Aarogya Setu app becomes open source to address privacy concerns

The government on Tuesday announced opening the source code of its coronavirus tracking app, Aarogya Setu, for scrutiny by the developer community to address privacy concerns and launching a bug......

Aarogya Setu has alerted 1.4 lakh users: Official

Aarogya Setu, the mobile application to help track COVID-19 patients, has alerted around 1.4 lakh users in the country about a possible risk of infection due to proximity to infected persons, an......

'Facebook, WhatsApp seek more data than Aarogya Setu app'

'When a person is capable of infecting 50 others, will you think about the privacy of the person or about protecting the lives of people?' IMAGE: Jammu-Kashmir police personnel display the Aarogya......

Bureaucratic reshuffle: Rajiv Gauba replaces Mehrishi as Home Secy

Urban Development Secretary Rajiv Gauba was on Wednesday named as the next home secretary as part of a major top-level bureaucratic reshuffle. He will succeed Rajiv Mehrishi, who completes his term......

Sitharaman reviews state of economy with regulators

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday reviewed the state of the economy, including stress in the financial sector, at the meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council......

Will private cryptocurrencies be finally banned?

A government panel said policymakers and regulators should have an open mind regarding the introduction of an official digital currency in India. A panel tasked with examining virtual currencies......

WhatsApp builds system to store payments data in India

Mobile messaging platform WhatsApp on Tuesday said it has built a system that stores payments-related data in India, in line with RBI's data localisation policy.  The Reserve Bank of India,......

All The Best, Blue beat Mrs Khanna

Of the three Diwali releases that hit the theatres last week, Main Aurr Mrs Khanna fared the worst. Blue took excellent initial colllections while All The Bestpicked up from Sunday. Note:......