(Lalit K. Jha) Washington, Oct 14 (PTI) The first ever global meeting on anti-ransomware initiatives was held on Thursday in which 30 countries, including India, participated. The meeting called for immediate action, shared priorities and complementary efforts to reduce the growing threat in the cyber sector. China and Russia did not participate in the two-day …
London, Oct 14 (PTI) A former Scotland Yard official of Indian origin has been sentenced to 11 months in prison for harassing several co-workers. The Metropolitan Police gave this information on Thursday. Ajay Singh (24), posted in the North Area Basic Command unit of the Metropolitan Police in London, was found guilty by a Woolwich …
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WashingtonThe US has announced a reward of $1 million on Pakistani human trafficker Abid Ali Khan. Abid Ali runs the biggest racket of illegal infiltrators in America. He arranges travel without any papers in exchange for money to those who wish to go to America. It is being told that he has illegally sent hundreds …
Washington, Oct 14 (PTI) More than half of the people who have become ill with COVID-19 have some symptoms, known as ‘long covid’, for six months after recovery. Researchers from Penn State College of Medicine in the US said that governments, health care organizations and public health professionals should be prepared for the large number …
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Highlights Facebook’s secret list of dangerous people and organizations leaked The names of 10 organizations related to India are also included in this list. Organizations and people involved in this are not allowed to be active on Facebook WashingtonThere has been an uproar since the leak of Facebook’s secret list containing dangerous people and organizations. …
Memphis (USA), Oct 13 (AP) Three employees, including an attacker, were killed in a shooting at a post office in Memphis, US. The attacker allegedly shot himself after the attack. This is the third incident of shooting in or near the city of Tennessee this week. U.S. Postal Inspectorate (USPS) Susan Link said three workers …
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(Lalit K. Jha) Washington, Oct 13 (PTI) US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will host the next round of the India-US Economic and Financial Partnership (EFP) meeting with her Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday. Yellen will host the meeting on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, …
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Washington, Oct 13 (PTI) Microsoft CEO and Indian-American Satya Nadella will be honored with the prestigious ‘CK Prahlad’ award this year for ‘Global Business Sustainability Leadership’. According to a media release, the award was instituted in 2010 at the request of the ‘Corporate Eco Forum’ (CEF) to honor Indian-American Prahlad. Prahlad was a founding advisory …
Washington, Oct 13 (AP) The US will reopen its land borders to non-essential travel next month, ending a 19-month ban on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The US wants all international visitors arriving here to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Vehicle, rail and ferry travel between the US and Canada and Mexico has been …
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Washington, Oct 13 (PTI) Describing October as Hindu Heritage Month, a US lawmaker said on Wednesday that the Hindu community across the country comes together to celebrate its cultural and diverse spiritual traditions during this month. MP Darin LaHood said that Hindu Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the faith of Hindus with celebrations …