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cyber commandos will be trained at Gujarat based Rastriya Raksha University (RRU) for six months starting from October 1, 2024, as the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has identified 300 cops to be trained at ten different institutes. Union home minister Amit Shah had last month announced a core group of about 5,000 highly trained police officers or cyber commandos who instantly respond to and prevent cyberattacks across the country will be ready in the next five years. The batch of 30 policemen includes rank from additional SP to constable and these police officers have come from 20 States including Tamil Nadu, Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal, Rajasthan Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh. “The six months training module will consist of lectures on Ethical hacking, incident response Strategy, digital forensic, cyber forensic, dark web, OSINT, thread hunting, cyber diplomacy among others,” Pro-Vice Chancellor of RRU, Prof Kalpesh H Wandra told ET. According to MHA officials, the batch of 300 police officers have been sub-divided into 10 groups of 30 officers and has been assigned to 10 different centers including RRU. “The trained officers will be posted back to their respective states and will be responsible for cyber investigation and prevention of large cyber-attacks. The plan is to train as many as cyber commandos in the next five years,” the official added.

Donald Trump has once again lashed out against the immigrants as the US election 2024 enters the final stage. Trump made the remarks during the visit to the University of Alabama campus.

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James Gunn, co-CEO of DC Studios, has addressed recent rumors circulating about potential films centered on Batman villains. With Robert Pattinson's The Batman franchise running separately from the new DC Universe, there has been increasing speculation about various projects involving the Dark Knight's rogues' gallery. Gunn, who is set to debut his version of Batman in the upcoming film The Brave and the Bold, took to social media to respond directly to these rumors. In particular, a rumor had surfaced suggesting that Matt Reeves, the director behind The Batman, was developing a solo film for the iconic Batman villain, Mr. Freeze, as mentioned in a report by Screenrant. Fans of the DC Universe were eager to hear more, prompting Gunn to weigh in and clear up the situation.

Miss Universe Korea pageant, making headlines globally. Choi Soon-hwa, standing alongside much younger contestants, is determined to challenge societal perceptions of age. Her participation highlights a significant shift in the pageant world.

Delhi government has initiated a special audit of 12 DU colleges fully funded by it to investigate allegations of financial irregularities flagged by Chief Minister Atishi. The Directorate of Audit has assigned an eight-member team to conduct the special audit after a status report was submitted by a high-level committee. In an order issued last week, the Audit department directed the secretary of Directorate of Higher Education to instruct the colleges to make all necessary records available to the audit team. «I am directed to convey the approval of Competent Authority for conducting a Special Audit on the examination of issues related to 12 colleges (fully funded by the Delhi Government) affiliated with the University of Delhi, as per the status Report of the High Level Committee,» read the order dated September 27.

Mars take shape, the dream of establishing a colony on the Red Planet faces formidable challenges. Experts warn that the planet’s extreme conditions could significantly affect human health and evolution. Biologist Dr. Scott Solomon from Rice University emphasizes that children born to settlers on Mars may undergo serious mutations, complicating their survival and well-being.

diabetes patient using cell transplants, reports said on September 30. The landmark surgery, which marks a world's first, lasted just half an hour, news agency PTI reported citing The Paper, a Shanghai-based news outlet. The patient, a 25-year-old woman, began naturally regulating her blood sugar levels approximately two and a half months after the procedure, the reports said. Researchers from Tianjin First Central Hospital and Peking University were part of the team that published their findings in the peer-reviewed journal Cell last week.

Terry Eagleton has just called Fredric Jameson, who passed Sunday before last, at 90, «the greatest cultural critic of his time, though the term 'cultural critic' is a mere place holder for a kind of intellectual work spanning aesthetics, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, psychoanalysis, political theory and the like, for which we have as yet no adequate name. There was nothing in the field of humanities which didn't claim his attention...

The sole candidate in the election for Macao’s next leader has pledged to diversify the economy of the Chinese casino city, a goal previously laid out by Beijing

ownership rules that differ from nation to nation. Banks handling foreign direct investments (FDI) into local companies and overseas direct investments (ODI) by Indian investors venturing abroad, vet the last natural persons behind the larger shareholders of the investing entities. But, in several cases they are unable to peel off the layers to spot the real persons at the peak of what could be a multi-layered investment structure — primarily due to less demanding disclosure requirements in several jurisdictions.

Republicans on Sunday sought to distance themselves from Donald Trump's latest insults of Democratic nominee Kamala Harris during a rambling weekend rally in Wisconsin in which he called her «mentally disabled.» Trump escalated his personal attacks on the vice president during a self-described «dark speech» on immigration following Harris' trip to the U.S.-Mexico border. "Joe Biden became mentally impaired," Trump said. «Kamala was born that way. She was born that way. And if you think about it, only a mentally disabled person could have allowed this to happen to our country. Anybody would know this.»

Junior Doctors' Front (WBJDF) will take a decision on whether they need to resume their 'cease work' agitation after the Supreme Court hearing of RG Kar rape and murder case on Monday. This decision came after three doctors and three nurses were assaulted following the death of a patient at Sagore Dutta Hospital in North 24 Parganas district on Friday night. The Sagore Dutta Hospital medical students have already started 'cease work', following the attack. Junior doctor Aniket Mahato said, «After the SC hearing tomorrow, we have called for a cease work but it will also depend on the SC order. The government should give us basic facilities». Another doctor Debasish Halder said: «We will start cease work again and a more vehement protest.»

Pope Francis implored bishops not to cover up the sexual abuse of children, during an open-air mass on Sunday that capped a three-day visit to Belgium, which is still struggling with the legacy of past scandals. Gathered in bright morning sunshine, about 40,000 faithful, some waving Belgian and Vatican flags, packed the King Baudouin stadium north of the capital to hear the 87-year-old pontiff. «There is no place for abuse, there is no place for covering up abuse,» Francis said during a homily.

Donald Trump scrambled political norms. Democratic governor of Minnesota Walz made it to national prominence by labelling rival Republicans 'weird'. Republican junior senator from Ohio Vance has torn into Vice President Kamala Harris' party on immigration, notably by spreading a false story about Haitian immigrants in his home state that Trump then cited during his own debate with Harris. A nominee's choice of number 2 has historically made little Election Day difference. This year could be different.

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Economics is becoming a popular choice at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Bombay, surpassing several traditional engineering disciplines. Known primarily for engineering, the institute is witnessing a shift in student preferences. This year, the Economics program at IIT-Bombay opened at a higher Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) rank than disciplines such as Environmental and Civil Engineering. Shireesh Kedare, IIT-Bombay's director, noted, «Our Economics department opens a lot higher than many engineering colleges.» Data shows that after Computer Science, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering, Economics and Chemical Engineering are the next most preferred courses. The BS (Economics) program gained significant interest, particularly among female students. Admission for the general category started at a rank of 1,562, with Energy Science beginning at 1,905, Civil Engineering at 2,244, Environmental Science at 3,424, and Metallurgical Engineering at 2,690. Deputy director Milind Atrey highlighted the high admission ranks for Economics students, ranging between 1,000 and 2,000, and praised their strong JEE (Advanced) scores.