NAIROBI, Kenya: Netflix is offering viewers in Kenya a no-charge option, with one-fourth of the content platform's television shows and films to be made available on mobile devices.Under the plan, viewers in Kenya can watch Netflix films, as well as television shows, including dramas Bridgerton and Money Heist, along with a teen series developed in Africa, called Blood & Water, in addition to some non-company l

Netflix to increase Kenyan subscribers with free plan

Kenyans offered free Netflix plan; first of its kind

Netflix seeks to lure Kenyan customers with free plan

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] Sep 23 (ANI): Tejas Networks said on Thursday it has been selected by Bharti Airtel to enhance the premier communications solutions provider's optical network capacity in key metropolitan markets.
Tejas will supply, install and support its TJ1600 DWDM/OTN products for extending Airtel's optical networks towards the edge, supporting 5G backhaul, B2B services and broadband applications.
The enh

Airtel selects Tejas Networks for optical network expansion

Dallas (Texas) [USA], September 23 (ANI/PRNewswire):This new product line elevates STL's position as a disruptive solution provider for Access and Edge networks. Over the past 5 years, STL has been investing in RD to expand its capabilities in converged networks based on optical fiber broadband and Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN).
As data demand rises and advanced use cases of IoT, AI, and immersive experiences emerg

STL launches Accellus - an end-to-end fiber broadband

An investigation by RFE/RL's Tajik Service suggests that top managers of Tajikistan's debt-plagued national airline, Tajik Air, have been orchestrating the firm's downfall to the benefit of the family of President Emomali Rahmon.The collapse of Tajik Air would leave Tajikistan's air-transportation sector dominated by Somon Air -- a private company linked to Rahmon's family, which controls almost all of Tajikista

Who&#039;s Behind The Downfall Of Tajikistan&#039;s National Airline?

Over the past two years, China has punished Canada and Australia for actions that the Chinese deem objectionable - and in response, both countries have faced unjust detentions of their citizens and <a href="https://theconversation.com/it-might-look-like-china-is-win

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Hong Kong, Sep 20 (ANI): India's recent reforms are credit positive for telecom companies including Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL) because they free up cash flow for reinvestment, enable further investment in next-generation technologies and provide support for a three private plus one state-owned telecom operational structure, Moody's Investors Service said on Monday.
On September 15, the government a

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A new protest over post-Brexit rights for fishing vessels to access Jersey's waters has been held in France. The French fishermen have threatened to cut an underwater cable that supplies the island of Jersey with electricity.More than 100 fishermen and local politicians gathered on Saturday to protest at plans to restrict access to the number of French fishing boats in the Channel Island waters from 1st of Octob

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Telecommunications giant Telstra has announced a new program that will benefit both the company's growth and its customer base. Paul Budde reports.LAST WEEK, Telstra CEO Andy Penn revealed the company's plan for the next four

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HARARE, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday launched the National Mobile Broadband project which seeks to expand and improve the country's Information Communication Technology (ICT) services and infrastructure. The project, which is now in the third phase, is a partnership between Chinese ICT giant Huawei, and Zimbabwe's second-largest telecommunications provider NetOne.

Zimbabwe partners with Huawei in major network upgrade

Bulgaria ranked 85th, according to a study assessing the digital quality of life worldwide. This year the survey covers 90% of the world's population and rtes110 countries, looking at five main pillars of digital life: accessibility and quality of the Internet, e-infrastructure, e-security and e-government, according to BGNESThe DQL (Digital Quality of Life Index) study is conducted by cybersecurity company Surf

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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

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

Exotic fern, actinidia, wild berries and mushrooms: these and other gifts of nature become mouth-watering dishes in the hands of local chefs.The Taigafest festival, held every fall in the Russian Far East, invites guests to try dishes made from ingredients from the Ussuri taiga (as the forests of the southern regions of the Russian Far East are called). This year's festival chefs shared their uncommon recipes wi

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The United States is permitting a company owned by a Ukrainian tycoon to sell a Texas building the government froze as part of a civil money-laundering case so that it can pay down the property's back taxes and other debts.The Justice Department last year accused billionaire Ihor Kolomoyskiy along with his partner of embezzling money from their Kyiv-based Privatbank and then laundering the proceeds through shell

