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Think or blink!!!

I am reminded of the ad "Karaiyum nallathu thaan!" :rolleyes:

 [h=3]Insight: How a hacker's typo helped stop a billion dollar bank heist[/h] A spelling mistake in an online bank transfer instruction helped prevent a nearly $1 billion heist last month involving the Bangladesh central bank and the New York Federal Reserve, banking officials said. The hackers breached Bangladesh Bank's systems and stole its credentials for payment transfers, two senior officials at the bank said. Four requests to transfer a total of about $81 million to the Philippines went through, but a fifth, for $20 million, to a Sri Lankan non-profit organisation was held up because the hackers misspelled the name of the NGO, Shalika Foundation.

Reuters
 
Kidney Day is today! Do take care of your kidneys! :thumb:

 Pay attention to your kidneys, it`s their day today

By Mehak Sabharwal New Delhi, Mar. 10 (ANI): Founded in 2006, World Kidney Day is a global health awareness campaign focusing on the importance of the kidneys and reducing the frequency and impact of health problems associated with them worldwide. Talking about Kidney diseases and their symptoms, Dr. Sonia says, "Bedwetting (five years or older) can be since birth or if the problem recurs after the child had stopped bedwetting for some time. Crying during urination (in infants) and Painful urination (in older kids) are some of the symptoms." "Other symptoms include unpleasant-smelling urine, unexplained low-grade fever or recurrent fever episodes, urine that is cloudy, bloody or dark brown, persistent abdominal pain, childhood renal stones, frequent severe headaches and high blood pressure," she added.

ANI
 
Is that Really so ??? :shocked:

 [h=3]Apple says encryption to benefit hackers, criminals[/h] New Delhi, Mar.10 (ANI): The ongoing debate between Apple Inc and the FBI over the former's encryption policy reached another level after Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue came in support of the company's CEO Tim Cook saying that encryption would benefit hackers and criminals. The Secretary of Defense (Ashton Carter), who is responsible for the NSA, wants encryption to continue getting more and more secure. "I never thought I would be talking about a case in which we are against the FBI and the government.

ANI
 
Hide and seek... now and then...with law and love!

[h=3]Jiah Khan Case: Sooraj Pancholi Gets His Passport Back Despite Of Opposition By CBI[/h] Bollywood actor Sooraj Pancholi had approached the Bombay high court seeking the return of his passport in order to travel abroad for work. On Wednesday, CBI had opposed the petition filed by actor Sooraj Pancholi. CLICK HERE FOR ALL BOX OFFICE UPDATES But now, Sooraj Pancholi who is accused of abetting the suicide of his girlfriend-actor Jiah Khan, has finally received his passport by the Bombay High Court, despite of opposition by CBI.

Business of Cinema
 
Can we also ask them to clean the bathroom if necessary??? :decision:

[h=3]Railways launch online 'clean my coach' service[/h] New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday launched an online "clean my coach" service that allows travellers to get their compartments cleaned by sending an SMS or by using an app or a designated website. "As per the scheme, for any cleaning requirement in the coach, passengers have to send an SMS on a mobile number 58888," a statement issued by the ministry said. "This service empowers the citizen to get an important service on board and is in line with the objectives of the 'Digital India' programme." Prabhu had announced this scheme in the rail budget for the next fiscal.

IANS India Private Limited
 
Does this thing also run in families??? :wacko:

[h=3]Second Wachowski filmmaker comes out as a transgender woman[/h] By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "The Matrix" filmmaker Lilly Wachowski, formerly known as Andy, came out as a transgender woman on Tuesday, four years after her sister Lana Wachowski revealed she was a transgender woman. Lilly Wachowski, 48, said in a statement in Chicago's Windy City Times that she decided to make her gender reassignment public after a journalist from Britain's DailyMail asked her for an interview to tell her story. Wachowski said other reporters have approached her agents in the past to ask about her transition.

Reuters
 
What a tenacity of purpose both in the criminal and the police??? :rolleyes:

[h=3]On the run for a month, rape accused Bihar MLA surrenders[/h] As suspended RJD MLA from Nawada Raj Ballabh Yadav, accused of raping a minor, surrendered before a Biharsharif court, a Bihar minister on Thursday contended that the Opposition BJP was repeatedly raising questions about his arrest or surrender because the suspended MLA belonged to a “particular caste”. Bijendra Prasad Yadav, the seniormost minister in Nitish Kumar’s cabinet, made the controversial remark in the Bihar Legislative Council while responding to a question posed by BJP MLC Nawal Kishore Yadav.

