What is CrowdStrike? How Did It Lead to Global IT Outage? – Explained

20 Jul 2024

A global technology outage on Friday grounded flights, disrupted health services, crashed payment systems, and blocked access to Microsoft services in what experts believe is one of the largest IT failures in history. The cause of the disruptions originated from a cybersecurity firm called CrowdStrike, which provides software to a...

Punjab to face electricity shortage: Haryana Power Minister takes dig at Bhagwant Mann

01 May 2023

Haryana Power Minister Ranjit Singh on Monday took a swipe at the Bhagwant Mann government's decision to change government offices' timings in the state to ease the load on electricity demand during summer, and said Punjab will face a shortage of electricity in the coming days. "Haryana does not supply...

Internet outage reported across Sudan as fighting persists

23 Apr 2023

Sudan has reportedly reported an internet outage. Despite a 72-hour ceasefire on both sides, a battle between the army and the paramilitary forces is still going on, according to the media report. A number of nations have begun removing their citizens from the country due to the continued hostilities between...

AAP MLA Naresh Balyan blames BJP for WhatsApp’s global outage

25 Oct 2022

Many parts of India witnessed WhatsApp's outage as the social messaging app was out of work globally. Naresh Balyan, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lawmaker blamed BJP for Whatsapp's global outage and alleged that "Whatsapp is down because BJP is losing Gujarat." The AAP leader attacked the saffron party on Twitter,...