India’s IT Secretary appointed to high-level UN internet panel

India’s IT Secretary appointed to high-level UN internet panel

United Nations, Aug 16  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday appointed India’s Electronics and Information Technology Secretary Alkesh Kumar Sharma to a panel of eminent experts on internet governance. Internet pioneer Vint Cerf and Nobel Prize-winning journalist Maria Reesa were also appointed to the 10-member Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Leadership Panel, Guterres’s spokesperson Stephane Dujarric […]

Making peace with the snake curseMaking peace with the snake curse

Making peace with the snake curseMaking peace with the snake curse

By Dr T. Selva  From ancient times snakes are either feared or revered by people because it symbolises good and destruction.  In several civilisations, it represents spirituality, commencement, redemption and devastation, as well as life and death.   In the Hindu tradition, people worshipped snakes from early days because several folklores, beliefs, legends and scriptures are […]

Donald Trump celebrates his acquittal by Senate

Donald Trump celebrates his acquittal by Senate

Former US President Donald Trump celebrated his acquittal by the Senate by calling the entire ‘theatre of politics’ part of a “witch hunt” by one political party. Former US President Donald Trump celebrated his acquittal by the Senate by calling the entire ‘theatre of politics’ part of a “witch hunt” by one political party. The […]

BRICS new joining hands : Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt

BRICS new joining hands : Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt plan to join BRICS, and their potential membership bids could be discussed and answered at next year’s summit in South Africa, BRICS International Forum President Purnima Anand told Russian media on Thursday. Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt plan to join BRICS, and their potential membership bids could be discussed and […]

Staff-level agreement between Pakistan, IMF reached

Staff-level agreement between Pakistan, IMF reached

Pakistan has finally reached a staff level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as it announced agreement on the completion of two outstanding programme reviews, along with an increase of total loan size from 6 billion dollars to 7 billion dollars. Islamabad, July 14 (IANS) Pakistan has finally reached a staff level agreement with the […]

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