Month: July 2024

Microsoft Outage “Affecting IT Operations” Paris Olympics Organisers

July 19, 2024 admin

Microsoft said in a statement it was taking “mitigation actions”. Paris: Paris Olympics organisers said on Friday they were experiencing problems linked to a major worldwide computer systems outage, a week before the Games’ opening ceremony takes place. The issues came as a major outage wrought havoc on computer systems worldwide, grounding flights in the…

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Why is Imran Khan’s PTI facing a ban and what is its political future in Pakistan?

July 19, 2024 admin

The story so far: Pakistan’s government, on July 15, announced its plan to ban Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, for alleged anti-state activities. The 71-year-old cricketer-turned-politician, who lost a vote of no-confidence in 2022 and was ousted from his Prime Ministerial post, has been lodged at Adiala Jail in…

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Sensex, Nifty tumble after four days of record rally on profit-taking, weak global peers

July 19, 2024 admin

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled on Friday as investors preferred to book profits after four days of record-breaking rally and weak trends from global markets. Fall in blue-chip Reliance Industries also dragged the benchmarks lower. The 30-share BSE Sensex hit its new all-time high of 81,587.76 in the initial trade but failed to…

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Joe Biden Or Donald Trump, It’s Still A Long Wait For Indian Dreamers In US

July 19, 2024 admin

For the 725,000 Indian immigrants living in the U.S. without a visa, the third-largest group of undocumented immigrants, President Joe Biden’s recent executive order on immigration brings much-needed relief. It eases the path to employment and citizenship for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, or ‘dreamers’, that is, undocumented residents who were brought to…

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A Village Boy’s Dream Fulfilled

July 19, 2024 admin

Dr S Somanath receives his doctorate degree at the IIT-Madras convocation ceremony New Delhi: He was beaming when the Vikram Lander part of the historic Chandrayaan-3 mission touched down on the moon surface on August 23 last year. But his smile was brighter as he received today his PhD degree at the 61st Convocation of…

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90% Flights Disrupted In Bengaluru Terminal 1 Due To Microsoft Outage

July 19, 2024 admin

90% flights in Bengaluru affected due to CrowdStrike Microsoft outage New Delhi: The global Microsoft outage has affected 90 per cent flights operating from Bengaluru airport’s Terminal 1, sources have said. IndiGo airlines officials said the situation is likely to continue till midnight. Twenty-six flights have been cancelled in Terminal 1 and 2, most of…

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CrowdStrike shares plunge 20% in pre-market trading after IT outage

July 19, 2024 admin

Travelers wait in Terminal 1 for check-in at Hamburg Airport, in Hamburg, Germany, Friday July 19, 2024. A widespread Microsoft outage disrupted flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world on Friday. | Photo Credit: AP Shares in the cybersecurity group CrowdStrike were down some 20% in pre-market trading on Wall Street on July…

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Delhi Cops Crack Kidney Sale Racket Operating Across 5 States

July 19, 2024 admin

Seven people, including three Bangladesh nationals, have been arrested after raids in the five states. New Delhi: The Crime Branch of Delhi Police have uncovered how a racket operating across five states was luring Bangladeshi nationals into selling their kidneys and then selling the organs to those in need at a much higher cost. Seven…

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India’s Electricity Demand May Surge By 8% This Year: Report

July 19, 2024 admin

Demand for electricity in India expected to surge by a massive eight per cent this year New Delhi: With demand for electricity in India expected to surge by a massive eight per cent this year, the world’s demand is rising at its fastest rate in years, driven by robust economic growth, intense heat waves and…

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PM Narendra Modi Hails Defence Giant Lockheed Martin’s Make In India, Make For World Drive

July 19, 2024 admin

CEO of Lockheed Martin, Jim Taiclet met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has applauded global defence giant Lockheed Martin’s commitment towards realising the vision of ‘Make in India, Make for the World.’ The CEO of Lockheed Martin, Jim Taiclet met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday. The Prime…

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