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  • Global Covid caseload tops 290 mn

    Global Covid caseload tops 290 mn

    Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 290 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.44 million and vaccinations to over 9.17 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University…reports Asian Lite News

    In its latest update on Monday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death toll stood at 290,065,951 and 5,443,444, respectively, while the total number of vaccine doses administered has increased to 9,178,390,709.

    Global Covid caseload tops 290 mn

    The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 55,069,347 and 826,057, according to the CSSE.

    The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India (34,889,132 infections and 481,770 deaths), followed by Brazil (22,297,427 infections and 619,401 deaths).

    ALSO READ: Global Covid caseload tops 284.4 mn

    The other countries with over 5 million cases are the UK (13,309,651), Russia (10,358,099), France (10,355,341), Turkey (9,554,771), Germany (7,208,790), Italy (6,328,076), Spain (6,294,745), Iran (6,196,913), Argentina (5,694,930) and Colombia (5,181,173), the CSSE figures showed.

    The nations with a death toll of over 100,000 are Russia (304,284), Mexico (299,525), Peru (202,741), the UK (149,324), Indonesia (144,097), Italy (137,646), Iran (131,680), Colombia (130,026), France (124,930), Argentina (117,204) and Germany (112,161).

  • Global Covid caseload tops 284.4 mn

    Global Covid caseload tops 284.4 mn

    The global coronavirus caseload has topped 284.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.42 million and vaccinations to over 9.07 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University…reports Asian Lite News

    In its latest update on Thursday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death toll stood at 284,471,377 and 5,421,557, respectively, while the total number of vaccine doses administered has increased to 9,071,229,297.

    Global Covid caseload tops 284.4 mn

    The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 53,659,688 and 822,892, according to the CSSE.

    The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India (34,808,886 infections and 480,592 deaths), followed by Brazil (22,269,031 infections and 619,095 deaths).

    ALSO READ:Global Covid caseload tops 282.7 mn

    The other countries with over 5 million cases are the UK (12,628,071), Russia (10,279,009), France (9,639,037), Turkey (9,367,369), Germany (7,101,226), Iran (6,190,762), Spain (6,133,057), Italy (5,854,428), Argentina (5,556,239) and Colombia (5,138,603), the CSSE figures showed.

    The nations with a death toll of over 100,000 are Russia (300,886), Mexico (298,944), Peru (202,524), the UK (148,556), Indonesia (144,081), Italy (137,091), Iran (131,527), Colombia (129,866), France (124,358), Argentina (117,111) and Germany (111,366).

  • IT budgets to go up in 2022

    IT budgets to go up in 2022

    Digital disruption has led the way in global economic growth as technology has taken a pervasive nature in the global economy, job market, and everyday life…writes Salil Ravindran

    Companies with technology as a central part of their identity have contributed 52 per cent of total market value growth since 2015, while another 20 per cent of market value growth has come from companies with a tech-led strategy.

    The technology sector continues to reveal a strong and positive growth outlook. IDC estimates the technology industry to exceed $5.3 trillion in 2022 and to go back to a 5 per cent -6 per cent annual growth rate. Companies are accelerating their digital transformation projects and adoption of the cloud. IT budgets are expected to increase in 2022, many to the pre-pandemic levels.

    On the other hand, IT vendors are compelled to pivot to new business models to ensure industry relevance, competitive differentiation and innovation. The approach to software development continues to change with companies relying on open source, microservices, and agile and low code methodologies. Enhanced investments in AI and Blockchain will lead to more digitization and innovation. Data is the new oil and work involving embedded systems and analytics is the focus of all technology development.

    IT budgets to go up in 2022

    As a result, there is a tech talent shortage and we are witnessing the “Great Resignation” happening right now. Tech employment is expected to grow at about twice the rate of overall employment, with many skills like data science growing at 4x-5x the average rate. Curtailing of business travel has led to many new innovations, Teams meetings, webinars, online conferences, to name a few, which are now expected to continue post-pandemic.

    However, it is not all rosy and there are many headwinds that the industry is facing. Having learned to deal with the uncertainty arising due to the pandemic, companies are still struggling to define whether employees should work remote, hybrid or on-premise. The secure work environment has eroded as work has moved remote to cloud systems and mobile devices, and has led to challenges of data security and breach.

    The global chip shortage is expected to continue to hinder smartphones, computers, automobiles, and other chip-dependent industries. Cyber-attacks also continue to increase every year causing security budgets to balloon.

    Led by Bengaluru, the silicon valley of India, Karnataka is the fourth largest technology cluster in the world. Karnataka’s IT Policy 2020-2025 is guided by a vision to transform the state into an ecosystem of sustainable growth and to simultaneously elevate it to the global platform. Many new business opportunities in Karnataka are emerging in auto, electronics, and food processing, heavy machinery and textiles industries.

