Google’s latest security bulletin (for December 2019) has ‘bad news’ for Android smartphoneusers. The advisory names three security flaws, one of which Google has termed as “most severe”. For, it can permanently brick your Android smartphones. Here’s all you need to know about this ‘dangerous threat’ and more … The threat has been revealed in Google’s December 2019 Android Security
US-headquartered Amazon has disabled its search-seeding tool which helped merchants improve search results on its India marketplace. The service has been reportedly stopped after the marketplace found merchants abusing the tool. Sellers or merchants often press to appear on the first couple of pages as they find it helpful in attracting more consumers. The search-seeding
The government on December 9 said more than Rs 10 lakh crore have been disbursed under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana till November 1, 2019. The PMMY is a scheme launched by the prime minister on April 8, 2015, for providing loans up to Rs 10 lakh to non-corporate, non-farm small/micro enterprises. “Under the Pradhan
Microsoft has discovered that over 44 million users of its Azure and Microsoft Services Accounts (MSA) are using leaked credentials to log into their accounts. The Microsoft identity threat research team regularly checks billions of credentials obtained from different breaches to look for compromised credentials in the Microsoft systems. In 2019, the threat research team
NEW DELHI: Almost two and a half years since its launch, the GST council is expected to discuss major restructuring to raise the base slab from 5% to 9-10%, while doing away with the 12% rate and moving 243 items in this segment to the 18% band — moves that will increase the tax burden
These days, the dependency on phone is so much that a dead or dying phone is enough to make anyone getting mad. People try to rush and find a way to charge their phone, but after reading this you might want to think twice before using that free charging point at an airport, train or
New Delhi: Just like you need to give KYC documents to open a bank account or to invest in mutual funds and shares, you also need to fulfil the KYC criteria for your employees’ provident fund (EPF) account. The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) allows you to complete the KYC process online. It uses Aadhaar and
Consumers will soon be able to use the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for cash withdrawals, apart from merchant payments and interpersonal transactions. Public sector lender Bank of India has already introduced this facility for its own customers, in partnership with Mumbai-based payments company AGS Transact Technologies. Further, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which
NEW DELHI : New car models regularly hit the Indian market and it is tempting to buy a new car, be it an upgrade, a first car or another car for the family. Whatever be the reason, a car loan makes the purchase easier. But as is with any financial product, you should know all the details
Income Tax return filing: In an ideal world, you should have filed your income tax return (ITR) by now. But, then that would be too boring, right? So, all those adventurous salaried persons, who are yet to file their income tax return, here is the last chance before you end up paying a higher penalty. The