The Indian Express
 
I still remember Kiran Bedi put in the election scene all of a sudden!

[h=3]West Bengal elections: Chandra Bose, Netaji’s grandnephew, to contest against Mamata Banerjee for BJP[/h] The BJP has decided to field Chandra Bose, grandnephew of Subhas Chandra Bose, against Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly polls. "Chandra Kumar Bose ji will be the candidate against CM Mamata Banerjee," said HRD Minister Smriti Irani in a press conference. BJP is trying hard to make its presence felt in the state where it had drawn a blank in the Assembly polls and the party believes that a high-pitched battle against the TMC chief could be of help.

The Indian Express
 
Aadhaar itself needs an aadhaar for its existence! :)

Aadhaar Bill 2016 passed in Lok Sabha

New Delhi, Mar. 11 (ANI): The Aadhar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill 2016 was passed in the Lok Sabha on Friday after Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley moved the key bill for consideration. The bill is aimed at giving statutory backing for transferring government subsidies and benefits to targeted people. It also lays down a regulatory framework to protect core biometric information of Aadhaar cardholders from any unauthorised disclosure or sharing.

ANI
 
What is in a name? A rose will still be rose by any name! :rolleyes:

[h=3]SC dismisses plea seeking direction to use 'Bharat' instead of 'India'[/h] New Delhi, Mar.11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to use 'Bharat' instead of 'India' by the Union Government and states, saying that it was not right to bring all kinds of emotional issues to the court. Chief Justice of India, Justice T.S. Thakur, while dismissing the plea, told the petitioner not to bring all kinds of emotional issues to the court in the name of public interest.

ANI
 
Too good to be true! Many of the applicants I saw did not have even an address proof! :(

[h=3]Jaitley says Aadhaar now with 97 percent adults[/h] New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said 97 percent adult Indians now have an Aadhaar card and that the bill introduced by him in the Lok Sabha will go a long way in ensuring government subsidies and services directly reach the beneficiaries in entirety. Initiating a debate on the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016, that was introduced by him in the lower house on March 3, 2016, Jaitley assured members that details provided for the card will not misused in any manner. The bill intends to give legal teeth to the government in providing services to those residing in India by assigning them unique identity numbers, called Aadhaar.

IANS India Private Limited
 
As if 'it' not already lost! :(

[h=3]Mehbooba’s dilemma: How to form a govt with BJP without loss of face[/h] While the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti has regularly been dropping hints that she is ready to form the government with the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), the suspense over government formation continues in the state which is under Governor’s rule for almost two months. On the one hand, Mehbooba has termed the decision of her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to ally with BJP as irrevocable and “etched in stone” but on the other, she has shied away from taking over as the chief minister heading a PDP-BJP coalition. In her recent speeches, it seems that Mehbooba and her party are still in a dilemma over government formation.
The Indian Express
 
Murali.sharma said:
Whatever may be the deficiencies , such a move to make all indians as Aadhaar'ians itself is Great ! let's be patient mam!

Muralisharma
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Dear Sir,

I find many discrepancies in the Aadhaar card.

1. The photo is so dark that I can't recognize myself! I bet no one else either!

2. In the xerox which we are supposed to hand out for everything the photo is just a black splotch!

3. The finger prints taken by Aadhaar does not match with the finger print of the same person taken by other services such as VISA.

4. There is no way by which the correct finger print can be added to the existing card.

5. We are advised to get new aadhaar card! :wacko:

6. If ONE person can have two aadhaar cards with different number
how can it be called as the UNIQUE I.D of a person?

I am running out of breath. :rolleyes:
If necessary I can place more points favoring my views!


 
Can anyone please save these infants form their demonic parents??? :help:

 [h=3]Nabarangpur again: Infant dies after being branded with a nail[/h] The superstitious practice of branding babies to treat them claimed the life of a month-old infant in Odisha’s Nabarangpur district on Thursday. The infant succumbed to infection after a local witchdoctor branded him with a hot iron nail a week ago. The infant had been taken to the witchdoctor after a vein on his abdomen became prominent.