    Karnataka is well connected to all the major markets with two international airports, 14 national highways and 115 state highways, and a rail network of 3,250 km. Ease of doing business in Karnataka is always a priority as the state is the top recipient state during the year 2021-22 (up to June 2021) with a 48 per cent share of the total FDI equity inflows. Karnataka stands fourth in merchandise exports in the national export basket. Karnataka stands first in the world to set up a 2,000 MW Solar Park at Pavagada, the largest in the country of which 1,400 MW is operational.

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    In recent times, Bengaluru has emerged as the startup capital of the country, both in terms of new companies being incubated and the quantum of funds raised by these entities. From being the front-runner of just tech-driven start-up ecosystem, Bengaluru has now graduated to become a thriving hub for all kinds of start-ups. Future innovations are likely to be conceived and developed in Bengaluru and also be first used in Bengaluru.

    Over 67 per cent of Karnataka’s population is in the working-age group of 15-59 years, which gives it a huge demographic advantage. With more than 200 engineering colleges in the state, Karnataka probably has the highest number of IT engineers in the world and any company in the world that wants to set up an IT team cannot ignore Karnataka. Many believe that the salubrious climate of Bengaluru also helped in the growth of the software industry there.

    (The writer is an adviser, mentor and independent board member to many startups in India and overseas)

  • Global Covid caseload tops 282.7 mn

    Global Covid caseload tops 282.7 mn

    The global coronavirus caseload has topped 282.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.41 million and vaccinations to over 9.02 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University…reports Asian Lite News

    In its latest update on Wednesday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death toll stood at 282,776,134 and 5,413,836, respectively, while the total number of vaccine doses administered has increased to 9,027,898,645.

    Global Covid caseload tops 282.7 mn

    The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 53,170,421 and 820,708, according to the CSSE.

    The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India (34,799,691 infections and 480,290 deaths), followed by Brazil (22,259,270 infections and 618,978 deaths).

    ALSO READ: Global Covid caseload tops 281.3 mn

    The other countries with over 5 million cases are the UK (12,406,690), Russia (10,258,052), Turkey (9,367,369), France (9,430,829), Germany (7,059,396), Iran (6,188,857), Spain (6,032,297), Italy (5,756,412), Argentina (5,514,207) and Colombia (5,132,277), the CSSE figures showed.

    The nations with a death toll of over 100,000 are Russia (299,983), Mexico (298,819), Peru (202,524), the UK (148,488), Indonesia (144,071), Italy (136,955), Iran (131,474), Colombia (129,833), France (124,174), Argentina (117,085) and Germany (110,994).

  • Global Covid caseload tops 281.3 mn

    Global Covid caseload tops 281.3 mn

    The global coronavirus caseload has topped 281.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.40 million and vaccinations to over 8.97 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University…reports Asian Lite News

    In its latest update on Tuesday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death toll stood at 281,368,071 and 5,406,197, respectively, while the total number of vaccine doses administered has increased to 8,972,162,735.

    Global Covid caseload tops 281.3 mn

    The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 52,785,766 and 818,370, according to the CSSE.

    The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India (34,793,333 infections and 479,997 deaths), followed by Brazil (22,249,466 infections and 618,815 deaths).

    ALSO READ: Global Covid caseload tops 279.9 mn

    The other countries with over 5 million cases are the UK (12,277,814), Russia (10,236,301), Turkey (9,335,193), France (9,251,021), Germany (7,028,398), Iran (6,186,729), Spain (5,932,626), Italy (5,678,112), Argentina (5,480,305) and Colombia (5,127,971), the CSSE figures showed.

    The nations with a death toll of over 100,000 are Russia (299,077), Mexico (298,777), Peru (202,524), the UK (148,470), Indonesia (144,063), Italy (136,753), Iran (131,434), Colombia (129,798), France (123,883), Argentina (117,066) and Germany (110,542).

  • Global Covid caseload tops 279.9 mn

    Global Covid caseload tops 279.9 mn

    The global coronavirus caseload has topped 279.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.39 million and vaccinations to over 8.94 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University…reports Asian Lite News

    In its latest update on Monday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death toll stood at 279,906,569 and 5,399,781, respectively, while the total number of vaccine doses administered has increased to 8,949,398,777.

    Global Covid caseload tops 279.9 mn

    The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 52,259,716 and 816,597, according to the CSSE.

    The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India (34,786,802 infections and 479,682 deaths), followed by Brazil (22,238,369 infections and 618,686 deaths).

