New Delhi [India] August 9 (ANI): Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday urged all the cooperatives across the country to register themselves on the Government e-Market (GeM) portal, which he said is the best way to promote and expand them.
Minister Shah made the remarks at the event of the e-launch of onboarding of cooperatives on the GeM portal, a first-ever initiative as so far GeM platform was not en

Amit Shah urges Cooperatives to accept GeM platform

Washington [US], August 9 (ANI): Hollywood filmmaker Peter Jackson of 'The Lord of the Rings' fame has revealed that there was once a time when he considered hypnosis in an attempt to forget the hit movie franchise.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jackson during a podcast of the outlet revealed that he "seriously considered" using hypnosis to try and forget all his work on his Oscar-winning films, and for a good reas

Peter Jackson reveals he once considered hypnosis in attempt to forget 'The Lord of the Rings'

Birmingham [UK], August 8 (ANI): The Indian team defeated New Zealand by 2-0 in a best-of-three match, grabbing India's first-ever medal at the first-ever Commonwealth Esports Championship on Sunday.First, it was during the Asian Games 2018 where Tirth Mehta got the bronze medal in esports (demonstration title) and now the Indian DOTA 2 team produced a power-packed performance to clinch the bronze medal.
The Indian Dota 2

Commonwealth Esports Championship: Indian DOTA 2 team scripts history, wins bronze medal

New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): Home loan portfolios in tier 3 and tier 4 districts are growing at a much faster rate than tier 1 and tier 2 districts post-pandemic, a study conducted by SBI Research showed.
Total portfolio in terms of outstanding grew by more than 10 per cent in the financial year that ended in March.
The share of housing loans in bank credit has increased to 14.4 per cent in June 2022 from 13.1 per c

Home loans growing much faster in Tier 3, 4 districts, shows SBI Research study

New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): After the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) raided one of its directors and froze bank balances to the tune of Rs 64.67 crore, cryptocurrency exchange WazirX reiterated that the company's operations are being conducted as usual and crypto and rupee withdrawals are being processed normally.
"In light of recent news about WazirX, we wanted to assure you that operations are being conducted as

Company's operations being run as usual, says cryptocurrency exchange WazirX after ED searches

Washington [US], August 8 (ANI): Genetic signatures that can predict whether tumours in patients with bladder and other cancers will respond to immunotherapy have recently been identified by researchers from Cedars-Sinai Cancer.
Their results were published in the peer-reviewed Journal of the National Cancer Institute, and could one day help guide clinicians to the most effective treatments for cancer patients.
"Our work 

Bladder cancer immunotherapy response can be predicted by genetics

The San Francisco Giants hope to capture the season series over the host Athletics for the second consecutive year when the neighbors conclude their set on Sunday in Oakland, Calif.

San Francisco's Logan Webb (9-5, 3.20 ERA) is expected to face fellow right-hander Adrian Martinez (2-2, 6.52), whoflew in from Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday to fill the spot in the rotation of now-New York Yankees pitcher Frankie Montas.

T

Giants bid for Bay Bridge Series season victory vs. A's

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 6 (ANI): A day after the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) raided one of its directors and froze Bank balances to the tune of Rs 64.67 crore, crypto-currency exchange WazirX on Saturday said its deposits and withdrawals are working as usual.
"Notwithstanding the action taken by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), we would like to state that currently deposits and withdrawals are working as

Deposits and withdrawals working as usual, says WazirX after ED raids

A system bug reportedly allowed a hacker to steal the personal data of more than 5 million usersTwitter on Friday informed users of a security bug that had allowed "a bad actor" to obtain and sell the personal data of account holders. The tech giant didn't p

Twitter admits to being hacked

Seated at a table with his wife and a colleague in the small town of Leskovac, Dragan Marinovic was looking forward to a meal at his favorite restaurant.Then a stranger approached and started to threaten Marinovic, who is executive editor of the Serbian news website Resetka.The reason, Marinovic told VOA's Serbian Service: a story Resetka had published about the death of a bodyguard who was assigned to a 

Threats Cast Chill Over Serbia&#039;s Media

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 5 (ANI): The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) said on Friday it had conducted searches on the premises of one of the directors of Zanmai Lab Pvt Ltd, which owns the popular Crypto-currency exchange WazirX, and has issued an order to freeze their bank balances to the tune of Rs 64.67 crore.
Because of the non-cooperative stand of the director of WazirX exchange, a search operation was co

