Millions of vapes seized in England as illegal trade targeted

Millions of vapes seized in England as illegal trade targeted

Alix Hattenstone BBC News, England BBC Paul Leighton, a senior Trading Standards officer, says illegal vapes are being supplied through “quite sophisticated networks” More than six million illegal vaping products have been seized by Trading Standards officers across England in the past three years, new analysis by the BBC has found. We joined one of … Read more

One year down, 8.5% of targeted households have rooftop solar installations

One year down, 8.5% of targeted households have rooftop solar installations

A rooftop solar plant installed on the terrace of a residential house in Puducherry. | Photo Credit: S.S. Kumar Nearly a year after the Centre launched the ₹75,000 crore PM Surya Ghar scheme, 8.5 lakh households have installed rooftop solar connections, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, said at a public event … Read more

Targeted by authorities for leading R.G. Kar protests, say West Bengal doctors

Targeted by authorities for leading R.G. Kar protests, say West Bengal doctors

At the forefront: Junior doctors, nurses, and students protest against the rape-murder of a woman doctor in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: File Photo Several doctors in West Bengal have alleged that they are being targeted by authorities for speaking out against them during protests demanding justice for a postgraduate trainee doctor who was raped and … Read more

Why Kyrgyzstan hostels housing Indian, Pakistani students were targeted

Why Kyrgyzstan hostels housing Indian, Pakistani students were targeted

Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek, has been on the boil over the last couple of days, with violent mobs targeting hostels housing students from India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Three Pakistani students have been reportedly killed in the violence, prompting Islamabad and New Delhi to issue advisories for its nationals in Kyrgyzstan. Local reports said the violence erupted … Read more

Global cyberattacks up by 38%, healthcare most targeted in India: Report, Health News, ET HealthWorld

Global cyberattacks up by 38%, healthcare most targeted in India: Report, Health News, ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Healthcare saw the maximum number of attacks among all sectors in India, with an organisation in India being attacked 1,866 times per week on average in 2022, as per a new study by Check Point Research. The top three most attacked industries in India were healthcare, followed by education, research and government, and … Read more

US disrupts North Korean hackers that targeted hospitals – ET HealthWorld

US disrupts North Korean hackers that targeted hospitals – ET HealthWorld

The FBI and Justice Department recently disrupted the activities of a hacking group that was sponsored by the North Korean government and that targeted US hospitals with ransomware, ultimately recovering half a million dollars in ransom payments and cryptocurrency, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said on Tuesday. Monaco revealed new details of the attacks during … Read more