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A Businessmen dupe Rs 30 lakh from online fraudsters

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Two online fraudsters who were duping wealthy businessmen on the pretext of offering them a business partnership in international companies were arrested by the city cyber crime police.
The accused – Aakash V. Goni (39) a resident of Mira Road, Mumbai and his associate Surendra Rangad Puran (42) of Jogeshwari, Mumbai – posed as foreigners and top executives of veterinary healthcare companies in the US and Canada to trap the businessmen.
The city cyber crime police got involved after a city-based businessman lodged a complaint, saying Aakash and Surendra cheated him in the name of the partnership and swindled him of Rs 30 lakh in September last year.

After registering the complaint, the police managed to trace and arrest the accused after seven months of investigation. The police have recovered a car and four mobile phones worth Rs 3 lakh from them.

The businessman then contacted the accused and explained to them about the deal, to which the accused told him to go ahead. He then met the accused who had offered the chemical and struck a deal for Rs 30 lakh. The accused asked the businessman to deposit the amount into a bank account after which he said the consignment would be dispatched.

But once the businessman deposited the amount, the mobile phone of the accused was switched off. That was when the businessman realised that he was being swindled and filed a complaint with the cyber crime police.

The call detail records and bank account details of the accused helped the police trace them in Mumbai. Based on their inputs, their gang members – Chethan Dharma (29) from Rourkela in Odisha, Shamim Ahmed (36) from Devariya district in UP, Tubudi Mukadi Jean (25), a Congo national, who was staying in the city on a student visa, and his associate Philip Opeyemi (30) from Nigeria, who was staying in Kalyan Nagar on a student visa, were also arrested.

The police said that the accused are part of an online racket and have several bank accounts which they use to transfer money from one account to another. The accused Aakash’s father was a Kannada film director and producer, the investigation revealed. The police now suspect that the accused might have duped many more such gullible businessmen using similar tactics.

Rail Coach Turned Into Maternity Ward In UP, Baby Delivered

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A woman gave birth to the baby boy while traveling on Jan Nayak Express on Monday night.
Suman Devi, 30, was traveling on the train with her husband to Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh for her delivery when she developed labour pain. As the train approached Sitapur, her condition worsened, a railway official said.

Her husband Hari Om approached Station Officer – Government Railway Police (GRP) Sitapur, Suresh Yadav, for help. The official promptly attended to the situation with the help of who a doctor and a woman constable.
Suman gave birth to a boy, and in the meantime, an ambulance was arranged to take her and the child to the district hospital in Sitapur.

Rahul accuses Modi Govt weak banking system

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Amid the reports that ATMs are running low on cash in several parts of the country, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday held Prime Minister Narendra Modi directly responsible for the situation.
The recent cash crunch as a result of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’ Government’s weak banking system.

He also took a dig at BJP-led Central government’s slogan ‘Ache Din’ and questioned as to when ‘these goods days’ are going to come.
“Modi ji has destroyed the banking system of the country, that’s what I have to say about it. During demonetisation also we were forced to stand in queues as he (Prime Minister Modi) snatched 500-1000 rupee notes from our pockets and put in businessman Nirav Modi’s pocket,”
The people in various states of the country, including Delhi, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Bihar are facing cash crunch and are not able to withdraw cash from some ATMs.
Banks in Gujarat said they were not getting enough cash from the Reserve Bank of India, complaints started emerging about ATMs going dry. Complaints started coming in from small towns like Unjha and Jamnagar. Businessmen and farmers are the worst hit as the trading cycle has been affected adversely.

Delhi gangrape victim gets parents booked for taking Rs 5 lakh to force her to change statement in court

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A 16-year-old girl approached the police alleging that her parents tried to force her into changing her statement in favour of two men accused of raping her in outer Delhi’s Aman Vihar area.

The girl approached the police on April 10 with help from her neighbor, along with Rs 5 lakh that her parents her parents had accepted as advance, following which a case was registered.
The girl claimed that her parents initially tried to convince her to change her statement but when she refused to listen to them, they started beating her up.
She returned after a week and told police that she was held captive by two men who raped her. The two men were arrested.
and also girl’s parents were booked under the Juvenile Justice Act and for criminal intimidation, threatening someone to give false evidence and criminal conspiracy.
Her mother was arrested but her father is on the run.

The girl has been handed over to the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), which sent her to a children’s home.

JD(U) unveils first list of candidates

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The Janata Dal (United) has unveils its first list of candidates on Monday, April 16 for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly 2018 polls. The party state unit president Mahima J. Patel will challenge from the Chennagiri constituency.

Different competitors and their particular constituency are Arun Kumar C. Patila from Alanda, Hazarat Ali Sheik from Kungola, D.K Hittalamani from Ranebennur, Tapal Ganesh from Bellary, G N Totad from Navalagunda, Vijayendra Reddy from Chikkanayakanahalli, B.Ramayya from Nelamangala, Raju Nayaka Vadi from Hubballi Central, Purushottam S from Doddaballapur, Dodda Mali Patil from Gurumitakal, S Raddera from Gadag, S Ramachandrappa from Holalkere, Rajeev Kotyan from Kundapur and G Eshappa from Koodlagi.

The second list will be released on April 22 said Mahima Patel.

Syrian forces targeting Homs and Qalamoun near Damascus

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Army says it is preparing for more offensives to clear remaining territories outside government control near the capital Damascus.

