LONDON, England: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face off with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos regarding his company's tax payments, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. The agenda during Johnson's meeting with Bezos will largely focus on concerns surrounding international corporate tax rates for tech giants, the newspaper said, citing British officials. The meeting will take place while Johnson is

UK's Johnson to challenge Amazon over company's tax record

UK Prime Minister says he will ask Amazon's Bezos about taxes paid

UK's Johnson has questions to ask Amazon's Bezos over payment of taxes

New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): Chairman of the Railway Ministry's Passenger Amenities Committee (PAC), PK Krishnadas on Saturday visited Secunderabad railway station and inspected the passenger amenities and other facilities available at the station.
The official statement issued by Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC) read, "The committee included Krishnadas and the members interacted with offi

PAC inspects Secunderabad railway station

Kabul [Afghanistan], September 26 (ANI): The Kabul residents faced problems of earning money and supporting their livelihood and basic needs in the Taliban-led Afghanistan government's regime.
Afghans who are supporting their day to day needs by driving taxis and small shuttle buses complain that they hardly earn anything because of the fuel price hike, reported TASS"Gasoline prices gallop by 20 per cent or by 40 per cent

Kabul residents facing trouble with rising food prices

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 26 (ANI/PRNewswire): Aptronix now has the newly launched Apple's iPhone 13 series. Grab your new phone from any of the Aptronix stores across India.
With 47 outlets and 12 service facilities across 14 cities and 500 staff, Aptronix is India's largest Apple Premium Reseller and National Partner to Apple.
Aptronix is going to roll out all of the new iPhone 13 models across all of its

Apple IPhone 13 pro launched at Aptronix

Paris [France], September 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Protesters against mandatory COVID-19 passes took to the streets of Paris for an 11th consecutive Saturday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
The demonstrators gathered near the Gare de Lyon railroad terminal in the city's 12th district and marched across Paris to the Sacre-Coeur basilica on the Montmartre hill.
The procession was shadowed by police officers.
A separate protest,

French capital sees 11th weekend of protests against COVID

Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): According to a Cleveland Clinic-led research team, statistically overweight children who follow a healthy eating pattern, significantly improve their weight and reduce a variety of cardiovascular disease risks.
The study, which was published in the Journal of Clinical Pediatrics, paired parents and children together throughout the trial.
According to the Center for Disease Control and 

Overweight children can reduce cardiovascular risk

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 25 (ANI/NewsVoir): As a global authority on workplace culture, Great Place to Workreg;has been studying employee experience and people practices across organizations for over three decades. Every year, more than 10,000 organizations from over 60 countries partner with Great Place to Workreg;Institute for assessment, benchmarking and planning of actions to strengthen their workplace 

India's Best Workplaces for Women 2021 on 24th  September

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 25 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Skechers, The Comfort Technology Companytrade;and global lifestyle and performance footwear brand, today launched the Street Ready Collection.
The trendy line offers streetwear sneakers for the fashion conscious youth in India. To popularize the collection, Skechers has partnered with Siddhant Chaturvedi who will be the face of the campaign to illustrate

Skechers launches Street Ready Collection

Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): New experiments by indoor air researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have shown that certain circumstances will result in poor mixing of room air, meaning airborne contaminants may not be effectively dispersed and removed by building level ventilation.
The findings of the study were published in the journal 'Indoor Air'.
Using CO2 as a tracer to track small

Poorly circulated room air raises exposure to contaminants

Vancouver [Canada], September 24 (ANI): According to a nationwide survey in Canada conducted during the first wave, the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated lockdowns might have worsened worries over food insecurity among many Canadians and negatively impacted their mental health.
The paper, 'Examining the associations between food worry and mental health during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada' was pub

Increased food insecurity linked to worse mental health

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 24 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister S Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday requested the Centre to help the state in getting the authorization of Cash Credit Limit (CCL) for the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS), 2021-22 from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) expeditiously.
Keeping in view the coming Kharif season, the Chief Minister had detailed deliberations which lasted for one and a half hours wit

Channi urges Centre for smooth procurement for KMS

New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): Yaantra, the leader in smartphone repairs and refurbishment category today announced its pan-India portfolio expansion with 4 new Refurbished categories and Repair services.
Apart from Smartphones, the company has expanded its affordable and on-demand repairs services for all branded Laptop, Tablet, TV, and Smart Wearable.
Yaantra has also added 'as-good-as-new', Refurbished

