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General Naravane took charge as the chief of 1.3 million strong Indian army on Tuesday, succeeding Gen Bipin Rawat who has been named as India’s first Chief of Defence Staff.

The air quality is still in the “severe” category for Delhi. On Wednesday morning, the Air Quality Index (AQI) was at 415 at Safdarjung.

Despite the bleak indicators, there were 10 positive developments, giving hope for the future

Mobile phone, landline and internet services were disconnected in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir on August 4, a day before the Centre withdrew its special status and divided it into two Union territories — Jammu & Kashmir with a legislative assembly and Ladakh without one.

Ask HN: How do you responsibly report security bugs to open-source projects? 11 by WinonaRyder | 4 comments on Hacker News. I found a DOS vulnerability in an Open Source project whose maintainer seems to be MIA at the moment. I found it in-the-wild, but not as an exploit so I've only made minimal effort to contact said maintainer - no surprise I haven't gotten a response so far. I don't want to draw any attention to it in a bug report and I'm not sure it's OK to dig up email addresses from commit logs either. It also got me thinking: why don't we have a Bug Bounty-like program for Open Source projects as a whole. What I mean is somewhere where we can post sensitive bugs (even for no pay) and have someone who knows what they're doing guide the process of reporting it responsibly. I know some big projects have this, but e.g. look at the mountain of dependencies that most projects are built on - many of them barely maintained.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that a task force has identified Rs 102 lakh crore worth of projects after conducting 70 stakeholder consultations in a short period of four months. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/39vqYZd

Large crowds gathered in European capitals for spectacular fireworks displays that lit up the skies over landmarks like Big Ben in London, the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, the Parthenon in Athens and the Kremlin in Moscow.

While Ashwin was criticised for ‘mankading’ Buttler, the then KXIP captain stood his ground about the issue. Ashwin, who was traded to Delhi Capitals earlier this year, continues to stick to his guns.

Rhasspy is an open source, fully offline voice assistant toolkit 32 by reedlaw | 2 comments on Hacker News.

I asked a hacker to spy on me via my Amazon account 8 by wslh | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Measuring mutexes, spinlocks and how bad the Linux scheduler is 37 by bazzargh | 7 comments on Hacker News.

Assam has been witnessing widespread protests since the beginning of December against CAA with lakhs of people from all sections, including students and government employees, taking to the streets. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2QNTixJ

As per the hospital records, 954 children died at the hospital this year as compared to 1,005 in 2018 and 1,198 in 2014. In November 2019, 101 kids had died while 91 died in December. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2rIjwcb

General Mukund Naravane, who succeeded Gen Bipin Rawat, had served as vice-chief of the army before taking charge of the 1.3 million-strong force. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2QbD0PL

North Korea’s leader had earlier said he might have to seek a “new path” if US fails to meet expectations.

This is the year when India has to revive its story, both domestically and globally. It has to politically show to critics at home and the world outside that its democracy is functional and vibrant, and that it remains committed to its constitutional values.

The summit was scheduled between December 14 and 17 but was called off at Tokyo’s request.

Given India’s security challenges in Kashmir and the north-east, and the strategic competition with China, his experience will carry great value in national security decision-making.

Under the existing laws, the reservation policy will not be applicable to those PSEs that are sold to a private entity through strategic disinvestment, the officials said. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) would fall in this category, they added.

While the probe into violence has been stalled, the one focussing on Elgar Parishad event has taken the centre stage.

The plan involves restructuring the Central Vista in a move that will include a common secretariat, a new Parliament complex, and a redesigned Rajpath, while also razing a dozen government offices.

U.S. Goods Trade Deficit Declines to Smallest in Three Years 13 by whack | 2 comments on Hacker News.

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On Monday, Delhi experienced the coldest day ever recorded since 1901.

The decision has shattered the dream of not only thousands of farmers, who hoped to see a turnaround in their fortunes but also that of the Telugu Desam Party’s president and former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who visualised Amaravati as a world-class capital city.

The family claims the power department had snapped supply to their Uttranchal Vihar Colony home due to unpaid bills after which they lit a candle that triggered the fire and burnt down household appliances.

Huawei’s Revenue Hits Record $122B in 2019 Despite U.S. Campaign 3 by vo2maxer | 0 comments on Hacker News.

The decision has shattered the dream of not only thousands of farmers, who hoped to see a turnaround in their fortunes but also that of the Telugu Desam Party’s president and former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who visualised Amaravati as a world-class capital city. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3580Gsz

West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party vice-president and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose said that the party’s ideological founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee seeking partition of Bengal in 1947 was a “historic blunder”.

