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Microsoft CrowdStrike outage: The global nature of the software failure prompted some commentators to question the reliance on a single provider for such a variety of services Airlines, banks and businesses across the world were scrambling today to deal with one of the biggest IT crashes in recent years, caused by an update to an antivirus program. The US grounded all planes briefly; flights in other nations were affected. Here's your 10-point cheat sheet to this big story 1 Microsoft said the issue began at 1900 GMT on Thursday, affecting users of its Azure cloud platform running cybersecurity software CrowdStrike Falcon. "We recommend customers that are able to, to restore from a backup from before this time," the US software giant said in a technical update on its website. 2 CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said in a post on several social media platforms that a fix had been rolled out for the problem, describing it as a "defect found in a single content update for Wi...

In first speech in House as LoP, courts religion head-on, contrasts it with BJP Hindutva; takes on PM Modi constantly; repeats themes of the LS campaign. In his first speech as Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Monday, Mr.Rahul Gandhi set the tone for the new Parliament, his aggression reflecting the changed power equations in the House. His repeated potshots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi riled up the Treasury Benches and prompted the PM and his senior Cabinet colleagues, including Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah, to intervene and counter him repeatedly. Essentially, Rahul picked up from where he had left off during the Lok Sabha campaign, where he led the Opposition campaign from the front. Participating in the debate on the motion of thanks on the President’s address, Rahul attacked the NDA government over the Agnipath scheme, the NEET row, the MSP issue, the turmoil in Manipur, even the Modi government’s 2016 demonetisation move. He accused the ruling BJP of having created an ...

Parliament session 2024: The specific trigger to all the ruckus was Mr. Rahul Gandhi's pointed attack on the BJP and the RSS, whom he accused of violence against minorities and about whom he said "Aap Hindu ho nahin. The Bharatiya Janata Party - led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh - hit back strongly to Rahul Gandhi's Monday afternoon speech in Parliament, accusing the Congress MP, and new Leader of the Opposition, of insulting all Hindus. This was after Mr. Gandhi - who came armed to deliver his first speech as the LoP with a copy of the Constitution and photos of religious figures, including Lord Shiva - launched a fierce attack on the BJP and its ideological mentor, the RSS. Mr. Narendra Modi rose twice to rebut the Congress leader's remarks. "Calling the entire Hindu society violent is a serious issue..." Mr. Narendra Modi said first. His second intervention drew jeers from his rivals; the Prime...