ED raids director of crypto firm WazirX, freezes Rs 64.67 crore bank balance

A law passed on April 1 2005 will have life-changing consequences for families across the UK from next year.Anyone conceived from a donated sperm, egg or embryo from that day onward can find out the identity of their donor parents once they reach 18. This means that starting from late 2023, there could be a deluge of young people wishing to find out who their donor was. But thanks to at-home DNA testing, many do

DNA test kits are changing donor-conceived families



                                                    
                                                    
AJMAN,  19th June, 2022 (WAM)--  Ajman's Department of Finance (DoF) has partnered with Oracle to adopt a cloud-based resource management system that enables more efficient finance, supply chain and HR functions across the organiSation.

In line with Ajman's vision of economic competitiveness, Ajman's DoF'

Ajman Department of Finance selects Oracle Cloud Applications to accelerate the emirate's economic competitiveness

Former US president Donald Trump branded as dark times for the nation an FBI raid on his Florida estate as part of an investigation into whether he took classified records from the White House.Trump, who was in New York during the search, said that agents had arrived with a warrant and broke open a safe at the Mar-A-Lago complex."After working and cooperating with the relevant government agencies, this un

Former US president Trump says FBI agents raided his Florida home

 TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry deplored a muted response from the international community and the self-proclaimed advocates of human rights after the Zionist regime's recent brutal attacks on Gaza.  - Politics news - In a post on his Twitter account on Sunday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said Alaa Qaddoum, the five-year-old girl who was killed

Iranian Spokesman Raps Silence on Israeli Atrocities

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Twitter said on Friday that it has fixed a security vulnerability that allowed threat actors to compile information of 5.4 million Twitter accounts. The vulnerability allowed anyone to enter a phone number or an email address of a known user and learn if it was tied to an existing Twitter account, potentially exposing the identities of pseudonymous accounts. In a statemen

Twitter fixes security vulnerability exposing 5.4 mln accounts



                                                    
                                                    
DUBAI, 23rd June, 2022 (WAM) -- Emirates District Cooling Company (EMICOOL) - a joint venture between Dubai Investments, a leading investment company listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), and Actis, a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure - has announced that it will implement Oracle Utiliti

Emicool intensifies digital transformation with Oracle Cloud

LONDON, England: Due to high margins and trading on the back of soaring energy prices, British Petroleum recorded second quarter profits of $8.45 billion, the highest in 14 years, boosting its dividend and spending on new oil and gas production. But the strong performance has increased pressure on governments to impose new windfall taxes on the energy sector to assist consumers. "The company is running we

British Petroleum posts record profits as war pushes up gas prices

BP profits at 14-year high, dividends boosted on back of price surge

Profits at British Petroleum of $8.45 billion match 14 year high

Beijing [China], August 8 (ANI): As Sri Lanka continues to remain in the Chinese debt trap, the biggest petrochemical company in China, Sinopec, is likely to start retail operations in the Lankan fuel market, local media said citing sources.
The sources said that Sinopec is likely to enter Sri Lankan market for importing, distributing and selling petroleum products, reported Daily Mirror.
This comes as Sri Lankan Cabinet 

Chinese oil giant Sinopec likely to enter Lankan fuel market amid Beijing's debt-trap

Bogota, Colombia - Colombia's first leftist president was sworn into office Sunday, promising to fight inequality and heralding a turning point in the history of a country haunted by a long war between the government and guerrilla groups.Sen. Gustavo Petro, a former member of Colombia's M-19 guerrilla group, won the presidential election in June by beating conservative parties that offered moderate changes to th

Ex-Rebel Takes Oath as Colombia President in Historic Shift

HAVANA - Cuban firefighters were joined by special teams sent by Mexico and Venezuela Sunday as they battled for a second day to control a fire blazing at a big oil tank farm in the western province of Matanzas.The blaze began Friday night when lightning struck a storage tank during a thunderstorm, and the fire spread to a second tank early Saturday, triggering a series of explosions, officials have said.

