Govt facility in 3 months to clean malwares from mobiles, PCs

Last Updated: Sunday, May 24, 2015, 12:12

Government is setting up a centre that will detect malicious programmes like 'botnets' and help device owners remove such harmful softwares for free.

Cars to be fitted with automatic emergency calling from mid-2018

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 22:01

All cars and light vans in Europe will have to be fitted with automatic emergency calling devices from April 2018 under new rules approved by European Union lawmakers on Tuesday, which could cut road deaths by 10 percent a year.

TRAI recommends 112 as single emergency number for India

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 19:08

A single number '112' can be used for all emergency phone calls across the country including for police, fire and ambulance, telecom regulator TRAI proposed on Tuesay.

Emirates invests $6 mn to train crew for onboard emergency

Last Updated: Monday, April 6, 2015, 13:26

Dubai-based Emirates Airlines has invested more than USD 6 million to train crew for onboard emergency care.

ECB tells Greek banks not to buy any more Greek government debt

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 17:50

The European Central Bank has written to Greek banks urging them not to increase their exposure to Greek sovereign debt to avoid endangering the solidity of their finances, a source told AFP on Wednesday.

ECB raises emergency funding cap to Greek banks to 68.3 billion euros: Source

Last Updated: Thursday, February 19, 2015, 02:43

The European Central Bank agreed on Wednesday to raise the emergency funding available to Greek banks to 68.3 billion euros ($78 billion), a slight increase on the previous limit, a person familiar with the ECB talks said.

Greece draws up reforms as emergency debt meeting looms

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 10, 2015, 10:00

Greece's radical new premier meets Tuesday with the head of the OECD over reforms he is seeking to replace the "toxic" terms of his huge bailout, with Athens still at loggerheads with its international creditors.

US urges Ukraine President not to declare state of emergency

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 07:56

US Vice President Joe Biden called Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovich on Monday to urge the government not to declare a state of emergency and work with the opposition to bring a peaceful end to unrest.

Ukraine eyes state of emergency as ministry seized

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 13:53

A crucial day in the standoff is expected to come Tuesday when parliament meets in an extraordinary session to debate key sticking points in the crisis.

Thailand government announces measures to enforce emergency

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 21:03

The Thailand government-run Centre for Maintaining Peace and Order (CMPO) Thursday released measures following the declaration of emergency to ensure order amid escalating protests.

Thai court defers election date ruling, capital calm

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 15:41

Thailand`s Constitutional Court deferred a ruling on whether a general election scheduled for February 2 can be postponed, as protesters who say they will boycott the vote kept up pressure on the government to step down.

Thai protesters fight on despite state of emergency

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 12:36

Defiant Thai opposition protesters vowed to ignore a state of emergency that came into force across the tense capital on Wednesday, refusing to abandon their fight to bring down the government.