Adware accounts for 72% of mobile malware: Avast
Mumbai, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Adware or software that hijacks a device in order to spam the user with unwanted ads now accounts for 72 per cent of all mobile malware, says a new report from…
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Murder inquiry underway into UK PIO’s 2003 murder
London, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) A murder inquiry was underway, more than 16 years after an Indian-origin man was savagely attacked with a set of garden shears in the UK, the media reported. Rajesh Verma was…
Delhi Minister seeks more coronavirus test labs
New Delhi, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday wrote to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and urged for increasing the number of laboratories to test suspected coronavirus cases in the national…
NCLAT dismisses govt’s plea to supersede 63 moons board
New Delhi, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), on Thursday dismissed a plea of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) to supersede the Board of 63 moons technologies limited (formerly known…
Overall hiring flat in Feb, grew in finance, accounting: Naukri
New Delhi, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) While the overall hiring activity remained flat in February 2020 compared with the same period last year, certain sectors like accounting/finance and IT-software witnessed growth in hiring, says a new…
Bears run amok: Sensex falls 3,100 points, Nifty down 880
Mumbai, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) In what appears to be the worst trading session in the Indian stock markets, the benchmark BSE Sensex fell over 3,100 points to trade below the 33,000-mark. At 2.40 p.m., the…
Over 100 new minor planets found at edge of solar system
New York, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Astronomers have discovered more than 100 new trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs), minor planets located in the far reaches of the solar system. For the study, published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement…
Son held for ex-BSP MLA’s murder
Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh), March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The CB-CID has arrested Anas Alim for the murder of his father and former BSP MLA Haji Alim. The former BSP MLA was found dead in mysterious circumstances in…
Facebook starts inviting beta testers for social VR app ‘Horizons’
San Francisco, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Social media giant Facebook has started sending out invites to beta testers for its new social VR app ‘Horizons’ where users will interact in the virtual world. Facebook Horizon, is…
People of different generations are equally lonely: Study
London, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) People of different generations are equally lonely, but for different reasons, say researchers, adding that living alone increases the risk of loneliness in older age whereas in midlife feeling isolated is…
Travel ban from France to India on COVID-19 scare
Bengaluru, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) City-based French Consulate advised French nationals and travellers from airports in France to avoid travelling to India as such arrivals have been restricted in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak. “Restrictions have…
Nirbhaya case: Court seeks jail report on assault on convict
New Delhi, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Delhi court on Thursday sought Action Taken Report (ATR) from Mandoli Jail authorities on an application filed by one of the death-row convicts in Nirbhaya rape case, Pawan Kumar…
Artificial teeth to broom, here’s what Indians left in Uber
New Delhi, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) From grandpas artificial teeth to Dettol bottle and even kitchen tawa, Indians left behind several unique items during their rides with Uber early this year, the ride-hailing platform revealed on…
Airtel acquires 10% stake in fitness content firm Spectacom
New Delhi, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bharti Airtel on Thursday acquired 10 per cent stake in a fitness startup, Spectacom Global Pvt Ltd. “The stake Airtel acquired in Spectacom is in early double digits,” the company…
Goa music event postponed due to coronavirus
Panaji, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Organisers of Ketevan Sacred Music Festival, an international music event held annually in Goa, on Thursday announced the postponement of the festival, in view of the World Health Organisation escalating the…
Govt to fast-track green nod to firms to curb drug shortage
New Delhi, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Anticipating a shortage of key drugs in the country in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the government has decided to fast-track environmental clearance process for projects proposing production of…
Contact, assure Indian students in Iran of their safety: HC
New Delhi, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Centre to contact Indian students in Iran and assure them of their safety following coronavirus pandemic. Justice Naveen Chawla also directed the…
Italy begins new phase of COVID-19 fight
Rome, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Italy on Thursday began a new phase in its coronavirus fight with the closure of non-essential businesses, except pharmacies and grocery stores, aimed at containing the outbreak that has infected 12,462…
Minor alleges rape in Goa, one held
Panaji, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The city police on Thursday arrested one person for allegedly raping a minor girl in South Goa’s Quepem sub district, a spokesperson said. The accused, whose name has not been disclosed…
US woman dies in Bikaner of suspected heart attack
Jaipur, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 55-year-old woman from the US has passed away at a hotel here due to suspected heart attack, a health official said on Thursday. The death was reported late Wednesday night…