India's auto sector posts record 3.28 lakh EV retail sales in July: FADA

IANS | August 7, 2026 2:53 PM

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) India's electric vehicle (EV) transition hit a new milestone in July as retail sales touched an all-time high of 3,27,901 units, up more than 66 per cent year-on-year, according to data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) on Friday.

Over 10,000 Indians safeguarded from WhatsApp malware attack: Govt

IANS | August 7, 2026 1:47 PM

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Centre on Friday said that coordinated action by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), including geo-blocking of command-and-control (C2) servers through the Sahyog Portal, has protected more than 10,000 Indians from a WhatsApp account takeover campaign.

e-Courts Mission Mode Project speeds up disposal of cases

IANS | August 7, 2026 1:41 PM

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The e-Courts Mission Mode Project has transformed India's paper-based judiciary into a digitally enabled and trackable justice delivery system. Since 2014, both case filings and disposals have nearly tripled, with courts consistently disposing of more cases than are filed each year, according to a factsheet released by the Government on Friday.

WhatsApp tests age-verification feature in India ahead of DPDP Act implementation

IANS | August 7, 2026 12:32 PM

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Meta-backed WhatsApp has started testing an optional feature that allows users in India to add their date of birth as the messaging platform prepares for compliance with upcoming provisions of the country's Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act relating to age verification, according to a report.