US-based medical device and services provider Stryker said that a cyberattack has disrupted its global network. According to a Reuters report, the company revealed in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that the attack caused disruptions and limitations of access to some of its systems. The company has 56,000 employees and operates in 61...
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‘Unsustainable in law’: SC rules OBC creamy layer status cannot be decided on income alone
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the determination whether a candidate falls within the creamy layer or the non-creamy layer of the OBCs cannot be decided solely on the basis of the income.“Determination of creamy layer status solely on the basis of income brackets, without reference to the categories of posts and...
War’s first bill: US spent roughly Rs 1,043,187,750,000 in the first week of Iran conflict
The United States has spent at least $11.3 billion in the first week of its military campaign against Iran, according to a Pentagon estimate shared with Congress, The New York Times reported on Thursday.The figure marks the most detailed assessment so far of the financial cost of the conflict, which entered its 13th day with...
Iran war enters day 13: Missiles fly, tankers burn, oil prices soar; what’s happening in Middle East?
What began as coordinated and carefully planned strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran, targeting the regime of its longest-serving Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has now spiralled into a full-blown military crisis across the Middle East. The region’s skies are crowded with drones and missiles, with Tehran showcasing its ballistic capabilities by...
Lucknow double murder: Man rapes, kills woman, strangles partially blind son who tried to save her
Accused Kishan Rawat, arrested after a police encounter in Lucknow, is linked to the March 9 double murder of a woman and her partially blind son in Sisendi village. LUCKNOW: The accused in the sensational double murder case in Sisendi village of Mohanalalganj on March 9 was arrested after an encounter late Wednesday night.A policeman...
Dial S for solutions: How Sachin Tendulkar helped Sanju Samson, and many others
Sanju Samson, and Sachin Tendulkar As he stepped up to receive his Player of the Tournament award after India had clinched the T20 World Cup Sunday, an emotional Sanju Samson recalled how he felt broken, his dreams shattered, after a wretched run of form. Fortunately for Samson, help was just a call away.Samson became the...
Was US strike on an Iran school that killed 170 an intelligence failure? Probe reveals new details
A preliminary US military investigation has found that a deadly missile strike on a school in southern Iran at the start of the war was likely the result of an American targeting error. The February 28 attack on Shajarah Tayyebeh Elementary School in the port city of Minab has become one of the most controversial...
‘Had frequent disputes with techie wife’: IAF wing commander dies by suicide at home
An Indian Air Force wing commander posted in Raipur and associated with anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh died by suicide at his residence on Wednesday morning. The officer was identified as Vipul Yadav (39). RAIPUR: An Indian Air Force wing commander posted in Raipur and associated with anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh died by suicide at his...
Google completes Israeli cybersecurity firm acquisition, 2 years after CEO rejected deal
Google has completed its acquisition of Israeli cybersecurity company Wiz, closing the deal worth $32 billion. This marks as one of the largest acquisitions in the cybersecurity sector so far and significant expansion of Google Cloud’s security portfolio. This acquisition is an investment by Google Cloud to improve cloud security and enable organizations to build...
‘Wanted to kill him for 20 years’: What we know about assassination attempt on Farooq Abdullah
SRINAGAR: A 63-year-old man arrested for attempting to shoot former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah at a wedding in Jammu said in viral video he had been planning to kill National Conference president for the past two decades. Police have not confirmed the claim.“I wanted to kill Farooq Abdullah for the last 20...
