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eMudhra is an Indian cybersecurity company that issues digital certificates, necessary for websites to prove they're authentic. It triggered global alarm after eight such intermediate certificates had shockingly weak private keys, which researchers were able to exploit within a second. Attackers could've used the keys to create fake certificates for websites of banks or other critical services.

A Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) court in Delhi has ordered the release of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. The two were produced before the court after spending two additional days in judicial custody. They were sent to five-day judicial custody on October 14 after police arrested them for entering Jantar Mantar without permission.

SBI customers shouldn't panic or close accounts after a data leak exposed personal information of 3,897 account holders on dark web. They shouldn't disclose OTP or PIN to anyone, even if caller claims to be from SBI. Customers should immediately review account activity, check for unfamiliar loan accounts, credit cards or unauthorised credit enquiries. They shouldn't click on unknown links.

Vummidi Ethiraj, a jeweller who crafted historic 'Sengol' installed in Parliament, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 99. Condoling his demise, PM Modi said, "His life & craftsmanship represent remarkable connection between India’s glorious traditions and our national journey." Sengol, a symbol of Independence, was accepted by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1947 to signify transfer of power from British.

SBI Focused Fund received the highest allocation of ₹315 crore in Jio Platform's massive IPO, according to the company's anchor allocation report. HDFC Flexi Cap Fund and HDFC Large Cap Fund followed with allocations of ₹132.43 crore and ₹126.33 crore, respectively. Overall, 25 domestic mutual funds across 95 schemes secured 34.34% of the total anchor investor portion.

While Ravana's effigy is burnt across India on Dussehra, some places follow different traditions. These places include Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh, Mandore in Rajasthan, Greater Noida's Bisrakh, and Ravan village in MP's Vidisha. As per reports, in these places, Ravana is revered as son-in-law, devotee of Lord Shiva, and people worship him instead of burning his effigy.

Jio Platforms' ₹30,213-crore IPO was fully subscribed within hours of opening on the first day, making it the fastest-subscribed mega IPO. Demand was led by qualified institutional buyers (QIBs), whose portion was subscribed 3.68 times. The retail portion was subscribed 0.26 times, while the non-institutional investor (NII) category was subscribed 0.28 times.

India said human rights must not be used to exert political pressure or selectively target countries. This comes after UN experts expressed alarm over "repeatedly heavy-handed police response to peaceful youth-led demonstrations in the national capital". "India engages with international human rights mechanisms, but such engagement must be based on dialogue," said MEA official Barkha Tamrakar.

Introduced mid-century, the Tempo-Matic was Movado’s first automatic collection. The Heritage Tempo-Matic revisits 1970s archives with a TV-shaped case. Its Sellita SW200-1B Swiss automatic movement is powered by wrist motion. The 37 x 41 mm stainless steel case features a blue vertical-brushed dial, angled 60-second inner ring, integrated H-link bracelet & archival case-back art from the 1910s.

Finance influencer V Harish, who ran 'Finance with Harish' YouTube page and had 1.3 million Instagram followers, died by suicide. His father alleged Zemuria Inc CEO Jason Samuel cyberbullied him, and that the 27-year-old was under stress after his Instagram account was disabled following Samuel's allegations. Denying the claims, Samuel said he only pointed out that Harish "misrepresented" facts.