The BJP clinched victories in three of the four states where a close contest for the 16 Rajya Sabha seats saw cross-voting and alleged breach of election rules. The Congress retained three seats in Rajasthan, but suffered setback in Haryana. Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal, and former state minister Anil Bonde, and Dhananjay […]
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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Surging food costs in South Asia, a region populated by more than one-third of the global poor and where one-fifth of calories come from wheat products, pose significant challenges to poverty alleviation and food security. The World Bank’s projection of downside risks to the economic outlook of the region presents even […]
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NetApp announces new innovations for a simple, secure and flexible hybrid multicloud experience SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 8 June 2022 – NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), a global, cloud-led, data-centric software company, today announced continued innovations and solutions to provide enterprises with more simplicity, more security and more flexibility for their hybrid multicloud environments. These new capabilities include improved ransomware protection, hybrid cloud storage in a single subscription, […]
By Kalyani Shankar Will a caste census trigger a disaster or settle the demand of many political parties? While it plays such a dominant role in our social, economic, and political life, it is strange that no credible Caste data has existed since 1931. Also, the prominent four main castes, Brahmin, Kshatriyas, Vaishya, and Shudra, […]
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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 6 June 2022 – On 31 May 2022, the Court of Appeal allowed the appeal against the first instance judgement lodged by SUNeVision in a judicial review application, quashing the decision of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) not to take immediate steps to rectify its failure or refusal to take reasonable steps to enforce restrictions in […]
BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY – News Direct – 25 May 2022 – Comodo Security Solutions, a leading provider of endpoint protection, today announced that they have partnered with AquaOrange Software, a large managed-service provider in Thailand, to boost presence and better support customers in Southeast Asia. The company will now deliver Comodo’s patented Auto-Containment technology to defeat zero-day attacks with no impact to their customer’s end-user experience. This […]
Arabian Post Staff S&P Global Ratings believes GCC banks’ exposure to cyber risk is manageable, assuming they continue to invest in cyber security and proactively manage risk, taking into consideration the evolving nature of threats. It notes that GCC banks have reported only a handful of digital breaches and cyberattacks over the past decade. While some might have gone unreported, it is likely these were minor incidents […]
By Sushil Kutty Some people with their antics make you run to the dictionary. Like the Ranas, Navneet and Ravi Rana. They liked their stints in jail. They want to go right back to its precarious safety. Navneet Rana in Byculla jail for women, and Ravi Rana in Navi Mumbai’s Taloja correction unit. In fact, […]
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By Dr. Gyan Pathak The time of reckoning has finally come. The Supreme Court of India is to begin final hearing of petitions challenging sedition law on May 5, 2022, as the Apex Court has said on April 27, and would not entertain any request for any further adjournment of the matter. The three-judge Bench […]
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The British government’s ethics advisor said on Wednesday he had cleared embattled finance minister Rishi Sunak of breaching ministerial codes after investigating his family’s tax affairs. The chancellor of the exchequer earlier this month asked the adviser on ministerial standards, Christopher Geidt, to review whether he followed all the rules after revelations about his family’s […]
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By K Raveendran We have so many laws to be followed that it is virtually impossible to live for a moment without breaking one. It is a different matter that some of these laws had ceased to have any relevance ages ago, but these continue to fill the statute books for no rhyme or reason. […]
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By K R Sudhaman Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done reasonably well in managing the Indian economy during the difficult two years of covid pandemic despite several challenges by ensuring food security to millions of people who became jobless. This has won accolades from World Bank and International Monetary Fund. But the major challenge is […]
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By K Raveendran There is virtually a scramble for coal from non-Russian sources following a self-imposed ban by the European Union on coal imports from Putin’s sanctions-hit country. But as far as New Delhi is concerned, the opportunity will go abegging as India is by itself struggling to tie up enough supplies. The EU ban […]
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By Nantoo Banerjee Prices are bubbling up. Food, fuel and fertiliser costs are surging almost daily. Inflation seems to have got a free pass in India. The country’s wholesale price index, which tracks goods at factory gates, rose almost 13 percent from a year earlier in January. The gauge has recorded double-digit increases for 10 […]
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By K Raveendran The currency stand-off in the global gas market, triggered by Russian president Vladimir Putin’s announcement that Russian gas will henceforth have to be paid in roubles instead of dollar and euro is keeping the market on tenterhooks. It has upset the calculations of all important stake holders, including India, which has been […]
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Sri Lanka-based value-added distributor to provide Comodo security solutions to the South Asian market BLOOMFIELD, US – News Direct – 29 March 2022 – Comodo Security Solutions, a leading provider of endpoint protection solutions, today announced that they have partnered with Plexus, a leading value-added distributor based in Sri Lanka, to provide Comodo’s solutions in Sri Lanka as well as other countries in the South Asian market. […]
By Prakash Karat The announcement by the Gujarat education minister that the Bhagavad Gita would be taught in schools as part of the syllabus for class 6 to class 12 students from the academic year 2022-23, is a flagrant breach of the secular principle of the State. It is a fundamental principle of all secular […]
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Police in Gurgaon have filed a case against former Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova, former Formula 1 racer Michael Schumacher and 11 others for fraud and criminal conspiracy following a court order. The FIR was registered on the complaint of a Delhi woman, who accused them of fraud. Shafali Agarwal, a resident of Chattarpur Mini […]
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By Satyaki Chakraborty The Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury has termed the Russian military action in Ukraine as ‘invasion’ and has been unequivocal in mentioning that ’A full-fledged military operation on such a big scale mounted by Russia, whatever may be the provocations and perceived security threats, is not the way […]
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By Anjan Roy As Russian military moves into Ukraine, our familiar world vanishes. The world order returns to the point when Winston Churchill had said “an iron curtain” was falling across Europe. The single step of a Russian soldier in Ukraine brings back the Cold War dispensation in international affairs. To be sure, the Russian […]
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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual wage for computer and information technology or IT jobs in May 2020 was USD 91,250. This is more than twice the median yearly wage of USD 41,950 for all other occupations in the same period. This proves the stereotype: IT professionals indeed draw some of the highest salaries today. It is not limited to the United […]
Online sales have been bubbling pretty fiercely under the surface for many years, but a pandemic that saw as many as 85,000 businesses launching online shops in the space of just four months has quickly hastened that trajectory. Now, both as a result of the benefits from this online shift and as a need to compete in an entirely changed retail landscape, countless companies are continuing to […]
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 7 December 2021 – Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, has announced the results of its 2021 Global Risk Management Survey, which gathers input from thousands of risk managers every two years to identify key risks and challenges their organisations are facing. The past two years have proved to be incredibly volatile, with the global COVID-19 pandemic having had a ripple […]
Trend Micro study reveals urgent need for new way to discuss business risk HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 16 November 2021 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today announced new research* revealing that 90% of IT decision makers claim their business would be willing to compromise on cybersecurity in favor of digital transformation, productivity, or other goals. Additionally, 82% have felt pressured to […]
