What’s on-screen marking, and where did CBSE go wrong?CBSE's new digital marking system for Class 12 exams faced significant challenges. Teachers struggled with the new technology. Students rep...
11 Jun, 2026, 08.47 PM IST
IIT panel approves new CBSE portal for re-evaluation after security reviewA new portal for re-evaluating CBSE answer sheets has received security clearance from an IIT panel. This comes after the previous portal d...
08 Jun, 2026, 12.14 PM IST
Digital arrest: How India’s fastest-growing scam uses fake investigations and video calls to siphon off croresThey pose as the police, put you under ‘digital arrest’, and tether you to a video call till your savings are gone. How India’s fastest gro...
08 Jun, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
Sarthak, who uncovered CBSE-OSM irregularities, shares a message for CJP and Abhijeet Dipke ahead of June 6 protestCBSE-OSM whistleblower Sarthak Sidhant urges student movements to focus on genuine causes over online attention, emphasizing the need for m...
05 Jun, 2026, 12.29 PM IST
Forensic experts call for AI-driven playbook to counter deepfakes and digital scamsFinancial crime is evolving rapidly with AI-generated deepfakes and complex fraud rings. Traditional methods are no longer sufficient. Expe...
04 Jun, 2026, 08.02 PM IST
Kuku FM readies public market debut; SoftBank books Lenskart gainsKuku FM's parent has taken the first step towards a stock market listing. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
04 Jun, 2026, 08.01 PM IST
CCPA slaps fines on PhysicsWallah, McAfee for 'Dark Pattern' practicesIndia's consumer watchdog has fined edtech firm PhysicsWallah and cybersecurity company McAfee. They were found using deceptive interface d...
03 Jun, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
'No security breaches:' CBSE rejects claims of OSM system compromise, says viral ‘hacked’ portal was only a test platformCentral Board of Secondary Education has denied reports of a security breach in its On Screen Marking system. The board stated that a socia...
26 May, 2026, 08.58 PM IST
Ensure Aadhaar is used strictly as identity proof: Plea in SCA Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court. It seeks to restrict Aadhaar's use to identity proof only. The petition a...
20 May, 2026, 04.58 PM IST
Govt’s new ‘law-to-code’ push; UpGrad’s $1.7 billion valuationHappy Wednesday! The government plans to translate legal provisions into software code that enforces compliance by design. This and more in...
20 May, 2026, 07.50 AM IST
Big Donald Trump order on AI, cybersecurity coming soon as White House begins crackdown on deepfakesDonald Trump on AI: This comes as the United States on Tuesday began enforcing a law requiring tech platforms to remove deepfakes and other...
20 May, 2026, 06.51 AM IST
'Nothing from China allowed on the plane': Trump team dumps Chinese-issued phones, badges and gifts before boarding Air Force One, claims reportUS officials and press accompanying President Trump reportedly discarded all Chinese-provided items, including phones and badges, before de...
18 May, 2026, 12.51 PM IST
Sunil Bharti Mittal announces succession plan: Meet the GenNextAirtel founder Sunil Bharti Mittal is preparing for a leadership change over the next ten years. His three children, Kavin, Shravin, and Ei...
14 May, 2026, 08.52 PM IST
Canvas' parent company reaches agreement with hacking group behind recent breachInstructure, the company behind the educational tool Canvas, has struck a deal with the hacking group ShinyHunters. This agreement secures ...
12 May, 2026, 07.19 PM IST
Google disrupts hackers using AI to exploit unknown weakness in a company's digital defenceGoogle has stopped criminals using artificial intelligence to find and exploit a company's digital weakness. This zero-day exploit could ha...
11 May, 2026, 09.14 PM IST
Is Canvas still hacked - what is a data breach? The shocking Canvas cyberattack timelineWhat really happened in the Canvas data breach? Hackers allegedly accessed 275 million student records, exposing education’s dangerous hidd...
08 May, 2026, 06.25 PM IST
Universities around the world scramble after cyberattack disrupts student portalsA significant cyberattack on the Canvas learning platform has disrupted academic operations at numerous universities across the US, Austral...
08 May, 2026, 10.27 AM IST