Bengaluru Airport to Begin Passenger Trials of Full Body Scanners in December: Report

[ad_1] Airport security in India asks passengers to remove all personal gadgets like mobile phones, tablets, and laptops from their hand baggage and place them separately in trays for a scan. While this is a necessary step to ensure that the devices are safe to be taken on an aircraft, it does pose considerable inconvenience … Read more

Government Planning New Regulations for Hosting deepfakes: IT Minister

[ad_1] The government is planning new regulations that may impose penalties on both creator and platform hosting deepfakes as it looks to clamp down on what IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishaw described as “a threat to democracy”.  Amid some celebrities reporting their faces being manipulated onto another video, new protection regulations being considered will look at … Read more

‘Earn’: CoinSwitch Launches New Feature to Let Users Earn Passive Income via Crypto Holdings

[ad_1] CoinSwitch, one of India’s recognised crypto exchanges, is expanding its services portfolio to attract more users onboard its platform. In an announcement shared this week — the exchange launched a new feature called ‘Earn’. Through this, CoinSwitch will let users ‘lock-in’ their crypto assets and earn rewards in the form of cryptocurrencies. With this … Read more

Three Arrested for Allegedly Cheating Nagpur Businessman of Rs. 10 Lakh in Crypto Scam

[ad_1] Three persons were booked for allegedly cheating a businessman of Rs 10 lakh in Nagpur by promising high returns on investment in cryptocurrency, a police official said on Monday. Victim Rukesh Waikar (37) invested Rs 10 lakh in October and filed a complaint after the accused, identified as Kiran Bhalerao, Mahesh Kumar Dadwadi and … Read more

Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scam Unearthed in Odisha, Head of ‘Yes World Crypto Token’ Arrested

[ad_1] The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha has arrested the Country Head of “Yes World Crypto Token,” namely Sandeep Choudhary (40) from Jaipur. Choudhary is a native of Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu. The case was registered on October 16 under sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code and sections 4, 5 … Read more

Amazon Targets Merchandise Exports Worth $20 Billion From India by 2025

[ad_1] Amazon is targeting merchandise exports worth $20 billion (nearly Rs. 1,66,500 crore) from India by 2025 by adding thousands of small sellers to its e-commerce platform, a company official said on Friday.  “We are very encouraged by the number of entrepreneurs who signed up this year. We are looking to scale up,” Bhupen Wakankar, … Read more

SC Rejects Petition Seeking Guidelines for Regulation of Cryptocurrency Trading

[ad_1] The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking a direction to the Centre and others to frame guidelines for regulation of trading and mining of cryptocurrencies. Cryptocurrencies are blockchain-based digital or virtual currencies which operate independently of a central bank. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said the main … Read more

BSNL Offers Free 4G SIM Upgrade, Additional Free Data to Users in India

[ad_1] BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) is a state-owned telecommunication company in India. Earlier this year in May, the government said that the firm started rolling out 4G services in the country. By December, the networks were said to be upgraded to 5G. However, at the India Mobile Congress, BSNL chairman P K Purwar said … Read more