News updates: Microsoft says about 8.5 million of its devices affected by CrowdStrike-related outage
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A global tech outage that was related to a software update by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike affected nearly 8.5 million Microsoft devices, Microsoft said in a blog on Saturday. "We currently estimate that CrowdStrike's update affected 8.5 million Windows devices, or less than one percent of all Windows machines," it said in the blog. CrowdStrike has helped develop a scalable solution that will help Microsoft's Azure infrastructure accelerate a fix, Microsoft said, adding that the tech giant had worked with both Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform to collaborate on the "most effective approaches."
Tomato prices soar to Rs 100 per kg in Delhi markets as rains hit supplies.
NEET-UG paper leak case: CBI arrests 'mastermind' (a B.Tech graduate) and two MBBS students who acted as 'solvers', say officials.
AAP announces five guarantees ahead of assembly election in Haryana, includes free electricity, free medical treatment, free education, Rs 1,000 for every woman.
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Indore-2 assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh, Ramesh Mendola has written a letter to Chief Minister Mohan Yadav requesting to make rules to display shopkeeper's name in front of every shop in the state. Ealier, administration in Haridwar and Uttar Pradesh has issued directions to shopkeepers on Kanwar yatra route to display the names of their owners.
National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday, July 20, declared the centre and city-wise results for medical entrance exam NEET-UG, which has been under the scanner over alleged irregularities. The results, which were initially announced on June 5, have been published in this format following an order of the Supreme Court, which is hearing several petitions about the alleged irregularities in the conduct of the exam, including a paper leak.
A day after the Microsoft outage severely impacted flight operations across the country, Union Minister of State, Murlidhar Mohol said on Saturday that passengers are no longer facing any issues and that flight schedules are being adhered to as usual.
Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi is set to visit Jammu today to review the security situation there. He will be briefed by the formation commanders on the areas being taken by the security forces. Senior officials are likely to conduct a security review as well, ANI reported.
10:15 PM
Jharkhand court convicts 5 Jamtara cyber criminals for money laundering
A special PMLA court in Ranchi on Saturday convicted five Jamtara residents under the anti-money laundering law for running an "organised" cyber crime syndicate, official sources said.
A Netflix series named "Jamtara" that streamed in 2020 is said to have been based on real-life incidents of phishing phone calls and bank accounts scamming launched by some criminals from this district giving it the moniker of 'cyber crime capital' for many years.
Police and other probe agencies later went full steam against these criminals, many of whom were youngsters.
Official sources told PTI those convicted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) include Ganesh Mandal (51), his son Pradeep Kumar Mandal (30), Santosh Mandal (51) and his sons Pintu Mandal (33) and Ankush Kumar Mandal (27).
10:15 PM
Embassy in Kuwait condoles demise of Indian family of four in fire accident
The Indian embassy in Kuwait has expressed condolences on the demise of family of four people, who were charred to death in a fire accident in Kuwait.
The Indian family of four, who lost their lives, included two children as well.
"Embassy @indembkwt expresses its deepest condolences on the tragic demise of Mr Mathews Mulackal, his wife and 2 children due to fire in his flat in Abassiya yesterday night," the Indian embassy wrote in a post on X.
It stated that the officials will ensure the early repatriation of the family's mortal remains.
"Embassy is in touch with his family and will ensure early repatriation of mortal remains," the embassy said.
10:14 PM
Manorama Khedkar's police custody extended by 2 days
Judicial Magistrate Court Pune extends 2 days of police custody of Manorama Khedkar mother of trainee IAS Puja Khedkar
10:13 PM
Mild earthquake hits J-K's Kishtwar
A 3.5 magnitude earthquake jolted Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Saturday, officials said.
According to the National Centre of Seismology (NCS), the tremor was felt at 5.34 pm in the hilly district.
The depth of the earthquake was 10 kilometers below the surface at latitude 33.29 degrees north and longitude 76.67 degrees east, it said.
A police official said that there was no information about damage from anywhere.
10:13 PM
Indian Embassy in contact with Latvia over student's drowning
The Embassy of India to Sweden & Latvia tweets, "Embassy is in regular contact with Latvian authorities regarding the unfortunate incident of suspected drowning of an Indian student in Riga. We remain in touch with the family and will continue to extend all possible help."
10:12 PM
Delhi's maximum temp settles at 37.8 deg C
Delhi on Saturday recorded a maximum temperature of 37.8 degree Celsius, 2.9 notches above season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The city's minimum temperature settled at 27.6 degree Celsius, normal during the season, the weather officials said. The humidity oscillated between 86 per cent and 58 per cent.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) of the national capital was recorded in the "moderate" category with a reading of 106 at 6 pm, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.
The weather department has predicted generally cloudy sky with light rain on Sunday. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to settle around 37 and 28 degrees Celsius.
10:11 PM
INDIA bloc leaders, workers take out protest marches across Bihar over deteriorating law and order
Leaders and workers from opposition INDIA bloc on Saturday staged protest marches across Bihar, citing deteriorating law and order situation.
Leaders from RJD, Congress, CPI-ML (Liberation), CPI(M), CPI, and other opposition parties took part in the protest march from Income Tax Crossing to Dak Bungalow Crossing in Patna chanting anti-government slogans.
Opposition party workers put up posters and banners throughout the state capital, highlighting concerns about the law and order situation and the need to save democracy.
Akhilesh Prasad Singh, president of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC), told reporters, "The Nitish Kumar-led government has failed to address the worsening law and order situation. The state is plagued by daily incidents of murder, rape, kidnapping, extortion, and abduction. Why is Kumar silent on this issue? People of Bihar will not tolerate this and will give a befitting reply to the NDA in the 2025 assembly polls."
Singh added, "Crime rates have surged recently, and the state government seems indifferent to public safety. This issue will be raised in the upcoming monsoon session of the assembly."
5:26 PM
Embassy in Kuwait condoles demise of Indian family of four in fire accident
The Indian embassy in Kuwait has expressed condolences on the demise of family of four people, who were charred to death in a fire accident in Kuwait.
The Indian family of four, who lost their lives, included two children as well.
"Embassy @indembkwt expresses its deepest condolences on the tragic demise of Mr Mathews Mulackal, his wife and 2 children due to fire in his flat in Abassiya yesterday night," the Indian embassy wrote in a post on X.
It stated that the officials will ensure the early repatriation of the family's mortal remains.
"Embassy is in touch with his family and will ensure early repatriation of mortal remains," the embassy said.
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First Published: Jul 22 2024 | 10:10 PM IST
