Colombo, June 18 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s Labour and Foreign Employment Ministry said on Sunday that it has granted 111 electric vehicle (EV) import permits under a new programme designed to facilitate Sri Lankan migrant workers in remitting foreign exchange to the country through official and legal channels. Appearing on TV, Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha […]
New Delhi, June 18 Information security company, CyberArk, on Sunday said that more than 91 per cent of the Indian organisations experienced ransomware attacks in 2022 while 55 per cent of the affected organisations reported paying up twice or more to allow recovery, signalling that they were likely victims of double extortion campaigns. CyberArk, in […]
Mumbai, June 17 Even though actors Prabhas and Kriti Sanon’s latest release ‘Adipurush’ is receiving flak, the film has made Rs 37.25 crore on its first day of release. Directed by Om Raut, the film is an epic mythological action film based on the epic ‘Ramayana’. Shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu, the film stars […]
Canberra, June 17 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Saturday announced new funding for social housing amid rising demand for the charity organisation’s homelessness and housing services in the country. Addressing a party conference, Albanese said the federal government will distribute A$2 billion ($1.3 billion) among states and territories to address the shortage of affordable […]
New Delhi, June 14 Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Puri on Wednesday said that to resolve the common concerns of upcoming economies, India is proposing to launch the Global Biofuel Alliance under India’s G20 presidency during the Energy Ministerial Meeting in July 2023. In a meeting with International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director […]
Mumbai, June 14 Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar and Parineeti Chopra starrer ‘The Great Indian Rescue’ has blocked its release date. The movie will bow in theatres on October 5, 2023. The film is based on a true life event of late Jaswant Singh Gill who led India’s first coal mine rescue mission. Gill was born […]
Washington, June 13 US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on Tuesday said the upcoming state visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will give the two countries an opportunity to elevate their focus on commercial and strategic technology partnership in defense, clean energy, and medical supply chain. Raimondo was in India earlier this year and has […]
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) The upcoming action-thriller film ‘Ganapath Part 1’, which stars Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon in the lead, has locked its edit. Tiger, along with director Vikas Bahl and producer-actor Jackky Bhagnani, posed for the camera on the occasion as the film booked its release for October 20, 2023. The film revolves around […]
New York, June 12 Chronic exposure to low levels of lead, cadmium and arsenic through commonly used household items, air, water, soil and food is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, according to a new scientific statement by the American Heart Association. The scientific statement, published in the Journal of the American Heart […]
Chennai, June 12 Telugu star Ravi Teja, the Mass Maharaja in the Tollywood pecking order, scored the biggest solo hit of his career with ‘Dhamaka’, a People Media Factory production. The star now collaborates again with the production house, which is now in the news for having picked up the ‘Adipurush’ rights in the two […]