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Sadak 2 to be released on Disney+Hotstar, Mukesh Bhatt calls it ‘Compulsion’ : In July, Sadak 2 helmed by Mahesh Bhatt starring Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapur, Pooja Bhatt and Sanjay Dutt is heading for the OTT release. The indefinite shut down of theatres in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic has forced the makers to go for digital release

Legal Tussle among MyGate and NoBroker starts over the Data theft : NoBroker has filed an FIR against MyGate, alleging that the latter has stolen proprietary customer database of NoBrokerHood. Please find MyGate’s official response to the same. Feel free to reach out to us in case you would like to pursue this story. Do let us know if you require the legal notice or the FIR copy of the same.

USI & TAC Security announces strategic partnership to fight cyber war : TAC Security is a global leader in vulnerability management that protects Fortune 500 companies, leading enterprises, and governments around the world. United Service Institution of India (USI) is the oldest think tank in Asia, established

TalentSprint and Blue Prism Partner to build RPA skills : TalentSprint announced that it has partnered with Blue Prism (AIM: PRSM), a global leader in Robotic Process Automation (RPA), to build RPA skills among India’s college students. TalentSprint aims to certify 10,000 students on Blue Prism Foundation Certification by the end of 2020.

CAIT, ShareChat welcome move to ban of 59 Chinese apps : CAIT and domestic social media app ShareChat too gave a green signal to the government’s move to ban 59 Chinese apps. Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said the ban on 59 mobile apps will be a big support to its 'Boycott Chinese Goods' campaign.

Facebook launches Avatars in India : Facebook today announced the launch of Avatars in India. With much of our social interaction these days are taking place online, it’s more important than ever to be able to express yourself personally on Facebook. Avatars will allow you to create a digital persona that’s uniquely representative of you and will enable you to share a range of emotions and expressions in a fun and personalised way.

India Baned Tiktok, Shareit, Wechat and nearly 59 Chinese Apps : The move is part of the tit-for-tat retaliation after the Indian and Chinese militaries clashed earlier this month, where our 20 Indian soldiers dead and an unknown number of Chinese casualties.

Chingari draws attention with 2.5 mn downloads in Google Play Store : Chinese App Tiktok has suddenly started losing its base in Indian market soon after Indian App Chingari made inroads into the digital entertainment world. It has co-developed by Odisha’s Biswatma Nayak is really lighting up the online video sharing application scene after it crossed 2.5 million downloads on Google play store in a span of a couple of weeks.

F5 ropes in Dhananjay Ganjoo as MD for India and SAARC : F5 has announced the appointment of Dhananjay Ganjoo as Managing Director for India and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). In this role, Dhananjay will be responsible for driving F5’s growth strategy in India and SAARC, establishing F5 as a leader in multi-cloud application services as the company continues to evolve.

Jacqueline Fernandez pays tribute to Sushant Sungh Rajput, promotes Dil Bechara : 15 days have passed since Sushant Singh Rajput aka SSR’s death, but the news about him is still pouring in. His co-stars, friends from the industry and others are still writing about him. SSR’s last film the Dil Bechara is slated to release soon on OTT platform, starring Sanjana Sanghi in the lead along with SSR. The film is based on John Green’s novel “The Fault in Our Stars”

IRDAI issues guidelines for Covid-19 insurance coverage : As the number of COVID-19 cases are increasing everyday, guideline has been issued by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) for a standard Covid-19 health policy. IRDAI has also asked the insurance companies to offer the same from July 10

ITI and Tech Mahindra to Jointly develop 4G, 5G solutions : Under the partnership among ITI and Tech Mahindra , the two companies will collaborate to create ‘Make in India’ stack for the upcoming 4G and 5G opportunities in India. it will productionalize 4G upgradable to 5G Radio Access Network and related equipments ,whereas Tech Mahindra will be responsible for providing the software IPs, implementation and integration of services, operations and maintenance services.

COAI and 5G-ACIA to jointly promote next-generation technology : 5G-ACIA is the central global forum for shaping 5G and COAI has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for working in different vertical industries, particularly in the manufacturing and process industry.

Japanese startup develops 'internet-connected' face mask for coronavirus : Even though Japanese has less number of cases in COVID-19, due to ,most of were using the face mask since ages, a Japanese startup Donut Robotics has developed an internet-connected “smart mask” -that can transmit messages and translate from Japanese into eight other languages.

20-year-old Agra youth siphons off Rs 10 lakh by hacking to complete 'dare' on online game : A private school teacher's bank account has been allegedly hacked by a youth, while playing an online game and siphoned off Rs 10 lakh. The 20-year-old youth claimed that the incident took place while completing the dare of an online game.

Google To Pay Money to the Publishers For Showing Content : After several discussions and negotiations, Google has finally announced a licensing program to pay publishers for high-quality content for a new news experience launching later this year. Google is also going to support the digital journalism industry and publishers who cover such news and distribute it to the society.

Tencent to buy Asian streamer Iflix : Tencent will take control of iFlix’s content, resources and tech, but not its debt, in a move that would expand the reach of its WeTV streaming service in the region. Tencent says, ii is in line with our strategy to expand our international streaming platform, WeTV, across South-East Asia and provide users with international, local and original high-quality content in a wide range of genres and languages.

Microsoft to close physical stores, take $450 mn hit : Microsoft Corp said , it would close its retail stores and take a related pretax asset impairment charge of $450 million in the current quarter. All current retail employees would be given an opportunity to remain with the company in different roles. The company also said it will rethink other spaces that serve all customers, including operating Microsoft Experience Centers in London, New York, Sydney, and Redmond campus locations.

Hacker earns $1.4 million from California university : The University of California, San Francisco paid the hackers $1.14 million to resolve a ransomware attack. The hackers encrypted data on servers inside the school of medicine, the university said Friday. While researchers at UCSF are among those leading coronavirus-related antibody testing, the attack didn’t impede its Covid-19 work, it said.

Delhi opens one of the world’s largest hospitals to fight coronavirus : According to the Delhi government, the Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre has become partly operational on Sunday, with 2,000 of its 10,000 beds available. India has opened one of the largest hospitals in the world to help fight coronavirus. The remaining 8,000 beds at the facility will be in use soon.