delhi: An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on Richter Scale struck parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region on Friday evening, said the National Center for Seismology. No damage or any kind of injury has been reported so far. Epicentre of the earthquake was 63 km southwest (SW) of Gurgaon in Haryana around 7 pm on Friday, forcing the people to rush out of their homes. Delhi-NCR has witnessed several earthquakes over the past three months. The dozens of earthquakes that have jolted the Delhi-NCR in the recent months have created panic among the people. Experts and several geologists have also warned that these minor tremors could point…

03 Jul

Silchar can prevent COVID-19 cases

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According to a coalition of experts, Silchar could see a significant surge in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths if the Radhamadhab Road Red-Light Area opens. However, an extended closure of the red light area could reduce cumulative COVID-19 cases and deaths by over 90% by the peak of the epidemic. The model further projects an additional 40 days of delay in the peak if the Radhamadhab Road red light area remains closed. The model was created by experts at Harvard Medical School and the Yale School of Medicine. The model shows that if the Radhamadhab Road red-light area starts operating,…

02 Jul

7 Kolkata policemen test positive

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At least seven sleuths of the Kolkata Police detective department have tested positive for Covid-19, sources at the state health department said on Thursday. Test reports of the seven policemen, who had complained of fever last week, confirmed that they have contracted the disease, a senior officer at the department said. All seven of them have been sent for treatment at different hospitals in the city, he said. The entire premises of the detective department at Kolkata Police headquarters in Lalbazar has been sanitised, he added. Sources at the health department said more than 350 policemen here have been diagnosed…

02 Jul

Goa opens to domestic tourists

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After an unprecedented lockdown that lasted almost 3 months, Goa will open its doors to domestic tourists from today. Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar has said that over 250 hotels in Goa will open its door to tourists after a complete shutdown in operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has brought the life as we know it to a standstill. If you are planning a much-earned vacation to Goa, it is important you know what's open and what's not. What guidelines you must follow while you are in Goa and what are the prerequisites for going to Goa while…