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By James M Dorsey The Russian Orthodox Church blesses rather than fires weapons. In doing so, it has emerged as a powerful weapon in its own right in President Vladimir Putin’s civilisationalist arsenal. Putin justified his 12-day-old invasion of Ukraine in part by asserting that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government had been preparing for the “destruction” […]

The post Putin Adds A Religious Front In His Expansionist Agenda first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty March 8, and it was another International Women’s Day (IWD). Men worldwide were expected to throw their misogyny out the window and praise women sky high, applauding them for their many victories including succeeding in teaching men how to behave with women in general, and with the particular women in their lives. […]

The post International Women’s Day: It Is A Long Wait For Gender Parity first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Photo Most investors and business owners usually want to see their business grow their revenue and profit each year. To achieve this, they need to find ways to sell more products or services, justify price increases to existing customers, reduce their costs, or a combination of all of the above. With some careful management, clever marketing, and hard work, most businesses can manage this. However, when a […]

Paint That’s As Good As Promised SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 8 March 2022 – AkzoNobel launches Dulux Promise, a programme that promises the assurance of high-quality standards, in terms of colour, finish and coverage, to consumers when they use Dulux water-based premium wall paints. The programme offers a replacement to consumers for products under the Dulux Promise portfolio, if the three features of the programme are […]

By Nantoo Banerjee The US-led western trade, economic and financial sanctions on Russia seem to be working instantly, but less to the discomfort of Russia than the rest of the world. The sweeping sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have led to a massive spurt in global oil and gas prices — over 20 percent […]

The post Sweeping US, EU Sanctions Hit World Economy More Than Russia’s first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Nitya Chakraborty The maverick film director of Bengal Mrinal Sen, the second most important member of the famous troika in the cinema world that included Satyajit Ray and Ritwik Ghatak, will step into his 100th year on May 14, 2023. Significantly, Ray was born just two years before in 1921, on May 2, the […]

The post Remembering The Debate Between Satyajit Ray And Mrinal Sen Over ‘Akash Kusum’ first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to Mumbai, Maharashtra after a roadshow in Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency, where he hopes all the assembly constituencies will vote BJP. The seventh and last phase of the assembly elections in UP happened March 7 and the phenomenon of ‘aware pashu (stray cattle)’ mustn’t have escaped Modi’s […]

The post Maharashtra Governor B S Koshiyari Is A Tool Of State BJP And RSS first appeared on IPA Newspack.

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Technology for Change Week Asia: Applying technology for the social good takes place this week online and in-person, March 8th – 11th 2022. HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 7 March 2022 – More than 2,000 attendees have already registered for Economist Impact’s Technology for Change Week Asia, a dynamic virtual week exploring how technology-based and data-driven solutions can be applied to long-standing social challenges, and […]

By K R Sudhaman Indian students going abroad for studies cost approximately $80 billion foreign exchange, which broadly equals forex received by way of NRI remittances annually. This is a staggering figure spent by about 11 lakh students who go abroad for higher studies. This figure is only growing year after year and unlike in […]

The post India Loses About $80 Billion Forex Yearly On Students Studying Abroad first appeared on IPA Newspack.

James M Dorsey Two diametrically opposed visions of moderate Islam have emerged as major Muslim powers battle to define the soul of their faith in the 21st century in a struggle that is as much about geopolitics as it is about autocratic survival and visualisations of a future civilisation and world order. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Yahya Cholil Staquf, the newly elected chairman of […]

By Prabhat Patnaik The security concerns of Russia arising from Ukraine’s intentions of joining NATO have been widely discussed in the media. But the IMF’s link with Ukraine which is a parallel issue has scarcely received much attention. The IMF, as is well-known, “opens up” economies around the world for the penetration of metropolitan capital […]

The post International Monetary Fund Played A Crucial Role In Precipitating Ukraine War first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak February 2022 data on unemployment is even more frustrating amidst the Modi government’s claim that the employment opportunities are on the rise in India. Unemployment rate actually rose to 8.1 per cent from 6.57 per cent in January showing worsening the condition by 1.53 per cent just in a month. Rural […]