Officers and employees of the State Reserve Police Force, Crime Branch, Home Guards and other agencies have also been deployed to assist the police. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2sz1Dgu

In a press conference, Priyanka Gandhi had pulled the Uttar Pradesh chief minister over his “revenge against protesters” remark. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2QwR3yn

India’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) will be a four-star officer responsible for heading the department of military powers in the defence ministry. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2Q9Dru3

The BJP, JD(U) and the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) form the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2tcixBw

The Congress left out former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan but included another of its former CM Ashok Chavan in the list. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/37mppuY

A study by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and India Meteorological Department shows that the intensity of fog during the winter season has been increasing over Delhi due to the high pollution load.

It is how the government uses its popularity and mandate to address economic anxieties, maintain social harmony and keep peace and restore democracy in Kashmir which will be key in 2020.

Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar, who released the report on Monday, said India is among very few countries that may be recording an increase in forest cover.

BJP will be satisfied at redefining the rules to access power yet again in Delhi. It has exhibited its ability to leverage opportunities. But Maharashtra and Jharkhand made sure it was not all sunshine for the party.

The moves have not been carefully thought through. They will sharpen contradictions within the system

The Red and The Black 20 by Andrex | 17 comments on Hacker News.

Deep learning approach demonstrates improved accuracy of screening mammography 42 by rusht | 16 comments on Hacker News.

Researchers observe brain-like behavior in nanoscale device 11 by known | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New Delhi and Beijing exchanged maps of the middle sector as far back as March 2002, but there has been no movement since then.

After openly opposing JDU’s support to the CAA earlier this month, party vice president Prashant Kishor created fresh ripples in state politics on Sunday by stating JD (U) should get more seats in the forthcoming assembly polls. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2Q4kTLN

The state had witnessed violent agitations after the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was passed in both Houses of Parliament.

Delhi Police registered the FIR on Dec 19 against a private vendor who allegedly did not handover the personal data of the 45 lakh ex-servicemen enrolled in the ECHS healthcare scheme.

The Superintendent of Police said there will be an impartial probe in the matter.

The Linux codebase has over 3k TODO comments, many from over a decade ago 20 by patrickdevivo | 6 comments on Hacker News.

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Three flights were diverted from Delhi airport this morning due to heavy fog, an official said.

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Principles of the American Cargo Cult (2003) 12 by kick | 0 comments on Hacker News.

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More insidious has been the slow seepage of bias and hate into every strata of society.

Currently, there are six ministers in Thackeray’s cabinet. The council of ministers can have up to 42 ministers and a chief minister. With 36 berths available, more than 30 MLAs of the Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress are expected to take oath.

Many of the assembly speakers suggested -- at a meeting of presiding officers in Dehradun earlier this month -- that the rules or laws be changed to reduce the speaker’s authority while dealing with such matters.

They rode the scooty for almost 30 minutes to reach their destination, Congress sources said.

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Quanta’s Year in Math and Computer Science (2019) 6 by Anon84 | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Cases related to Pathalgadi movement and connected with opposition to proposed amendments in land tenancy laws will be dropped and FIRs lodged in various police stations will be withdrawn.

Even in tribal-dominated areas in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, where assembly polls were held in November 2018, the party lost most of the seats reserved for STs.

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A 3 weeks trip to Europe costed him 411$ 5 by wajdiben | 4 comments on Hacker News.

South Africa vs England: Video of England cricketers Ben Stokes and Stuart Broad involved in an argument went viral on social media.

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) working president Hemant Soren would lead the coalition government with the Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) as partners.

SamyGO: Open-Source Firmware for Samsung TVs 48 by pabs3 | 10 comments on Hacker News.

YouTube seeks 'responsibility' 9 by pseudolus | 5 comments on Hacker News.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) also issued the red-colour warning, the highest level and a warning for the public to take action in adverse weather, for Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

The Pakistan prime minister asked the Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America to make efforts to counter the Indian lobby in the US.

These spaces challenge the stereotype of orthodox within the community. They walk a fine line, negotiating their way from inside and outside the community, and preparing, simultaneously, modern citizens

What does this mean for India? It means that Johnson will certainly come knocking on the door, asking for a trade deal

There is a stock, stereotypical, image of the Japanese tourist, who rushes to and through a monument or shrine in a foreign country, clicking away. Things were once different in the 19th and early 20th centuries when these came as seekers and pilgrims, rather than pleasure-seekers

Any suspected case of fraud involving more than Rs 3 crore will be first looked at by an internal committee of the banks, and will then be sent to the banking regulator and to the investigating agency.

