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Police have asked the authorities of the Bhadrakali temple at Thiruvananthapuram’s Vellayani to use multicoloured decorations for the temple’s festival instead of using only saffron. The temple’s festival committee, however, alleged that the police were implementing the agenda of the CPI(M)-led government. It has approached the Kerala High Court with the matter. “This is the […]

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Security software and cloud platforms clock fast growth in Asia-Pacific as hybrid work becomes mainstream SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 16 February 2023 – Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ: OKTA), one of the leading independent Identity providers, today announced the findings of its ninth annual Businesses at Work report, which reveals that business users have been turning to a wide range of apps as post-pandemic travel and workstyles evolved […]

TOKYO, JAPAN – Media OutReach – 16 February 2023 – Back to Blue, an initiative of Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation, emphasises that time is swiftly running out to avoid the worst impacts of ocean acidification. At an event entitled “Ocean Acidification: A Crisis in the making“, hosted by Back to Blue in Tokyo, Japan, on February 2rd, chairman of The Nippon Foundation Yohei Sasakawa, and […]

A Japanese mobile operator, SoftBank, has partnered with global gaming blockchain, Oasys, to explore the broad integration of Web3 technologies into society SINGAPORE / TOKYO, JAPAN – Media OutReach – 16 February 2023 – Oasys Pte. Ltd. (“Oasys”) today announced that SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”), a Japan-based telecommunications operator, has joined as an official validator of Oasys, a gaming-optimised blockchain designed for gamers and developers alike, with a […]

By Dr. Gyan Pathak India have been listening PM Narendra Modi and his supporters claiming the “great work done” for the workforce in the country, especially during the pandemic. However, the revelation made by Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav in the Lok Sabha on February 13 is quite shocking. A total of 1.12 lakh daily […]

The post Daily Wage Workers’ Suicides During Pandemic Is Shocking first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By James M Dorsey This could be India’s decade if it plays its cards right. The sub-continental state is poised to be the next China, even if its path will likely be less straightforward than that of China and more of a Leninist two steps forward, one step backwards. Leaving aside the multiple domestic issues […]

The post India Could Be This Decade’s China If New Delhi Plays Its Cards Well first appeared on IPA Newspack.

BJP Karnataka president Nalin Kumar Kateel during his speech at the ‘Vijay Sankalpa Yatra’ in Koppal district has not only spoken about Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan but also attacked former chief minister Siddaramaiah by calling him a “broker” who was previously striking deals with the JDS and now with the Congress to become the CM […]

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Hong Kong Comics @ The 50th Angoulême International Comics Festival in France Creativity of Hong Kong Comics Artists Honored by the International Comics Industry Artists Return to Hong Kong to Share Their Eye-Opening Experiences in Early March HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 15 February 2023 – Hong Kong comic books tell stories! Comics sporting the ‘Made in Hong Kong’ label utilise distinctive drawing styles to […]

100 per cent increase in tobacco duty, consider a tax on non-recyclable plastic products Offer a two-tiered e-consumption vouchers with a target disbursement period in the first half of 2023, with HK$2,000 as the base amount for all eligible Hong Kong residents, and an additional HK$6,000 for underprivileged groups (in total HK$8,000) Maintain the HK$10,000 tax rebate on salaries tax and increase tax allowances HONG KONG SAR […]

7-Eleven is launching its new range of six limited-edition bags featuring Scandinavia’s wildly popular Moomin in an exciting new crossover Earn a stamp with every $5 spent at 7-Eleven; collect 3 stamps and top up $8.90 in cash to redeem a blind box of a trendy and utilitarian Moomin featured bag with 7-Eleven’s Shop and Earn stamps programme Stamp issuance begins on 15 Feb and ends on […]

By Kalyani Shankar There could be a musical chair this year with nine states going for elections. It will be a trailer and the semi-final before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The results will show whether the BJP continues to sway the voters or the Congress-led Opposition will defeat the BJP in the upcoming elections. […]

The post BJP Is Battle Ready For The Nine State Assembly Elections In 2023 first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his pride and magnanimous words when the country took the responsibility of G20 in the beginning of December 2022, and now UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said with great poignancy to turn “words into action” to get the world back on track for 2030 SDG […]

The post G20 Presidency For India Caught Between Pride And Humiliation first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Ashis Biswas In Tripura, with only 48 hours before the scheduled Assembly polls on February 16, the state Congress unit has been left to fend for itself by the party high command in carrying out its pre poll campaign. Despite earlier assurances by local Congress leaders, neither Mr Rahul Gandhi nor his sister Priyanka […]

The post Congress Is The Weakest Link In Left-Led Opposition Alliance In Tripura Polls first appeared on IPA Newspack.

