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- Technology
Oracle developing national health records database: Larry Ellison
San Francisco: Cloud major Oracle, which just completed its $28.4 billion acquisition of electronic health records company Cerner, is developing a national health records database. Oracle’s board chairman and chief technology officer…
- Pakistan
Pakistan leans on Qatar for LNG amid falling foreign currency reserves
Islamabad: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Saturday that Pakistan will seek a deferred payment plan for liquefied natural gas (LNG) bought under long-term deals with Qatar as the nation’s economy continues…
- Business
India provides Sri Lanka USD 55 mn credit line for fertiliser imports
Colombo: India has provided a USD 55 million Line of Credit to crisis-hit Sri Lanka for the import of fertiliser, in a bid to help the island nation tide over its worst…
- Business
African Union is India’s fourth largest trading partner
Johannesburg: The African Union is India’s fourth largest trading partner after the United States, China and the United Arab Emirates, propped up by diversification in Indian exports to the continent, a senior…
- World
Indian national arrested in US over scam targeting senior citizens
Washington: US federal law enforcement officials have arrested a 24-year-old Indian national in Virginia on charges of participating in an alleged nationwide scam targeting senior citizens. Anirudha Kalkote was produced before a…
- World
Prophet remarks row: Bangladesh sees protests, calls to boycott Indian products
Dhaka: Several political parties and Islamists of Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB), Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Bangladesh, and Islami Oikyajote demonstrated countrywide after prayers on Friday noon against the remarks on Prophet Mohammad by BJP…
- World
Jack Dorsey, Jay-Z partner on Bitcoin educational programme in US
San Francisco: Twitter co-founder and Block CEO Jack Dorsey on Friday partnered with artist Shawn Carter, popularly known as Jay-Z, to launch The Bitcoin Academy — an educational initiative in New York.…
- World
Monkeypox only spreads through air during face-to-face contact: CDC
New York: Amid the rising cases of monkeypox, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed that it can spread through the air but only through ‘sustained’ face-to-face contact with…
- World
UNGA adopts resolution on multilingualism, mentions Hindi language for first time
New York: In a significant initiative, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted an India-sponsored resolution on multilingualism that mentions the Hindi language for the first time. The resolution passed on…
- World
Afghanistan: 10 killed in mini-bus accident
Kabul: Ten Afghan civilians were killed and two other injured in an accident involving a mini-bus in Afghanistan’s Daykundi province, the media reported on Friday The deadly traffic accident took place on a…
- World
West denounces death sentences for 3 who fought for Ukraine
Bakhmut: Ukraine and the West denounced a pro-Moscow court that sentenced two British citizens and a Moroccan to death for fighting for Ukraine, calling the proceedings a sham and a violation of…
- World
Ukraine losing upto 200 troops a day: President’s aide
Kiev: An aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that the country is losing upto 200 troops a day while fighting on the front line with Russian forces. According to the aide…
- World
SL Muslims permitted to fly for Haj; must transfer USD 1,500 from overseas
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has decided to permit its Muslim citizens to travel to Saudi Arabia to peform Haj on condition that they pay USD 1,500 in foreign currency from abroad without…
- India
India reboots rail operations to strengthen links with Bangladesh
Dhaka: India has started rebooting its connectivity vision as the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions on movement is easing in South Asian region. The new Jalpaiguri-Dhaka Mitali Express was flagged on June 1, its maiden…
- Pakistan
IMF asks Pakistan to reopen CPEC deal ahead of payment to China
Islamabad: Putting Islamabad in a tight spot, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to renegotiate the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) energy deals before making payments of around Pakistani rupees 300…
