Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Emna Charqui, seen here in May, said she never intended to shock, only to amuse A blogger in Tunisia has been sentenced to six months in prison after sharing a satirical post about Covid-19 written in the form of a verse from the Koran. Emna Charqui, 28, was arrested … Read more
Image copyright Peter Barnes Image caption Peter Barnes thinks the policy is a good idea Peter Barnes, 29, came down with Covid-19 in March and made a full recovery. So it’s perhaps not surprising that he is happy about the government’s plan to make wearing face masks in shops compulsory in England from 24 July. … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Standing Committee on Information Technology met on Tuesday to discuss the ban on 59 Chinese Apps, including Tik Toc and CamScanner, and sought details from government officials on whether some crucial data could already have landed in the hands of the Chinese in the last few years. The threat of sharing important … Read more
There’s now an increasing chance of getting your data stolen, in addition to your network being encrypted, when you are hit with a ransomware attack – which means falling victim to this kind of malware is now even more dangerous. The prospect of being locked out of the network by cyber criminals is damaging enough, but by … Read more
Google might be a US company, but it still has to abide by EU law. Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Google was fined 600,000 euros ($684,000) by the Belgian data protection authority on Tuesday after failing to comply with a “right to be forgotten” request from a reportedly high-profile, but anonymous Belgian citizen. The … Read more
The funds don’t only support López Aceves, a graphic designer in Mexico’s southern Chiapas state — they also go to support her five-year-old daughter and her grandmother. Never before have they found themselves without the extra help of remittances, like millions of other Mexican families. When the money dried up, it came at the worst … Read more
The call records of Swapna Suresh, key accused in gold smuggling case, show that she was in touch with Kerala Minister KT Jaleel. Kerala gold scam: Kerala minister KT Jaleel was in touch with key accused Swapna Suresh, call records show (Swapna Suresh (L)/PTI | KT Jaleel/Facebook) Kerala minister KT Jaleel was in touch with … Read more
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and the other ministers arrived at CM’s residence from the hotel they were holed up at amid the power tussle. Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot (second from R) with other ministers. (Photo: PTI) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and other ministers reached the CM’s residence Tuesday evening for a Cabinet meeting, … Read more
The three-time Congress MLA Govind Singh Dotasara had contested the Lakshmanagarh pachayat samiti in 2005 before being given the party ticket for the assembly elections three years later. On Tuesday, he was made the state Congress president after the removal of Sachin Pilot from the post Earlier, Govind Singh Dostara held the post of the … Read more
The situation of floods in Assam flood turned grim on Tuesday as nine more people died in deluge. The floods continue to affect nearly 33 lakh people from 28 districts of the state. Of the nine reported dead, three drowned in floodwaters in Dibrugarh district while two people each in Barpeta, Tinsukia district and one … Read more