Firefighters Battle Big Blaze at Cuba Oil Tank Farm for Second Day

Johannesburg - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began his three-nation tour of Africa Sunday by visiting a museum in South Africa commemorating how the country's Black youths helped to end white racist rule.Blinken's visit to Africa is seen as part of a competition between Russia and Western powers for support from African countries over the war in Ukraine. His trip to Africa follows recent tours by Russia

US Top Diplomat Blinken in South Africa on Africa Tour

LONDON, England: British Airways has halted ticket sales for short-haul flights that depart before the middle of August from London's Heathrow airport, following the Th British Air said this week that the suspension of ticket sales for domestic and European destinations was designed to leave sufficient airport capacity for existing customers to rebook flights, if needed.The airline's website shows no tic

In Heathrow cutback, British Airways halts ticket sales till mid-August

BA closes off availability for flights leaving Heathrow before mid-August

As Heathrow reduces passengers, British Airways stops selling tickets

WASHINGTON D.C.: The U.S. Transportation Department said it could require airlines to offer passengers a refund if their flight schedules or itineraries change significantly.Under the proposed rule, even travelers with nonrefundable tickets would be compensated. Further, airlines must provide refunds if their departures or arrival times change by at least six hours for an international flight, or three hours or

US mulls requiring airlines to refund delayed passengers

US proposes expanding refund protections for air travelers

US considers rules for refunds to air passengers suffering delays

BETHESDA, Maryland: Marriott International surpassed its quarterly revenue and profit estimates, driven by better than expected occupancy levels and higher rates amidst more group travel bookings and longer hotel stays. After the end of most COVID-19-related restrictions, travelers are spending more on hotels, airplane tickets and car rentals, a trend that has shown no signs of slowing, despite surging inflation

Marriott reports higher than expected room bookings this quarter

Marriott surpasses travel demand recovery forecasts

Marriott surpasses quarterly revenue and profit estimates

BERLIN, Germany: A German union said this week that pilots in Germany working for Lufthansa have voted in favor of a possible strike action, calling the vote an "unmistakable signal" to the company, in the midst of a pay dispute.However, the Vereinigung Cockpit union said walkouts can still be avoided If the company meets its demands for a 5.5 percent pay increase this year and an automatic adjustment for infla

Amidst pay dispute, Lufthansa pilots vote in favor of possible strike

Lufthansa pilots vote for possible strike in Germany

Seeking pay raise, Lufthansa pilots take step towards strike

hong kong - Hong Kong will shorten the COVID-19 hotel quarantine period for all arrivals to three days from seven, taking another step to gradually unwind stringent pandemic rules that have isolated the Asian financial hub.Arrivals will need to self-monitor for a further four days, during which they will be forbidden to enter premises such as restaurants and bars.The measures will be effective from Friday

Hong Kong Eases COVID Quarantine Rules for Incoming Travelers

Baghdad - An Iraqi court Sunday sentenced four people to life in prison over an attack on Baghdad airport early this year that damaged two empty civilian planes on the tarmac.It is the first verdict in such a case, despite dozens of rocket and drone attacks that have mostly targeted military bases hosting foreign troops either at the airport or in other parts of the country.Sunday's conviction was for a J

Iraq Sentences 4 to Life Over January Attack on Baghdad Airport

New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): Union Civil Aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday highlighted the government's efforts on increasing aerial connectivity and said that over 1.5 lakh flights were started in the last 5 years.
He also noted that the number was achieved under the UDAN scheme.
"Under Udaan Yojana democratisation of the aviation sector took place and 1,93,000 flights were started based on viability

Over 1.5 lakh flights kicked off under UDAN Scheme: Jyotiraditya Scindia

Beijing [China], August 7 (ANI): China is conducting live-fire exercises from August 6-15 in the southern part of the Yellow Sea, the Maritime Safety Administration said in a statement recently, CGTN news reported.
In addition, military exercises are also being conducted in the northern part of the Bohai Sea on Saturday.
The People's Liberation Army's (PLA) drills were held in the East China and South China Seas on July 3

Beijing conducts live-fire drills in Yellow Sea amid tensions in Taiwan strait

New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Highlighting the transformation of India's civil aviation industry, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday said India is witnessing the democratisation of the aviation industry and the country expects to reach 40 crore air travellers in the next four years.
Scindia along with MoS for Civil Aviation VK Singh inaugurated the first flight of Akasa Air (QP1101) from Mum

