A cellphone number can appear to be a simple way to reach someone, but it is also often tied to bank accounts, password resets and two factor authentication. Federal prosecutors say a former AT&T retail employee exploited that connection by helping a hacker transfer customers’ phone numbers to devices controlled by criminals. The scheme allegedly…
Representative Image (AI-generated) What if a discarded Christmas tree could help bring a damaged river ecosystem back to life? For years, the Niagara River’s shoreline has been losing an important part of its natural ecosystem. More than 75% of the original coastal wetlands on the Canadian side had disappeared, reducing the shallow, sheltered areas that…
JPC first meeting on Sept 18 on FCRA NEW DELHI: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, will hold its first meeting in Parliament on September 18, with BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal as its chairman, news agency ANI reported.The 31-member committee was constituted after the Centre moved a motion…
Venkateswara Chagamreddy, an Indian man living in Texas on a student visa. An Indian citizen living in the US on a student visa has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a scheme that defrauded an elderly Vietnam veteran, the US Attorney’s Office said.Venkateswara Chagamreddy, 37, of San Antonio, Texas, was…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Russian President Putin in New Delhi. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday gifted Russian President Vladimir Putin a Russian translation of the Thirukkural, the ancient Tamil classic by poet-philosopher Thiruvalluvar, during their bilateral meeting in New Delhi ahead of the Brics Summit.The edition, published in 2026 by the…
Growing up in Hardwick on a dairy farm, woods were a major part of Andrew Meyer’s life. He would often spend time camping and hiking around East Long Pond and as a kid, he visited logging jobs in the area of the Worcester Range with his grandfather or uncle. A history of sustainable timber management…
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government has set a time-bound plan to distribute around 33 lakh Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana cards to eligible beneficiaries across the state, with dedicated distribution camps to be organised in 2,008 villages and wards.Health and family welfare minister Balbir Singh said around 31 lakh cards had already reached the districts, while another…
RBI deputy governor Shirish Chandra Murmu, speaking at the Global FinTech Fest in Mumbai on Friday, said digital lending should not merely make the process of extending credit faster. Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India wants lenders to ensure that algorithms used to make or materially influence credit decisions can explain why a borrower has…
Jairam Ramesh said the ad was not merely an insult to an individual or community but to ‘the dignity of all Indians’ NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday attacked the government over a controversial US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) advertisement targeting “Mr Singh”. The opposition called it an insult to all Indians and questioned…
Tharoor versus Chidambaram on BRICS. Photo credit: ANI NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has backed the Brics summit as an important diplomatic opportunity for India, breaking ranks with party colleague P Chidambaram, who has questioned whether recent Brics meetings have delivered tangible benefits.Defending the grouping’s relevance, Tharoor said it gives India a platform…