New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday emphasized India's fight against another wave of COVID-19 caused due to the Omicron variant of coronavirus while maintaining the economic growth of the country.
Addressing a virtual meeting at the World Economic Forum's Davos Agenda, he said that India is tackling another wave of the pandemic with caution and confidence and moving ahead in the eco

India tackling another COVID-19 wave while maintaining economic growth: PM Modi

New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): Prime Minister, Narendra Modi while delivering 'State of the World' special address at the World Economic Forum's Davos Agenda on Monday via video conferencing stressed how India saved many lives by supplying essential medicines and vaccines while following its vision of "One Earth, One Health", during COVID-19 pandemic.
The Prime Minister said that during Corona time, India saved many

India saved many lives by supplying essential medicines, vaccines during COVID-19 pandemic: PM Modi

Over the past two years, businesses have experienced unprecedented operational disruptions and market uncertainties due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Accordingly, many business executives are <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/ulrikjuulchristensen/2021/12/03/greater-competitiveness-tops-the-goals-for-2022-ho

3 ways for businesses to fuel innovation and drive performance

Job postings with terms such as ?Bitcoin?, ?Ethereum?, ?blockchain?, and ?cryptocurrency? have spiked in the USA LinkedIn report shows extraordinary growth of 395% in cryptocurrency-related job postings in the United States from 2020 to 2021. Careers in crypto outstripped price action in 2021, it said.According to the research, the crypto industry outpaced the wider tech industry, which a

Crypto job growth outpacing Big Tech

Shenzhen [China], January 17 (ANI): In an obscure forum thread on OnePlus' community forum, a representative confirmed that the company will no longer provide software support for its OnePlus 6 and 6T smartphones released back in 2018.
According to GSM Arena, that's not really a surprise given that OnePlus has limited the software support to three years since its OnePlus 3/3T handsets.
Each OnePlus flagship phone is entit

Software support for OnePlus 6, 6T smartphones coming to end

New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): India has saved crores of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic by supplying vaccines and essential medicines to many countries under One Earth One Health vision, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasising that India is now pharmacy to the world and is the third-largest pharma-producer in the world.
"In this time of Corona, we have seen how India following the vision of 'One Earth, One

India is pharmacy to world, saved crores of lives by supplying medicines, COVID vaccines: PM Modi at Davos summit

New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): Esri India, country's leading Geographic Information System (GIS) software and solutions provider, today announced GeoInnovation 2022 - an acceleration platform for startupreneurs, in partnership with AGNIi (Invest India).
GeoInnovation program aims to help start-ups leverage Location Intelligence technology to build new businesses.
As per Geospatial "Artha" Report, India's ge

Esri India partners with AGNIi (Invest India) to Roll-out 'GeoInnovation'

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 17 (ANI): Stating that Karnataka through startups would make a significant contribution to the country's economy, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said that the state will play a major role in realising Prime Minister Modi's dream of making India a USD 5 Trillion economy.
The Chief Minister in his online message on the occasion of 'National Startup Day' said that the idea of

Karnataka will play major role in realising PM Modi's dream of making India USD 5 trillion economy: CM Bommai

One day after blaming Belarus, Kiev has now labeled Russia the perpetrator of a huge cyberattackA Ukrainian ministry now says ?evidence? indicates Moscow was behind Friday's attack on Kiev's governmental websites. The move comes after another official earlier pointed the finger at hackers backed by Belarusian intelligence.The statement arrived less than a day after the deputy secretary of

Ukraine changes its mind on culprit behind cyberattack

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 16 (ANI): To promote technological innovation in Karnataka, 200 startups will be provided with seed funding of up to Rs 50 lakh each in the current year, the State Higher Education and Minister for IT/BT and Skill Development Dr CN Ashwatha Narayana said on Sunday.
Addressing the occasion of the first 'National Startup Day' event observed at Vidhana Soudha, the education minister sai

Karnataka announces seed funding up to Rs 50 lakh each for 200 startups

Officials in Kiev originally blamed Moscow for the hackFriday's cyberattack targeting Ukrainian government agencies was carried out by a group linked to Belarusian intelligence services ?and not by Russians, as originally claimed ? according to a senior Kiev security official."Our preliminary belief is that the group UNC1151 may be involved in this attack," the deputy secretary of Ukraine

