SINGAPORE (TIP): Afghanistan’s currency reserves are mostly held in foreign accounts and are probably inaccessible to Taliban rulers, leaving the country desperately low on dollars, Ajmal Ahmady, who led the central bank until the capture of Kabul, said. Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) controlled about $9 billion, some $7 billion of which was held as a … Afghanistan low on dollars with currency reserves stuck abroad
Bengaluru (TIP): Application program interface (API) development platform Postman on Wednesday said it raised $225 million at a valuation of $5.6 billion, a little over a year after it entered the unicorn club with a valuation of $2 billion. The Series D funding round was led by Insight Partners, an existing investor based in New … Software startup Postman raises $225 mn, turns most valuable SaaS unicorn
Facebook and a team of African and global telecoms companies will add four more countries to its world’s largest subsea cable project, widening the build project in Africa earlier than planned, they said in a joint statement. Internet connectivity will be expanded to the Seychelles, the Comoros Islands, Angola, and bring a new landing point … Facebook, telcos to extend subsea cable to four countries
Crisil Ratings on Wednesday said a broad-based recovery is on for India Inc currently, and upgraded its credit quality outlook to ‘positive’ from the earlier ‘cautiously optimistic’. It said the credit ratio, which illustrates the number of upgrades to downgrades, rose to over 2.5 times in the first four months of the fiscal, as compared … Crisil upgrades India Inc’s credit outlook to positive
New Delhi (TIP): The education sector in India was attacked significantly more compared to other industries in the month of July globally, experiencing 5,196 attacks per week on average, a new report has showed. By region, organisations in the education sector in South Asia experienced the highest volume of attacks. The most targeted countries were … Indian tops global cyber attacks on education sector: Report
Google has introduced two new stylish Designer Collections, plus new accessory choices, for Fitbit Sense and Versa 3 smartwatches. Fitbit’s latest Designer Collection features styles from Brother Vellies, a luxury accessory brand built on the ideal of uplifting artisan communities and cultures through design. The collection takes a high-fashion twist on the iconic scrunchie, made … Google introduces new Fitbit smartwatch designer collections
Micro-blogging platform Twitter is testing a new feature for users to flag tweets containing misinformation around politics, Covid-19/health or any other category. The new feature is available for some users in the US, Australia and South Korea, Twitter said on Tuesday. “We’re testing a feature for you to report Tweets that seem misleading—as you see … Twitter allows some users to flag a Tweet as ‘misleading’
Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif are currently busy filming Tiger 3. The pair will be heading to Russia on Wednesday in order to shoot the international portions of the actioner. Salman and Katrina will be filming in at least five different locations abroad, including Austria and Turkey. However, the pandemic is still a big part … Tiger 3: Salman, Katrina to shoot international leg of actioner in Russia, Austria and Turkey
Actor Riteish Deshmukh on Monday announced he is set to make his digital debut with a quirky coming-of-age Netflix film Plan A Plan B co-starring Tamannaah Bhatia. Directed by Shashanka Ghosh and written by Rajat Arora, the film also stars veteran actor Poonam Dhillon and Kusha Kapila. According to the streamer, the film follows the … Riteish Deshmukh to make his digital debut with Netflix film Plan A Plan B
New Delhi (TIP): Farmers affiliated to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will stage a nationwide agitation on September 8 to demand guaranteed remunerative prices for their produce. On Thursday, August 19, leaders of the RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Kisan Sangh said the Centre should either bring in a law to … RSS-affiliated farmers’ group plans nationwide protest on Sept 8
Chandigarh (TIP): Haryana home minister Anil Vij on Friday, August 20, informed the state assembly that during the ongoing agitation against agriculture laws, two farmers had been booked for sedition, while 136 other protesting farmers have been booked under different sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC). This information was given by Vij in a written … Two protesting farmers charged with sedition in Haryana
The land that is now Afghanistan has a long history of domination by foreign conquerors and strife among internally warring factions. At the gateway between Asia and Europe, this land was conquered by Darius I of Babylonia circa 500 B.C., and Alexander the Great of Macedonia in 329 B.C., among others. Mahmud of Ghazni, an … A historical timeline of Afghanistan
Afghanistan is in a state of disarray as the Taliban seized control of the country at a lightning speed following the pullout of troops by the United States and Nato. Within weeks, the Taliban swept from province to province until the group reached the presidential palace on Sunday, seizing power in the war-torn country. The … Afghanistan in turmoil
August 20 1597: Dutch East India Company’s first ship returned from East Asia. 1828: The first session of Raja Ram Mohan Roy’s Brahmo Samaj was held in Calcutta (now Kolkata). 1897: Ronald Ross identified malaria-causing anopheles mosquito while working at the Presidency General Hospital in Calcutta (now Kolkata). 1921: Start of Mopala Rebellion in … India in history this Week- August 20- 26, 2021
During a sit-down interview with actor-comedian Kevin Hart for his Peacock talk show, Hart to Heart, Hollywood star Cameron Diaz opened up about how acting occupied much of her life which ultimately led her to take a step back and reevaluate everything. According to The Hollywood Reporter, “When you do something at a really high … Cameron Diaz opens up about stepping away from acting
