Brazen

They are films that claim to tell the “real story” of India’s history, taking aim at the evils of “leftists” and “intellectuals” and even the freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi.As Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) seek a third term in next month’s election, a feverish pro-government momentum has gripped Bollywood, blurring the lines between entertainment and political campaigning in India’s largest film industry.Almost a dozen new films promoting the prime minister and his government’s Hindu nationalist…

A group representing Indian startups has asked the country's antitrust watchdog to order Alphabet's Google to reinstate apps it removed for policy violations, a letter seen by Reuters shows, escalating a showdown with the US giant in a key market.Google on Friday removed more than 100 Indian apps, including popular ones by Matrimony.com, for not complying with its policy of paying a service fee when in-app payment options other than Google's are used.The startups have now taken the issue to Competition Commission of India…

WASHINGTON—World Bank President David Malpass said the detention of Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter held in a Russian prison and accused of spying, is a “brazen act” by the Russian government that violates freedom of the press.  Mr. Malpass said on the first day of the bank’s semiannual meetings in Washington that the multilateral lender considers freedom of the press vital, saying that includes ensuring the safety of journalists.  WASHINGTON—World Bank President David…

TikTok Now sends users push notifications to record a picture or quick video of whatever they’re doing at the moment. It’s extremely similar to the existing app BeReal.Image: TikTokOriginality is a dead language, at least in the world of social media apps. TikTok’s held up as the most popular app for its curated, AI-based content feed, but it’s realized there is a growing market of young people who are tired of scrolling through celebrities’ incoherent buzzing and algorithm-based feeds. Unfortunately, instead of creating…

Ever the thorough operative, Michael Taylor began laying the groundwork of his cover story as soon as the private jet he had chartered landed in Japan. He and George Zayek were violinists who would be performing nearby, he told a worker at the Osaka private-jet terminal shortly after the Bombardier Global Express arrived from Dubai at 10:10 a.m. local time. As personnel at Kansai International Airport unloaded suitcases, a guitar case and two…

A man sitting in front of a laptop and speaking on the phone in his home office. Image: Getty/MoMo ProductionsBrazen cyber criminals are now posing as cybersecurity companies in phishing messages which claim that the recipient has been hit by a cyber attack and that they should urgently respond in order to protect their network. But if the recipient does respond they risk opens the door to hackers and could see their systems compromised with malware, ransomware and other dangerous cyber threats. The phishing campaign…

It has been 11 years since 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists, carried out 12 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai on this very day. Lives were lost, families shattered as terrorists attacked Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai Chabad House, The Oberoi Trident, the iconic The Taj Mahal Palace and Tower, Leopold Cafe, Cama Hospital, The Nariman House, Metro Cinema, and a lane behind the Times of India building and St. Xavier's College as well as Mazagaon. Over years eyewitnesses, journalists and…