Face penalty of 200% above 2.5 lakh

The government on Wednesday warned that cash deposits above Rs 2.5 lakh threshold under the 50-day window could attract tax plus a 200 per cent penalty in case of income mismatch.

Jio Welcome Offer ends on Dec 3

Threre are a lot of discussions going on regarding Jio Welcome offer to end on Dec 3. Please don’t misunderstand and panic about it. If you have already subscribed to Jio welcome offer then you can continue using welcome offer until December 31.

New subscription to Jio welcome offer will stop after December 3.The Jio welcome offer was to be promoted for 90 days only as per TRAI rules and regulations. So, you’ll not be able to subscribe to Jio welcome offer after 3 December.

Reliance Jio fight: Trai wants Rs 3,050 crore fine on Airtel, Vodafone, Idea

The recommendation to levy fines comes after Trai had issued show-cause notices to the three operators towards end-September after finding high levels of congestion in their network leading to call failures made to and from the Jio network beyond the permissible limits.

32 Lakh Debit Card Details Hacked

Over 32 Lakh debit card details were compromised in the latest data breach. This breach happened through a malware that was introduced in the Hitachi Payment Services systems. Hitachi Payment Services is the largest provider of ATMs Point of Sale (PoS) and other financial transactions.

The banks who hit this massive data breach includes State Bank of India, Yes Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank. Customers are advised to change ATM PIN immediately.

26 Lakh of affected debit cards were on Visa and MasterCard. And about 6 lakh were on RuPay Card.

There is no official report about who is behind this data breach, but few customers have observed the unauthorized usage of their card in various locations in China. Payment council of India has ordered an investigation to find out the origin of the Cyber breach. Bengaluru-based payment and security specialist SISA will conduct the investigation.

Please co-operate with the Bank. Safety for each and every customer is their primary concern. All 32 Lakh compromised debit card holders are not yet identified.

Bank request you all to change your ATM PIN immediately. If you see any unauthorized transaction or receive any transaction SMS which was not done by you then please report it to to the Bank immediately.

United Nations appoints Portugal's Guterres as next U.N. chief

The 193-member United Nations General Assembly unanimously appointed former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres on Thursday as the ninth secretary-general of the world body for five years beginning Jan. 1, 2017.

Bob Dylan is winner of 2016 Nobel prize for literature

American writer-singer Bob Dylan has won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy cited the musician for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.” The prize is worth 8 million Swedish crown ($927,740).

Literature was the last of this year’s Nobel prizes to be awarded. The prize is named after dynamite inventor Alfred Nobel and has been awarded since 1901 for achievements in science, literature and peace in accordance with his will. The six awards will be handed out on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s death in 1896.

Source: TheIndianExpress

Michael Jackson still making money

He passed away seven years ago but Michael Jackson is still making money - and lots of it.

In 2016 the late King Of Pop earned a staggering $825 million, making him far and away the biggest dead celebrity earner of the year.

Pampore encounter ends as 2 militants killed

Security forces killed the second militant hiding in a government building in Pampore on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on Wednesday, bringing to an end an encounter that lasted three days to avoid “collateral damage”.

Google to roll-out wifi hotspots in India

Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc , said on Tuesday it launched Google Station in India, a service that aims to deepen its reach across the country, as the search giant seeks to bring more people on to its Google platform.

China sets up $3 bn internet investment fund

China's Baidu Inc said on Wednesday it has established a 20 billion yuan ($3 billion) investment fund, Baidu Capital, focusing on mid- and late-stage deals in the internet sector.

Investors demand answers, new phone from Samsung after Note 7 fire fiasco

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd needs to quickly find the cause of the fires that led to it pulling its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones and get a new model to market, investors said on Wednesday, as shares in the company slipped to a one-month low.

ISRO launched a new satellite for Ocean and Weather studies

ISRO on Monday launched PSLV’s longest flight SCATSAT-1 at 9:12 am for ocean and weather studies. The 320-tonne rocket, carrying eight satellites, blasted off from the launch pad at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. This launch is said to be ISRO’s longest mission spread over two hours and fifteen minutes.

New Jaguar XF Launched In India: Price starts from 49.50 Lakh

2016 Jaguar XF, the new updated version of the British carmker's popular luxury sedan has finally gone on sale in India. Launched at a starting price of Rs. 49.50 Lakh, the top-of-the-line variant is priced at Rs. 62.10 lakh (all ex-showroom, Delhi).

The company has announced that the deliveries for the newJaguar XF will commence from the end of September 2016 and customers can now book the car right now for a token amount of Rs. 5 lakh. Interestingly, the 2016 Jaguar XF now also comes with JLR's all-new Ingenium Diesel engine, which makes the car the first Jaguar model in India to get one.

All flights suspended after MiG 21 overshoots runway, pilot safe:Shrinagar

All flight operations at the Srinagar airport came to a halt on Tuesday afternoon after a MiG 21 aircraft overshot the runway while landing, causing damage to it. The pilot of the aircraft evacuated unhurt.

Moto E3 power launched in India for Rs 7,999/-

The E range of smartphones from Motorola have always been focused on budget conscious consumers. The latest in the series is the Moto E3 Power i.e Rs 10,000 phone with focus on battery.

Google, yahoo, Microsoft to block information on "sex determination"

Search engines Google, Yahoo and Microsoft have enabled a system to block information on sex determination online, the government told the Supreme Court today. A system called auto block will stop any information including ads on sex determination tests.

Companies identified 22 key words including "sex determination" and anyone searching those key words will get no information online.

Source: IndiaLiveToday

The iphone 7plus beats the sale of iphone 7

As data starts to trickle in for the iPhone 7’s launch, the iPhone 7 Plus and its dual-camera system seem to be swaying buyers away from its smaller counterpart. If true, this would be the first time the larger, phablet-sized phone outsold the smaller version.

3,750 kg cake for PM modi's 66th birthday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is celebrating his 66th birthday today and he started his day by meeting his mother Hiraba in Gujarat. He plans to spend the day in the state where he’ll be attending various events.

India is fastest growing importer of scotch whisky

India has emerged as one of the world’s fastest growing Scotch whisky import markets with value up by 28% to 43 million pounds, a trade body said.

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) on Friday said the amount of Scotch whisky sold overseas increased for the first time since 2013, largely thanks to India for registering a massive jump in shipment value.

Centre clears way for loan of Rs 6,325 crore: Pune metro

The loan will be directly taken by the Special Purpose Vehicle for Pune metro with sovereign guarantee being provided by the union government.

The much-delayed Pune metro rail project is all set to get a loan of Rs 6,325.50 crore from World Bank (WB) and China-based Asian Infrastructure Investments Bank (AIIB), with the union government approving the state government proposal for multilateral assistance for the project.