‘Internet’s on fire’ as techs race to fix software flaw…

BOSTON (AP) — A critical vulnerability in a widely used software tool — one quickly exploited in the online game Minecraft — is rapidly emerging as a major threat to organizations around the world.“The internet’s on fire right now,” said Adam Meyers, senior vice president of intelligence at the cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike. “People are scrambling…Continue Reading

Capitol rioters’ social media posts influencing sentencings…

For many rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, self-incriminating messages, photos and videos that they broadcast on social media before, during and after the insurrection are influencing even their criminal sentences. Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Amy Jackson read aloud some of Russell Peterson’s posts about the riot before she sentenced…Continue Reading

Some 400,000 Palestinians vote in rare municipal elections

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians took part in rare municipal elections across the occupied West Bank on Saturday, following months of simmering anger towards their government and the cancellation of promised parliamentary and presidential elections earlier this year.Some 400,000 Palestinians are eligible to vote in the election where they will select representatives for 154…Continue Reading

Kentucky governor declares state of emergency after deadly tornado, asks Biden for assistance

People search through a tornado-damaged building on December 11, 2021 in Mayfield, Kentucky.Brett Carlsen | Getty ImagesLOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency early Saturday morning and asked President Joe Biden for federal assistance after a deadly storm swept through the Bluegrass State overnight.”It’s devastating,” Beshear said during a news conference,…Continue Reading

France approves antibody therapy for high-risk Covid cases

French health authorities have approved the use of an anti-body treatment made by AstraZeneca for high-risk people who show resistance to vaccines against coronavirus. The independent public health body HAS Friday night announced “a greenlight for the preventive use of Evusheld… for patients with a very high-risk of contracting a severe form of Covid-19”. Evusheld,…Continue Reading

‘अपने बच्चों को कंट्रोल में रखो, वर्ना तेज प्रताप-तेजस्वी की…’ साधु यादव ने अब लालू-राबड़ी को दी चेतावनी

Sudhendra Singh | नवभारतटाइम्स.कॉम | Updated: Dec 11, 2021, 9:00 PMतेजस्वी यादव (Tejashwi Yadav) की शादी को लेकर बयानबाजी करने पर राजद (RJD) सुप्रीमो लालू प्रसाद यादव (Lalu Prasad Yadav) के बड़े बेटे तेज प्रताप यादव (Tej Pratap Yadav) ने मामा साधु यादव (Sadhu Yadav) चेतावनी दे डाली। इस पर साधु यादव ने लालू यादव…Continue Reading

India flight-tests helicopter-launched stand-off anti-tank missile

India on Saturday successfully flight-tested indigenously developed helicopter-launched stand-off anti-tank (SANT) missile in Rajasthan’s Pokhran firing ranges. The defence ministry said the flight-testing, carried out by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force, was “successful” in meeting all the mission objectives of the missile. The weapon, developed for the IAF,…Continue Reading

Time to do away with discretionary quota and opt for auction of public properties, plots: Supreme Court

The day has come to do away with the allotment of public properties and plots under discretionary quota as it leads to “corruption, nepotism and favouritism”, the Supreme Court observed on Saturday, advocating their distribution largely through auctions. The Supreme Court made the observation while setting aside an order of the Orissa High Court closing…Continue Reading

दूर-दराज के इलाकों में ड्रोन से पहुंचेंगे दवा और जरूरी सामान, स्पाइसजेट जल्द शुरू करेगी सर्विस

Authored by Saurabh Sinha | Edited by रीतिका सिंह | नवभारतटाइम्स.कॉम | Updated: Dec 11, 2021, 9:02 PMस्पाइसजेट (SpiceJet) 0-5 किलोग्राम, 5-10 किलोग्राम और 10-25 किलोग्राम सहित विभिन्न पेलोड के कस्टमाइज्ड ड्रोन पेश करने की योजना बना रही है। शुरुआत में कंपनी की योजना मिड माइल ड्रोन डिलीवरी को लक्षित करने की है।हाइलाइट्सस्पाइसजेट को DGCA…Continue Reading

India to be among a few economies to rebound strongly; impact of Omicron to be less severe: Finance ministry report

SynopsisReal GDP in Q2 of FY2021-22 has grown by 8.4 per cent YoY, recovering more than 100 per cent of the pre-pandemic output in the corresponding quarter of FY2019-20, said the monthly Economic Review prepared by the Finance Ministry.AgenciesThe central government finances improved during April 2021 to October 2021 over the corresponding period of previous…Continue Reading