Actor-singer Jennifer Lopez, it appears, is further cementing her rekindled relationship with Oscar winning-actor Ben Affleck as she has recently unfollowed her most recent ex, Alex Rodriguez. She has also deleted every photo with him from her Instagram account. According to Page Six, Jennifer has deleted all the photos with ex-fiance Alex Rodriguez, including the … Jennifer Lopez unfollows ex Alex Rodriguez on Instagram
Actor Emilia Clarke’s recent Instagram post has ushered a wave of nostalgia among the Game of Thrones (GoT) fans. On Sunday, Emilia took to the photo-sharing application and uploaded a picture from her recent meeting with her GoT co-star Jason Momoa. In the image, Jason can be seen lifting Emilia. “When your sun and stars … Emilia Clarke, Jason Momoa have mini Game of Thrones reunion
New Delhi (TIP): Noting that India’s national security challenges are increasing and becoming “complex” in view of the changing geopolitical situation globally, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday, August 19, strongly pitched for a strong, capable and completely ‘self-reliant’ defense industry in the country. Singh’s comments came amid growing concerns in India and elsewhere over … India’s national security challenges becoming complex, says Rajnath Singh
Jalandhar (TIP): Punjab Police on Friday, August 20, arrested two militant operatives and claimed to have busted a terror module. One of the arrested militants, police said, was the son of the nephew of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale — the Sikh religious leader and political revolutionary whose violent campaign for autonomy for the state of Punjab … Bhindranwale’s grandnephew among two arrested as police bust terror module
Chandigarh (TIP): Former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini was released from the custody of the state Vigilance Bureau on Friday, August 20, on the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which termed his arrest as “patently illegal”. The court order on Thursday, Au gust 19, came on a habeas corpus plea filed by … Ex-Punjab DGP Saini freed day after HC said his arrest ‘patently illegal’
Oil and gas production in Rajasthan witnessed a 40% dip in the past two years due to less extraction, primarily due to Covid-19, officials said, even as the government plans to further expand oil exploration in the region. Oil prices in the country have been on the rise for the past few months due to … India’s biggest oil, gas reserve sees 40% dip in production
The CBI has constituted four teams, each having seven members and headed by a joint director, to probe cases of post-poll violence in West Bengal. Officials in the agency said the probe by individual teams would be monitored by CBI’s Additional Director Ajay Bhatnagar. The members of each team would include a deputy inspector general … CBI forms 4 teams to probe Bengal post-poll violence
The festival of harvest ‘Onam’ is celebrated every year in Kerala and by the Malayalee community across the world. According to the Gregorian calendar, the celebration is marked in the Chingam month on the 22nd Nakshatra Thiruvonam that comes in August and September. The celebrations start on Atham Day and go on for ten days … Onam: The festival of harvest
New Delhi (TIP): India logged 34,457 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 32,393,286, while the national recovery rate improved to 97.54%, the highest since March 2020, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday, August 21. The death toll climbed to 4,33,964 with 375 fresh fatalities, according to … India Clocks 34,457 infections, active cases lowest since March 2020
Raksha Bandhan celebrates the purity and sanctity of the bond that exists between siblings. Raksha means safety and Bandhan means bond. This festival is celebrated between siblings for their undying support and a vow of protection of each other under any dire circumstance. This year, Raksha Bandhan will be celebrated on 22nd August which falls … Raksha Bandhan: The bond of love and protection
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US eased its travel advisory for India on Monday, August 16 lowering it to Level 2: Moderate. The new travel advisory of Level 2 – which is considered safe – came in the wake of the significant improvement in Covid situation in India. Early this year, the US had put India in … As Covid situation improves, US eases travel advisory for India
India is now the 3rd largest by volume and 10th largest by value in case of production of drugs and Pharmaceuticals. Presently India is contributing 8 percent global production. India recorded its turnover of $40 billion in 2018-2019 and it is expected that it will cross 55 billion US$ by 2030. India exported $19.13 billion … Pharmacy of the World turning into center for innovation
CHICAGO, IL (TIP): “I am grateful to the dozens of local AAPI Chapters who have initiated and organized Blood Donation Drives and Stem Cell Registration across the nation, in honor of the Fallen Heroes of Covid-19, and as India is celebrating 75 years of our Independence, we have taken this initiative to do National AAPI … AAPI’s National Blood Donation Drive and Stem Cell Registry Launched, Honoring Fallen Covid Warriors
CHICAGO, IL (TIP): Federation of Indian Associations [FIA] hosted a grand glittering 75th Indian Independence Day Gala Banquet marking a dazzling milestone celebration ostensibly enhanced with illuminating traditional,patriotic and contemporary dance presentations depicting the majestic elements and the magnificent soulof India matched only by the inspiring remarks that sparked the patriotic fervor of the enthusiastic … FIA Hosts a grand India’s Independence Day Gala
WASHINGTON(TIP): The Internal Revenue Service has launched a new feature allowing any family receiving monthly Child Tax Credit payments to quickly and easily update their mailing address using the Child Tax Credit Update Portal, found exclusively on IRS.gov. This feature will help any family that chooses to receive their payment by paper check avoid mailing … Child Tax Credit: New update address feature available with IRS online portal; make other changes by Aug. 30 for September payment