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AI-driven, deepfake-enabled cyberattacks to rise in 2025

AI-driven, deepfake-enabled cyberattacks to rise in 2025

Rediff.com4 Dec 2024

AI-driven and deepfake-enabled cyberattacks are anticipated to become increasingly prevalent in 2025 with sectors like healthcare and finance most prone targets, according to a recent report. The India Cyber Threat Report 2025 by the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) and Seqrite, spotlighted the evolving tactics of cybercriminals and the rise of AI-driven attacks as a major concern. "Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be used to develop highly sophisticated phishing campaigns utilising deepfake technology and personalised attack vectors, making them harder to detect.

One family 'tasted blood'...: Modi tears into Gandhis

One family 'tasted blood'...: Modi tears into Gandhis

Rediff.com14 Dec 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Congress party, accusing it of repeatedly "wounding" the Indian Constitution. He claimed that the Congress, driven by its "lust for power," has consistently undermined the principles of the Constitution. Modi, however, praised India's democratic journey since its independence, highlighting the country's strong democratic roots and its unwavering commitment to its founding principles. He underscored the importance of unity for India's future development and emphasized that the Constitution is the bedrock of that unity.

Hathras stampede: Bhole Baba not named in 3200-page chargesheet

Hathras stampede: Bhole Baba not named in 3200-page chargesheet

Rediff.com3 Oct 2024

A total of 121 people, mostly women, died in the stampede after a satsang of Surajpal alias Bhole Baba alias Narayan Sakar Hari on July 2 in Fulrai village in Hathras' Sikandra Rao area.

UK's richest 10% took half of wealth from India during colonialism

UK's richest 10% took half of wealth from India during colonialism

Rediff.com20 Jan 2025

The United Kingdom extracted USD 64.82 trillion from India over a century of colonialism between 1765 and 1900 and USD 33.8 trillion of this went to the richest 10 per cent -- enough money to carpet London in notes of 50 British pound almost four times over.

Will Rahul Shoot And Scoot Again?

Will Rahul Shoot And Scoot Again?

Rediff.com30 Jul 2024

That he hasn't done so yet, has continued to be active on the political street, in public debate and on social media, signals an important change. It will give his party hope. Maybe the achievement of reducing Mr Modi well below the majority mark will now motivate him to stay committed, observes Shekhar Gupta

Gayle recovers from food poisoning, likely to play against RCB

Gayle recovers from food poisoning, likely to play against RCB

Rediff.com13 Oct 2020

Senior Kings XI Punjab batsman Chris Gayle is likely to play his first game in the ongoing on Thursday after recovering from a bout of food poisoning.

Maitra's autopsy suggests poisoning

Maitra's autopsy suggests poisoning

Rediff.com3 Jun 2006

Traces of poison have been found in the body of late Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan's secretary Bibek Maitra, sources in AIIMS hospital where the autopsy was conducted said on Saturday.

Poisoned Russian ex-spy discharged from UK hospital

Poisoned Russian ex-spy discharged from UK hospital

Rediff.com18 May 2018

The 66-year-old former Russian double agent and his daughter Yulia were found unconscious on a shopping centre bench in the Salisbury town on March 4. They were hospitalised in critical condition after he was found poisoned and spent weeks in critical condition.

Janhvi-Khushi Are Seeing YOU!

Janhvi-Khushi Are Seeing YOU!

Rediff.com28 Oct 2024

John unveils his next movie... Nimrat on a movie she cherishes...Varun, Ranveer, Aditya watch some fighting...

Daily online hate damages players' mental health: Gosens

Daily online hate damages players' mental health: Gosens

Rediff.com15 Nov 2024

Professional footballers are having to deal with a daily barrage of online hate that threatens their mental health, Germany international Robin Gosens said on Thursday.

Pannun plot: Former official wanted by US was held in Delhi

Pannun plot: Former official wanted by US was held in Delhi

Rediff.com19 Oct 2024

Vikas Yadav, a former Indian government official charged by the United States authorities for his alleged role in a foiled plot to assassinate Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil, was arrested by Delhi Police in December last year in an unrelated extortion and kidnapping case, police sources said.

