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Akash Kumar

Post-graduate diploma holder in Business Administration with specialization in Finance, a professional writer & logophile along with extensive teaching experience in the field of IELTS. Presently, contributing short news for IndiaShorts.com.

Online grocer BigBasket got hacked, details of over 2 crore customers on darkweb for sale

Bengaluru-based online grocer BigBasket is suspected to have faced a potential data breach with the information of more than 2 crore customers on the darkweb for sale for around $40,000 (about ₹30 lakh), according to a US-based cybersecurity intelligence firm Cyble. The data includes the full names, email IDs, contact numbers, addresses, dates of birth, password hashes, PIN, […]

PUBG Mobile likely to make a comeback in India: Report

PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds) Mobile is likely to make a comeback to India after the game’s developers signed a deal with the US-based tech giant Microsoft to host the game on its servers, according to a TechCrunch report. Notably, the Indian government banned PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite citing security issues, along with a host […]

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav celebrates quiet birthday with family members

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has decided to keep his birthday simple as he turned 31 on November 9. Interestingly, Tejashwi’s birthday has fallen a day before results of Bihar assembly elections. According to exit polls, the RJD-Congress Grand Alliance is likely to emerge as the winner in the elections. Counting and results will […]

Xbox Series X, Series S set to launch on November 10

Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are going to be launched on November 10, said Microsoft. The tech giant will host a live celebration of the launch of next-gen consoles. The Xbox Series S will be available at an estimated retail price of Rs 34,990. However, the Xbox Series X, Microsoft’s flagship console, will have […]

Biden administration likely to provide US citizenship to more than 5 lakh Indians

US President-elect Joe Biden is reportedly planning to fix a minimum admission number of 95,000 refugees yearly, apart from providing a roadmap to the United States’ citizenship for more than 10 million undocumented immigrants which includes over 500,000 Indians as well. As per the Biden campaign’s policy document, Indian-Americans know the strength and resilience that immigrants […]