Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 25 (ANI): With his sartorial choices and hairstyles, actor Arjun Rampal has always managed to turn heads.
His ponytail look in 'Rock On', 'Om Shanti Om' and rugged avatar in 'Roy' are proof of the fact that the 49-year-old doesn't follow trends, he quite literally makes them.
Now his fans are eagerly waiting for 'Dhaakad' movie, in which he will be seen sporting platinum blonde hair. 

It's boring to wake up everyday with same look: Arjun Rampal on experimenting with style

Washington [US], January 25 (ANI): Fashion designer Tom Ford has cancelled his Fall 2020 runway show at the New York Fashion Week amid the surge in COVID-19 cases spurred by the Omicron variant.
As per The Hollywood Reporter, Ford was set to close out New York Fashion Week on February 16, which kicks off on February 11, but the designer announced recently that the company's staff has been heavily affected by COVID and wil

Tom Ford's New York Fashion Week show scrapped amid Omicron surge

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India]/ Chicago [US], January 25 (ANI/PRNewswire): Angie Frederick has been named the Chief Operating Officer and Partner of C5MI. Angie is a high-profile executive and leader with a proven track record across two Fortune 100 organizations - Honeywell Building Technologies and Caterpillar and recognized among the Global Top 100 Influential Women in Supply Chain.
In her new position, she will drive g

Angie Frederick joins C5MI as Partner and Chief Operating Officer

Washington [US], January 25 (ANI): Manfred Thierry Mugler, the legendary French fashion designer who famously came out of retirement to create Kim Kardashian's viral 2019 Met Gala look, passed away on Sunday at age 73.
According to People Magazine, Mugler retired in 2002, yet the iconic designer remained a staple in the world of fashion.
The 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' alum paid tribute to the late French designer o

Kim Kardashian mourns death of friend, fashion collaborator Manfred Thierry Mugler

New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Monday suspended the Lookout Circular (LOC) operational against a businessman, engaged in developing and producing software and hardware for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Indian Army, Indian Air force and for International clients, to allow him to travel to Russia and Malawi.
Justice V Kameswar Rao allowed the petition moved by businessman Sanjay So

Delhi High Court suspends lookout notice to allow defence software manufacturer to travel abroad

&copy; Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Provincial-level regions across China have hosted their annual legislative and political consultative meetings in recent weeks, underlining sci-tech innovation, common prosperity, further opening up and green

China makes significant strides in modernization drive

Muscat [Oman], January 25 (ANI): Following their 0-2 defeat against Japan, the Indian women's hockey team bounced back in style to claim a comprehensive 9-1 win against Singapore in their last Pool A match of the Asia Cup here at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex on Monday.
By virtue of this win, India have advanced to the semi-final of the tournament and sealed a spot for the 2022 FIH Women's Hockey World Cup to be held i

India to face South Korea in semi-final of women's Asia Cup after drubbing Singapore 9-1

New Delhi [India], January 24 (ANI): VO Chidambaranar (VOC) port witnessed another landmark this week with handling wind blades of length 81.50 metres, the longest of its kind handled through VOC Port, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said on Monday.
The loading of the 81.50-metre long wind blades (each weighing 25 tonnes) was carried out diligently using ship's hydraulic cranes with utmost care to the safety

VO Chidambaranar Port handles longest windmill blades

&copy; Provided by Xinhua by Xinhua writers Hua Hongli, Lin GuangyaoHANGZHOU, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Li Tianlong, owner of a motor manufacturer in Yongjia, east China's Zhejiang Province, said digital transformation has saved his 60-employee company from bank

Manufacturing enterprises in Zhejiang benefit from digital transformation

&copy; Provided by Xinhua GUANGZHOU, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- The latest statistics show that the city of Dongguan, dubbed the "factory of the world," in south China's Guangdong Province, reported a GDP of over 1 trillion yuan (157.7 billion U.S. dollars) in 2021, up 

GDP of &quot;world factory&quot; in China exceeds 1 trln yuan

Beijing [China], January 24 (ANI): China is giving support to the country's new startups and small scale industries that focus on modern technology amid the West's dominance in advanced technological developments and manufacturing, a media report said.
The Beijing Stock Exchange is expected to nurture more companies called "little giants" by the country's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. These companies ar

China supports domestic small tech industries, amid West's dominance in advanced manufacturing

Wealth of world's 5 richest people tumbled by $85 billion in a brutal week for tech stocksThe world's five richest tech billionaires collectively lost $85.07 billion of their wealth in the first few weeks of 2022 due to a market rout. Stock markets dropped the most last week since the outbreak of the pandemic on fears of rising interest rates and inflation. The tech-heavy Nasdaq index slid 8% la