Yaantra expands its pan-India portfolio

New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI/ATK): When it comes to buying fancy mobile numbers, there are two options available. You can either get it from an offline mobile store or an online website.
Fancy numbers are different from regular mobile numbers. These are limited edition numbers. A fancy mobile number is different because it has a special sequence. This is one of the reasons why it is so difficult to get fancy mobil

Amina Bazaar launched its website for Fancy VIP Mobile Numb

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 24 (ANI/PRNewswire): Lifestyle, India's leading fashion destination for the latest trends, launches its Pujo Collection with ensembles curated by celebrity and style icon Mimi Chakraborty.
What makes the experience even better for festive shoppers is that the all-new collection is available at great prices. With contemporary designs and styles that are just right for the intimate p

This Pujo, Lifestyle presents an all-new festive collection

Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], September 24 (ANI): Indore administration on Friday recovered the state government's land worth Rs 1,000 crores from the illegal possession of mafias under its 'anti-mafia campaign'.
As per information shared by the officials, teams from Indore Municipal Corporation and police reached the spot at 5 am today and started demolishing the properties built on the land captured illegally.
Speaki

Indore admin recovers state govt land worth Rs 1,000 crore

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], September 24 (ANI/BusinessWire India): It's worth noting that the percentage of prepaid orders that are fulfilled is significantly lower than the percentage of delivery orders in online sales sold to retailers.
When it comes to prepaid orders, the customer must have confidence in theThis is typically characterized by the goodwill that traders have earned over time on the B2B platform, which do

How Fibre2Fashion B2B wholesale is successfully converting

Lions linebacker Jamie Collins was excused from the team facility on Thursday as Detroit shops for a trade partner.

Head coach Dan Campbell said Thursday that Collins has taken a commendable approach to the Lions' decision to push other players into larger roles.

Collins, 31, was not at practice and could be released if a trade doesn't materialize.

"He gave what he had, and we felt like it was time to move on. ... We'r

Lions confirm LB Jamie Collins on trade block

New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): Increased urbanisation, combined with a mobile workforce and globalisation, has resulted in high demand for commercial premises, as well as public and semi-urban lodging.
By 2030, India's real estate market is anticipated to be worth $1 trillion. Progressive changes in regulations have eliminated opacity, reduced inadequacies in redressal mechanisms, and streamlined financia

RICS SBE's BBA in real estate and urban infrastructure

New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): MiArcus, a start-up focused on providing comfort and care to expectant mothers and toddlers has today announced celebrity mother, Kareena Kapoor Khan as the brand face for its range of premium babymom products.
Started as an e-commerce shopping destination amidst the pandemic, MiArcus offers a range of nursery care products across multiple categories, serving pregnant mother

MiArcus ropes in Kareena Kapoor Khan

New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI/PRNewswire): Share India Securities Limited has announced the acquisition of two companies, namely - Algowire Trading Technologies Private Limited and Utrade Solutions Private Limited.
With these acquisitions, Share India Securities Limited has taken the next evolutionary step towards providing a platform for AI-driven automated trading, strategy development and execution for its retai

Share India set to disrupt the algo-trading, fintech

GLASGOW, Scotland: Energy provider INEOS has announced that it will convert its large-scale petrochemicals plant and oil refinery in Grangemouth, Scotland, to run on hydrogen, at a cost of more than $1.4 billion, to enable it to achieve "net zero" carbon emissions by 2045.The UK has significantly reduced emissions from power generation and aims to reach net zero by 2050, but has struggled to reduce the carbon f

Scotland oil refinery to be converted to hydrogen power

Plan calls for converting Scotland oil refinery to hydrogen power

$1.4 billion to convert Scotland refinery to hydrogen power

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Royal Dutch Shell has made a major commitment to manufacture low carbon emissions aviation fuel over the next four years, in a bid to encourage airlines to lower the emission of greenhouse gases. Aviation, which constitutes three percent of carbon emissions globally, is viewed as being among the most challenging sectors to transform due to the few alternate technologies to petroleum-drive