Uncover, Understand, Own – Regaining Control over Your AMD CPU [video] 10 by DyslexicAtheist | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Computer Science from the Bottom Up 18 by merlinsbrain | 3 comments on Hacker News.

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FDA approves new treatment for adults with migraine 5 by apsec112 | 0 comments on Hacker News.

The Union Minister says there is no reason to be apprehensive about the NRC, NPR.

Efforts were made to interrupt his speech on stage and from the audience during the Indian History Congress at Kannur, Khan said in a series of tweets with photographs.

On December 27, Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor, the chief Pakistani military spokesman, received a hero’s welcome when he visited the notorious Jamia Rashidia madrassa in the southern port city of Karachi, which has ties with the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)

The message from India’s young is important. We’re all Indians, they’re saying, don’t divide us by religion. The principles that define our citizenship also define our identity. We will not sit by and let you change them because it suits your politics

Spread over 25 bighas, the detention centre, being constructed at a cost of Rs 46 crores, is located at Matia in Goalpara, 129 km from Guwahati, and will be able to house 3,000 inmates.

While the domestic passenger numbers have recovered with other airlines taking over Jet’s flying slots, the international sector, where the airline was a major player, is yet to reach its pre-April figures.

FreeDB Is Shutting Down 18 by big_chungus | 9 comments on Hacker News.

YouTube’s Rabbit Hole of Radicalization [pdf] 7 by dfabulich | 2 comments on Hacker News.

Taking note of the query, Kishor, who has been roped in by the Aam Aadmi Party to power its election campaign, said he did not expect a senior minister to know an “ordinary man” like me.

Srashta Vani Kolli, who has recently published her first poetry book titled “Wild Wings” said that she was selected for the prestigious scholarship after submitting a video application.

This would help students become mentally active and emotionally healthy and they would go back home “charged and happy” and would also want to return the next day.

CEO of Shopify says long hours aren't necessary for success 5 by doppp | 2 comments on Hacker News.

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Esterel – Synchronous programming language for complex, reactive systems 16 by capableweb | 1 comments on Hacker News.

In the video, superintendent of police (City) Akhilesh Narayan Singh was heard threatening to ruin the career of the group. The footage was purportedly of the anti-CAA protests that turned violent in Meerut on December 20.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said at 6.10am, the minimum temperature was recorded as 2.4 degrees Celsius as a blanket of fog reduced the visibility to less than 150 metres.

The challenges facing the economy have transformed drastically in less than ten years. India has ended up with a demand-side problem within less than a decade of supply-side bottlenecks bringing down growth and pushing up inflation.

More than anything else, year 2019 will be remembered by policy wonks and the public for a joint-outreach to the Indian diaspora by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Trump, with a crowd-size that the American leader continues to marvel at to this day, impressed and, perhaps, a little envious.

The campus journalism body of IIT-K had written an article- ‘Don’t communalise the peaceful gathering at IIT Kanpur’. It was in support of the march organised by a section of IIT-K students on December 17, reciting Faiz’s ‘Hum Dekhenge’.

Miandad’s comments came after former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar claimed on country’s national television that some Pakistani cricketers refused to have food with Danish Kaneria, who belonged to the minority Hindu community.

“Every crazy person is thinking that they have made a big mistake by challenging Yogi ji’s power after looking at the fierce actions taken by the CM Shri @myogiadityanath ji’s government against rioters,” his office said in a series of tweets in Hindi.

Topology and complex analysis for the unsuspecting game dev 9 by atomlib | 0 comments on Hacker News.

In a chat with Hindustan Times, Sourav Ganguly spoke on the proposed four-nation Super Series, revamping the National Cricket Academy, why he gives a thumbs up to the “Yo-Yo test” and how he plans to bring the crowds back to Test matches.

DJ Steve Aoki quietly opens a cloud only pizza restaurant in Oakland 3 by belltaco | 0 comments on Hacker News.

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Is College Still Worth It? The New Calculus of Falling Returns 14 by SQL2219 | 2 comments on Hacker News.

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The 24/7 call centre, named Information and Communication Centre, will assist MPs on all aspects — from administrative (finding out the status of pending travel bills) to functional (providing background research on key issues).

The previous decade was an era of coalitions and whichever party was able to get its caste matrix and alliances right would prevail. Just two elections later, chemistry has trumped arithmetic as elections have become truly presidential.

Move to the Big City 7 by temon | 8 comments on Hacker News.

On June 11th, the Strand was designated a landmark. We did not want this 11 by fortran77 | 1 comments on Hacker News.

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