Cycle hires in London have hit a new record, with over 1.2 million people choosing pedal power in September alone, Transport for London (TfL) announced. In a statement on Thursday, TfL said its flagship cycle hire scheme continued to go from strength for strength with the highest September hires in its 11-year history, as increasing […]
For a dozen years as one of the worlds most admired CEOs, Indra Nooyi, redefined what it means to be an exceptional leader. To the extent that when she once pitched a revolutionary strategy to introduce healthy products, she was asked if she was Mother Teresa! Her prescient strategic thinking, insight into consumer behaviour, and […]
The total value of three emerging categories of products — augmented and virtual reality headsets, smart home devices, and wearables — is expected to reach $369.6 billion by the end of this calendar year and swell to $524.9 billion by the end of 2025, according to a new report. New data from International Data Corporation […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has highlighted the importance of cooperation between the NATO and key American allies such as South Korea in dealing with regional and global issues. The call for unity among American allies comes amid growing competition between the US and China, Yonhap News Agency said in a report on Tuesday. […]
India now ranks second only to the US in most security threats on Cloud, followed by Australia, Canada and Brazil, and malware was the technique used most often in reported incidents, a new report showed on Monday. With the shift to a more flexible pandemic workforce, cyber criminals have introduced new and updated threats and […]
Search giant Google on Monday created an animated cake doodle on its homepage while celebrating its 23rd birthday. The doodle features a cake with ’23’ written on top of it. Also, a birthday candle substituting for ‘L’ in “Google. “Every day, there are billions of searches on Google in more than 150 languages around the […]
Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Yoshihide Suga have agreed to promote defence and security cooperation between India and Japan when they met in Washington on the eve of the Quad Summit that brings together the four major democracies of the Indo-Pacific region. A readout of their meeting on Thursday issued by India’s Ministry of External […]
Sri Lanka’s tourism sector, among the worst hit by Covid-19 in the South Asian country, has planned to undertake promotion activities at international travel and tourism trade shows, local media reported. The trade shows of interest to Sri Lanka are scheduled to be held in France, the UK and Germany this year, Xinhua news agency […]
French President Emmanuel Macron and his US counterpart Joe Biden have agreed to meet in October in Europe over the controversial Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) security partnership. The AUKUS deal, which was described as a “stab in the back” by France and sparked outcry across Europe, has raised concerns over nuclear proliferation from the international community as […]
Officials from the Taliban Cultural Commission of the Ministry of Information and Culture said military equipment of the former government had been transferred out of Afghanistan. Footage published on social media showed several Afghan air force helicopters in Uzbekistan and images also showed Humvees and Ranger trucks being transferred into Iran, Tolo News reported. Noor […]