‘Exercise caution’: India’s advisory for its citizens in Lebanon amid tense situation – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Indian embassy in Beirut issued an advisory on Thursday cautioning Indian citizens residing in Lebanon amid the recent escalation in the Middle East following the killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh by Israeli forces.Advising against non-essential travel to Lebanon, the embassy stated, “In view of the recent escalations in the region, Indian…

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Ransomware strike hits bank services: 200+ cooperative, rural banks face outage after malware attack – Times of India

MUMBAI: More than 200 cooperative and regional rural banks are experiencing outages because of a ransomware attack. Following the attack, the National Payments Corporation of India disconnected their core banking provider C-Edge Technologies – a technology company promoted by SBI and TCS – from the payment system.In a statement issued here, NPCI said, “C-Edge Technologies,…

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Amit Shah’s remarks inconsistent with facts: Kerala CM | India News – Times of India

Kerala government refuted on Wednesday Union home minister Amit Shah‘s statement in Parliament that central agencies had issued advance extreme weather warnings for Wayanad, where rain-triggered landslides early Tuesday killed more than 160 people.Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Shah’s remarks were “inconsistent with the facts”. The area where the disaster hit, only an orange alert…

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Retrospective royalty on minerals will ruin economy: Government | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Pleading with the Supreme Court for prospective implementation of its nine-judge bench ruling allowing states to levy royalty on extracted minerals and tax on mineral-bearing lands, the Union government on Wednesday said retrospective application would create a burden humongous enough to ruin many PSUs and industries, dent the larger economy and send prices…

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