Cyberattack on Taiwan govt agencies Taiwan’s government agencies were targeted in an overseas cyberattack last month, with hackers using both conventional methods and AI agents to probe systems and sensitive data. The ministry of digital affairs said the affected agencies had successfully “handled” the incident.Taiwan’s cybersecurity monitoring units detected an “abnormal attack” against government agencies…
Record heat hits farms as Asia endures extreme summer (Representative image) South Korea recorded its hottest summer on record this year, with the southeastern city of Yangsan reaching 42.5°C on August 2, the highest temperature recorded in the country since modern weather observations began in 1904.A South Korean potato farmer in Gangwon province has seen…
TMTG lands in legal trouble US President Donald Trump’s media firm TMTG is facing a legal challenge from press groups in the country, over a new Truth Social service that gives paying customers early access to his posts. The lawsuit seeks to stop Trump from using the platform to release official government information exclusively, while…
Indian-origin teenager charged with double murder of mother, brother in Massachusetts. A 17-year-old Indian-origin teenager has been charged with allegedly murdering his mother and younger brother at their home in Acton, Massachusetts, authorities said.Arjun Aravind has been charged with two counts of murder, two counts each of assault and battery on a household or family…
Europe turns skyward as rare solar eclipse sweeps across region (AP image) Millions across the UK and Europe turned their eyes to the sky as a rare solar eclipse swept across the region, marking the most dramatic such event in nearly 30 years and turning the evening light noticeably darker in parts of Britain.Those watching…
These are also segments where Chandra’s track record came under scrutiny. NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: The new Tata Sons chairman has to deal with three major cash losers – Air India, semiconductor and electronics manufacturing and Tata Digital – with govt treating the salt-to-airline conglomerate as a strategic partner in some of these sectors.With military aircraft…
The suspect was arrested “without further incident” in a neighbourhood around 800 metres from the school A shooting at a high school in Georgia has left one student injured, while a teenage suspect was taken into custody after fleeing the scene, police said.The incident at Warner Robins High School, involving two ninth-grade students, took place…
Putin said Russia was seeing increased interest from partner countries, including India and China India is among the key countries showing growing interest in cooperation with Russia on the Northern Sea Route (NSR), Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.Putin’s remarks come as Russia looks to expand the commercial potential of the route amid Western…
It also directed the state govt to pay Rs 25 lakh as interim compensation to the family of the deceased NEW DELHI: Accusing top administrative and police officials of Chhattisgarh of trying to “cover up” a custodial death case, Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed lack of confidence in the state administration’s catching the errant officials…
It was Spain’s first total solar eclipse in more than a century Thousands of people across Spain, Iceland and other parts of Europe gathered on Wednesday to witness a rare total solar eclipse, as the Moon moved directly between the Earth and the Sun, briefly plunging parts of the region into darkness.Spain drew some of…