Cyber criminals hacked into the Sri Lankan finance ministry’s computer system and siphoned off $2.5 million, the government said Thursday, the most amount of cash ever stolen by hackers from a state institution in the debt-saddled country.The cyberattack is a major blow to Sri Lanka, which is recovering from a crippling economic crisis in 2022…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (ANI NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday thanked citizens for responding positively to his appeals aimed at helping the country navigate the ongoing crisis in West Asia. He said people have not only supported his requests but are actively implementing them in their daily lives.Addressing the nation during the…
Trump loses bid to impose $100k fee on H-1B visa The Trump administration suffered a setback on Friday after a US federal appeals court refused to lift a ruling that blocks the government from charging a $100,000 fee for new H-1B visas.The 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston left in place a June…
Foreign nationals convicted of serious crimes in Canada could now delay deportation proceedings under revised immigration tribunal guidelines set to come into force next month.The updated policy takes effect on June 1 and broadens the criteria for postponing admissibility hearings. These hearings determine whether a foreign national can remain in Canada or should be deported…
Shah chairs meeting to review security preparedness NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday chaired a high-level meeting to review the security and operational preparedness for the upcoming annual Amarnath Yatra, officials said.The yatra is scheduled to begin on July 3.The meeting was attended by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, Jammu and…
Fracken defended the Italian leader, calling her a key figure in Europe’s conservative movement Belgian defence minister Theo Francken has urged European leaders to maintain strong ties with US President Donald Trump, saying Europe will continue to rely on American military protection for another five to 10 years, while warning the US leader against targeting…
Lake Mead is a man-made lake that lies on the Colorado River, about 24 miles southeast of the city of Las Vegas, Nevada. Formed by the Hoover Dam, it is the largest reservoir in the United States and supplies water to about 20 million people in the states of Arizona, California, Nevada and some in…
FILE – In this April 11, 1970, photo made available by NASA, the Saturn V rocket carrying the crew of the Apollo 13 mission to the moon launches from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (NASA via AP) In August 1972, in the gap between Apollo 16 and Apollo 17, the Sun let loose a…
Sam Altman-led OpenAI has admitted that its AI models were responsible for the hacking attempt that targeted AI platform Hugging Face last week. Sharing an official statement on the incident, the chatGPT-maker said that the incident took place during an internal test designed to measure advanced cyber capabilities. “Last week, Hugging Face disclosed a new…
NEW DELHI: BJP Rajya Sabha MP Rahul Sinha on Saturday said Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders may find it difficult to move freely among the public in future due to what he described as growing public anger and “hatred” towards the party. His remarks came hours after TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee was attacked by a mob…