Saturday, July 8, 2017

Hackers breached a dozen US nuclear plants, reports say

Hackers breached a dozen US nuclear plants, reports say

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Speculation over a possible bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit in Hamburg even as the forces of the two countries are locked in a face off in Sikkim dominates the front pages. The Indian Express states "Beijing rules out Modi-Xi meeting in Hamburg, says atmosphere not right". Highlighting India's response the Pioneer writes "MEA rebuts claim that Beijing 'cancelled' scheduled Modi-Xi meeting in Hamburg, says no one-on-one talks on PM's itinerary".
The Supreme Court's ruling on the validity of jobs and admissions secured under the reserved category using forged caste certificates is widely noticed in the press. The Hindu writes "Jobs secured with forged caste papers invalid, says SC. Also widely reported in the press is the Supreme Court's view on expanding the scope of The Right to Information Act or RTI Act. The Times of India quotes the apex court as saying "Chief Justice of India, Governors should come under RTI".
All the papers report that the RBI has taken steps to make electronic payments safer for customers. The Times of India reports "Card, online payments made safer, customer liability cut".
The DNA reports that an analysis by non-profit election watchdog Association for Democratic Reforms reveals that political parties spent 573.24 crore rupees in the five state elections held in 2016. The twist in the story is the fact that they had collected only 355 crore rupees for poll expenses.

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