Trinamool quits government, ends support to UPA (Second Lead)
September 21st, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) All six Trinamool Congress ministers Friday resigned from the government and the party withdrew support to the UPA, three days after it said it was ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Taliban posing as girls on Facebook to befriend soldiers
September 10th, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 10 (IANS) The Taliban are "posing as pretty girls" on social networking website Facebook in an attempt to befriend soldiers on the web and gather crucial information, ... Read more...
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Mexican Supreme Court official held for links to drug cartel
August 13th, 2012 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 13 (IANS/EFE) A Mexican Supreme Court official was arrested and arraigned in federal court for allegedly having links to a drug cartel, said authorities.Juan Carlos de la ... Read more...
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Apple to buy mobile security firm
July 28th, 2012 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
San Francisco, July 28 (IANS) AuthenTec, a US mobile and network security provider, announced Friday that it has agreed to be acquired by Apple.In regulatory filings with the US Securities ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Microblog use hampers work in China: Study
June 18th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 18 (IANS) More than 50 percent of 500 office workers in Chinese business hub Shanghai have said their productivity goes down after using microblogs like Weibo during office ... Read more...
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Police chase in Brazil ends with six suspects dead
March 27th, 2012 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, March 27 (IANS/EFE) At least six people died Monday in a running gunfight between police and suspected armed robbers in the eastern Brazilian city of Salvador, authorities ... Read more...
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Israeli credit card data hacked
January 3rd, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Jan 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Suspected Saudi hackers have broken into credit card data of at least 400,000 Israelis, credit companies in the country said Tuesday.The companies concerned said ... Read more...
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Indian American tipped Rajaratnam about several deals
March 25th, 2011 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 25 (IANS) A former Indian American Intel executive has testified that he tipped hedge fund tycoon Raj Rajaratnam about Intel board's decision to invest $1 billion in ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Indian American executive tipped Rajaratnam for 5 years
March 15th, 2011 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 15 (IANS) Anil Kumar, a former Indian American McKinsey & Co executive, has testified that he secretly provided billionaire hedge fund tycoon Raj Rajaratnam with inside information ... Read more...
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Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta to take “leave of absence”
March 13th, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.13 (ANI): Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta is planning to take "leave of absence" from the management of the private equity fund New Silk Route which he co-founded five years ... Read more...
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Assange calls US soldier accused in Wikileaks case an “unparalleled hero”
March 4th, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 4 (ANI): Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has said that Bradley Manning, the US Army Private accused of sharing classified documents with the whistleblower website, is an "unparalleled hero"."For him ... Read more...
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US soldier accused in Wikileaks case stripped, left naked in military cell: Lawyer
March 4th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 4 (ANI): The lawyer of Bradley Manning, the US Army Private accused of sharing classified documents with WikiLeaks, has claimed that his client was stripped of his clothes and left ... Read more...
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Chinese hackers steal “confidential information” of five global oil companies: McAfee
February 11th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 11 (ANI): A US cyber security firm has alleged that Chinese hackers have targeted at least five global oil companies, but kept the names of the companies secretThe cyber attacks, ... Read more...
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Murder-accused US diplomat may have been an ‘undercover spy’: Report
February 1st, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 01(ANI): The US Consular employee facing double murder charges in Pakistan reportedly had frequent contacts with a faction of a banned militant outfit, possibly to get confidential information while working ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Spot-fixing case: Aamir may lodge protest with ICC over statement leakage
December 30th, 2010 - 3:50 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Dec 30 (ANI): Suspended Pakistan pacer Mohammad Aamir intends to lodge a protest with the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the continued leakage of confidential information relating to the spot-fixing scandal.Aamir's ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
50pc of Oz workers using Facebook, Twitter falling victim to cyber crime
December 9th, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 9 (ANI): A new survey has revealed that nearly half of all Australian workers who access social network sites like Facebook and Twitter have been subjected to a cyber ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
WikiLeaks: US condemns unauthorized disclosures of confidential information
November 30th, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 30 (ANI): US Ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer on Tuesday said that the United States Government has condemned the unauthorized disclosures of confidential information and sensitive national ... Read more...