Fortunes of top tech tycoons take a big hit

By Saurabh TrivediNew Delhi [India], January 24 (ANI): Border Security Force (BSF) will soon be procuring handheld 'Anti Drone Guns' to prevent Pakistani drones from entering Indian Territory, said an official in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
A senior official in the ministry said that a Draft Qualitative requirements (QRS) have been forwarded by BSF in this regard. They have invited comments from vendors and possible man

BSF border patrol all set to gun down Pakistani drones with specialized devices

Washington [US], January 24 (ANI): A research team has developed new optical computing hardware for AI and machine learning that is faster and much more energy-efficient while addressing the 'noise' inherent to optical computing that can interfere with computing precision.
The study has been published in the 'Science Advances Journal'.
The team demonstrated an optical computing system for AI and machine learning that not 

Researchers develop optical computing for AI addressing noise problem

New Delhi [India], January 24 (ANI/PNN): MyValueVision.com, one of India's leading budget eyewear brands and budget optical retail chains is expecting to enhance its presence in India and international markets with the opening of more than 100 stores in the coming years.
Apart from non-metro Indian cities, the company is looking to foray into Gulf markets like UAE to meet its expansion targets.
MyValueVision.com presently

MyValueVision.com to expand its presence in India  overseas; Tie-up with Value Eye Hospitals and aims to raise US$ 10 million

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): FMCG contract and private label brand manufacturer, Hindustan Foods Limited ("HFL") today signed a Share Purchase Agreement with Reckitt Benckiser India Pvt. Ltd. to acquire the entire issued Share Capital of Reckitt Benckiser Scholl India Private Limited (RBSIPL).
This marks HFL's entry into fast growing OTC Healthcare and Wellness segment as a contract manufacture

HFL expands their business into OTC Healthcare and Wellness

Washington [US], January 24 (ANI): Filmmaker Kevin Macdonald will be directing a new documentary on the life and career of acclaimed and controversial British fashion designer John Galliano.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the former head designer of French fashion companies Givenchy and Christian Dior, as well as his own John Galliano label, is currently creative director of Paris-based fashion house Maison Margiela

Kevin Macdonald to direct documentary on Givenchy, Christian Dior's former head designer John Galliano

Aleksandar Vucic insists Western governments funded protests that sunk $2.7 bn lithium mineSerbian President Aleksandar Vucic has brushed aside denials by Western governments that it was they who had funded the environmental protests that forced Belgrade to scrap an ambitious mining project.He doubled down on the accusations made by his prime minister, saying that those who had provided t

Serbian president accuses Western NGOs of attempt to topple govt

New Delhi [India], January 24 (ANI/NewsVoir):Offering fashion clothing, apparels and more while connecting brands to their customers, it is working to create a "quality experience". Engaging with the consumers, it is providing them with a platform that offers meaningful shopping experiences with an intention to make reality shopping fun. Recognising the enormous potential in this market, Once Upon A Trunk is treading forw

Once Upon A Trunk to revolutionise "e-commerce" to "i-commerce"

Mudhol (Karnataka) [India], January 24 (ANI/ATK): The MRN Group, a leading sugar manufacturer in the country, has created a record by reaching the highest sugarcane crushing capacity this year.
The group has also created a record by crushing 60,975.983 metric tonnes of sugarcane in a single day. Almost all the units that come under MRN Group have achieved their highest crushing capacity this year thus making it one of the

MRN Group creates record by reaching highest capacity of sugarcane crushing

PARIS, France: Two of the largest energy companies have announced that they are leaving Myanmar, citing human rights abuses and deteriorating rule of law since the February military coup. Total Energy and Chevron, two of the world's largest energy companies, have come under increasing pressure over their roles in running the offshore Yadana gas field, along with the state-owned Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise and 

Noting human rights abuses, Chevron, Total to exit Myanmar

Bowing to international sanctions, Chevron, Total to depart Myanmar

Chevron, Total to end business ties with Myanmar

PARIS, France - TotalEnergies, a French energy behemoth, has asked the US and French governments to approve targeted sanctions against Myanmar's oil and gas revenues, which are the Mayanmar's military leaders' primary source of income. Total's Chief exec, Patrick Pouyann, said in a letter to Human Rights Watch on Thursday that the company was using all options to stop funding the junta that took over Myanmar's g