Ukraine says Russia not responsible for huge cyberattack

Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): Stable ColorOS 12 updates based on Android 12 are now officially available for Oppo's F19 Pro 5G, Reno6 Z 5G, and A73 5G.
As per GSM Arena, stable ColorOS 12 updates based on Android 12 are now seeding for OPPO F19 Pro 5G, Reno6 Z 5G, A73 5G devices in the following regions:1. OPPO F19 Pro 5G - Indonesia (Firmware version C.14)2. OPPO Reno6 Z 5G - Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam UAE (Firmwar

Stable ColorOS 12 updates now available for Oppo phones

BOSTON - Microsoft said late Saturday that dozens of computer systems at an unspecified number of Ukrainian government agencies have been infected with destructive malware disguised as ransomware, a disclosure suggesting an attention-grabbing defacement attack on official websites was a diversion. The extent of the damage was not immediately clear.The attack comes as the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine l

Microsoft Discloses Malware Attack on Ukraine Government Networks

Kiev claims ?cyber espionage? group backed by Belarusian intelligence hacked Ukrainian websitesFriday's massive cyberattack targeting Ukrainian government agencies was carried out by a group linked to Belarusian intelligence services, a senior Kiev security official claimed in a statement on Saturday."Our preliminary belief is that the group UNC1151 may be involved in this attack," the De

Ukraine says Russia not responsible for massive cyberattack

Kiev claims a ?cyber espionage? group backed by Belarus? intelligence hacked Ukrainian websitesFriday's massive cyberattack targeting Ukrainian government agencies was carried out by a group linked to Belarusian intelligence services, a senior Kiev security official said in a statement on Saturday."We believe preliminarily that the group UNC1151 may be involved in this attack," the Deputy

Ukraine names alleged perpetrator of massive cyberattack

Washington [US], January 15 (ANI): Microsoft is making its Walkie Talkie feature available to all users of its Microsoft Teams.
According to The Verge, Walkie Talkie lets Microsoft Teams users turn smartphones or tablets into a walkie-talkie that works over cellular data or Wi-FI. It was originally announced two years ago and has been available mostly in preview ever since.
The feature launched widely on Android in Septem

Microsoft Teams' Walkie Talkie feature becomes widely available

Washington [US], January 15 (ANI): American tech giant Google has finally pushed a much-awaited OTA update to its Pixel 6 and 6 Pro smartphones after a botched December update.
As per GSM Arena, if users are updating from the November patch, the update pulled will be 215MB and just 40MB if someone's coming from the December patch.
In addition to the latest January update, Google has also published the system images and OT

Google rolls out OTA update to Pixel 6, 6 Pro

New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI/ATK): The IT and software industry has gone through a lot of ups and downs and many changes in the last few years but now at this time, SAAS is booming everywhere. Why? The reasons will be discussed in the article with details. All you have to do is stay tuned with us till the end!What is SAAS?SAAS stands for software as a service. It is an important and rising model in the software indu

How important is SAAS business nowadays

Chinese technology and expertise is making it possible for Venezuela and Cuba to exercise suffocating control over digital communications in the two countries, according to insider accounts and several international investigations.Venezuela and Cuba do more to block internet access than any other governments in Latin America, according to the U.S.-based advocacy group Freedom House, which has documented what it 

China Seen Backing Digital Authoritarianism in Latin America

The United States has sent another Russian hacker back home after serving years in U.S. prison.Aleksandr Panin, the primary developer of a prolific malware known as SpyEye, was deported to Russia on January 5, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said in a statement to RFE/RL.Panin was released on November 8 after serving more than eight years in a Mississippi prison and turned over to ICE custo

U.S. Deports Second Russian Hacker After Long Prison Term Ends

CAIRO - Yemen's Houthi rebels warned that they might target more facilities in the United Arab Emirates after carrying out drone and missile attacks Monday that killed three people.Police in the capital, Abu Dhabi, said the attacks targeted three oil tanker trucks at an oil facility and an extension of the Abu Dhabi International Airport. They identified the dead as two Indian nationals and one Pakistani and sai

Yemen&#039;s Houthi Rebels Warn of More Attacks on UAE

The Secretary-General condemned on Monday the attacks on Abu Dhabi's International Airport and the nearby Musaffah industrial area, which reportedly caused several civilian casualties and have been claimed by the Yemen-based Houthi rebel group, formally known as Ansar Allah.According to news agencies, the drone attack targeting an oil facility in the capital of 

