Day: September 23, 2022

Only PM Modi can broker peace between Ukraine, Russia: Mexico

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Mexico has proposed to the United Nations to set up a committee that would include India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to mediate permanent peace between Russia and Ukraine. Mexico has proposed to the United Nations to set up a committee that would include India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pope Francis, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to mediate permanent peace between Russia and Ukraine. The proposal was put forward by Marcelo Luis Ebrard Casaubón, the foreign minister of Mexico, while participating in a UN Security Council debate on Ukraine in New…

Bjp Nitish betrayed Bihar to sit on Lalu’s lap, can he become PM like this, asks Amit Shah

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is on a two-day visit to Bihar, said Nitish Kumar dumped the BJP to “sit on Lalu Prasad Yadav’s lap”. Amit Shah, who is on a two-day visit to Bihar, said, “Nitish Kumar betrayed us to sit on Lalu Prasad Yadav’s lap. Seemanchal will give a befitting reply to Nitish Kumar. Can he become the prime minister like this?” “They [JD(U)-RJD] say I came here to start a fight. I am not here to instigate a fight. Lalu Prasad Yadav is enough for that.…

TIAA Global Business Services India appoints Oindrila Majumdar as new CEO

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 TIAA Global Business Services (GBS) India, the Global Capability Center of TIAA, a leading provider of secure retirements and outcome-focused investment solutions to millions of people and thousands of institutions, appointed Oindrila Majumdar as the new Chief Executive Officer, effective Monday, Oct. 3. She will report to Sastry Durvasula, Chief Information and Client Services Officer at TIAA. TIAA is accelerating its strategy to lead in lifetime income, delight its clients and strengthen how the firm operates, with digital-first, cloud-first and enterprise-wide shared services. Since its inception six years ago, TIAA GBS India has played a…

California Condor, an Estonian band, has released a historic video dedicated to two former band members who passed away too early

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 California Condor has released a video which is dedicated to two former band members who passed away too early. Ken Loosaar deceased at the age of 28 and Johannes Kuslap deceased at the age of 27. These two men helped the band find its footing and if it wasn’t for these two men, the band wouldn’t be where they are today. With this video, California Condor would like to pay their respects to these two great men, because there are no lesser words for these type of men. California Condor…

ADDRESSING THE MOBILE ‘USAGE GAP’ IS KEY TO ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

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Closing the mobile internet ‘usage gap’ should be a priority for countries seeking to deliver against the ambitious UN Sustainable Development Goals, according to the GSMA’s seventh annual Mobile Industry Impact Report: Sustainable Development Goals. The report shows that, six years after becoming the first industry to commit to the SDGs, the mobile sector continues to increase its contribution to the achievement of all 17 goals. However, despite mobile operators’ continued commitment to the 2030 agenda, there is still a long way to go. A combination of global conflict, growing food…

Fragomen Announces New Leadership Poised to Take Firm to New Heights

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Fragomen, the world’s leading provider of immigration services, announced today that Lance Kaplan and Enrique Gonzalez, both members of the firm’s Executive Committee, will succeed the firm’s Chairman, Austin Fragomen, as worldwide Co-Chairs of the firm beginning January 1, 2023. Austin Fragomen will assume the role of Chairman Emeritus following the transition. “Fragomen was founded on a strong belief that the most successful immigration policies result from a partnership between government and business, enabling countries to harness the full potential of a global workforce,” said Austin Fragomen. “When I look at our global firm today, I am proud…

it High-altitude battle tank | Light on their it tracks

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The high-altitude stand-off with China has forced the Indian Army to recognise the need for light tanks. A new project to design and build armoured vehicles for the Himalayan frontier is waiting for the go-ahead After the last round of the corps com­mander-level meeting recently, the Indian Army and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China have agreed to pull back (or disengage) from the Gogra-Hot Springs area, one of the flashpoints in eastern Ladakh. But real peace on the icy heights of the Himala­yas will remain elusive until both…

Return of the cheetah in india

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Hunted to extinction in India by 1952, the big cat is now being reintroduced in the country. Will the world’s first intercontinental translocation of a carnivore in the wild work? A cover feature by spo india magazine. An early winter morning somewhere near the very heart of India, the sunlight getting so scattered in the mist as to become a luminous haze that seems to make time stop. The twitter of birds is soft, melodic, mostly collegial. Somewhere in the tall, straw-coloured grass, set high on a compact, pale buff…

TDP appeals to Andhra Governor after CM Jagan Reddy renames varsity after father

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The Andhra Pradesh Assembly passed a Bill on Wednesday to rename NTR University of Health Sciences (UHS) as YSR UHS. The Telugu Desam Party sought Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan’s intervention as the state Assembly passed a resolution to rename NTR University of Health Sciences (UHS) as YSR UHS. TDP President N Chandrababu Naidu along with other party leaders appealed to Andhra Pradesh Governor against the Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy-led Andhra Pradesh government’s decision. The YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government brought in a Bill to rename the NTR University…

Fresh trouble for AAP it Delhi LG orders inquiry into ‘ghost’ teachers scam

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Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has ordered an inquiry into the embezzlement of funds through payment of salaries to ‘ghost’ teachers in Delhi government schools. Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has ordered an internal inquiry into the alleged irregularities in engagement of guest teachers in state government schools and embezzlement of funds through payment of salaries to ‘ghost’ teachers. he LG secretariat has asked the chief secretary to advise director (education) to immediately verify the engagement, physical attendance, and withdrawal of salaries of all guest teachers engaged by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in…