Miscellaneous

Kuwait, May 24: There was a time when pigeons were used to deliver messages across countries in the absence of faster means of communication. But in the contemporary times, the same bird is being used for criminal purposes. In Kuwait, a homing pigeon was caught transporting drugs by custom officials. Around 178 pills were found wrapped around the bird that reportedly came from Iraq and was being

San Francisco, May 23: After a host of different ransomware attacks that hit enterprises across the globe, security researchers have now identified a new strain of malware "EternalRocks" that is more dangerous than WannaCry and is potentially tougher to fight. According to the researchers, "EternalRocks" exploits the same vulnerability in Windows that helped WannaCry spread to computers. It also

May 22: Chinese vendors captured 49 percent of the Indian mobile phone handset market in the first quarter of 2017 - a 180 percent (year-on-year) revenue growth - threatening to wipe out domestic players from the overall handset segment, a report said on Friday. According to research firm CyberMedia Research's (CMR) "India Quarterly Mobile Handset Market Review" report, mobile handsets market in

London, May 19: Instagram and Snapchat are the most detrimental to young people's mental health and wellbeing, according to a new report on social media platforms which also found that YouTube had the most positive effect. The new report by Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) in the UK examined the positive and negative effects of social media on young people's health. Researchers conducted a

New Delhi, May 18: Online restaurant guide and food ordering app Zomato today said about 17 million user records have been stolen from its database. The stolen information contains user email addresses and 'hashed' passwords but no payment information or credit card data has been stolen/leaked, Zomato said in a blogpost on its website. The startup's disclosure comes at a time when the world is

Geneva, May 16: Road injuries are the biggest killer of teenagers globally, according to a latest WHO report which found that over 3,000 adolescents die every day, totalling 1.2 million deaths a year, from largely preventable causes. In 2015, more than two-thirds of these deaths occurred in low- and middle-income countries in Africa and South-East Asia. Road traffic injuries, lower respiratory

New Delhi, May 15: It was coming. On March 14 this year, Microsoft released a security update which addressed the vulnerability in the 16-year-old Windows XP operating system that the hackers behind the massive ransomware attack exploited and created havoc in 150 countries. The vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows software — exploited by “WannaCrypt” — crippled computers from hospitals in

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), May 14: The 112 feet tall 'Adiyogi' Lord Shiva steel statue situated in Coimbatore at the Isha Yoga Centre, has been declared the world's largest bust by the Guinness Books of World Records. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had unveiled the statue on February 24 this year. Speaking about the Guinness record, the representative said, "The 'Adiyogi' is the source of yoga and to

New Delhi, May 13: Hackers exploiting software stolen from the National Security Agency have executed cyberattacks that has hit dozens of countries worldwide, says a report, which has fretted the authorities. It is believed that the cyber extortionists have managed to trick victims into opening malicious malware attachments to spam emails that appeared to contain invoices, job offers, security

Vadodara: In a tragic incident, a 25-year-old groom died of a heart attack during his wedding procession in Borsad town of the neighbouring Anand district. As the wedding procession was proceeding on Tuesday night for the bride's home with the family members dancing in a joyous mood in Borsad, about 60 km from here, the groom, Sagar Solanki, who was sitting on a friend's shoulders, suddenly