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How the Bangladesh crisis has affected tourism in India
4 months ago

How the Bangladesh crisis has affected tourism in India

Firstpost  

The ouster of Sheikh Hasina and the subsequent political upheaval has caused a significant drop in tourism in India. Economic Times quoted Md Taslim Amin Shovon, the director of the Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh, as saying, “India is a key destination for Bangladeshi travellers, who account for 40-45 per cent of outbound trips. A report by knowledge-based analytical group …

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WazirX security breach: How did hackers steal $230 million in crypto?
5 months ago

WazirX security breach: How did hackers steal $230 million in crypto?

Firstpost  

Indian crypto exchange WazirX has temporarily paused all trading after hackers stole $230 million in funds on Thursday. Experts say the cybercriminal group Lazarus – which is affiliated with North Korea – could be behind the attack With 16 million customers, WazirX is one of India's most prominent crypto exchanges. Economic Times quoted Liminal as saying, “Our preliminary investigations show …

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PM Modi lays Vadhvan Port foundation: Why this Maharashtra project is a big deal for India
6 months ago

PM Modi lays Vadhvan Port foundation: Why this Maharashtra project is a big deal for India

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the day a key milestone in India’s development and said Vadhavan would be the country’s largest container port. Here’s why the Rs 76,200-crore project, around 130 kilometres from Mumbai, could be a game-changer for India The port, which will cost Rs 76,200-crore, will be built by Vadhavan Port Project Limited — a special purpose vehicle …

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Tech hiring: Jobs aplenty? Know what the top IT services companies are eyeing
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Tech hiring: Jobs aplenty? Know what the top IT services companies are eyeing

Hindustan Times  

In some very good news for the information technology sector, it is being reported that top IT services companies are on a hiring drive and that the segment actually recorded its first rise in 20 months. What with slowing attrition rate, the gross hiring by these companies actually dipped 4-6% QoQ, as per an analysis Economic Times got done by …

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Meet Jagmeet Singh, Canadian MP influencing Trudeau’s pro-Khalistan politics
1 year, 3 months ago

Meet Jagmeet Singh, Canadian MP influencing Trudeau’s pro-Khalistan politics

Firstpost  

Jagmeet Singh is the head of Canada’s leftist New Democratic Party and an important ally of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Singh, a Sikh of Indian origin, has vowed to get ‘justice’ for Nijjar – a terrorist – and is said to be influencing Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau’s pro-Khalistan politics. Videos of the event also showed Singh, at the time …

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Doctors to be punished if they don't prescribe only generic medicines? Read how media reports are misleading
1 year, 4 months ago

Doctors to be punished if they don't prescribe only generic medicines? Read how media reports are misleading

Op India  

On 3rd August, National Medical Commission issued new guidelines for Registered Medical Practitioners via a gazette notification. News agency Press Trust of India, Economic Times and The Indian Express published reports about the new guidelines suggesting that the NMC has made it ‘mandatory’ for doctors to prescribe generic medicines. In its post on X, PTI wrote, “All doctors must prescribe …

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Los Angeles Times announces 74 job cuts due to economic challenges
1 year, 6 months ago

Los Angeles Times announces 74 job cuts due to economic challenges

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Times on Wednesday announced plans to cut 74 jobs due to economic challenges as the newspaper strives to transform itself into a digital media organization. The move also comes days after journalists at two dozen local newspapers across the U.S. walked off the job to demand an end to painful cost-cutting measures at Gannett, …

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Apple says need solid reason to take down betting apps: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Apple says need solid reason to take down betting apps: Report

Live Mint  

Apple has said that it needs a ‘concrete reason or a legal requirement’ to comply with the Centre’s directive to take down betting apps from its App Store, reported Economic Times. Apple has not refused to comply with the February order by the ministry of electronics and information technology, but it has made it clear that it cannot ‘arbitrarily’ remove …

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Accepting Unconditional Apology, Delhi High Court Discharges Arnab Goswami, Others In Contempt Case By Former TERI Chief RK Pachauri
1 year, 6 months ago

Accepting Unconditional Apology, Delhi High Court Discharges Arnab Goswami, Others In Contempt Case By Former TERI Chief RK Pachauri

Live Law  

Managing Director and Editor-in-chief of Republic TV Arnab Goswami has tendered his unconditional apology before the Delhi High Court in a 2016 contempt case moved by former Executive Vice Chairman of TERI R.K. Pachauri against him and others for “fragrant and willful disobedience” of the court’s earlier orders restricting them from publishing certain claims against him. On April 17, Goswami’s …

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‘World’s Fastest Train Has Left’: Rishi Sunak Urged to Visit India to Finalise FTA
1 year, 11 months ago

‘World’s Fastest Train Has Left’: Rishi Sunak Urged to Visit India to Finalise FTA

News 18  

A UK Foreign Office minister Tariq Ahmad told news agencies that negotiations between India and the UK regarding the Free Trade Agreement deal will commence very soon. The UK Foreign Office Minister for South Asia, Tariq Ahmad, said the relationship between India is central to the UK’s foreign policy and it is a key partner to one of the world’s …

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Pfizer wants vaccine supply disputes with India to be settled in US courts only: Report
3 years, 6 months ago

Pfizer wants vaccine supply disputes with India to be settled in US courts only: Report

Op India  

Two weeks after Pfizer sought waiver against liabilities that may occur out of the adverse effects of its vaccine in India, it has now demanded that disputes over vaccine supplies to the Indian government must be adjudicated in US courts only, reported The Economic Times. First that indemnity waiver, which if given to one company, will be available to domestic …

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Need to widen the scope of Tibetan studies
3 years, 7 months ago

Need to widen the scope of Tibetan studies

China Daily  

Workers from the Tibet Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences teach local farmers to grow highland barley in Panam county of Shigatse, Tibet autonomous region. To better tell China's story, it is also necessary to include international researchers in Tibetan studies and promote linguistic and cultural research across borders and in neighboring regions. In this regard, we have conducted …

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A Budget blueprint for difficult times
3 years, 10 months ago

A Budget blueprint for difficult times

The Hindu  

As the country prepares to enter a new financial year after an ominous and gloomy 2020-21, there are great expectations about green shoots and the shape of the economic recovery. Even as hundreds of millions of Indians were struggling with loss of jobs and MGNREGA work, India’s stock markets were exuberant and reached record levels. Rural jobs scheme | Getting …

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Rahul Gandhi’s outburst at CWC meet may have been scripted, per reports: Here is what happened and the possible reasons
4 years, 5 months ago

Rahul Gandhi’s outburst at CWC meet may have been scripted, per reports: Here is what happened and the possible reasons

Op India  

The Congress party held a Congress Working Committee meeting on Tuesday, the 23rd of June 2020, where it was reported that a huge drama had unfolded with Rahul Gandhi throwing a fit at his party leaders and the clamour to reinstall him as the President of Congress grew louder. Other than the fiasco of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra …

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