A previously unknown hacking group has been linked to targeted attacks against human rights activists, human rights defenders, academics, and lawyers across India in an attempt to plant “incriminating digital evidence.” Cybersecurity firm SentinelOne attributed the intrusions to a group it tracks as “ModifiedElephant,” an elusive threat actor that’s been …
Read More »Facebook didn’t remove fake accounts linked to BJP, alleges former employee
Delhi: (South Asian Wire) A former Facebook data scientist has said that the social media giant did not remove fake accounts linked to India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the run-up to the 2020 elections in Delhi. Sophie Zhang said in an interview that the BJP, Congress and Aam …
Read More »DC’s animated movie ‘Injustice’ depicts Kashmir as disputed region
Ahead of the release of DC’s latest animated film ‘Injustice’, social media websites are awash with a snippet from the movie that depicts Kashmir as a disputed region. The clip that is going viral shows Superman and Wonder Woman destroying all military equipment in Kashmir and declaring it as an “arms free …
Read More »Stainless Steel: Chinese and Indonesian Imports Overwhelm Indian Stainless Steel, Learn How
New Delhi (South Asian Wire): Last year stainless steel imports ( Stainless Steel is went to Import) recorded a whopping 177 per cent. Most of it (Stainless Steel) has been imported from China and Indonesia. This has put the domestic stainless steel industry in trouble. Anil Kumar Choudhary , former chairman of SAIL and chairman of Metals …
Read More »WhatsApp banned 2 million Indian accounts in August – report
Image is used for presentation only. (Photo: Pixabay) Message exchange platform WhatsApp has blocked over two million Indian accounts. In August, the company received a report related to 420 complaints, acting on which it took this step. WhatsApp has given this information in its compliance report. At the same time, social media company Facebook took action …
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India and the UK will step up cooperation in the area of science, technology and innovation including strengthening the role of women in STEMM disciplines at schools, universities, and research institutions, the Department of Science and Technology said on Friday. The two sides will work to create an enabling …
Read More »iPhone production in India said to be more than 50% down amid Covid-19 surge
Production of the Apple iPhone 12 at a Foxconn factory in India has slumped by more than 50 per cent because workers infected with Covid-19 have had to leave their posts, two sources told Reuters.The Foxconn facility in the southern state of Tamil Nadu produces iPhones specifically for India, the …
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Scientists who search for life outside our solar system think that there might be some planets that are more hospitable than our Earth. Harvard researchers recently found that raindrops are remarkably similar across different planetary environments, even planets as drastically different as Earth and Jupiter. One day, humankind may …
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