Shell seeks to encourage production of bio-based jet fuel

Shell promotes low polluting jet fuel, but price prohibitive

Shell to push for increase in production of low polluting jet fuel

Panipat (Haryana) [India], September 26 (ANI): Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday warned the central government to repeal the three farm laws, or else Samyukt Kisan Morcha will hold protests and meetings in poll-bound states and give 'vote ki chot' to the government.
"Government of India should repeal the three farm laws at the earliest. If they would not, Samyukt Kisan Morcha will go to every part 

SKM to hold protests in poll-bound states against farm laws

Washington [US], September 26 (ANI): A recent study by an international team of researchers show that weight-loss medications and surgical procedures show promise for reducing the long-term effects of high blood pressure (also called hypertension) in people who are overweight or have obesity.
This finding was suggested by a new American Heart Association scientific statement published in the Association's journal Hyperten

Obesity related BP can be treated by meds, surgery

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 24 (ANI): Crisil has reaffirmed AAA/Stable/A1-plus ratings on bank facilities of fast-moving consumer goods major Marico.
The ratings continue to reflect Marico's leading position across product categories, improving revenue diversity, healthy operating efficiency and a robust financial risk profile.
Crisil said these strengths are partially offset by the susceptibility of the operating m

Crisil reaffirms AAA/Stable/A1-plus ratings on Marico

ROME, Italy: Hundreds of Alitalia workers stopped highway traffic as they blocked an airport exit on Friday to protest that most staff will soon lose their jobs.Alitalia is being reorganized, as of October 15, as a new airline, named ITA, and will take over Alitalia's aircraft, routes and facilities. However, it will only retain some 2,800 of 10,000 Alitalia's employees.In protest, Alitalia employees fo

Workers protest closing Alitalia, block highway exit

Workers protest loss of 7,000 jobs as Alitalia restructures to ITA Air

Alitalia workers protest end of jobs by blocking highway exit

WASHINGTON D.C.: On Monday, Attorney-General Merrick Garland was urged by two senior U.S. Senate Democrats to investigate and prosecute unruly air passengers, in light of the rising number of disturbances on passenger flights.The two senators, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin and Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell, called on the Justice Department and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to jointly "e

U.S. Justice Department urged to prosecute unruly air passengers

Fed up with unruly air passengers, Senators call for prosecution

Senators want U.S. to prosecute unruly air passengers

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal has written to the Transport Department, warning that a partnership between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways, the "Northeast Alliance", would lead to higher airfares.The partnership was announced in July 2020 and approved by the Transportation Department six months later, shortly before the end of the Trump administration.Under the codeshare agreement

U.S. Senator says American, JetBlue link-up will raise prices

American buying JetBlue will mean higher cost of tickets, says Senator

Lawmaker concerned American purchase of JetBlue means higher fares

DUBLIN, Ireland: The United States has announced that Irish travelers can again enter the U.S. beginning in November. Taoiseach Michel Martin said he was "delighted" by the Biden administration's decision to lift the U.S. Covid-19 travel ban for fully vaccinated Irishmen. Martin, in New York for the opening of the UN General Assembly, said the U.S. opening "reflects the progress we've all collectively mad

White House announces travel from Ireland to US to start in November

Irish to again travel to US if fully vaccinated against Covid

Travel from Ireland to US to begin in November

WASHINGTON D.C.: The Transportation Department has announced that it will grant permission to a single low-cost or ultra-low-cost carrier to operate afternoon and evening flights from Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, in a bid to decrease fares.Southwest Airlines was previously allocated the coveted takeoff and landing slots, which have a capacity of eight daily round-trip flights, but it ended 

U.S. to award slot at Newark Airport to low-cost carrier

After Southwest leaves Newark, U.S. to award slot to budget airline

Seeking to cut fares, U.S. to award slot at Newark to low cost airline

Kabul [Afghanistan], September 26 (ANI): The airport in Kabul is fully ready for domestic and international flights, the Taliban said on Sunday.
"As the problems at Kabul International Airport have been resolved and the airport is fully operational for domestic and international flights, the IEA [Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan] assures all airlines of its full cooperation and expects all airlines and countries that had pr