Posted in National |
U.S. State Department Diplomatic Documents Released By WikiLeaks
November 29th, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Nov 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks has released large number of documents comprising of interactions of the U.S. State Department and its embassies around the world, to a ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
ICC asks tainted Pak trio’s lawyers to return “evidence” given to them after SMS leaks
November 24th, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov 24 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has asked lawyers representing the three suspended Pakistan players to return the evidence and other documentation provided to them as part of the ... Read more...
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Dr. Reddy’s reports 37 percent jump in profit for 2nd quarter
October 23rd, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Pharmaceutical major Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Saturday reported a net profit of Rs.2.9 billion ($64 million) for the quarter ended Sep 30, which adds up to a 32 ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
HP files suit to block ex-CEO Hurd from taking president’s job at Oracle
September 8th, 2010 - 1:39 am ICT by BNO News
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- Hewlett-Packard (HP) on Tuesday sued its former CEO, Mark Hurd, in response to the news of Hurd’s intention to join Oracle as co-president.
The company said in ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
Confidential information about ‘fixing’ must stay private: Lee’s agent
September 5th, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sep 5(ANI): Australian fast bowler Brett Lee's agent Neil Maxwell has said he was dismayed when information provided by his client and fellow Australian players, which was supposed to be confidential, ... Read more...
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Apple manager arrested for taking over $1 million in kickbacks
August 16th, 2010 - 11:44 pm ICT by BNO News
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- Apple Inc. manager has been arrested and charged for taking over $1 million in kickbacks from Asian suppliers.Paul Shin Devine, who works as a global supply ... Read more...
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Hacker Claims WikiLeaks Suspect Was Assisted By MIT Student
August 2nd, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Aug 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) As the United States government takes every possible step in the investigation of leakage of thousands of secret documents about the Afghan war, a key figure ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Spy Confesses To Working For Russia Through SVR Connection
July 2nd, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
New York, July 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) One of the eleven people who had escaped the attention of the law after they were released on bail, has confessed to the fact ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Disney secretary held for insider trading
May 27th, 2010 - 6:35 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 27 (DPA) Federal authorities Wednesday arrested a secretary at the Disney Company and her boyfriend on suspicion of insider trading violations after they tried to sell confidential information about ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Security Flaw In Facebook Surfaces
May 5th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 5, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Consumers of the well-liked networking site, Facebook, have a raison d'être to lose sleep. In keeping with techcrunch.com, a significant safety defect has ... Read more...
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Home ministry officer booked in bullet proof jacket scam
April 29th, 2010 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) A senior home ministry official was booked for corruption and his residence was raided in connection with the purchase of bullet proof jackets for personnel of the ... Read more...
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Former Philadelphia, PA police detective sentenced for informing “Ace Capone” Coles of police raids
April 27th, 2010 - 2:30 am ICT by BNO News
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA (BNO NEWS) – A Former Pennsylvania police detective was sentenced for obstructing of justice, prosecutors said Monday.Rickie Durham, 44, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a former Philadelphia police detective, shared confidential information ... Read more...
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Gang involved in football federation office robbery busted
April 15th, 2010 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) A gang involved in robbing goods worth Rs.5 lakh from the All India Football Federation (AIFF) office here in March was busted, police said Thursday.
The gang struck ... Read more...
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Confidential information of millions of Brit patients being sent to India
April 4th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr. 4 (ANI): Despite the British Government's pledge not to send confidential data of patients overseas, the National Health Service (NHS) is sending names addresses and medical reports of millions of ... Read more...
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Islamic Charity Wins Case Against Unlawful Wiretapping
April 2nd, 2010 - 8:32 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
San Francisco, Apr 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The judge in a court in the United States has ruled that the wiretapping program carried out by the National Security Agency was against ... Read more...
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Ringleaders Of Malware Group Arrested
March 4th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Spain, Mar 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A huge network of virus infected computers have been busted by the authorities. It is being supposed that the network had been one of the ... Read more...
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California warden indicted for revealing confidential government information
March 4th, 2010 - 5:10 am ICT by BNO News
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) – The warden of a federal prison in Adelanto was indicted Wednesday for allegedly lying to federal investigators, prosecutors said.Scott A. Holencik, 45, the warden at the United ... Read more...
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UN refuses to provide Nepal ‘confidential’ Maoist data
February 26th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Feb 26 (IANS) The UN agency entrusted with supervising the Maoist party's guerrilla army in Nepal and their arms has angered the government by refusing to divulge the "confidential information" sought ... Read more...
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