While facial recognition technology has been creating ripples in the tech industry in smartphones or through surveillance, the Chennai police have decided to expand the use of its FACETAGR app to other Southern states as well. This step will help them to curb the movement of inter-state robbers.

According to The Hindu report, Puducherry's Crime Record Bureau has provided the criminal data. Other states which are yet to provide the details include Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and Karnataka. Currently, they have data on 67,000 criminals. This app would help the police departments in finding the details of a person who belongs to a different State.

• Jan Koum said in a Facebook post on Monday that it was time to "move on."
• Koum's departure comes at a crucial time at Facebook.
• Koum has long been an advocate of privacy, writing in 2014 about his experience growing up in the USSR when he feared communications would be monitored by the KGB.

NEW DELHI: Google on Tuesday dedicated its creative doodle to mark the International Labour Day.

The day marks the victory of workers' movement for eight hours of work. It also aims to pay tribute to workers sacrifices in achieving economic and social rights all over the world

NEW DELHI: The government has started supplying electricity to every village in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced, a tall achievement that now shifts attention towards improving the quality of supply and connecting every household to the grid.

Modi said it was a historic day for India that will transform the lives of people for generations. “I am delighted that every single village of India now has access to electricity,” the PM tweeted.

Ira and Eva are going to redefine customer experience at HDFC bank. Ira welcomes customers to the bank and guides them; EVA talks to them in plain English, giving customer support on Android and Alexa devices.

The bank is betting big on voice-based digital interactions to deliver an omni-channel experience at every customer touch point like web, mobile, social, and other channels.

The board of directors of Kotak Mahindra Bank has redesignated Uday Kotak as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1 May, 2018. Mr. Kotak was earlier executive Vice Chairman and Managing Director.

"The Board of Directors has re-designated Mr. Uday Kotak as Managing Director & CEO with effect from 1 May 2018, in line with good governance practice," the bank said in the notification to the exchanges.

Paytm has launched a new payment mode, Tap Card, that it is promoting as India's first "truly offline payments solution."

It is a card that uses NFC to transfer money on company-authorised Point of Sale (PoS) terminals, and is aimed at non-Internet users.

The Paytm Tap Card uses enables safe and convenient digital payments with the help of NFC, completely offline at  PAYTM -issued PoS terminals in under a second, the company says. To make payments, users can add money from their Paytm account by scanning the QR code on the Tap Card and by authenticating it at any of the add value machines (AVM). It also addresses any network-related concerns at the consumers' or merchants' end.

World number one Rafael Nadal produced an imperious display to win his 11th Barcelona Open title with a 6-2 6-1 win over Greek teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Nadal, 31, who won his 400th clay-court match to reach the final, claimed two rapid breaks to take the first set in 40 minutes against the 19-year-old.

World number 63 Tsitsipas, playing the Spaniard for the first time, succumbed in 77 minutes.

Nadal has won 19 successive matches, and 46 consecutive sets, on clay.

Google on Monday dedicated its creative doodle to mark the 148th birth anniversary of the father of Indian Cinema Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke.

MUMBAI: The government of Maharashtra on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the British Council to strengthen educational and cultural cooperation between the two nations, the organisation said.

The announcement comes at a time when the UK's international culture and educational arm completes seventy years of its existence in India and on the heels of PM Narendra Modi's visit to London.