A 120-year-old taxidermy bear is helping scientists solve modern wildlife crimes; its preserved hair could change how poaching cases are investigatedA museum bear named Boris is now helping fight wildlife crime. His fur is being studied for microscopic and genetic characteristics. This r...
06 Sep, 2026, 10.15 PM IST
Delhi Lakshmi Yojana RD maturity set for July 2029, year of next Lok Sabha pollsThe Delhi Lakshmi Yojana's recurring deposit matures on July 31, 2029. Eligible women receive Rs 2,500 monthly, with Rs 1,500 in RD and Rs ...
30 Aug, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
Madhavan rarely goes to the market to buy veggies, explaining how his terrace garden fulfils 70% of his seasonal vegetable requirements: ‘The easiest ones to grow…’Dhurandhar star Madhavan almost never visits the supermarkets to buy vegetables. Reason? He has his own balcony garden which yields fresh s...
05 Aug, 2026, 03.09 PM IST
Madhavan can’t stop praising brilliant forest officer who gave a dying baby monkey a second chance at life: ‘He picked up the body and….’Madhavan is all praise for forest officer whose quick, sharp thinking saved the life of an innocent baby monkey in Kerala. The baby monkey ...
28 Jul, 2026, 02.25 PM IST
Indians will soon be able to approve UPI payments using facial recognition and fingerprintsStarting October 8, India will allow users to authenticate Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions through facial recognition and fin...
07 Oct, 2025, 12.33 PM IST
Aadhaar now mandatory to avail benefits under skill development scheme for persons with disabilities: GovtThe Centre mandates Aadhaar for beneficiaries under the National Action Plan for Skill Development of Persons with Disabilities to receive ...
09 Jul, 2025, 03.31 PM IST
RBI’s new rules for two-factor authentication of digital payments; Check alternative methods proposedThe Reserve Bank of India has made securing digital payments a top priority, emphasizing the need for Additional Factor of Authentication (...
01 Aug, 2024, 11.13 AM IST
RBI issues draft framework on Alternative Authentication Mechanisms for Digital Payment TransactionsThe Reserve Bank of India announced new alternative methods for additional factor authentication (AFA) in digital payments, including optio...
31 Jul, 2024, 07.23 PM IST
New ways to verify digital payments other than OTP; RBI proposes principle-based authenticationRBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said while announcing the decisions of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on February 8, 2024, "... to facili...
08 Feb, 2024, 02.40 PM IST
Beyond Passwords: What's passwordless authentication and how it can be a more safe & reliable optionPasswordless authentication is a paradigm shift from the conventional reliance on passwords for accessing digital services. This innovative...
25 Dec, 2023, 01.05 PM IST
Twitter shuts down two-face authentication from today: How to set up an alternate 2FA log in method for freeFrom March 20, Twitter is putting 2FA behind a paywall, which means you need to pay Rs 650 per month to use it.
20 Mar, 2023, 01.00 PM IST
Password-Less Authentication: Check benefits, popular methods for implementationsPassword-less authentication is a growing trend, with major companies committing to support it. It offers benefits such as increased securi...
18 Feb, 2023, 07.31 PM IST
Telcos prefer QR code verification, say Aadhaar eKYC costlyThe current procedure of customer verification requires telcos to physically validate their details.
19 Mar, 2019, 07.09 AM IST
Telcos say QR code as good as biometric authenticationReactions based on move to amend relevant Acts to comply with SC ruling on privacy and Aadhaar.
19 Dec, 2018, 07.35 AM IST
Govt seeks legal opinion on the validity of Aadhaar-based eSign servicesGovt has asked eSign service providers such as eMudhra to come up with an alternative plan to enable Aadhaar-based authentication without t...
11 Dec, 2018, 09.51 AM IST
RBI mulls live video authentication for customer verificationRBI proposed a method of using XML internet format to extract limited information Aadhaar database.
10 Dec, 2018, 08.43 AM IST
DoT, telcos brace for rise in fraud cases in post-Aadhaar era"The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will work with the security agents who will test prototypes sent by the operators. Right now th...
31 Oct, 2018, 09.19 AM IST