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A massive IT outage has knocked out Windows computers around the world, taking websites, airports and banks offline as engineers scramble to reboot their systems. The problem began early on Friday morning (UK time) as workers found their PCs crashing, showing the so-called “blue screen of death” and entering recovery mode. While companies across the globe struggle to get online, here is what we know so far about the problem. What has happened and why is Windows down? Hundreds of thousands of computers around the world have suddenly shut down, impacting businesses, transport links and TV broadcasts globally. A software problem with…
In the event of a Madhya Pradesh police jawan dying in the line of duty, the Rs 1 crore ex gratia given by the government will be distributed equally between the deceased’s wife and parents, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has announced. “We have taken a decision that in the event of a state police jawan getting martyred, then the Rs 1 crore ex gratia to be paid will be divided between his wife and parents in the ratio of 50:50,” a government official said on Friday quoting the chief minister. The decision assumes significance as it comes in the backdrop…
Bangladesh on Friday announced the imposition of a curfew and the deployment of military forces after police failed to quell days of deadly unrest that has spread throughout the country. This week’s clashes between student demonstrators and police have killed at least 105 people, according to an AFP count of victims reported by hospitals, and pose a momentous challenge to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s autocratic government after 15 years in office. “The government has decided to impose a curfew and deploy the military in aid of the civilian authorities,” Hasina’s press secretary Nayeemul Islam Khan told AFP. He added that…
Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is now the state’s Leader of Opposition, has drawn up a shadow cabinet to scrutinise and take on the ruling BJP and its Chief Minister Mohan Majhi. The move comes ahead of the budget session of the state assembly, which is set to begin from next Monday. The 50-member UK-style shadow cabinet reflects the early experiences of Mr Patnaik who spent a large part of his pre-politics life in the UK. The members of the shadow cabinet are mostly former ministers of his government, who are expected to keep tabs on each minister…
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is working on a round-the-clock multilingual “contact centre” for its nearly seven crore active subscribers. The planned centre will remain functional 24×7 across 365 days. The move is aimed at offering a single-window interface to those wanting to register complaints or requiring recourse to a redressal mechanism. This comes after EPFO faced backlash on social media recently over delays in complaint resolution and an increase in the rates of rejection of settlement claims, The Indian Express reported. A tender has been floated by the government body to set up this contact centre for “a…
Senior lawyer and BJP leader Mahesh Jethmalani has called on the government to probe the links of political voices, who sought to target the Adani Group after the Hindenburg report, with China. He had recently flagged a Chinese hand behind the report by the American short seller Hindenburg that targeted the Indian conglomerate. Mr Jethmalani on Friday alleged the hit job on the Adani Group was Chinese vengeance for losing out on infrastructure projects like the Haifa Port. “Now that there’s an established Chinese hand behind the Hindenburg hatchet job on the Adani Group it behoves the GOI (government of…
A huge fire has broken out on a merchant container vessel near Goa. The ship was on passage from Mundra to Sri Lanka’s Colombo and is now located around 102 nautical miles south west of Goa. The Indian Coast Guard has diverted a ship to help. The ship has reached the spot and is carrying out fire-fighting operation despite rough sea and inclement weather. Two more Coast Guard ships have been sent to help with the firefighting. An Dornier aircraft of the Coast Guard has also been launched for aerial assessment. The ship is reported to be carrying International…
Insolvency proceedings against ed-tech giant Byju’s, once India’s biggest startup valued at $22 billion, will likely force thousands of employees to quit and result in a total shutdown of its services, its CEO said in a court filing seen by Reuters. Byju’s, backed by investors like Prosus and General Atlantic, has suffered numerous setbacks in recent months, including job cuts, a collapse in its valuation and a tussle with investors who accused CEO Byju Raveendran of corporate governance lapses. Byju’s has denied any wrongdoing. Now Byju’s is facing its biggest crisis after a tribunal this week triggered insolvency proceedings following…
A woman was allegedly shown porn clips and groped by a senior executive from a Jindal group company aboard a flight from Kolkata to Abu Dhabi. Jindal Steel Chairperson Naveen Jindal has assured the woman that the matter will be investigated at the earliest and strict action will be taken against the executive. In a series of posts on X on Friday, the woman, who is the founder of an organisation that works on menstrual rights, said she was headed to Boston and had taken a transit flight to Abu Dhabi on Etihad Airways when a man sitting next to…
The tiger claw that Maratha emperor Chhatrapati Shivaji is believed to have used to kill General Afzal Khan is back in Maharashtra after more than 350 years. The state government has brought it on loan from London’s Albert Museum for three years and put it on display at the Satara in western Maharashtra. The weapon brought from London has a bulletproof cover and security was strengthened for it. It will be kept at a museum in Satara for the next seven months. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, his Deputy Devendra Fadnavis and other leaders attended the function to inaugurate it. History…