In focus, 18th Sep 2020, News & Stories from India

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In focus, 18 Sep 2020

Most attacks targeting “sensitive sectors such as healthcare and pharmaceuticals” were carried out by hackers from China and Russia, often from state organisations, but also by criminal organisations and universities who trade in hacked data, security sources said. (Representative Image)

Spanish COVID-19 vaccine research stolen by Chinese hackers, says report

Spain’s secret service chief said hackers led “a particularly virulent campaign targeting laboratories working on the search for a vaccine”.

18 Sep 2020 7:51 PM

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18 Sep 2020 7:49 PM

The Indian Army has said an internal inquiry has shown that its troops killed three young men working as labourers in an apple orchard in Shopian. (DC file photo by H U Naqash)

Indian Army admits troops killed three young orchard workers in July

Army inquiry finds that its personnel exceeded the provisions of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA)

18 Sep 2020 7:23 PM

Despite clarifications by the government the controversy is not dying. It calls for analysis of the NEP 2020 from the perspective of the status of Urdu. Representational Image

The curious case of Urdu in NEP 2020

NEP 2020 has given birth to apprehensions in the minds of Urdu lovers due to its unique status

18 Sep 2020 7:21 PM

Apple is a small player in India, where sales of its smartphones lag those of South Korean rival Samsung. The company currently sells through third-party retailers in India including Amazon, and the country is seen as a huge potential market for the firm due to its giant 1.3-billion population and relatively low number of smartphone owners. (Photo | AP)

Apple to open its first online store in India September 23 well in time for Diwali shopping

Shoppers will be able to get their AirPods, iPads and Apple Pencils engraved in English, Hindi and a range of other Indian languages.

18 Sep 2020 6:57 PM

: Protesters throw stones on security personnel after an encounter with militants, at Batamaloo in Srinagar. PTI Photo

Anand K. Sahay | Kashmiris respond to Centre with ‘Gupkar II’

Its defining feature can be summed by a phrase in it: “nothing about us without us”

18 Sep 2020 6:37 PM

File photo of Union food processing industries minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal Parliament House in New Delhi. Badal resigned from Narendra Modi's cabinet on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, over the farm sector bills. (PTI)

Harsimrat is SAD but speaks tenderly about NDA

Post-resignation remarks by Akali Dal minister hint at room for appeasement

18 Sep 2020 6:36 PM

The government previously said that using and downloading WeChat to communicate won’t be a banned transaction, although messaging on the app “could be directly or indirectly impaired” by the ban, and people who use it for messaging won’t be subject to penalties. (Photo | AP)

TikTok, WeChat banned in US starting Sunday

The order would “combat China’s malicious collection of American citizens’ personal data,

18 Sep 2020 6:27 PM

Ziqitza Healthcare's helpline handled over 16.30 lac calls since March 2020

Since its declaration as the national helpline on COVID, the Ziqitza operated 104 Helpline witnessed a sudden in the inflow of the calls

18 Sep 2020 6:18 PM

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With zero side effects, herbal or ayurvedic medication is proven to be the most effective way of treatment

18 Sep 2020 5:50 PM

Facebook said will also make it clearer which parts of its Workplace internal message board is for discussing contentious political or social issues, and carefully moderate those conversations. (Representative Image)

As things get heated on internal message boards, Facebook mulls moderating employees' posts

A year ago on getting complaints about heated, abusive posts, Google told staff to be responsible and thoughtful on internal message boards.

18 Sep 2020 5:42 PM

Salaried professionals and small businesses generally file their I-T returns based on the form 16, total sales figure and tax saving investments made by them.

It is possible to save tax while filing I-T Return with TaxBuddy.com

Because of the Covid pandemic, the taxpayers are preferring online options to file their income tax returns

18 Sep 2020 5:39 PM

“We don’t allow online casinos or support any unregulated gambling apps that facilitate sports betting. This includes if an app leads consumers to an external website that allows them to participate in paid tournaments to win real money or cash prizes, it is a violation of our policies,” a Google blog post said, on reasons for banning Paytm. (Photo | Pixabay - Gerd Altmann)

Paytm removed from Google Play Store for running cricket betting business ahead of IPL

“The app was blocked for violation of Play policy — a clarification of our policy was released earlier today ahead of the IPL,” Google said

18 Sep 2020 4:44 PM

A gangster’s first heartbreak

Extract from Gangster on the Run

18 Sep 2020 4:12 PM

The new test, based on the design of a DNA test developed by professor Christofer Toumazou at Imperial College London, received approval for clinical use at the end of April after successful trials.

90-minute British DnaNudge COVID-19 test is accurate, Lancet study finds

The ability to correctly identify positive cases is at 94.4% and a specificity – correctly identifying those without the disease – at 100%

18 Sep 2020 3:58 PM

England and Australia players in action during the third ODI. (AFP)

England, Australia players reach UAE, to undergo 36-hour quarantine before IPL starts

Warner and some other players were seen wearing Personal Protection Kits (PPEs) in view of COVID-19

18 Sep 2020 3:44 PM

Mohamed's office announced late Thursday the appointment of Mohamed Hussein Roble, a Swedish-trained civil engineer and political neophyte.Image: Twitter/@AbikarDr)

Somalia names new PM, announces plan for national elections

Somalia had set itself the goal of holding its first fully democratic, one-man one-vote election since 1969

18 Sep 2020 3:41 PM

Lanzhou's health commission said Friday that sheep, cattle and pigs were most commonly involved in the spread of the bacteria. (Representationla Image: AFP)

China lab leak infects thousands with bacterial disease

Brucellosis, a disease often caused by contact with infected animals or animal products, can bring about fevers, joint pain and headaches

18 Sep 2020 3:23 PM

People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus visit the Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, South Korea. (AP)

Seoul city seeks $4 million in damages from church over new COVID-19 outbreak

A fresh wave of infections erupted at a church whose members attended a large protest in downtown Seoul in mid-August

18 Sep 2020 2:40 PM

Satellite image of the Line of Control in eastern Ladakh. (AP file photo)

Indian troops amused by Punjabi songs played by PLA in mind game manoeuvre

The tactics date back to a battle between the Han Chinese and Chu dynasty 2200 years ago

18 Sep 2020 2:28 PM

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