Days after the suspected chemical attack which killed more than 40 people in Douma, Syrian government forces say they have now retaken the rebel pocket in Eastern Ghouta.

Now the Syrian government appears to be turning its attention to Homs, another strategic region in Syria.

Much of the central province has been recaptured in recent years but the opposition has long held an enclave in the northern countryside.

That area is strategic for Damascus if it wants to secure the roads linking government controlled cities in the west of the country.

ATMs running dry reminds me of demonetisation days: Mamata

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Amid reports of ATMs running dry in several states, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said it reminds her of the demonetisation days.

She also asked whether a “financial emergency” was going on in the country.

“Seeing reports of ATMs running out of cash in several states. Big notes missing. Reminder of #DeMonetisation days. Is there a Financial Emergency going on in the country? #CashCrunch #CashlessATMs,” Banerjee tweeted.

Currency shortage was reported in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh in the past few weeks.

There were also complaints of shortage in parts of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Bihar on Monday.

However, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the government has reviewed the situation and “there is more than adequate currency in circulation”.

According to the Reserve Bank of India data, currency in circulation as on April 6 was Rs 18.17 lakh crore.

Charge-sheet against 4 for ‘misbehaving’ with Smriti Irani

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A charge-sheet has been filed against four Delhi University (DU) students for “misbehaving” with Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani on an occasion in 2017, police said on Tuesday.

A senior Delhi Police officer told IANS that the charge sheet was filed on Monday against the four on charges of “stalking, drunken driving and insulting the modesty of a woman”.

In April 2017, four DU students were arrested for “chasing, misbehaving and overtaking” Smriti Irani’s car in an inebriated state in the Chanakyapuri area here.

They were arrested following a complaint by the Minister’s security staff.

87% of focused cyber attacks being prevented globally: Accenture

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While focused cyberattacks per organisation have more than doubled this year, the businesses globally are able to detect and block nearly 87 percent of those breaches — from 70% in 2017 — a new Accenture study said on Tuesday.

“Despite making significant progress, only two out of five organizations are currently investing in breakthrough technologies like Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation, indicating there is even more ground to be gained by increasing investment in cyber resilient innovations and solutions,” the findings showed.

Ransomware and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks form the category of focused attacks.

The “2018 State of Cyber Resilience” study was conducted from January to mid-March 2018 and investigated focused attacks defined as having the potential to both penetrate network defenses and cause damage, or extract high-value assets and processes from within organizations.

“Only one in eight focused cyberattacks are getting through versus one in three last year, indicating that organizations are doing a better job of preventing data from being hacked, stolen or leaked,” said Kelly Bissell, Managing Director of Accenture Security.

“For business leaders who continue to invest in and embrace new technologies, reaching a sustainable level of cyber resilience could become a reality for many organisations in the next two to three years,” Bissell projected.

With 13 per cent of focused attacks penetrating defenses, organisations are still facing an average of 30 successful security breaches per year which cause damage or result in the loss of high-value assets.

On average, 89 per cent of respondents said their internal security teams detected breaches within one month compared to only 32 per cent of teams last year.

This year, 55 per cent of organisations took one week or less to detect a breach compared to 10 per cent last year.

“Although companies are detecting breaches faster, security teams are still only finding 64 per cent of them, which is similar to last year, and they’re collaborating with others outside their organisations to find the remaining breaches,” the study noted.

This underscores the importance of collaborative efforts among business and government sectors to stop cyberattacks.

For the study, the global professional services company surveyed 4,600 enterprise s

‘Village Rockstars’ gets top prize at IFFLA

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Rima Das’ Assamese drama “Village Rockstars, which was adjudged Best Feature Film at the 65th National Film Awards in India, was also feted with the Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature at the 2018 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) here.
The Grand Jury Prize for the Best Short went to “The Caregiver”, directed by Ruthy Pribar.
The Audience Choice Awards went to Mahesh Narayanan’s Malayalam film “Take Off”, in the Best Feature (Narrative) category, to “Lovesick”, directed by Priya Giri Desai and Ann S. Kim, for Best Documentary, and to Nagraj Manjule’s “An Essay of the Rain” for Best Short.

The 16th edition of IFFLA concluded on April 15 with a red carpet and gala that featured the Los Angeles premiere and official Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) screening of “Village Rockstars”, read a statement.

While presenting the award, the narrative jury stated: “This film explores gender expectations in a gentle manner. It blends beautiful cinematography with naturalistic performances in a fun and uplifting coming-of-age story. Working as a one-woman army, this director created an unforgettable portrait of childhood.”

A special jury mention was made for Sushama Deshpande’s performance in “Ajji”.

“Taking on difficult characters is always a challenge for an actor. It takes courage to humanise and portray a role that breaks the stereotypes. This actress demonstrated undeniable talent and commitment to deliver an authentic and grounded performance,” the jury stated.

As for Ruthy Pribar’s short film “The Caregiver”, the jury found it endearing for “its elegant representation of the nuances between compassion and survival, and for its understated yet decisive storytelling”.

The narrative jury comprised film critic Carlos Aguilar, director Haifaa Al-mansour and actor Sujata Day, while the shorts jury included producer Giulia Caruso, director Aneesh Chaganty and screenwriter Guinevere Turner.

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