Kabul Airport fully ready for domestic, international fligh

Washington DC [US], September 26 (ANI): An investigating agency is probing alleged assault on a female US soldier at an Afghan refugee camp in New Mexico state in the Southwestern part of the country.
This comes after a female US service member reported being assaulted by "a small group of male evacuees" while at a complex in New Mexico, The Hill reported.
"We take the allegation seriously and appropriately referred the m

FBI probing alleged assault on US soldier at Afghan refugee

Ottawa [Canada], September 26 (ANI): Justin Trudeau-led Canadian government on Sunday lifted a month-long ban on passenger flights from India. The ban was put in place in view of the enhanced COVID-19 protocols.
"As of September 27, 2021, direct flights from India to Canada will resume," said the government on Sunday.
Earlier on Tuesday, Canada extended the restriction on all direct commercial and private passenger flight

COVID-19: Canada lifts ban on passengers from India

Taipei [Taiwan], September 26 (ANI): Taiwan on Thursday accused China of "bullying" after Beijing sent a total of 24 warplanes into its air defense identification zone (ADIZ), the third-largest incursion in the past two years of heightened tensions between Beijing and Taipei, US media reported.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, including bombers, fighter jets, anti-submarine planes and airborne early warning an

Taiwan acusses China of 'bullying'

Beijing [China], September 25 (ANI): China is continuing its crackdown against the top business figures of the country as it recently arrested two executives of renowned HNA Group, a media report said.
Chen Feng, HNA's chairman, and Tan Xiangdong, the company's CEO, were arrested and taken into custody Friday over suspected crimes in Hainan Province, where HNA is headquartered, New York Post reported.
HNA Group -- a bankr

China continues its crackdown against key business figures

Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): Forging closer ties between two leading Indo-Pacific powers, the US and India on Friday committed to advance security in the Indo-Pacific by expanding cooperation on terrorist screening, information sharing, aviation security, terrorist use of the internet, terrorist designations, and joint capacity building.
"The United States and India look forward to the upcoming Counterterrorism Jo

India-US to forge closer ties, to expand cooperation

&copy; Provided by Xinhua Cambodia and Bangladesh both received more COVID-19 vaccines from China on Friday.PHNOM PENH, DHAKA, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Friday received a new batch of 3 million doses of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines, as Banglade

Cambodia, Bangladesh receive new batches of vaccines from China

&copy; Provided by Xinhua "For 40 years, commercial ties between the two nations have brought immeasurable benefits to both peoples. Further decoupling will unravel that progress," said the AmCham Shanghai report.BEIJING, Sep

U.S. businesses in China optimistic despite Trump tariffs

New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI) An official of the Tata group, which is partnering with Airbus in the C-295 transport aircraft deal for the Indian Air Force, said they were yet to finalise the location of the manufacturing facility for the first-ever aerospace manufacturing project awarded to the private sector in the country.
Addressing a press conference after the deal was signed between the Defence Ministry and A

C-295 production facility location yet to be finalised

Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 24 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday showered praise on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath "for maintaining the law and order situation in the state" to ensure holistic development.
He said the Chief Minister had done commendable work and his name sends shivers down the spine of criminals. Uttar Pradesh is slated to go to the polls early next year.

Rajnath Singh praises Yogi Adityanath  in poll-bound UP

Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 24 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has strengthened the internal security in the last seven years.
The Chief Minister said there were blasts and other kinds of violence that led to the deterioration of internal security before 2014.
"We all know what was the situation before 2014. Planes used to be hijacked, there 

PM Modi has strengthened internal security: UP CM

New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): India has formalised the acquisition of 56 Airbus C295 aircraft to replace the Indian Air Force (IAF) legacy AVRO fleet.
It is the first 'Make in India' aerospace programme in the private sector, involving the full development of a complete industrial ecosystem: from the manufacture to assembly, test, and qualification, to delivery and maintenance of the complete lifecycle of the air

India formalises acquisition of 56 Airbus C295 aircraft

New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): The Minister of State for Jal Shakti Bishweswar Tudu on Thursday said that Namami Gange is not only a program for cleaning Ganga but to bring collective consciousness among masses.
The Minister of State for Jal Shakti chaired a meeting of the Empowered Task Force including several central ministries, departments, and the state governments for ensuring better coordination and converge

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