The post Rising Unemployment Is Being Ignored By The Modi Govt first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Arabian Post Staff The direct impact of Russian war against Ukraine on the UAE banks is likely to be limited given their limited exposures to Russian and Ukrainian counterparties, S&P said in a special report on the conflict. But it said there could be an Indirect impact, which could materialize through several channels. S&P said the higher oil price is likely to further boost confidence and sentiment […]

Photo by Peggy_Marco (Author), Pixabay Licence (Licence) The digital dimension can help you to gain your independence – and work wherever you want in the world. Digital nomads already take advantage of these virtual possibilities, they offer their services worldwide, while they themselves are able to change their location at any time. Some companies enable their employees to travel around the planet, but totally location-independent jobs are […]

By K R Sudhaman The killing of an Indian Student Naveen Shekharappa in a Russian shelling in Kharkiv in Ukraine recently is a wake-up call to the country’s rampant and unending caste-based and communal-based politics that is ruining the educational system. It is time for the nation as a whole to have a relook at […]

The post Indian Student’s Killing In Ukraine Is A Wake-Up Call To Review Medical Admission Policy first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty The NCP’s Nawab Malik continues to remain Maharashtra’s Minority Affairs Minister just like the BJP’s Minority Affairs Minister at the Centre Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. The difference is Nawab is in the custody of a central government enforcement agency, while the Naqvi can move about freely, reinforcing the belief that the only good […]

The post The Bizarre Developments Concerning Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik first appeared on IPA Newspack.

A dynamic virtual week exploring how technology-based solutions can be applied to long-standing social challenges HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 2 March 2022 – Policymakers, businesses and thought leaders from major corporations and government will congregate online and at exclusive in-person sessions at Economist Impact’s Technology for Change Week Asia from March 8th to 11th 2022. There is an urgent need to close the digital […]

By Sankar Ray The Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan Niazi’s visit to the Russian Federation has resulted in a damp squib, if not a ‘diplomatic disaster’. To call it just ill-timed because of Russian invasion of Ukraine is to hide the frustration beneath. True, President Vladimir Putin had little time when Russia’s hell-bent desire to […]

The post Imran Khan’s Two Day Moscow Visit During War Ends In Near Disaster first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Playing the emotional card of nationalism Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought vote for BJP during sixth phase polling scheduled on March 3 to empower Uttar Pradesh and for strong India in the changing world scenario. PM’s thrust of speech for a strong leadership has significance in the context of the […]

The post BJP Harping On Need For Strong Leader In Sixth Phase Of Polling In Uttar Pradesh first appeared on IPA Newspack.

The company marks this significant milestone as the region’s lifestyle superapp; announces first-ever brand ambassador for Singapore SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 28 February 2022 – Traveloka, Southeast Asia’s lifestyle superapp, celebrates its 10th Anniversary today, a significant milestone in the company’s growth and expansion across Southeast Asia. With a keen understanding of consumer lifestyle behavior and preferences, Traveloka has, in the last 24 months, completed its […]

Horizon Fitness announces opening of exciting new boutique fitness concept in Oman MUSCAT, OMAN – Media OutReach – 28 February 2022 – Horizon LLC (Horizon) today announced the addition of FIRE Fit to its portfolio of brands, bringing a new and exciting boutique fitness experience to Oman which is sure to set the local fitness scene alight. Scheduled to open in the second half of 2022, the […]

By K R Sudhaman India cannot be oblivious to the fact that any war in Europe will impact its economy and trade. It may not be direct but the consequences will be felt in different areas in different ways, more so because India is now a close ally of both Russia and United States. Russia […]

The post Centre Needs Some Emergency Planning To Deal With Impact Of Ukraine War first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Richa Chintan Presenting the State Budget 2022-23, the Rajasthan Government, on February 23, announced the introduction of the Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme. This scheme guarantees 100 days of employment in a year to those families residing in the urban areas who seek work. After Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, and, more recently, Tamil […]

The post Rajasthan Govt’s Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme Is Commendable first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By C.J. Atkins Despite the slanted propaganda that passes for “news” in the mainstream Western media right now, the truth of the matter is that there are no good guys when it comes to the conflict in Ukraine. But depending on the day, some of the bad guys outdo the rest. In Moscow, President Vladimir […]

The post No NATO Membership Of Ukraine May Be The Basis Of Ceasefire By Russia first appeared on IPA Newspack.

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