Nirmala Sitharaman’s appointment as the finance minister in the new Modi government came as a big surprise since speculations were rife that BJP President Amit Shah could be assigned the portfolio. Nirmala Sitharaman is not new to the Ministry of Finance. She had earlier served as the Minister of State in the finance ministry before becoming the full-time defence minister in the Modi government. Sitharaman has also served as a Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce & Industry. In addition, she was also made Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs in the Modi government. The appointment is…
Author: Loknath Das
As Apple does not rely on selling ads for its revenue, Apple can use privacy protection as a key selling point for its products. Google CEO Sundar Pichai | Photo Credit: PTI San Francisco: Claiming that Apple’s products are “certainly not just a luxury”, the company’s software chief, Craig Federighi, has dismissed “the luxury good dig” levelled indirectly at the company by Google CEO Sundar Pichai. In an op-ed article in The New York Times earlier this month, Pichai said that “privacy cannot be a luxury good offered only to people who can afford to buy premium products and services”. Pichai did…
Data and application security is a high priority for businesses due to the growing risks posed by theft and increasing government mandates to maintain and secure private information. One need not look any further than Singapore’s largest group of hospitals Singhealth, and its massive data breach last year, for an example of the various risks organizations need to address to protect customer information. Singaporean banks were also top targets of the Tinba v3 Trojan cybercriminals in 2015-2016, accounting for over a third (36%) of attacks, according to BMI Research. Regardless of the industry, any companies collecting valuable data on its customers are vulnerable to…
Elementary skills, as the term indicates, are the building blocks of quality education among children. However, there is a disparity among urban and rural children when it comes to elementary skill development. This is one of the key reasons why some rural children lag in education. Children in rural India attend school in their neighbourhoods or villages, and don’t have access to facilities that children in cities have. Most schools in cities have provision for special skill-based training that improve elementary skills such as listening, reading, writing, and speaking among the students. The Indian education system relies heavily on English as…
he unassailable majority of the BJP-led coalition has shrunk the once-familiar space for post-result speculation around government formation but the vacuum has been filled by questions on who will be the finance minister. Finance minister Arun Jaitley has given no indication in public that he wants to step aside, and reviewed the economic situation with senior officials at his residence on Friday. Some saw in the meeting a subtle signal that he was capable of running the ministry. However, an element of conjecture has crept up after media reports suggested poor health might stand in the way of Jaitley’s continuation…
Software stocks are some of the rare stocks that are actually showcasing bullish behavior in otherwise bearish year of 2019. At the same time Software and Services S&P 500 jumped by 20% in the period from April 2018 and April 2019, while the same sector has 390% increase since the low Software and Services hit back in 2010. Needless to say, Software stocks are perhaps some of the most profitable to buy and hold in 2019. Here are top 3 software stocks to consider investing in 2019. Table of Contents Best Software Stocks: FireEye (FEYE) Best Software Stocks: Adobe Systems…
US planemaker Boeing completed software improvements for its grounded 737 Max jet, which was involved in two fatal crashes, and is providing information for pilots on how the system operates in different flight scenarios. “With safety as our clear priority, we have completed all of the engineering test flights for the software update and are preparing for the final certification flight,” Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing’s chairman said in a statement on Friday. “We’re committed to providing the FAA [Federal Aviation Administration] and global regulators with all the information they need, and to getting it right.” The 737 Max, the workhorse aircraft…
The eighth and final season of the intensely followed Game of Thrones has been a talking point ever since its release in april and not for the best of reasons. While anticipation and expectations were high from the finale season, many fans have found it far beneath its standard. In fact, fan anger boiled over after Last Monday’s episode ‘The Bells’ in which Daenerys Targaryen, the beloved ‘Breaker of chains’ and ‘Mother of Dragons’ went full-Mad Queen on King’s Landing, burning all its inhabitants including innocent civilians to crisp. So unacceptable was the twist that furious watchers and followers started an actual…
Samsung continues to update the beta version of its own web browser with new features every couple of months. It was only three months ago that the Samsung Internet beta was updated with One UI design changes. The one that’s available today isn’t as significant but does bring a couple of minor new features. There’s a new notification manager for Samsung Internet beta in addition to the ability to rename shortcuts placed on the home screen. Samsung Internet Beta v9.4 is now available for download. New Samsung Internet beta gets minor improvements With this latest version, it’s possible for users to…
COLOMBO/AHMEDABAD,India (Reuters) – A Sri Lankan software engineer suspected by authorities in Sri Lanka of having provided technical and logistical support to the Easter Sunday suicide bombers was monitored by Indian intelligence agencies three years ago for links with Islamic State suspects, investigators said. Four sources in Sri Lankan investigating agencies said they believed Aadhil Ameez, a 24-year-old, was the link between two groups that carried out the attacks on churches and hotels that killed more than 250 people and wounded hundreds more. Aadhil has been arrested and is in police custody, the sources said. His arrest has not been…