The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) in partnership with TalentSprint on Tuesday announced an advanced certification programme on cyber security and cyber defence. The programme is designed for current and aspiring professionals who are keen to explore and exploit the latest trends in cyber security technologies and the e-first cohort […]
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Dell is exploring sale of its RSA cybersecurity unit
Dell Technologies Inc. is exploring a sale of RSA Security, a cybersecurity business it hopes could fetch at least $1 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. Discussions are at an early stage and there is no guarantee Dell will end up selling the asset, said the […]
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In Odisha school, a Muslim woman is a popular Sanskrit teacher
A huge controversy has been raging over appointment of Firoze Khan as an assistant professor in Sanskrit Vidya Dharam Vigyan of Banaras Hindu University with students objecting to a Muslim teacher for teaching Sanskrit. But in a backward district of Odisha, a Muslim woman has been teaching Sanskrit to hundreds […]
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Facebook will pay you for participating in surveys, tasks and research
Facebook has launched an app that will pay people for participating in its surveys, tasks and research aimed at gathering insights from users to improve its apps and other products. “We’ll use these insights to improve products like Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Portal and Oculus, and to benefit the broader community,” Facebook’s […]
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US-based alumnus donates Rs 52 lakh for IIT KGP’s Classical and Folk Arts Academy
A US-based alumnus has donated Rs 52 lakh for IIT Kharagpur’s Academy of Classical and Folk Arts, an official said. The funding is towards building a music auditorium with a ‘digitally enhanced learning environment’, conducting workshops on classical and folk arts and engaging teaching fellows, an IIT Kharagpur statement said […]
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Production resumes at Honda’s Manesar plant; workers plan another march on Wednesday
Production resumed at the Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) plant at IMT, Manesar, on Monday, two weeks after it was shut due to the ongoing workers’ strike. A batch of workers with permanent employment at the company joined services on Monday, and three other batches are expected to join […]
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Kriti, Priyanka tried to figure ‘relation between Kashibai and Parvatibai’
Kriti Sanon is all set to be seen as Parvatibai in the upcoming period drama, Panipat. Ever since her first look was revealed, the actor is being compared to Priyanka Chopra’s Kashibai in Sanjay Leela Bhansali film, Bajirao Mastani. The two actors recently met at a party and had a “fun, […]
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5 lessons from Punjab’s failed drive to curb stubble burning
Ahead of the paddy harvesting in September, the Punjab government chose to make Guru Nanak Dev’s verse ‘pavan guru, pani pita, mata dharat mahat’ (air is guru, water the father, earth the eminent mother) as the centrepiece of its message against stubble burning, one of the causes of the region’s […]
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Ranveer Singh or Rani Mukerji? Who wore the Sabyasachi kurta better
Celebrities are often spotted wearing the same set of designers, and Manish Malhotra, Anamika Khanna and Sabyasachi Mukherjee are usually the designers that Bollywood celebrities flock to. Given that these celebs share the same pool of stylists, outfits and styling does tend to overlap. And every once in a while celebrities, especially […]
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RJD bets on a Rajput as its Bihar unit chief, a first in party’s history
In a significant development, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Monday paved the way for the elevation of an upper caste leader as its new Bihar unit president in party veteran and former water resources minister Jagdanand Singh, who is set to replace incumbent Ramchandra Purve, who has served three […]
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Man pleads guilty to making false bomb threats to schools in US, Britain
Federal prosecutors say a 21-year-old man has pleaded guilty to sending false shooting and bomb threats to schools in the U.S. and Britain. The Department of Justice says Timothy Vaughn of Winston-Salem, North Carolina was a member of the Apophis Squad, a collective of hackers intent on using the internet […]
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‘BJP’s game over’: NCP leader tweets after Supreme Court ruling
Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday said Supreme Court’s order for a floor test in Maharashtra assembly on Wednesday means that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s “game is over”. “Satyamev Jayate BJP ka khel khatm” (truth alone shall win, end of the BJP’s game),” NCP’s chief spokesperson Nawab Malik […]
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Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu not required to resign despite indictment: Attorney general
Israel’s attorney general said Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not required to leave office following his indictment on corruption charges, giving a small boost to the embattled leader. Avichai Mandelblit said in a statement that Netanyahu can remain interim prime minister, just days after serving him with charges […]
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Devendra Fadnavis must face trust vote by tomorrow, orders Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday fast-forwarded Devendra Fadnavis floor test deadline, ordering the Maharashtra chief minister to clear the trust vote in the state assembly by Wednesday evening. Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, who had invited Fadnavis to take oath on Saturday morning, had given him till December 7 to prove his majority in the house. The top […]
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2-year-old boy killed by ice sculpture at Luxembourg Xmas market
A two-year-old boy was killed by a falling ice sculpture as families enjoyed holiday shopping at Luxembourg city’s Christmas market. “The child was severely injured and died in the ambulance,” police said, after Sunday night’s accident. An investigation has been opened, and on Monday the city — capital of the […]