French energy giant 'TotalEnergies' joins push for Myanmar sanctions

'Total' to deprive junta of funds: CEO assures Human Rights Watch

'Total' urges sanctions against Myanmar's oil and gas funds

SHAN STATE, Myanmar - According to the Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF), the junta recently planted landmines across oil and gas pipelines passing through Hsipaw Township in northern Shan State to China. According to the rights group, an unconfirmed number of landmines have been planted near a pumping station in forested areas on both sides of the Mandalay-Lashio roadway. According to SHRF, a Myanmar a

Military installs landmines to secure oil and gas pipelines to China

Junta troops lay landmines in Shan State despite public protest

Army lays landmines along with oil, gas pipelines in Shan State: SHRF

WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund board on Monday approved a three-year $455 million loan for the Republic of Congo to help undergird the small African nation's economic recovery.The global crisis lender will provide $90 million immediately under the Extended Credit Facility to help the oil-dependent country deal with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.The economy 'is expected to strengthen i

IMF Approves $455 Million Loan to Republic of Congo

Dubai [UAE], January 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The Defense Ministry of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Monday that its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Houthi militia.
The attack, which came one week after a deadly Houthi attack on the UAE's capital Abu Dhabi on Jan. 17, caused no casualties, as the ballistic missile fragments fell in several locations around Abu Dha

UAE intercepts 2 ballistic missiles as tensions with Yemen's Houthis rise

DALLAS, Texas: American Airlines has reported losses of $931 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. Additionally, officials have said the Omicron Covid surge will slow the airline's recovery by two to three months. American Airline's first-quarter revenues are also expected to be 20 to 22 percent lower than the first quarter of 2019. The airline will also have slightly fewer scheduled flights than two yea

American Airlines reports $931 million loss, upbeat about future

American Airlines reports $931 million fourth-quarter loss

Despite losses, American Airlines optimistic about spring travel

NEW YORK, USA - Prosecutors said in an unsealed case Friday that a passenger who refused to wear a mask on a flight from Dublin to New York City pulled down his pants and showed his buttocks, hurled a can at another passenger, and put his cap on the captain's head and warned him, "Don't touch me." Prosecutors said Shane McInerney, 29, of Galway, Ireland, was charged with willfully assaulting and threatening a cr

Irishman bares buttocks during flight, bullies captain

Passenger refuses to wear mask, exposes buttocks to air hostess

Galway man faces 20 years in jail for exposing buttocks on flight

PARIS, France: European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has canceled a multi-billion dollar order by Qatar Airways for 50 of its single-aisle A321neo jets. Airbus and Qatar Airways, one of its largest customers, have been involved in a legal dispute over the airline grounding the large A350 plane. Qatar Airways announced in December that it was suing Airbus over what it described as the "accelerated surface 

Airbus cancels multi-billion dollar Qatar Airways order

Airbus cancels Qatar Airways order in escalating dispute

Airbus cancels Qatar Airways order for 50 aircraft

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Three Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) board members have reported that the corporation's employees had barred them from participating in board meetings. NAC Managing Director Dim Prasad Poudel and two board members, Iswari Paudel and Fur Gelje Sherpa, alleged in a letter to the Executive Chairman of the flag carrier, Ubaraj Adhikari, that NAC personnel have been acting under his direction.</p

Members objecting to Chinese planes barred from NAC BoD meeting

NAC board members stopped from attending BoD meeting blame Chairman

Three NAC members barred from attending meeting for asking questions

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Telecom companies have rolled out 5G networks in various locations across the United States over the past few years, but on January 19 Verizon and AT&T turned on their C-band 5G networks.C-band refers to the radio airwaves that operate in a mid-band spectrum frequency between 3.7 and 4 GHz, and is considered the "global" frequency for 5G across the world."The impact will be that

Verizon, AT&T roll out C-band 5G in U.S., offers more data to users

New 5G cellular offers more data to users, new type apps

Promise of new 5G cellular includes greater speed, more data

The pilot safely ejected from his aircraft during the failed landing, which, however, resulted in injuries to several sailorsSeven US Navy personnel were injured after a pilot suffered a "landing mishap" on a US supercarrier and was forced to eject from the aircraft while performing operations in the South China Sea.The US Navy <a href="https://www.cpf.navy.mil/News/Article/2909229/f-35c-

Sailors injured after US fighter jet botches landing near China

The military bloc says the move is a response to Russian posturingNATO members will order more fleets and fighter planes into Eastern Europe amid a worsening standoff with Russia, with the bloc citing reports that Moscow is building up troops on its side of the Ukrainian border.In a statement issued on Monday, the US-led military faction's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that he w

