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The Army officer said not one shot was fired as a result of his decision to tie the stone-pelter to jeep. Indian Army Major Leetul Gogoi, who had stirred a controversy by tying a local youth in front of a jeep last month in Kashmir as a human shield to avoid attack from stone-pelters, today revealed how his impromptu act saved at least 12 lives. "I did this only to save the local people. Had I fired there would have been more than 12 casualties....With this idea I have saved many people's lives," Major Gogoi of 53 Rashtriya Rifles told reporters. It was for the first time since the April 9 incident during Srinagar bypoll, which had created an uproar in the Kashmir Valley and deepened the divide between security forces and civilians, that the Army officer narrated the entire incident  Major Gogoi said he got a distress from an ITBP team that around 1200 people have surrounded ITBP personnel and polling staff inside Utligam polling station where petrol bomb...

The first branch will come up Noida. In its first year, Paytm plans to expand to 31 brick-and-mortar branches and add 3,000 customers. By 2020, it plans to add 500 million customers. Moneycontrol News Paytm launched the first phase of its payments bank today by offering accounts on an invite-only basis to mostly its north India customers. The first physical branch is in Noida. The e-wallet company plans to invest around Rs 400 crore to build its banking network over the next two years. In its first year, the bank plans to expand to 31 brick-and-mortar branches and add 3,000 customers. By 2020, it plans to add 500 million customers. In its second launch phase, Paytm will launch the bank in other metro cities. The payments bank has already received an investment of Rs 220 crore from its parent company One97 Communications. Now that the Paytm Payments Bank is here, the essential question remains what will happen to your wallet account? Here are all the answers you nee...

Apple is planning to test next-generation wireless internet technology near its California headquarters, according to a experimental application signed today by the iPhone maker and disclosed by the FCC. The application,Obtained by business insider,  details Apple’s plans to test 5G internet speeds achievable only with what’s known as millimeter wave technology, or mmWave. This is the same type of technology that internet startup Starry uses to try and deliver gigabit Wi-Fi to homes. Apple Inc. seeks to assess cellular link performance in direct path and multi-path environments between base station transmitters and receivers using this spectrum," reads the application, according to  BI . "These assessments will provide engineering data relevant to the operation of devices on wireless carriers’ future 5G networks.” Though 5G remains a somewhat nebulous concept because standards organizations have yet to formally classify it, the successor to LTE is broadly und...

Indian Premier League final, Hyderabad Mumbai Indians 129-8:  K Pandya 47, Unadkat 2-19, Zampa 2-32, Christian 2-34 Rising Pune Supergiant 128-6:  Smith 51, Rahane 44, Johnson 3-26, Bumrah 2-26 Mumbai Indians won by one run A superb final over from Mitchell Johnson saw Mumbai Indians beat Rising Pune Supergiant by one run to win a thrilling Indian Premier League final. With Pune needing 11 runs, Johnson conceded a four off his first ball but then removed Manoj Tiwary and Steve Smith with consecutive deliveries. Captain Smith hit 51 to give Pune a chance after their chase had faltered. But Johnson's 3-26 and Jasprit Bumrah's 2-26 helped Mumbai defend 129 to become the first side to win three IPL titles. Mumbai's previous victories came in 2013 and 2015. After electing to bat first in Hyderabad, Mumbai fell to 8-2 and then 79-7, before Krunal Pandya's 47 off 38 balls, supported by late-order hitting from Johnson (13 off 14) saw them post 129-8. In rep...

PARIS: The massive global cyber attack that wreaked havoc in computer systems earlier this month caused plenty of visible disruption, not least in Britain's National Health Service. But in the brave new inter-connected world heralded by the internet of things (IoT), so-called "ransomware" attacks could have as their source something quite mundane and yet present in ever more modern households. In a not so far-off future, the source of a software glitch with serious consequences for the simple consumer could be anything from a connected coffee machine or refrigerator to a techie toy or an outsmart-you television. Web-connected gadgets are becoming all the rage with tech-aware professionals. But the mere idea that it only needs a hacker to give the software a malevolent tweak to send them on the blink with disastrous consequences may yet threaten the development of such goods' popular take-up. "Regarding last weekend's attack there is no risk for con...

Study aims to help organizations improve email filters. As cybersecurity experts scramble to stop another wave of ransomware and malware scams that have infected computers around the world, computer science experts are 'phishing' for reasons why these types of attacks are so successful. As cybersecurity experts scramble to stop another wave of ransomware and malware scams that have infected computers around the world, computer science experts at the University of Houston are "phishing" for reasons why these types of attacks are so successful. The research findings, presented last month at the ACM Asia Conference on Computer and Communications Security, are being used to develop the next generation of email filters to better identify and defend against this type of cyber attack.

As notorious WannaCrypt ransomware hits businesses worldwide, technology giant Microsoft said it has been working round the clock since Friday to help all its customers who have been affected by this incident. With more than 3,500 security engineers at the company, Microsoft said, it is fighting cybersecurity threats with constant updates to its Advanced Threat Protection service. Microsoft had released a patch in March to counter WannaCrypt ransomware, the company also issued a prompt update on Friday to Windows Defender to detect the WannaCrypt attack. "Working through our Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and Digital Crimes Unit, we'll also share what we learn with law enforcement agencies, governments, and other customers around the world," the software firm said. Terming such cyber-attacks as a shared responsibility between tech companies and customers, the tech giant said, so many computers remained vulnerable even two months after the relea...