Guterres condemns attack on Abu Dhabi airport and oil facility

Washington still insists all options are on the table despite reportGerman newspaper Handelsblatt has reported that Western leaders have ruled out the possibility of disconnecting Russia from the global banking interchange SWIFT. However, the US government has contradicted the assertion."No option is off the table," a spokesperson for Washington's National Security Council told reporters 

Western governments drop plans to cut Russia off from SWIFT media

Washington [US], January 18 (ANI): The US on Monday (local time) condemned the Houthi attack against UAE that killed three civilians and vowed to stand beside Emirati partners against all threats to their territory.
"The United States strongly condemns today's terrorist attack in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, which killed three innocent civilians. The Houthis have claimed responsibility for this attack, and we wi

US condemns Houthi attack against UAE, vows to stand beside Emirati partners

Beijing is speeding up efforts to boost microchip output in a push for self-sufficiencyChina's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday that the nation produced 359.4 billion integrated circuits (ICs) in 2021, up 33.3% year on year. The growth comes amid the US-China battle for tech supremacy.Statistics show last year's Chinese production marked a significant acceleration from 2

China throws down the gauntlet in chip war with US

PARIS, France: After Paris changed its travel restrictions, announcing that UK travellers would only need to present a negative Covid-19 test taken 24 hours before leaving the UK, French holiday bookings soared.Airline Jet2 saw a "sharp" rise in bookings and searches for flights to French skiing destinations, while Tour operator Tui said ski bookings doubled this week.ABTA, which represents British trav

French holiday bookings surge after Covid rule change

UK skiers streaming into France after Covid rule change

French ski season saved due to change in Covid rules for foreigners

MEMPHIS, Tennessee: FedEx is seeking permission to arm its cargo planes with defensive systems to thwart attacks by heat-seeking missiles. In a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, FedEx requested permission to add laser missile-defense systems. During a departure from Baghdad, Iraq in 2003, a surface-to-air missile struck the wing of an Airbus A330 operating for DHL. The crew returned to the a

FedEx seeks OK to add anti-missile defense to planes

FedEx asks FAA permission to add anti-missile system to some planes

FedEx asks US to let it install laser defenses to planes

ATLANTA, Georgia: With a business slowdown caused by a COVID-19 surge in December, Delta Air Lines lost $408 million in the final quarter of 2021.This week, Delta predicted that it will suffer one more quarterly loss before travel picks up in spring and summer.Delta CEO Ed Bastian said 8,000 employees have contracted COVID-19 over the last four weeks which, along with winter storms, have led to the canc

Even after Covid shortfalls, Delta Airline sees future profits

Delta Airlines recovering after wave of cancellations, loses $408m

Delta Airlines reports $408 million quarterly loss due to Covid

Major airlines and shippers made a last-ditch plea to halt 5G rollout near US airportsSome of the US? largest commercial and cargo airlines have sounded alarms about potentially ?devastating? effects of 5G service around airports, saying the technology could effectively grind travel and shipping to a halt.Airlines for America - a lobbying group that <a href="https://www.airlines.org/who-w

Airlines say 5G will create economic calamity

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - The first death from a massive underwater volcanic blast near the Pacific island nation of Tonga has been confirmed, as the extent of the damage remained unknown Monday.Tonga remained virtually cut off from the rest of the world, after the eruption crippled communications and stalled emergency relief efforts.It is two days since the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano exploded, cloaking 

First Death Reported in Tonga Volcano Blast as Nation Remains Cut Off

Bombing of Yemeni capital is reprisal for drone attack on UAE, Riyadh saidThe Saudi-led coalition has launched an air raid on the Yemeni capital Sanaa, saying it was a response to the earlier attack by ?Iran-backed? Houthi ?terrorist? on Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.Saudi state media announced the raid on Monday evening, saying that the coalition's F-15 fighters targeted and dest

Saudi jets bomb Yemen after Abu Dhabi drone attack

Saudi bombers strike Yemen after Abu Dhabi drone attack

Africa has 357 airlines, the top 10 of which carried more than 60% of traffic. This reflects the fact that many airlines on the continent are very small: some have as few as two aircraft. Between them the airlines carried 95 million passengers in 2019, according to Routes, an online source of information on rou