High security in several parts of UP after Mukhtar Ansari's death

High security in several parts of UP after Mukhtar Ansari's death

Rediff.com30 Mar 2024

People had also started gathering at Mukhtar Ansari's residence in Ghazipur and there was a large deployment of security personnel around the house.

Everyone has to die one day: Bhole Baba on stampede

Everyone has to die one day: Bhole Baba on stampede

Rediff.com17 Jul 2024

Self-styled godman Bhole Baba said Wednesday that he is very disturbed by the Hathras stampede but nobody can avoid what is destined and everyone has to die one day.

Aishwarya Is All Things Cute

Aishwarya Is All Things Cute

Rediff.com11 Jun 2024

How to stay stubly fashionable, the Aishwarya Arjun way.

UP juice vendor arrested for mixing urine in drinks

UP juice vendor arrested for mixing urine in drinks

Rediff.com14 Sep 2024

According to a police officer, the arrest was made following complaints by the public that the juice seller had been serving fruit juice to the customers after mixing human urine in it.

White House will 'smell like curry' if Kamala wins: Trump aide

White House will 'smell like curry' if Kamala wins: Trump aide

Rediff.com13 Sep 2024

Loomer, 31, often seen as a right-wing conspiracy theorist, made the remark while commenting on a photo posted by Harris on National Grandparents Day in which the vice president talked about her grandparents from India.

Jyoti Punwani: December 6, 1992, All Over Again?

Jyoti Punwani: December 6, 1992, All Over Again?

Rediff.com6 Dec 2024

Can ordinary citizens counter this backward march? Can peace activists ensure that the two communities retain their bonds? Do they have a choice, asks Jyoti Punwani.

Man, 4 daughters found dead at Delhi house

Man, 4 daughters found dead at Delhi house

Rediff.com28 Sep 2024

The deceased have been identified as Heeralal Sharma, who worked as a carpenter at the Indian Spinal Injury Centre in Vasant Kunj for the last 28 years, and his four daughters -- Neetu (26), Nikki (24), Neeru (23) and Nidhi (20). The bodies, found on Friday afternoon, did not have any injury mark.

Ladki Bahin scheme: Gadkari's word of caution for Maha govt

Ladki Bahin scheme: Gadkari's word of caution for Maha govt

Rediff.com30 Sep 2024

Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said the Maharashtra government's Ladki Bahin scheme, introduced to provide financial assistance to women, could affect the timely payment of subsidies in other sectors.

Sunanda Pushkar was poisoned: AIIMS board

Sunanda Pushkar was poisoned: AIIMS board

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

Sunanda Pushkar died of 'poisoning' with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences medical board, which gave its opinion on the Federal Bureau of Investigation report on her viscera samples, unanimously concluding that there was presence of anxiety drug Alprax in her stomach.

Crypto Scams! How To Keep Your Assets Safe

Crypto Scams! How To Keep Your Assets Safe

Rediff.com21 Nov 2024

A single security lapse could lead to complete wipe out of your crypto assets in seconds, with no recovery in sight, warns Nikhil Sethi.

Now poisoned letter sent to US senator

Now poisoned letter sent to US senator

Rediff.com17 Apr 2013

A day after twin bomb blasts rocked Boston, a senior Republican senator received a poison-laced letter, source of which is being investigated.

Sunanda case: FBI report rules out 'polonium poisoning'

Sunanda case: FBI report rules out 'polonium poisoning'

Rediff.com11 Nov 2015

Radiation levels in Sunanda Pushkar's viscera samples were "within the standard safety norms", Delhi Police said on Wednesday as they shared the findings of an FBI report that virtually rules out the theory of 'polonium poisoning' causing her death.

RSS chief flags threats from 'Deep State', 'wokeism', 'cultural Marxist'

RSS chief flags threats from 'Deep State', 'wokeism', 'cultural Marxist'

Rediff.com12 Oct 2024

According to Bhagwat, a narrative is being spread in neighbouring Bangladesh, which recently witnessed a massive political upheaval, that India is a threat and they should join Pakistan as a defence against Bharat. Who is spreading such a narrative, he asked.

7 fall ill after inhaling poisonous gas in Chhattisgarh

7 fall ill after inhaling poisonous gas in Chhattisgarh

Rediff.com7 May 2020

The incident occurred at Shakti Paper Mill in Tetla village, where the victims were cleaning an open tank on Wednesday evening, said Raigarh superintendent of police Santosh Singh.