The Indian Express

 
Comparable to a live baby being smuggled into an aircraft in a hand bag -

passing all the security checks and X Ray machines!!!! :rolleyes:

[h=3]Man walks into Parliament premises without pass, detained[/h] Pradeep Kumar, from Unnao district in Uttar Pradesh, was released after being interrogated for hours by the security agency. Sources said Kumar walked into the Parliament premises through the visitor’s gate on Talkatora Road without the required pass at 7.15 am. He was stopped at the second security layer i
 
What happens if the gestures don't match? Does the phone destroy itself??? :boom:

[h=3]Free-form gesture passwords to ensure security for your smartphone[/h] New Delhi, Mar.11 (ANI): Getting access to a typical smartphone can reveal individual's social network. Free-form gesture passwords allow people to draw a password of any shape with any number of fingers, Eurekalert reported. "Preventing people from hacking into your smartphone is a major issue, and it be
 
Who runs the government anyway ...the elected leaders or the selected leaders??? :decision:

 [h=3]MNS chief Raj Thackeray withdraws auto-rickshaw stir for now[/h] After drawing flak from across the country over his remarks urging party workers to take to the streets and burn autorickshaws, a chastened MNS president Raj Thackeray has decided to call off the agitation. "As per the directives of Raj Thackeray Saheb we request that till further directives no action should be taken on the autorickshaw agitation," a message circulated by senior MNS leader Shirish Sawant said. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday had urged party workers to take to the streets, burn autorickshaws and keep pursuing the ‘Marathi’ agenda.

The Indian Express

 
If the stately kings of the past could do it so very well, why not a senior citizen???

[h=3]Big B roams around Delhi unnoticed[/h] New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan, who is shooting in the capital for Shoojit Sircar's new production, went incognito and walked on the streets of the national capital without being recognised. "The masked wonder on the streets of crowded Delhi and ne'er an eye is raised...this is what what life is all about 'buddy'.

IANS India Private Limited

 
Does a 14 year old need a baby sitter really??? :confused:

 [h=3]Akshay Kumar Babysits Children, Twinkle Off For a Shoot[/h] Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar swapped roles with his actress-turned-author wife, Twinkle Khanna for a day when he turned babysitter for their children Aarav, 14, and Nitara, 4, while Twinkle went for a shoot. Twinkle, who goes by the moniker Mrs FunnyBones on Twitter, shared the information with fans on the social media site along with a picture of herself at a studio, dressed in black pants and a blue top: For Akshay, things did not end at babysitting. The Airlift star also dropped by Twinkle's shoot with a lunchbox. He couple was joined by Akshay's Housefull 2 co-star John Abraham: And Twinkle shared an on-the-sets update regarding the Desi Boyz sighting: Twinkle, who has worked in films like

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Determined to waste millions of human hours!!! :(

 [h=3]U.S. TV networks embrace 'binge-watching,' taking cue from Netflix[/h] U.S. networks are changing the way they develop and release new shows, and even commercials, as they seek to adapt to new TV viewing habits and profit from the "binge-watching" made popular by video streaming services like Netflix. Viacom Inc's TV Land network is developing more serialized programming where the plot unfolds with each episode, and recently changed the storyline of a new show to encourage binging. Time Warner Inc's Turner Broadcasting System in January launched its new comedy "Angie Tribeca" by airing the entire 10-episode season in a 25-hour "binge-a-thon" on TBS.

Reuters

 
She was what is usually called as "A sahaabdam"!

[h=3]Michelle Obama to lead 1,000 guests in final tribute to Nancy Reagan[/h] By Alex Dobuzinskis SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (Reuters) - Nearly 1,000 guests, led by first lady Michelle Obama and representatives from nine former White House families, assembled on Friday for a memorial tribute to Nancy Reagan at her late husband's presidential library in Southern California. Funeral services for the former Hollywood actress and first lady capped two days during which thousands of mourners filed past her flower-bedecked casket at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, north of Los Angeles. ...
Reuters

 
Thirty long years and a lot of talent and Patience has gone into this miniature project! :clap2:

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https://in.news.yahoo.com/video/tunnel-vision-man-builds-million-101650077.html
 
Hope it is not the tip of an iceberg!

[h=3]India bans more than 300 combination drugs sold illegally[/h] By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has banned the manufacture and sale of more than 300 combination medicines, including two widely used cough syrups, being sold without government approval, a senior health ministry official said on Saturday. The move is aimed at curbing the misuse of such medicines in India, where nearly half the drugs sold in 2014 were so called "fixed dose combinations." Combination drugs are used worldwide to improve patients' compliance, as it is easier to get patients to take one drug rather than several.

Reuters
 

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