India witnessing democratisation of aviation industry, expects 40 cr air travellers in next 4 years: Scindia

New Delhi [india] August 7 (ANI): A man allegedly involved in arranging a forged passport with the help of his two accomplices were arrested by Delhi Police on Sunday at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
The accused man namely Ravi Rameshbhai Chaudhary holding an Indian passport was deported from Kuwait Airport by Kuwait Airways flight no KU-383 on June 6, after he failed to clear the immigration formalities as he 

Delhi Police bust International immigration racket involved in duping people on the pretext of sending them to foreign shores

Bodeli (Gujarat) [India], August 7 (ANI): With the aim to expand its political influence in other states including Gujarat where elections are slated to be held later this year, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that if voted to power in Gujarat, he will make sure that it lasts for 5 years.
"People of BJP-Congress bring manifestoes, resolution letters which are false

Guarantee to remain in power for 5 years if voted to form govt in Gujarat: Kejriwal

Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], August 7 (ANI): Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday flayed Rajasthan Chief Minister for making "controversial statements to hide failures".
The remarks came as a reaction to the CM's statement on Friday in Delhi during the demonstration by Congress against the Central government over price rise and unemployment.
He had said that "after the Nirbhaya case, the demand 

Rajasthan: Union Minister Shekhawat slams CM Gehlot for controversial 'rape case remark'; seeks apology

Taipei [Taiwan], August 7 (ANI): As China continue to hold military drills near Taiwan coast after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent visit to Taipei, President Tsai Ing-wen has appealed for international support for the island nation and halt the escalation of the regional security situation.
In a tweet on Saturday, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said that the country's government and military are closely monitoring t

Taiwan president appeals for international support to halt escalation of regional situation

New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Akasa Air is finally in Indian skies as the first flight took off on Sunday between the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route, which was inaugurated by Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M Scindia along with MoS General Vijay Kumar Singh (Retd.)On July 22, India's newest airline Akasa Air on Friday opened ticket bookings for its first commercial flights with an initial network in Ahmedabad,

India's new Akasa Air commences operations, takes off first flight on Mumbai-Ahmedabad route

Taipei [Taiwan], August 6 (ANI): In response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, Chinese hackers planted the flag of China on the websites of several local government agencies across Taiwan.
While China's live-fire drills encircling Taiwan were taking place from Thursday, Chinese hackers covered a Kaohsiung government website with a China flag picture for over 10 hours from late Friday to Saturday morning,

Hackers plant China's flag on Taiwan government websites

New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): The NITI Aayog on Saturday said that the public policy think tank was set up as an institution with the mandate of cooperative federalism with a premise that strong states make a strong nation.
NITI Aayog was responding to Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's allegations of the Centre not treating states as equal partners in efforts to make India a developed country.
Earlier on

Think tank established with mandate of cooperative federalism, NITI Ayog responds to KCR's allegations

Taipei [Taiwan], August 6 (ANI): Terming China's military actions as the root cause of regional tensions after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan trip, Taipei slammed Beijing's claim over Taiwan amid Chinese accusations that the US is changing the status quo in the region.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in a press release issued on Saturday reiterated that China has never ruled Taiwan, reported Taiwan News.
Ta

Taiwan hits back at China's claim of US changing status quo

Taipei [Taiwan], August 6 (ANI): Many flights were cancelled, some of them rerouted following China's military drills near Taiwan after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-governed island.
Korean Air, Asiana and Singapore Airlines are among the carriers who cancelled flights over a Chinese military exercise in the Taiwan Strait, reported Al Jazeera.
The move comes after Beijing cautioned carriers to avoid si

China's military drills near Taiwan cause disruptions in airline industry

A disruption of titanium exports could spell trouble for plane manufacturersEurope's aerospace industry would be in danger if sanctions disrupt the supply of Russian titanium, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing the top management of Airbus.Russia's VSMPO-Avisma is the world's largest supplier of the metal and was the main trading partner for the US-based Boeing and Europe'

Europe&#039;s aerospace industry fears Russia sanctions WSJ

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 6 (ANI): The United States, Australia and Japan on Saturday condemned China's launch of ballistic missiles and urged China to immediately cease the military exercises.
Tensions in the Taiwan Strait heightened soon with US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan. China has been increasing its military activities and even crossed the median line.
Multiple Chinese planes and ships were detec

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