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Friday, May 10, 2024
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India shakes the Foreign Hand—Nehru to Modi, PMs have deepened ties with Western spies

Even as Indian governments have warned of the peril from the Foreign Hand, they’ve been warmly shaking hands with it for a while now.

Who is Yevgeniy Prigozhin — ‘Putin’s chef’ wanted by FBI for election interference

The FBI tweeted a poster of Prigozhin stating that he has 'allegedly conspired to defraud the US' through election interference.

The Larry Nassar case — how US gymnastics team doctor abused over 150 gymnasts for years

In a Senate hearing Wednesday, Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles accused US gymnastics officials and federal law enforcement of enabling Dr Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse.

How cyberattack on major US pipeline has become a diplomatic issue between US and Russia

Shutdown of largest US gasoline pipeline underscores how vulnerable the country’s cyber infra is to criminals & national adversaries like Russia, China and Iran, say experts.

Selfie-snapping rioters who stormed US Capitol leave FBI trail of over 1.40 lakh images

FBI has been tracking down suspects by following the social media posts of people who stormed the US Capitol last week. So far, more than 275 suspects have been traced & nearly 100 arrested.

White House counsel’s office advised Trump not to fire FBI director Chris Wray

Trump has grown wary of Chris Wray, believing the FBI chief should have aggressively investigated the president’s political opponents, including Biden & his family, before election.

Trump ridicules FBI chief for claiming Russians are trying to sink Biden campaign

FBI director Christopher Wray told the House Homeland Security Committee that Moscow is trying to denigrate Vice President Biden and what the Russians see as an anti-Russia establishment.

FBI says it helped Twitter, Facebook disrupt Russian influence campaign ahead of US polls

FBI says it provided Twitter & Facebook with information to take down accounts associated with Russian campaign that tried to hire unwitting US-based journalists and use political ads.

Chinese hacking and pressure is making Americans helpless, FBI chief says

FBI chief Christopher Wray said the interference includes cyber espionage, threatening Chinese nationals in America and co-opting key people to advance policies that benefit China.

Are you a graduate keen on investigation, data analysis? CBI is ready to teach you

The interns can be graduates, post-graduates and research assistants & will be allowed to work with CBI for a six to eight-week period.  

On Camera

Apple ad just an example of Big Tech’s inflated sense of self, not the collapse of the world

Apple iPad Pro's ad is a science-fiction film come to life. It destroys every creative instrument and artefact to show our lives can be compressed into the 'thinnest product ever created'.

Day after mass sick leave by employees, Air India Express fires crew members, cancels 85 more flights

About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.