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Vandana Sikka quits Infosys Foundation in US

Bengaluru: Vandana Sikka, wife of former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka, resigned as Chairperson Infosys Foundation, USA, said the software major on Tuesday. Sikka resigned as the company’s CEO on August 18 and as its Executive Vice-Chairman on August 24 after joining three years ago in 2014. “We thank Vandana Sikka, as she decides to move on […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Less than $70,000 paid in 'ransomware' cyberattack: White House

Washington: Less than $70,000 has been paid in a “ransomware” cyberattack that has affected about 150 countries worldwide, the White House said on Monday. “We are not aware of payments that have led to any data recovery,” White House Homeland Security adviser Tom Bossert said at a daily briefing. Bossert said the ransomware attack, known […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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North Korea confirms test firing ballistic missile

Pyongyang: North Korea on Monday confirmed the test firing of a medium long-range ballistic missile one day earlier. The official Korean Central News Agency said the test fire of a new gorund-to-ground strategic ballistic missile “Hwasong-12” was successfully carried out on Sunday by scientists and technicians in the field of rocket research. North Korea top […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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N. Korea says US has conducted nuclear bomb dropping drill in South

Pyongyang: North Korea on Tuesday said the US military has conducted a nuclear bomb dropping drill in South Korea and called it an “extremely reckless” move presaging a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula. “On May 1, the US imperialists committed one more military provocation of conducting a nuclear bomb dropping drill against the major […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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8 dead after gunman opens fire at Texas high school

Texas: A gunman opened fire at a high school in the US state of Texas today, killing at least eight persons. The incident took place at Santa Fe High School in the city of the same name, located about 50 kilometres southeast of Houston. An unidentified law enforcement officer was shot, but sources said he […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Grandson of former US president, John F Kennedy, makes acting debut

  Los Angeles: Former US President John F Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg is making his acting debut in the show “Blue Bloods”. The 25-year-old actor will be making an appearance as Officer Jack Hammer in the season eight finale of the crime show which airs on CBS. “I don’t make the rules, I just pretend […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
Trump to meet May, Netanyahu and other world leaders in Davos

Washington: US President Donald Trump would meet leaders from Britain, Israel and other countries to discuss security issues, including North Korea, the ISIS, the Middle East and Iran, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the White House said today. He will use his time to discuss national security issues, including the international effort to […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
USA's Cupertino city to help Odisha market tourism products

Bhubaneswar: Cupertino city of The United States of America will cooperate with Odisha to market its tourism products and cultural potential, Cupertino city Mayor Sabita Vaidyanathan said on Tuesday. She said this after meeting Odisha’s Tourism and Culture minister Ashok Chandra Panda here. The visiting dignitary had a discussion with the state government on bilateral […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
Goof-up during felicitation of Indian football greats

New Delhi: In a goof-up by the organisers, former goalkeeper Bhaskar Ganguly was not called for felicitation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi just before India’s U-17 World Cup match against USA here on Friday, despite his name being there in the list. Prime minister Modi felicitated the captains of Indian football teams that played in […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
Majority of Americans unaware about Sikhs and Sikhism: survey

A majority of Americans are unaware of what Sikhism is and mistake Sikhs for Muslims despite the country being home to more than half a million of them, a latest study has said amid a rise in hate crimes against the members of the minority community since 9/11

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
CIA report shows US promotes human rights, democracy: Officials

The release of a Senate committee report on detention and interrogation techniques of the CIA, which mostly amounted to torture and have raised concerns across the globe, shows how the US effectively promotes human rights and democracy, top American officials have said

  • Sunday, 27 June 2021
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Don't wait for 63, fly at 50 pc discount at age of 60 too!

Bhubaneswar:  Sixty-year-old Prahalad Prusty, a retired Government servant from Kendrapara can now increase his frequency to fly as Air India has revised the age limit for senior citizens to avail discounts in air tickets. Official sources said the age limit for senior citizens to avail discounted tickets has been revised from 63 years to 60 […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Temple attack condemned as 'sad moment' for America

As police investigated an attack on a Hindu temple in Washington State on the eve of the Maha Shivaratri festival, Indian-American groups condemned "the cowardly act" as a "very sad moment" for America

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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Ukrainian crisis: Kerry says Russia on wrong side of history

The US has said Russian President Vladimir Putin was on the "wrong side of history" as it warned him of ....

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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US to pump in $3bn more to develop antiviral drugs against Covid

The Biden administration has announced plans to invest more than $3 billion to accelerate the discovery, development and manufacturing of antiviral drugs to combat Covid-19.

  • Friday, 18 June 2021
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