Australian badminton players get food poisoning

Australian badminton players get food poisoning

Rediff.com19 Jul 2012

Three Australian badminton players were confined to bed on Wednesday after suffering food poisoning while preparing for the London Olympics at their training base in the central English city of Derby.

PM's poll campaign filled with 'lies, poison, hatred': Rahul

PM's poll campaign filled with 'lies, poison, hatred': Rahul

Rediff.com8 Jun 2019

He said his party will continue to fight the "worst sentiments" the prime minister represents.

Pathologist says Woolmer was poisoned

Pathologist says Woolmer was poisoned

Rediff.com26 Oct 2007

Dr. Ere Shesiah, chief consultant pathologist of the Jamaican government, told an inquest that Bob Woolmer "died of asphyxia due to manual strangulation associated with Cypermethrinide poisoning".

Can't crack JEE. Sorry, I quit: Boy kills self in Kota; fifth since Jan

Can't crack JEE. Sorry, I quit: Boy kills self in Kota; fifth since Jan

Rediff.com8 Mar 2024

The police team also found a suicide note addressing his father where the boy had expressed his incapability to crack the JEE, he said.

Woman alleges rape on express train in Thane

Woman alleges rape on express train in Thane

Rediff.com17 May 2024

A case has been registered against an unidentified person for allegedly raping a woman after rendering her unconscious onboard an express train in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official from the Government Railway Police (GRP) said on Friday.

MP horror: Boy rapes sister after watching porn, murders her

MP horror: Boy rapes sister after watching porn, murders her

Rediff.com27 Jul 2024

The police cracked the case and detained the victim's 13-year-old brother, their mother and sisters aged 17 and 18 after interrogation of 50 people, intense questioning of the accused persons and on the basis of technical evidence, he said on Saturday.

Actress Brittany Murphy might have been poisoned

Actress Brittany Murphy might have been poisoned

Rediff.com19 Nov 2013

Here's what your favourite Hollywood celebrities have been up to.

UP court orders magisterial probe into Mukhtar Ansari's death

UP court orders magisterial probe into Mukhtar Ansari's death

Rediff.com29 Mar 2024

Banda chief judicial magistrate Bhagwan Das Gupta appointed Garima Singh, additional chief judicial magistrate (MP-MLA Court Banda) as the investigating officer in the case, the official said.

Shiroor mutt seer passes away, poisoning suspected

Shiroor mutt seer passes away, poisoning suspected

Rediff.com19 Jul 2018

The hospital said the seer was found to be critically ill with breathlessness, severe hypotension and massive gastrointestinal bleeding when he was brought.

I was poisoned: Katara case witness

I was poisoned: Katara case witness

Rediff.com19 Jul 2007

Katara gave a letter to the SP of Ghaziabad city Vijay Bhushan on Wednesday night alleging that the two student leaders poisoned him on the intervening night of July 11-12 here

African lions make longest swim in search of female

African lions make longest swim in search of female

Rediff.com11 Jul 2024

Possibly in search of lionesses, two lion brothers swam 1.3 kilometres across an African river known to be infested with hippos and crocodiles, making it the longest documented swim for African lions with visual evidence.

Autopsy confirms Mukhtar Ansari died of heart attack

Autopsy confirms Mukhtar Ansari died of heart attack

Rediff.com30 Mar 2024

Ansari's family has alleged that he died due to "slow poisoning" in the jail.

Bishada youth may have consumed poison: Police

Bishada youth may have consumed poison: Police

Rediff.com9 Oct 2015

Bishada youth Jay Prakash, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances on Tuesday leading to allegations of police harassment, may have consumed poison following a fight with his wife.

Kamal Haasan hospitalised for food poisoning

Kamal Haasan hospitalised for food poisoning

Rediff.com16 Sep 2014

The actor is currently working on his next film Papanasam.

Hope in Kerala's poison fields

Hope in Kerala's poison fields

Rediff.com12 Feb 2013

After suffering from severe exposure to endosulfan for decades, the villagers of Kasargod are finally moving on. But the scars remain, T E Narasimhan finds out.