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Passport Seva App Released by the Government of India But You Must Stay Wary of These 15 Fake Apps June 27th 2018 marks the ‘Sixth Passport Seva Divas’ and on this occasion the Minister of External Affairs, Ms. Sushma Swaraj gave India one of the most convenient gift ever - the mPassport Seva app. Passport Seva official app is available on both Android as well as iOS platforms. The newly launched app makes the process of applying for a passport much easier especially for those people who aren’t residing at their permanent addresses be it due to work or any other reasons by allowing them to make an application at the Regional Passport Office or Passport Seva Kendra or Post Office Passport Seva Kendra nearest to the individual. The interview and payment can easily be scheduled on the app and the verification done by the police will be held at the address mentioned b...

How To Transfer EPF Money, Check Balance, Passbook Online, An EPF account contains the money that is deducted from the salary of an individual. Both employee and employer contribute towards EPF. An EPF or Employees’ Provident Fund account contains the money that is deducted from the salary of an individual. Because both employee and employer contribute towards EPF, it is part of the cost-to-company or CTC structure of an employee. An employee contributes 12 per cent of his or her salary towards EPF while another 12 per cent is paid for by the employer. Out of the 12 per cent paid by the employer, 8.33 per cent is invested in Employee’s Pension Scheme (EPS) while the balance 3.67 per cent is invested in EPF. EPS and EPF are both run by retirement fund body EPFO (Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation). If you shift from one company to another, you are required to transfer your EPF money. Here are five key things you should know if you need to transfer EPF mon...

Every device that connects to a  Wi-Fi network has been using the same WP2 security protocol for the last 10 years. Now,  Wi-Fi Alliance , an industry body that certifies Wi-Fi enabled gadgets, has now introduced certifications for the new WP3 security protocol. In other words, Wi-Fi devices will now offer WP3 security protocol which makes it harder for hackers to guess your Wi-Fi password. WPA3 protocol adds new features to simplify Wi-Fi security and delivers increased cryptographic strength. The introduction WP3 doesn’t mean that your old Wi-Fi devices will stop working. The older WPA2 protocol-based devices will continue to interoperate. The WPA3 security comes in two forms--WPA3-Personal and WPA3-Enterprise. WPA3-Personal vs WPA3-Enterprise WPA3-Personal:  It offers password-based authentication even when users choose passwords that fall short of typical complexity recommendations. The WPA3 uses ‘Simultaneous Authentication of Equals’ (SAE) establishment protocol b...

The government of India has added new features in the “mPassportSeva” app and will now allow citizens to apply for a fresh passports from the app itself. This  mobile app was first released on July 11, 2013 and has been recently updated on June 5, as per the app history on Google Play. On the occasion of the ‘Sixth  Passport  Seva Divas’ on June 26, External Affairs Minister  Sushma Swaraj announced the new developments. The app is available for free download on both Android and iOS and has garnered over 1 million downloads. Note that the app is released by ‘Consular, Passport and Visa (CPV) Division’ and not by any other government agency. There are several fake versions of the app on Android, so, beware and download the right app. What are the new services? The updated version of the “mPassportSeva” app now allows users to apply for a fresh passport along with PCC form filing, online payment for the application form, appointment scheduling/rescheduling or can...

WhatsApp, which is   testing its payments services in India, today said  it  is updating its terms of service and privacy policy to "reflect the addition of payment interoperability features" ahead of the full-fledged launch of the service. Almost one million people are "testing" WhatsApp's payments service in India, which is the largest base for the Facebook-owned company that has over 1.5 billion users globally.  WhatsApp  has over 200 million users in India. "We'll be updating our WhatsApp payments Terms of Service and Privacy Policy to provide simpler language on how the payments feature operates. It also reflects the addition of payment interoperability features we've added since the beta started," a WhatsApp spokesperson told . The spokesperson added that the company has worked closely with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), bank partners, and the Indian government on these details of how its service works. WhatsApp had rece...