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Afghanistan: A volcano even fire-spitting Dragon dare not step into

August 16, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: After a two-decade-long hiatus, the Taliban’s returning to absolute power in Kabul on Sunday has once again turned Afghanistan into a cauldron no ‘superpower’ is ready to step into this “graveyard of empires”. Not even the wannabe ‘superpower’ People’s Republic of China (PRC). With America abandoning Kabul quickly, and President […]

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Day of reckoning: With Taliban only 11 km from Kabul, Ghani vows fight

August 14, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With the Taliban fiercely battling the government forces just 11 km south of Kabul, the national capital, and the imminent collapse of his government staring at him, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, on Saturday, made his first—and probably last—publicly televised address since the Islamist militia made major gains in recent days […]

Defence

Roving Periscope: Pashtuns a ticking bomb in Pakistan, and China!

August 13, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With the Taliban fast regaining Afghanistan, Pakistan’s increasing frustration at its inability to retake control over the Islamist militia it raised in the 1990s has come to the fore with Prime Minister Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi blurting out that the Pashtuns are “xenophobic”. On Thursday, the Taliban, or radical Islamic […]

Business

Cyber prosperity: World’s crypto-currency market now worth $ 2 trillion

August 13, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Despite skepticism in some quarters, the global cryptocurrency market has hit the USD 2 trillion mark for the first time in recent months, indicating increasing acceptance of crypto-assets the world over, including in India. Media reports on Friday said Bitcoin, the oldest and most popular crypto-currency, is now the most […]

Business

HDFC Bank inks MoU with Gujarat’s i-Hub to support start-ups

August 13, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Ahmedabad: Continuing its efforts to support and mentor start-ups, HDFC Bank, India’s largest private-sector bank, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with i-Hub (Gujarat Student Start-up and Innovation Hub), a Gujarat Government– supported center to support student start-ups and innovations. Located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, i-Hub is a catalyst to boost the start-up ecosystem in […]

Business

Technology: Canada’s Brookfield to set up data centre in Navi Mumbai

August 12, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Mumbai: Canada-based Brookfield Infrastructure plans to build a massive data centre in a 30-acre area in Navi Mumbai at a cost of Rs. 600 crores to expand its global data infrastructure portfolio, reports said on Thursday. Brookfield bought this land parcel from the K Raheja Corporation, which had earlier acquired it in the Ghansoli area […]

Business

Business: Blessings in disguise, Covid-19 makes edtechs flush with funds!

August 12, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: One ‘side-effect’ of Covid-19 has been a sudden surge in remote learning due to the pandemic-induced prolonged lockdowns and other restrictions in India and other countries, forcing the education sector to adopt online classes in a big way. The result: education technology (edtechs) startups have received huge funding across the […]

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Not just Gold: Neeraj’s feat among 10 “magical moments”, says WA

August 11, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid India’s celebrations on Neeraj Chopra’s Gold Medal in the just-concluded Tokyo Olympics, came reports on Wednesday that his feat has been among the 10 best in athletics during the Games. He is now the most followed track and field athlete in the world. India’s newest national hero, men’s javelin […]

Business

Indian economy picking up again, says PM Modi

August 11, 2021 virendra pandit 0

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the Indian economy is picking up once again and the country has newfound confidence in Made-in-India initiatives. Delivering the virtual keynote address at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) meeting, he said, “There was a time when we thought whatever was foreign was better. But that […]

Business

Business: Google to cut pay of staff working-from-home!

August 11, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Working-from-home? Then be ready for a pay-cut—Google, which recently extended pandemic restrictions until October 18, is setting a precedence for other IT companies to follow. The search engine’ employees who switched to working-from-home (wfh) permanently due to the Covid-19 pandemic will have to make do with a pay cut, according […]