NATO announces major new deployment

Former flight attendants claim the ?weight police? kept a close eye on their figuresEmirates, the Dubai-based airline renowned for its high standards and modern fleet of aircraft, is facing a PR nightmare after former flight attendants went to the media claiming that the company forces staff to lose weight.Staff weight monitoring apparently came under the 'Appearance Management Program,' 

Top airline punishes overweight employees, former staff claim

NATO to dispatch warships & jets to Eastern Europe

New Delhi [India], January 24 (ANI): Air India is likely to be handed over to Tata Group by this weekend as the government has decided to complete the disinvestment process on January 27, a senior official said on Monday.
"The disinvestment of Air India is now decided to be on the 27 January 2022. The closing balance sheet as on 20th Jan has to be provided today 24th Jan so that it can be reviewed by Tatas and any changes

Air India likely to be handed over to Tata Group on January 27

Crystal Symphony bailed on its return to Miami, diverting to the Bahamas after a court ordered its seizure over unpaid debtsSeven hundred passengers had an unexpected end to their 14-day Caribbean voyage over the weekend, when their cruise ship refused to return to the US following a court order in the wake of its parent company going into liquidation.The Crystal Symphony cruise liner vee

Cruise ship flees to Bahamas in bid to avoid court seizure

Serbian leader insists Western governments funded protests that sunk $2.7bn lithium mineSerbian President Aleksandar Vucic has brushed aside denials by Western governments that it was they who had funded the environmental protests that forced Belgrade to scrap an ambitious mining project.He doubled down on the accusations made by his prime minister, saying that those who had provided the 

Foreign-funded NGOs seek to topple government president

Taiwan scrambled its own jets and activated air defensesThe Taiwanese military scrambled fighter jets and prepared air defense missile systems after a fleet of 39 Chinese planes, including a bomber, were allegedly spotted entering its Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).Taiwan's Ministry of Defense claimed that dozens of Chinese planes had crossed its southwest ADIZ, prompting the isla

Chinese Air Force alarms Taiwan with massive flyby

By Lee Kah WhyeSingapore, January 24 (ANI): In reporting its latest operating data, Singapore Airlines (SIA), co-owner of Gurgaon-based Vistara airlines, revealed that it carried 600,000 passengers in December, nearly doubled the number of passengers it carried a month ago. This is ten times higher compared with the 64,600 it carried in December 2020, and an indication that the battered airlines industry in the region is 

Will Omicron derail recovery of airlines in South and Southeast Asia?

Taipei [Taiwan], January 23 (ANI): The Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Sunday reported the second-largest incursion by Chinese military aircraft into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) in history.
As per the MND, 39 Chinese military aircraft intruded on Taiwan's ADIZ, reported Taiwan News.
At 10:45 pm on Sunday evening, the MND reported that 39 People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) aircraft infring

Taiwan reports 2nd largest incursion by Chinese military aircraft

Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 23 (ANI): During 'Chaupal Par Charcha' event in the Rampur district of Uttar Pradesh, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said that the 'MY factor' (Modi-Yogi factor) in the state is a guarantee of security and prosperity of people and that it will provide good governance in the state.
"This 'MY (Modi-Yogi) factor" has demolished the culture of corruption and crime, dens of

UP Poll: Modi-Yogi factor will bring good rule in state, says Naqvi

Kabul [Afghanistan], January 23 (ANI): Afghanistan exports have been suffering due to lack of air transit as air corridors have been suspended according to the statement of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI).
According to ACCI officials, the suspension of flights via air corridors has created challenges in exporting merchants' goods abroad. The officials said they have been trying to solve the probl

Afghanistan exports suffer due to lack of proper air transit

New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI): In a first, the Ministry of Civil Aviation will showcase their tableau during the Republic Day parade and it will provide a sneak peak into India's remarkable growth in the aviation industry.
The key focus will be the Regional Connectivity Scheme---UDAN or Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik.
The tableau of the Ministry of Civil Aviation showcases Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - UDAN and the r

R-Day parade: Civil Aviation tableau to focus on regional connectivity, robust infrastructure

Islamabad [Pakistan], January 23 (ANI): European Union agency has once again refused to lift the ban imposed on Pakistan's flights, local media reported citing a letter issued by European Union Aviation Safety Agency, stating that "it would conduct its own evaluation before allowing resumption of flights from Pakistan.""The closure of this significant safety concern was an important step towards a potential lifting of the

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