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  • Over 4,500 Indians Return Amidst Bangladesh Job Quota Unrest, Says MEA |

    New Delhi: Amidst the deadly violence in Bangladesh over job reservation, the Ministry of External Affairs on Sunday informed that more than 4,500 Indian students have returned home, and 500 students from Nepal, 38 from Bhutan, and one from the Maldives have also arrived in. India.

    The High Commission and our Assistant High Commissions continue to be in regular touch with local authorities for the safety and security of Indian nationals and also in regular contact with remaining students in various universities in Bangladesh for their welfare and assistance, the statement said.

    As per the statement, the Indian High Commission in Dhaka has been organizing security escorts to ensure the safe travel of Indian nationals to land border crossing points.

    “The High Commission of India in Dhaka and the Assistant High Commissions of India in Bangladesh remain available for any assistance required by Indian nationals through the emergency contact numbers listed below,” the statement read.

    The High Commission and assistant High Commissions in Chittagong, Rajshahi, Sylhet, and Khulna, have been facilitating the return of Indian nationals home and following the recent developments in Bangladesh.

    Bangladesh Supreme Court made a significant decision on Sunday to reduce the quota for government jobs. In the order, the court said that 93 per cent of government job positions will now be allocated based purely on merit, while the remaining seven per cent will be reserved for specific categories, including descendants of individuals who fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. .

  • CERT-In Finds Multiple Bugs in Microsoft Edge, Advises Users to Update |

    New Delhi: The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), which comes under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, on Monday, warned users of multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) which could allow an attacker to compromise the targeted system.

    The affected software includes Microsoft Edge Stable versions prior to 126.0.2592.68. “Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) which could allow an attacker to compromise the targeted system,” said the CERT-In advisory.

    According to the cyber agency, these vulnerabilities exist in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) due to “type confusion in V8, inappropriate implementation in WebAssembly, out of bounds memory access in dawn and use after free in dawn”.

    An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by persuading a victim to visit a specially crafted webpage, the agency mentioned. CERT-In advised users to apply appropriate security updates as mentioned by the company.

    Meanwhile, CERT-In has joined hands with financial giant Mastercard to promote cooperation and information sharing in the area of ​​cybersecurity related to the financial sector.

    The two entities will leverage their shared expertise regarding the financial sector in the fields of cybersecurity incident response, capacity building, sharing cyber threat intelligence specific to the financial sector and advanced malware analysis.

  • prajwal revanna arrest: Prajwal Revanna lands at Bengaluru airport; taken into custody by SIT

    Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, accused of sexual harassment, returned to India from Munich on Thursday at around midnight. His flight landed at the Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru.

    He has been taken into custody by the SIT authorities.

    The suspended JD(S) leader, in a selfmade video, released on May 27, had said that he will appear before the SIT on May 31 for questioning.AllUttar PradeshMaharashtraTamil NaduWest BengalBiharKarnatakaAndhra PradeshTelanganaKeralaMadhya PradeshRajasthanDelhiOther StatesRevanna claimed that his trip was preplanned as there was no case against him when the voting was held in Karnataka on April 26 for the general elections.

    Read More: Prajwal Revanna will be arrested at Airport upon his return: Karnataka Home Minister

    Prajwal Revanna is facing a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the Karnataka government over allegations of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation following a complaint by a woman who worked in his household. He had reportedly left for Germany on April 27, a day after Hassan went to pollsRevanna, earlier on May 28, filed an application for anticipatory bail as he is set to return to India on Friday. Notably, his anticipatory bail plea was filed hours after the SIT arrested two prime accused in connection with the case. The arrested have been identified as Naveen Gowda and Chetan, ANI reported.

    Moreover, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said that action has been initiated to revoke the diplomatic passport of Revanna, adding that he has to reply to the show cause notice issued on May 23.

    Congress MP DK Suresh before the arrival of the Hassan MP said, “He (Prajwal Revann) has already mentioned that he is attending SIT tomorrow. The SIT will take care of that.”

    Youth Congress president Mohammed Haris Nalapad accused the BJP of helping Revanna ‘go outside’ the country.

    “The program of Prajwal Revanna to go outside India is sponsored by BJP. On the day of the 26th of May after polling, he was sent immediately with a diplomatic passport outside…The BJP, Narendra Modi ji, Amit Shah ji and our Yediyurappa ji all planned together and sent to Prajwal Revanna outside,” he said.