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No Data To Back Centre's "Urban Elitist" Argument, Says Chief Justice
Same-sex marriages cannot be termed urban elitist concepts just because more people from cities are coming out of the closet, the Supreme Court said today while hearing arguments seeking legal sanction for gay marriages.
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Oasis DeFi App Banishes Sanctioned Wallet Holders, Withholds Access to Application
Oasis, a decentralised finance (DeFi) platform on Thursday, August 12 announced that it is blocking crypto wallets that are sanctioned and marked as high risks by the government. Oasis is also tightening scrutiny around wallets that have a history with receiving funds via crypto mixers such as Tornado Cash. The step comes in the backdrop of back-to...
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Cryptocurrency Will Continue to Face Ransomware, Botnet Attacks in 2021: Sophos Cybersecurity Threat Report
The use of cryptocurrencies to fuel cybercrimes will continue to be prominent come 2022, which Sophos expects to continue until there are better compliances and regulations for their usage.
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PUBG Mobile Modes Coming to BGMI; Krafton Bans Nearly 88,000 Accounts Using Illegal Programs in a Week
PUBG Mobile modes including Infection Mode, Metro Royale, and Vikendi are coming to Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), Krafton announced on Wednesday. The developer also revealed that it banned as many as 87,961 accounts as a part of its sanctions against illegal programs.
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France Urges US to 'Come to Its Senses' on Digital Tax
Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire called Monday on the United States to not follow through on threats to impose sanctions on France in a dispute over taxation of tech giants and warned of retaliation.
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Trump's 'Game Of Thrones'-Inspired Poster Makes Cameo At Cabinet Meeting
The Game of Thrones-inspired poster had the warning "Sanctions Are Coming" - a spoof of the Stark family's iconic phrase "Winter Is Coming."
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Trump's 'Game Of Thrones Style' Announcement For Iran Sanctions
"Game of Thrones" fans are primed for the final season, but starring Donald Trump? Well not quite, though the president had a laugh at Iran's expense Friday by posing in a GoT-style picture.
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Exploring Alternatives For Iranian Oil For "Our Friend India", Says US
With a tougher round of US sanctions on Iran coming into effect from November 4, a top Trump administration official said Washington recognises India's need for significant oil imports and is having conversations to ensure there are alternative supplies of the fuel "so that our friend India's economy is not adversely affected".
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Kashmiri Pandits To Get 6,000 More Transit Homes: Mehbooba Mufti Government
The Mehbooba Mufti government has said 6000 transit homes will be built for Kashmiri Pandits who are willing to come and work in the valley. Land has already been identified for the homes under a Central grant of Rs 1618.4 crore sanctioned in 2008-2009, the government said today in response to a question in the assembly.
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Salary Doubled, But 300 School Teachers Go Unpaid In Kerala For 5 Months
More than 300 government school teachers in Kerala - the state with the highest literacy rate -- have not been paid for five months. And with harvest festival Onam coming, they are desperate for money.
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Oil Slides to Lowest Since 2003 as Iran Sanctions are Lifted
Iran's potential new exports come at a time when global markets are already reeling from chronic oversupply as producers pump a million barrels or more of crude every day in excess of demand, pulling down crude prices by over 75 percent since mid-2014 and by over a quarter since the start of 2016.
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Five Countries Set to Join World's 'Top Table'
Years of campaigning for a seat at the world's "top table" come to a head this week when elections are held to the UN Security Council, which decides on such weighty matters as sanctions, war and peace.
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International Olympic Committee shoots down IOA's compromise formula on chargesheet clause
In its Special General Body Meeting in August, the IOA had come up with a compromise formula to IOC's directive to bar chargesheeted persons from contesting elections with the proposal that the sanction be applied only to those who are convicted and sentenced to a jail term of more than two years.
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No Data To Back Centre's "Urban Elitist" Argument, Says Chief Justice
Same-sex marriages cannot be termed urban elitist concepts just because more people from cities are coming out of the closet, the Supreme Court said today while hearing arguments seeking legal sanction for gay marriages.
-
Oasis DeFi App Banishes Sanctioned Wallet Holders, Withholds Access to Application
Oasis, a decentralised finance (DeFi) platform on Thursday, August 12 announced that it is blocking crypto wallets that are sanctioned and marked as high risks by the government. Oasis is also tightening scrutiny around wallets that have a history with receiving funds via crypto mixers such as Tornado Cash. The step comes in the backdrop of back-to...
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Cryptocurrency Will Continue to Face Ransomware, Botnet Attacks in 2021: Sophos Cybersecurity Threat Report
The use of cryptocurrencies to fuel cybercrimes will continue to be prominent come 2022, which Sophos expects to continue until there are better compliances and regulations for their usage.
-
PUBG Mobile Modes Coming to BGMI; Krafton Bans Nearly 88,000 Accounts Using Illegal Programs in a Week
PUBG Mobile modes including Infection Mode, Metro Royale, and Vikendi are coming to Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), Krafton announced on Wednesday. The developer also revealed that it banned as many as 87,961 accounts as a part of its sanctions against illegal programs.
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France Urges US to 'Come to Its Senses' on Digital Tax
Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire called Monday on the United States to not follow through on threats to impose sanctions on France in a dispute over taxation of tech giants and warned of retaliation.
-
Trump's 'Game Of Thrones'-Inspired Poster Makes Cameo At Cabinet Meeting
The Game of Thrones-inspired poster had the warning "Sanctions Are Coming" - a spoof of the Stark family's iconic phrase "Winter Is Coming."
-
Trump's 'Game Of Thrones Style' Announcement For Iran Sanctions
"Game of Thrones" fans are primed for the final season, but starring Donald Trump? Well not quite, though the president had a laugh at Iran's expense Friday by posing in a GoT-style picture.
-
Exploring Alternatives For Iranian Oil For "Our Friend India", Says US
With a tougher round of US sanctions on Iran coming into effect from November 4, a top Trump administration official said Washington recognises India's need for significant oil imports and is having conversations to ensure there are alternative supplies of the fuel "so that our friend India's economy is not adversely affected".
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Kashmiri Pandits To Get 6,000 More Transit Homes: Mehbooba Mufti Government
The Mehbooba Mufti government has said 6000 transit homes will be built for Kashmiri Pandits who are willing to come and work in the valley. Land has already been identified for the homes under a Central grant of Rs 1618.4 crore sanctioned in 2008-2009, the government said today in response to a question in the assembly.
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Salary Doubled, But 300 School Teachers Go Unpaid In Kerala For 5 Months
More than 300 government school teachers in Kerala - the state with the highest literacy rate -- have not been paid for five months. And with harvest festival Onam coming, they are desperate for money.
-
Oil Slides to Lowest Since 2003 as Iran Sanctions are Lifted
Iran's potential new exports come at a time when global markets are already reeling from chronic oversupply as producers pump a million barrels or more of crude every day in excess of demand, pulling down crude prices by over 75 percent since mid-2014 and by over a quarter since the start of 2016.
-
Five Countries Set to Join World's 'Top Table'
Years of campaigning for a seat at the world's "top table" come to a head this week when elections are held to the UN Security Council, which decides on such weighty matters as sanctions, war and peace.
-
International Olympic Committee shoots down IOA's compromise formula on chargesheet clause
In its Special General Body Meeting in August, the IOA had come up with a compromise formula to IOC's directive to bar chargesheeted persons from contesting elections with the proposal that the sanction be applied only to those who are convicted and sentenced to a jail term of more than two years.