U.S. Allows Ukrainian Tycoon To Sell Texas Property It Froze

The Taliban says two high-ranking Kyrgyz officials have traveled to Kabul for talks with the group's leadership, the most-senior Central Asian delegation to meet with the militants since they seized power in mid-August.The acting foreign minister in the Taliban-led government, Amir Khan Muttaqi, met with the deputy chairman of Kyrgyzstan's Security Council, Taalatbek Masadykov, and the head of the Foreign Policy

Top Kyrgyz Officials Meet With Taliban Leadership In Kabul

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

WASHINGTON D.C.: A senior White House official said the Biden administration is drafting a new system for international travel, to eventually lift travel restrictions that prevent most travelers from entering the U.S. from other countries.Jeff Zients, White House coronavirus response coordinator, told the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board that due to the surge in local and international Covid cases caused 

White House drafting new rules for international travel

New U.S. travel rules might allow return of foreign tourists

Travel industry hopes US to issue new rules for international travel

&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

Namami Gange not for cleaning Ganga

Singapore, September 24 (ANI): Moody's Investors Service has affirmed GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd's (HIAL's) Ba2 corporate family rating (CFR) and Ba2 senior secured USD bond rating.
The outlook on ratings remains negative.
"The rating affirmation reflects our expectation of a gradual improvement in HIAL's revenue over the next two to three, driven by the implementation of higher tariffs under the final tariff

Moody's affirms Hyderabad Airport's Ba2 rating

New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the developing Parshuram Kund in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh.
The project is sanctioned under the 'Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive' (PRASHAD) scheme of Ministry of Tourism with the cost of Rs 37.88 crores in January 2021.
The event was graced by the presence of A

G Kishan Reddy lays foundation stone for developing Parshur

New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): Water Minister and Chairman of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Satyendar Jain on Thursday announced that the Delhi government is planning to provide Reverse Osmosis (RO) treated water to 7.25 Lakhs households in Delhi.
Jain on Thursday convened a meeting with the DJB officials and took stock of the preparations.
"Delhi Government is targeting to install these RO plants only in those areas wher

Delhi Govt preparing to supply RO treated water to 7.25 Lak

New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Thursday detected four gold bars weighing about 300 gm worth approximately Rs 14 lakh at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport during pre-embarkation security check and passenger was handed over to Customs Officials for further action in the case.
The troops of the paramilitary force detected the gold bars at about 5.15 a.m. during 

CISF detects 4 gold bars at IGI

New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI/ThePRTree): The Central Government is going to start Arunachal's first Greenfield airport project by November 2022.
The Modi Government has started the project 'Aviation Reform' under which 5 new airports will be built along with 6 heliports and 50 new air routes.
Sindhudurg and Gondhia districts of Maharashtra are the two districts that are included in this project. PM Modi stated tha

Arunachal's first Greenfield airport to be ready

Taipei [Taiwan], September 23 (ANI): China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has breached Taiwan's Air defense identification zone (ADIZ) more than 60 times in the month of September.
Chinese social media giant Weibo reported that as far as getting inside Taiwan's Air defense identification zone is considered, not only the number of flights by PLA has increased, but also the actual combat effectiveness of aircraft and numb

PLA breaches Taiwan's Air defense identification zone

New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): Vistara, full-service carrier and a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, on Thursday announced special, non-stop flights between Delhi and Paris CDG (Charles de Gaulle) starting November 7 this year.
The airline will operate these flights as part of the bilateral 'transport bubble' agreement between India and France.
Vistara will fly twice a week between the two cities

Vistara to operate flights between Delhi and Paris from Nov

All six crew members of an aircraft that crashed during a technical flight in Russia's Far East region of Khabarovsk have died.'The remains of the deceased were found at the crash site. There are no survivors,' a representative of the emergency services told the state news agency TASS on September 23, a day after the Antonov An-26 disappeared.Earlier on September 23, officials said the crash site was disc

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