Google and Facebook face over $9 billion in fines within the first day of GDPR roll out
Within hours of the European Union's (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) taking effect on 25 May, technology giants Google and Facebook have been hit with privacy complaints that could carry fines of up to $9.3 billion in total, a media report said.
With regard to privacy, Google, Facebook and Facebook-owned WhatsApp and Instagram are forcing people to adopt a "take it or leave it" approach which essentially amounts to demanding that users submit to intrusive terms of service, according to the Austrian privacy-advocacy group Noyb.eu, CNET reported on 25 May.
Archer Muskan Kirar bags silver in World Cup
Madhya Pradesh State Archery Academy’s Muskan Kirar bagged silver medal in Compound Women’s team event in the World Cup Stage II held at Antalya of Turkey, from May 20 to 26.She represented the Indian team along with Andhra Pradesh’s archer Jyothi Surekha and Divya Dhyal of Haryana in the World Cup.
Talented archer of State Academy, Muskan performed really well. Her team scored 228 points out of 240 and bagged silver medal. While, Chinese Taipei with 231 points stood first and Korea finished at third with 227 points.
University Grants Commission has approved UGC (Online Courses) Regulations, 2018 as landmark reform in the field of Higher Education.
In a landmark reform in the field of Higher Education, University Grants Commission has approved UGC (Online Courses) Regulations, 2018 in its meeting held on 24th May, 2018. Higher Educational Institutions can offer Certificate, Diploma and Degree Programmes in full-fledged online mode in only those disciplines in which it has already been offering the same or similar Programmes /Courses at graduation level in regular mode (of classroom teaching) or in Open and Distance Learning mode and from which at least one batch has been graduated and approved by the statutory councils, as applicable.
Online Programmes requiring Practical/ Laboratory Courses as a curricular requirement shall not be permitted. The Examinations shall be conducted in proctored mode and in conformity with any norms for such examinations stipulated by the commission. The online learning shall have minimum four quadrants: video lectures, e- content, self-assessment and discussion forum to clarify doubts.
Trump says North Korea summit talks continue: 'Could even be the 12th'
The President said lines of communication had opened between the two countries after officials said Thursday that the North Koreans had become unresponsive, leading to the planned summit's cancellation.
"We're going to see what happens. We're talking to them now. It was a very nice statement they put out," Trump said on the South Lawn before departing in his helicopter for the US Naval Academy in Maryland, where he is delivering a commencement address.
"We'll see what happens. It could even be the 12th. We're talking to them now," he said. "They very much want to do it. We'd like to do it."
Japan beats Thailand to win Uber Cup
Japan's women won the Uber Cup on Saturday, breezing past surprise finalists Thailand 3-0 in Bangkok to end a 37-year wait to regain the title.
With a team stacked with top ranked players in both the singles and doubles, Japan made light work of the host, which entered the final for the first time after stunning China in the semifinal.
It ends an Uber Cup drought for Japan that stretches back to 1981 and is a major confidence boost ahead of the Olympics which it will host in two years' time.
The Uber Cup is second in prestige only to the Olympics as a national team event.
World number two Akane Yamaguchi got Japan off to a flyer, dulling the boisterous partisan home crowd with a 21-15, 21-19 win over Ratchanok Intanon, blending deft touches at the net with patience in the rallies and power shots.
BJP Leaders Kummanam Rajasekharan, Ganeshi Lal Appointed Governors Of Mizoram And Odisha
NEW DELHI: BJP leaders Ganeshi Lal and Kummanam Rajasekharan were today appointed as Governors of Odisha and Mizoram respectively.
According to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique, Prof. Ganeshi Lal will take over as the new governor of Odisha, a post which had fallen vacant in March this year after veteran Naga leader S C Jamir completed his tenure.
Bihar Governor Satya Pal Malik had been given additional charge of Odisha.
Mr Lal is a former Haryana BJP chief.
"The President of India has been pleased to appoint Prof. Ganeshi Lal to be the Governor of Odisha with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office," the communique said.
In his second order, the President appointed Kerala BJP chief Kummanam Rajasekharan as the Governor of Mizoram.
He will be replacing Lt. General (Retd.) Nirbhay Sharma, who is completing his tenure on May 28, 2018.
Barbados elects Mia Mottley as first woman PM
The Caribbean island of Barbados has elected its first woman prime minister since gaining independence from Britain in 1966.
Mia Mottley led her Barbados Labour Party (BLP) to a crushing victory over the Democratic Labour Party (DLP).
Ms Mottley, a 52-year-old lawyer, is reported to have once told a teacher at her secondary school that she would become the country's first female PM.
The BLP won all 30 seats up for grabs in the House of Assembly.
The DLP has governed the popular tourist paradise for the past 10 years, most recently under Prime Minister Freundel Stuart.
Facebook may launch its own cryptocurrency
A report from Alex Heath of Cheddar news service claims that Facebook is planning to launch its own cryptocurrency. The company is said to be focused on using the platform to make it easier to make payments.
However, the company is also said to investigating other ways it could use such a currency and its blockchain technology on its platform.
David Marcus is apparently heading a new blockchain division at Facebook "to explore how to best leverage Blockchain across Facebook starting from scratch".
One of the people familiar with the plan said that they were very serious about developing a blockchain system which would allow the many users of Facebook to make electronic payments.
PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina To Inaugarate Bangladesh Bhavan in Bengal's Santiniketan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina, will inaugurate the Bangladesh Bhavan within the campus on Friday.
The Bangladesh Bhavan is a symbol of the cultural ties between the two countries.
The Bangladesh Bhavan features a museum that showcases Rabindranath Tagore's association with the country, the Liberation War of Bangladesh and Indo-Bangla relations.
It was built at a cost of Rs. 25 crore, which was provided by the Bangladesh government.
A fund of Rs. 10 crore would be given to help to maintain the museum premises.
Reportedly, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will also be signed between Visva-Bharati and the Secondary and Higher Secondary Division of the education ministry of Bangladesh.
Windfall oil tax on ONGC in offing to soften fuel prices
Oil producers would have to part with any revenue they earn from prices crossing $70 per barrel; States may be asked to cut VAT
The government may levy a windfall tax on oil producers like Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC), as part of a permanent solution it is working on for moderating the spiralling retail prices of petrol and diesel.
The tax, which may come in the form of a cess, will kick in the moment oil prices cross $70 per barrel, sources privy to the development said.
Under the scheme, oil producers, who get paid international rates for the oil they produce from domestic fields, would have to part with any revenue they earn from prices crossing $70 per barrel mark.