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 13 February 2023 – Hang Lung Properties (the “Company” or “Hang Lung”, SEHK stock code: 00101) is committed to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its value chain by 2050. The Company has invested resources to expand the coverage of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations across its properties in Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. This will help promote sustainable […]

Launching a scathing attack on the Prime Minister over his alleged link with business tycoon Gautam Adani, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the PM “thinks that he is very powerful, but he doesn’t realise that the absolute last thing that I am scared of is Narendra Modi.” In a no holds barred attack […]

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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday called his state budget a “model” for others to follow and offered to send a copy to the Centre, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi poked fun over a goof-up during his Budget presentation. At a rally in Rajasthan’s Dausa on Sunday, Modi had picked on a […]

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Hong Kong S.A.R – Media OutReach – 14 February 2023 – The year 2023 starts with good news on the macroeconomic front. First, Europe has avoided a recession that looked long promised. Efficiency gains and the slowdown in activity have led to a sharp drop in energy prices and thus a welcome slowdown in inflation. Finally, the prospect of a rebound in China in the second half […]

SIBUR has secured international verification of a climate project completed at ZapSibNeftekhim, Russia’s largest petrochemical facility. MOSCOW, RUSSIA – Media OutReach – 14 February 2023 – Verico SCE, Europe’s leading validation and verification body, has confirmed that SIBUR’s climate project meets ISO 14064-2:2019. This helped SIBUR earn certified emission reductions (CERs) totalling some 3 million tonnes of CO2-eq. by 2022. Under the climate project, by-products of ZapSibNeftekhim […]

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Ever since the Union Budget 2023-24 was tabled in the Parliament of India, MGNREGA workers across the country has been protesting against substantial budget cut for the second year reducing the earlier employment guarantee making the rural workforce restive. The reduction in budget allocation would adversely affect 15.51 crore active rural […]

The post MGNREGA Budget Cut Is Being Protested Across India first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava With India facing a diabolical threat from the  rightwing  RSS and BJP, the immediate and most urgent task for the revolutionary communists is to save the country from this flurry of fascist disaster and destruction and to accomplish this it is imperative that all democratic forces and ideological streams should come together […]

The post CPI(ML) Liberation Calls For Broadest Unity Of Democratic Forces To Fight RSS-BJP first appeared on IPA Newspack.

MACAU – Media OutReach – 13 February 2023 – Melco Resorts & Entertainment has once more been honored by Black Pearl Restaurant Guide 2023 with a collective total of four diamonds for its signature Chinese restaurants Jade Dragon and Yí. The Company’s Cantonese fine-dining restaurant Jade Dragon at City of Dreams received Three Diamonds, while its contemporary Chinese restaurant Yí at Morpheus, City of Dreams achieved One […]

Achieved annual operating profit one year ahead of schedule TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach – 13 February 2023 – Highlights and achievements for fiscal year 2022 Annual revenue increased to 19.4 billion yen with a 53% YoY growth rate, surpassing previous guidance of 19.2 billion yen Full-year operating profit target reached one year ahead of schedule, with operating margins at 0.3% and improving by 9 percentage points […]

By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Indian tourism market is slowly but surely taking the centre stage. With Ganga Vilas, India is setting the stage for high-budget tourism products. That could bring a paradigm shift in the way the Indian tourism market is looked at. A four-day meeting of the G20 Tourism Working Group was held from […]

The post Indian Market Has Been Drawing Big Attention Of Global Tourism Industry first appeared on IPA Newspack.

NetApp’s new portfolio of programs and guarantees makes it easier to manage storage investment and avoid sporadic capital expenditures SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 8 February 2023 – NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), a global, cloud-led, data-centric software company, today announced the availability of NetApp Advance, a new portfolio of storage programs and guarantees to help customers cost-effectively future proof on-premises environments. NetApp Advance evolves the storage lifecycle, allowing […]

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