Indian rocket lifts off with DRDO Emisat, 28 other satellites

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) (IANS) A new variant of the India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket on Monday carrying the electronic intelligence satellite, Emisat for the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) and 28 other…

FB removes Pakistani military-backed fake accounts

New Delhi (IANS) Facebook on Monday said it removed 103 Pages, Groups and accounts on both its platform and Instagram for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behaviour against India as part of a military-backed network that originated in Pakistan.

Saudi Arabia hacked Jeff Bezos' phone: Security chief

Washington (IANS) A veteran security consultant who works for Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has accused Saudi Arabia of hacking into Bezos' smartphone and alleging sharing personal information about his extra-marital affair to a media outlet.

Mars still has active deep groundwater: Scientists

New York (IANS) Deep groundwater could still be active on Mars and be the origin of surface streams in some near-equatorial areas of the "Red Planet", researchers suggest.

The researchers at University of Southern California (USC)…

Facebook set to restrict livestreaming post NZ attack

San Francisco (IANS) Facing flak after the New Zealand terror attack that was live-streamed on its platform, the social media giant is now exploring restrictions on who can use its "Facebook Live" feature.

Facebook…

Researchers 'extract' data from junked Tesla cars

San Francisco (IANS) In a shocking revelation, security researchers have extracted personal and unencrypted data -- videos, phonebooks, calendar items -- of Tesla users from crashed models sold at junkyards and auctions.

According to a CNBC…

ixigo 6th most downloaded travel app globally

New Delhi (IANS) India's leading travel platform ixigo is the second most downloaded travel app in India and the sixth most downloaded travel app in the world on Google Play Store, the company said on Thursday.

As per Sensor Tower's…

US to return astronauts to Moon by 2024: Mike Pence

Washington (IANS) Vice President Mike Pence announced that the US plans to land astronauts on the Moon within the next five years, the media reported.

The nation had been shooting for a 2028 lunar touchdown, but "that's just not good…

Viral prank getting Twitter users kicked out of app

San Francisco (IANS) Ahead of the upcoming April Fool's Day, a prank going viral on the micro-blogging site Twitter is getting users kicked out of the platform for being "underage" to be on the platform.

The prank…

India acquires anti-satellite capability: Modi

New Delhi (IANS) India has attained anti-satellite capability, becoming the fourth such country after the US, China and Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Wednesday.

The mission was completed within 3 minutes when a pre-determined…