Devopam Mittra

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#India: Ailing #Kerala elephant calf, #Maya, airlifted to Anant Ambani's #Vantara for intensive hospitalisation https://t.co/8bcd4mageR via @timesofindia

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A landfill near #Istanbul generates electricity from captured waste gas, yet satellites detect methane escaping at about 7.4 tons an hour on average, new reporting finds as #Turkey prepares to host #COP31 https://t.co/EOhEagPddv via @timesofindia

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇵🇰 Thousands chant "Revolution!" around the bodies of slain protesters in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

Activists say at least 3 people were killed and 17 injured yesterday when security forces moved on a sit-in in Rawalakot.

The protesters belong to the Jammu and Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee, a group demanding political and economic rights.

Their bodies were brought back to the protest site.

Accounts linked to the security forces called it "a decisive clearance operation" against "miscreants" holding public spaces hostage.

Authorities banned the group in June, and months of clashes in the region have since left dozens dead, police included.

Months of crackdowns haven't emptied the streets. If anything, they've filled them.

Writer: Julie

[Everest Today @EverestToday]

BREAKING: Two helicopters operated by Fishtail Air and Dynasty Air collided while landing at Pheriche helipad in Solukhumbu. Authorities said the helicopters’ rotor blades struck each other during the landing process. Further details about the incident are awaited.

Video ©: Webcam Nepal.

[Imran Khan @KeypadGuerilla]

A woman was held hostage at knifepoint during an attempted chain snatching at Indiranagar in Bengaluru.

The accused, identified as Prabhuraj, allegedly threatened to stab her if she refused to hand over her gold chain.

Alert locals rushed to her rescue, overpowered the accused and handed him over to the police.

The woman escaped unharmed. The accused has been remanded to judicial custody. Police are verifying his background.

#Bengaluru #Karnataka

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$40 Billion Lost: How #Pakistan Paid The Price Of Suspending Trade With India
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PV Sindhu outclasses Line Kjaersfeldt to lift second title of the season at Hylo Open - India Today https://t.co/Zh3Vk61gjS #Badminton

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#India: Cyclone #Murasu landfall: Andhra Pradesh coast braces for 120 kmph gusts, Odisha issues alert - India Today . #weather https://t.co/5ziCrejOrm

[Pakistan Untold @pakistan_untold]

Bangladeshi Hindu woman Pritilata and her minor daughter Agami gang-raped and killed by Islamists. Minor son Ayush also killed in front of his father Ganapati, whose throat was slit.

A community that cannot protect its mothers and children cannot keep a future. Pritilata and Agami were raped and killed. Ayush was murdered in front of his father. The family was finished in one night.

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How homegrown drugmaker #Eris took on pharma giants in #India’s #weightloss drug race - https://t.co/jMhcxmQtmE #sundae

[Huda @hudamks_uae]

Only our President can turn a get-well visit into a jiu-jitsu invitation 😄

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed asked injured flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar when he'll heal, then promised to teach him how to fight once he does. And to the whole crew: 'UAE is your country, and you have a family here.'

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@Borderless_exp Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam. 🙏

[Sidhant Sibal @sidhant]

UAE President confers top Emirati award First Class Order of Zayed II for captain Smit Machchhar who averted the hijacking, terror attack on Fly Dubai plane. Honor presented by Crown Prince of Dubai Hamdan bin Mohammed.

[Yasir Mushtaq @path2shah]

In a First for India, Karnataka Cyber Command Busts Illegal eSIM Box Syndicate; 4 Held After 55-Day Hunt

​Bengaluru

In a landmark operation marking the first such case cracked anywhere in the country, the #Karnataka State Police #CyberCommand Unit has busted an illegal embedded SIM (#eSIM) box network operating clandestinely out of two residential apartments in the Whitefield tech corridor, officials confirmed on Thursday.

​The breakthrough came after an arduous, nearly 55-day technical pursuit. Unlike conventional physical SIM cards that leave direct point-of-sale footprints and visible hardware trails, tracking virtual eSIM profiles across encrypted networks presented severe investigative challenges. Investigators had to pierce through layered digital provisioning pipelines before finally closing in on the syndicate's infrastructure and supply chain.
​Four key operatives linked to the illicit procurement and conversion of eSIMs have been arrested from Tiroda in #Maharashtra’s Gondia district.

​The 55-Day Investigation and Bust
​The probe began after the Chief Circle Nodal Officer of Bharti #Airtel Limited, #Bengaluru, lodged a complaint on August 26, 2026, flagging suspicious, unauthorized routing over Airtel connections in the Whitefield and Kadugodi pockets. The #Whitefield #CyberCrime Police Station (CCPS) registered and set the technical hunt in motion.

​Because the syndicate deployed virtual eSIM profiles rather than traditional physical SIM cards, pinpointing the hardware locations and device identities required extensive cyber forensics and telemetry analysis in close coordination with the Department of Telecommunications (#DoT), Karnataka.

​Following nearly two months of sustained tracking, joint teams raided two high-density operational hubs functioning in separate apartments within the Whitefield division:

1. ​Kadugodi Facility: Six SIM Box (GSM gateway) units housing 32 slots each, totaling 192 slots active with provisioned eSIM connections across multiple telecom service providers.

2. ​Pattandur Agrahara Facility: Four SIM Box units with 32 slots each, accounting for 128 active slots.

​Operating in tandem, the dual facilities wielded a combined capacity of 320 live lines running through a single coordinated network. The setup functioned as an illicit domestic exchange, masking international originations and routing unauthorized traffic to bypass telecom firewalls and lawful interception systems.

​Tracing the digital breadcrumbs behind the virtual profiles led cyber investigators to Tiroda in Maharashtra’s Gondia district, where operatives were procuring SIM credentials and converting them into activated eSIM profiles to feed the Bengaluru gateways remotely.​Four accused persons, all residents of #Tiroda, were tracked down and arrested; however, police have withheld their identities citing the ongoing investigation.

​According to police, the country-first eSIM box setup served as the core telecommunications backbone for widespread cyber intimidation schemes nationwide, including infamous "#DigitalArrest" scams, sextortion rackets and high-value financial fraud.

​"Preliminary leads suggest the possibility of substantial financial exposure, potentially running into hundreds of crores of rupees across the wider network," said Dr. Pronab Mohanty, IPS, Director General of Police, Cyber Command. "The actual number of victims, financial losses, and the full extent of the network remain subject to verification through continuing investigation and inter-agency coordination."

​Forensic analysis of the seized gateway hardware and cloud logs is underway to map out every call routed through the hub and uncover the masterminds directing the syndicate.

@KarnatakaCops @DgpKarnataka @PriyankKharge @DoT_India @airtelindia @PIBHomeAffairs

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At least 16 dead, 65 injured as 7.0 magnitude #earthquake hits China's #Tibet

Read more at: https://t.co/qfZhR8qqXG via @deccanherald

#TibetEarthquake

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#India: #Fintech: #SBI #DataLeak: What Happened, What Data Was Leaked And What Account Holders Must Do https://t.co/QzYtT43WDV via @ndtv

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#Cybersecurity flaw discoveries soar to record high with use of #AI: data - Japan Today https://t.co/BXUJVpGIMV

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I just published System-1: How Non-Autoregressive Decision Models make High-Precision Lookup Economical https://t.co/2gJdfgD3n7

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#German diplomat meets farmer in Indian village, wears gamcha, handles cow dung - #India Today https://t.co/5NTrINkBPd