By Dr. Gyan Pathak When a person in extreme poverty gets food to eat, it is indeed a relief, and absorbs the major chunk of shock from destitution, but does not eradicate poverty. Throwing some loafs of bread before a hungry is not at all a poverty eradication programme, and hence the praise showered on […]
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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 12 April 2022 – Most small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Hong Kong are confident they will overcome the city’s fifth wave of the pandemic. However, to take advantage of expected improvements in conditions, small businesses may need to increase their investment in technology and innovation, and reset their business strategy. That’s according to dual studies by CPA Australia on […]
BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach – 12 April 2022 – DHL Global Forwarding, the freight specialist arm of Deutsche Post DHL Group, managed the transport of the newly approved Covid-19 antiviral pills from the production site in Italy to its destination in Thailand. The delivery of vaccine pills follows DHL’s commitment to vaccine deliveries. Globally, the Group has shipped over 2.3 billion shipments of vaccines across 176 […]
Soon after he was elected as Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif in his inaugural speech on Monday raised the issue of abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir and alleged that the people in the Valley were bleeding and Pakistan will provide them with “diplomatic and moral support” besides raising the matter at every international fora. […]
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By Nantoo Banerjee Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s offer to India to consider a rupee-ruble mechanism to settle trade in goods between the two countries to avoid sanctions imposed by the US-led NATO comes at a time when the Indian economy is reeling under high prices of oil putting the country’s energy security at risk. […]
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By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: All stops must be pulled out to ensure that the anti-BJP vote is not divided. Will the decision made at the 23rd Party Congress of the CPI(M) not to have a national-level alliance with the Congress achieve that goal? The five session ended on April 10 with a massive rally and […]
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By Dr. Gyan Pathak India doesn’t know about the real status of the migrant workers in the country even two years after their returning home following sudden lockdown that shook the very conscience of the world during March 24 and May 31, 2020. Modi government had liberally distributed assurances for their well-being which never realized […]
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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 11 April 2022 – OneDegree Hong Kong Limited (“OneDegree”) announced today that it has entered into a three-year strategic partnership with Munich Re to launch OneInfinity, a digital asset insurance product, making OneDegree the first licensed insurer in Asia to collaborate with a global leading reinsurer in offering digital asset insurance. OneInfinity is an insurance and technology product offering designed […]
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 11 April 2022 – Reckitt’s brand Durex is proud to be honoured ‘Best Content Marketing – Bronze’ for its success brought by the ‘Durex Love Series’ Campaign (the Campaign), in the ‘2022 Event Marketing Award’ organised by Campaign, a credible advertising and marketing publication in Asia-Pacific. The awards recognised Durex’s outstanding performance in infusing the best marketing content throughout the […]
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has become the first PM of the country to be removed by a no-trust vote. Khan, who stayed defiant “till the last ball”, was ousted well after midnight, after high drama in the Pakistan assembly through the day. The joint opposition – a rainbow of socialist, liberal and […]
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Damsana Ranadhiran It seems freedom of expression and freedom of press are being suffocated in Bangladesh under a draconian law titled Digital Security Act, and internationally acclaimed award-winning anti-militancy journalist and editor of Weekly Blitz newspaper has become its latest victim. This extremely courageous journalist has gone through an ordeal lasting years for denouncing anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial; confronting radical Islam and militancy; and for advocating interfaith […]
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan today faces the most crucial challenge of his political career as he might become the first PM to be removed through a no-trust vote. The national assembly will vote to decide his fate. Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party effectively lost the majority in the assembly earlier this month when a key […]
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By Harihar Swarup In July 2002, APJ Abdul Kalam became choice for President as the ruling Atal Behari Vajpayee-led National Democratic Alliance did not have enough votes to get anyone from its ideological family elected. Fifteen years later, the NDA-led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was much better placed yet it tried for a consensus […]
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By Anjan Roy The Reserve Bank of India sees the prospects of higher inflation in the current year against the background of a volatile global economic situation. The RBI believes India will experience an inflation rate of close to 6% against 4.5% during the current fiscal year. RBI governor, Shakikanta Das, gave an assessment of […]
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By Dr. Gyan Pathak India’s booster dose policy announced on April 8 by Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is clearly anti-poor, since de facto they cannot get vaccinated with booster doses against COVID-19, though theoretically they are also eligible to have it at private vaccination centres along with any adult aged 18 years […]
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SHENZHEN, CHINA – Media OutReach – 8 April 2022 – O Relax, an app offered for free along with ColorOS 12.1 on the latest launched flagship OPPO Find X5 series, offers a peaceful sanctuary on mobile phone — a private meditation space where users can take time out to enjoy relaxing sounds and relieve stress. The power of sound There have been various studies that indicate sound […]
By Dr. Gyan Pathak From April 1, 2022, the majority of drugs have become costlier, and the poor patients are doomed to suffer, which is being termed as the highest ever price hike in the country. Even the drugs under price control mechanism many seem no more affordable for the majority of the common people, […]
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By Dr Soma Marla For the last two weeks prices on Petrol, diesel and cooking gas are increased twelve times. A litre of petrol costs Rs. 118.4 in Mumbai and diesel Rs 105 in Chittor. Rise in fuel prices has a cascading effect not just on transport but on sectors of economy too. Consequently with […]
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By Rahil Nora Chopra The storm of disagreement between NDA allies BJP and JDU shows no signs abating, with both parties bitterly disputing over Nitish Kumar’s future vis-à-vis staying on as the Bihar Chief Minister beyond 2025. In this context, the chairman of the parliamentary board of Janata Dal (United), Upendra Kushwaha, has indicated his […]
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India is optimistic about talks next week with the US on military cooperation even as the Biden administration becomes more vocal in rebuking New Delhi over its reluctance to criticize Russia’s war in Ukraine, people familiar with the matter said. Recent public statements from Washington warning India about consequences for purchases of weapons and discounted […]
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BlueArk Staking Pool Offers 45% APY for Investors Achieved a Record-breaking Total Staking Value of HK$100 million in 10 Days HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 8 April 2022 – BlueArk (“BlueArk” or “the Company”) was officially launched on the 1st of September 2021. Its platform token, BRK, recorded a surge in market value of over 400% in 6 months since its listing. The BlueArk Concept […]
JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Media OutReach – 8 April 2022 – Despite being hit hard by COVID-19 in 2021, Indonesian small businesses still managed to outperform their Asia-Pacific counterparts in business growth, in part due to their high level of e-commerce adoption. They are likely to maintain this momentum in 2022, according to CPA Australia, one of the world’s largest accounting bodies. CPA Australia’s 13th Asia-Pacific Small Business […]
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 8 April 2022 – Today, IX Asia Indexes Company Limited announced the 1st quarter review of the ixCrypto Index (“IXCI”). This is the first crypto benchmark index launched in Hong Kong. The number of constituent cryptos will be increased from the current 11 to 19 constituents from effective date of the review, in light of decreasing dominance of Bitcoin and […]
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