Airline tie-up for Kenya and South Africa: possible rewards, and risks

Kathmandu [Nepal], January 17 (ANI): China's non-adherence to the Transport and Transit agreement has let Nepal down in its trade relations with Beijing.
Businessmen in Nepal have been left with only protesting against China at the two main trading points on the Nepal - China border -- Rasuwagadhi and Tatopani --- accusing Beijing of imposing an unofficial blockade as container trucks loaded with importable consumer items

China's fails in its trade obligations with Nepal as a part of the Transport and Transit Agreement

Kathmandu [Nepal], January 17 (ANI): Separated from other devotees in an isolated area on embankments of Sali Nadi in Sankhu on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Hindu women donned in maroon red outfits sit next to the live-fire as they continue their month-long fast.
They tail down to the flowing river and take the holy dips in chilling water which they would continue for a month in the holy river "Salinadi" which has greater 

Nepal's month-long Swosthani Bratakatha starts amid COVID pandemic

&copy; Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The two major airports in Beijing will see 6.58 million passengers during the 40-day Spring Festival travel season, which kicked off Monday.About 60,000 flights will arrive at or depart from the Beijin

Beijing airports expect 6.58 mln passengers over Spring Festival season

New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI/Target Media): India's most prestigious award ceremony, Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2022 is nearing and like every year, this year too the grand event is expected to be full of elite, big wins and memorable moments.
But before that day dawns, on January 15, Official Press Conference was held in Mumbai to give a head-start to the awards this year. Abhishek Mishra, 

Official Press Conference of Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2022

New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): As a part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav commemorating 75 years of India's independence, the "grandest flypast ever" with 75 aircraft will take place over Rajpath in Delhi during Republic Day celebrations, said Air Force PRO Wing Commander Indranil Nandi on Monday.
These 75 aircraft will also include five Rafale.
"The grandest flypast ever to take place over Rajpath during the Republic

75 aircraft including 5 Rafale to feature in 'grandest flypast ever' during R-Day celebrations

The US Federal Aviation Administration has cleared less than a half of the nation's commercial fleetSome 45 percent of the US commercial fleet have been cleared for low-visibility landing at just over half of the airports most affected by 5G interference, the FAA said.The aviation safety agency has <a href="https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-statements-5g" target="_blank" rel="noopener nore

FAA reveals which planes can potentially withstand 5G interference

Leh (Ladakh) [India], January 17 (ANI): Each and every household of the Phey village of Leh now has access to tap water supply even during winters, thanks to the Jal Jeevan Mission.
Speaking to ANI, a villager said, "Every household gets timely good-quality tap water supply under the Jal Jeevan Mission, even during winters, with the help of solar panels."Another villager thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the water 

Ladakh: Phey village of Leh gets access to tap water supply under Jal Jeevan Mission

&copy; Provided by Xinhua The Omicron variant surges across the United States, sending COVID-19 case counts to new heights and disrupting daily life as well as the economy.NEW YORK, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Omicron variant of COVID-19 i

Omicron spread disrupts recovery of U.S. businesses

&copy; Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities have stepped up COVID-19 prevention and control measures in the face of the twin challenges of imported outbreaks of the Delta and Omicron strains, to ensure a safe Spring Festival holiday

China steps up COVID-19 control to ensure safe holiday

London [UK], January 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom will abolish mandatory COVID-19 tests for all fully vaccinated travelers returning to the country by the end of January, the Times reported on Sunday, citing a source close to UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.
"We are looking at removing all COVID tests for vaccinated travelers by the end of January, which is likely to coincide with the review of the plan B meas

UK to abolish mandatory PCR Test for vaccinated people returning to country: Reports

TOKYO - Hundreds of thousands of Japanese citizens were advised to evacuate Sunday as waves more than a meter high hit coastal areas, public broadcaster NHK reported, after the eruption of an underwater volcano off Tonga triggered tsunami warnings.Around 230,000 people were advised to evacuate across eight prefectures due to the tsunami risk, NHK reported. The alert included areas hit by the deadly 2011 tsunami.

Tonga Volcano Eruption Triggers Meter-High Waves in Japan

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption began to recede Sunday, while the extent of damage to Tonga remained unclear.Satellite images showed the spectacular eruption that took place Saturday evening, with a plume of ash, steam and gas rising like a mushroom above the blue Pacific waters. A sonic boom could be heard as far away as Alaska.In Ton

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