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'no education' rule for obtaining driving license

‘No education’ rule to get license thrills auto drivers.

While amendments to the Motor Vehicles Act draw flak for the hefty penalties, auto drivers in the city are ecstatic that they no longer need minimum educational qualification to obtain a driving license (DL).

Chandrayaan 2: Nasa To Share Before And After Images Of Vikram Lander’s Landing Site

ISRO shares first set of images of Earth captured by Chandrayaan-2

Zomato App gets 1-star ratings as backlash for ‘being biased against Hindus’

Mumbai-Pune Hyperloop ride in 35 minutes, moves closer to reality

Travel in Maharashtra between Pune and Mumbai, about 120 km, could come down to 35 minutes by 2026 if all goes well with the Hyperloop project proposed to connect the two cities. That is a step closer now, after the Maharashtra state cabinet approved the public-infrastructure status of the project on July 30, clearing the way for a bidding process to select the private companies to build the super-fast transit system.

Indians signed up for UPI account covertly through Truecaller bug without consent

In a nightmare for thousands of Truecaller users in India, a so-called bug automatically created their Unified Payments Interface (UPI) accounts with the ICICI Bank without their consent, triggering panic and hacking fears. The affected users received an SMS from ICICI Bank starting from late Monday evening till morning hours on Tuesday saying “your registration for UPI app has started. If it was not you, report now to your bank. Do not share card details/OTP/CVV with anyone to avoid a financial loss”.

ISRO commercial arm launches 239 satellites

Isro’s commercial arm confirms earning of 6289 crores, while launching of 239 satellites in last 3 year

Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), launched 239 satellites earning Rs 6,289 crore revenue, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

CM Nitish Kumar investigates meteorite in Madhubani

A Celestial object was found in Madhubani, later brought to Patna museum

A 13-kilogram celestial object, suspected to be a meteorite, was brought to a museum here after being discovered in Madhubani’s Mahadeva village. The object, having magnetic properties, crashed in the fields of the village under Laukahi block on Monday.

parent company of TikTok and Helo considers setting up data centre in India

TikTok parent ByteDance examining options to set up data center in India

ByteDance, the parent company of social media platforms TikTok and Helo, Sunday said it is examining options to set up a data centre in India to store information of its Indian users.

Indian government's stance on child safety from getting exposed to dangerous content

Government has sought response from social media apps TikTok and Helo on the measures to prevent users below age 18 from getting exposed to dangerous content

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) has sought response from controversial social media apps TikTok and Helo on a set of questions, ranging from whether the apps are considering storing data within India and what measures they were taking to prevent users below age 18 from getting exposed to potentially dangerous content.