    ALSO READ: Global Covid caseload tops 279.4 mn

    The other countries with over 5 million cases are the UK (11,958,928), Russia (10,213,265), Turkey (9,309,094), France (9,220,540), Germany (7,009,648), Iran (6,182,905), Spain (5,718,007), Italy (5,647,313), Argentina (5,452,419) and Colombia (5,121,668), the CSSE figures showed.

    The nations with a death toll of over 100,000 are Mexico (298,670), Russia (298,165), Peru (202,424), the UK (148,324), Indonesia (144,053), Italy (136,611), Iran (131,348), Colombia (129,729), France (123,627), Argentina (117,020) and Germany (110,373).

  • Global Covid caseload tops 279.4 mn

    Global Covid caseload tops 279.4 mn

    The global coronavirus caseload has topped 279.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.39 million and vaccinations to over 8.92 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University…reports Asian Lite News

    In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death toll stood at 279,454,484 and 5,396,449, respectively, while the total number of vaccine doses administered has increased to 8,922,657,773.

    Global Covid caseload tops 279.4 mn

    The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 52,092,894 and 816,463, according to the CSSE.

    The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India (34,779,815 infections and 479,520 deaths), followed by Brazil (22,238,369 infections and 618,686 deaths).

    ALSO READ: Global Covid caseload tops 278 mn

    The other countries with over 5 million cases are the UK (11,958,928), Russia (10,189,722), Turkey (9,268,486), France (9,192,843), Germany (6,999,476), Iran (6,182,905), Spain (5,718,007), Italy (5,622,431), Argentina (5,452,419) and Colombia (5,121,668), the CSSE figures showed.

    The nations with a death toll of over 100,000 are Mexico (298,670), Russia (297,223), Peru (202,424), the UK (148,324), Indonesia (144,053), Italy (136,530), Iran (131,348), Colombia (129,729), France (123,531), Argentina (117,020) and Germany (110,317).

  • Ex-Mossad chief Spilled the beans?

    Ex-Mossad chief Spilled the beans?

    One of the former officials described Cohen as “power-crazy” and argued that his actions would have landed a lower-ranking official in jail…reports Asian Lite News

    Former Mossad and intelligence officials have lambasted the former head of Israel’s spy agency, Yossi Cohen, following an explosive investigative report that said he had revealed state secrets to a flight attendant with whom he was having an affair, as well as to her then-husband, Times of Israel reported.

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    In comments reported on Wednesday, a day after the Channel 13 report, one of the former officials described Cohen as “power-crazy” and argued that his actions would have landed a lower-ranking official in jail, the report said.

    However, right-wing pundits and social media users in Israel have seemed to rally behind Cohen, rejecting the allegations in a similar fashion to how they have supported Cohen’s close associate, former Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the report added.

    Channel 13’s HaMakor investigative program reported on Tuesday that the affair began in late 2018 and saw Cohen brag to the couple about various secret details from the spy agency’s operations around the world, as well as provide them with information on his global travels, the report said.

    “He told lots of stories, including about Mossad,” Guy Shiker, a well-known figure in Israeli capital markets, and former husband of the flight attendant, who was not named, told the program. “He’s a blabbermouth.”

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    Shiker said Cohen had told them in detail how he was recruited to the Mossad, how he had discovered the whereabouts of the doctor of an Arab leader, and other classified details, the report said.

    According to the report, Shiker had been informed about Cohen’s global movements as Mossad chief, including a long flight from Chad to the US after Netanyahu visited the African country as part of warming ties. A separate incident, which reportedly embarrassed Cohen with the top Mossad brass, involved Shiker’s discovery of Cohen’s movements being reported to the spy chief’s deputy.

  • Global Covid caseload tops 278 mn

    Global Covid caseload tops 278 mn

    The global coronavirus caseload has topped 278 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.38 million and vaccinations to over 8.86 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University…reports Asian Lite News

    In its latest update on Friday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death toll stood at 278,101,403 and 5,385,862, respectively, while the total number of vaccine doses administered has increased to 8,861,081,345.

    Global Covid caseload tops 278 mn

    The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 51,814,125 and 815,343, according to the CSSE.

    The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India (34,765,976 infections and 478,759 deaths), followed by Brazil (22,230,943 infections and 618,492 deaths).

    ALSO READ: Global Covid caseload tops 277.1 mn

    The other countries with over 5 million cases are the UK (11,836,768), Russia (10,140,429), Turkey (9,249,576), France (8,994,106), Germany (6,954,634), Iran (6,179,817), Spain (5,718,007), Italy (5,517,054), Argentina (5,428,957) and Colombia (5,115,194), the CSSE figures showed.

    The nations with a death toll of over 100,000 are Mexico (298,359), Russia (295,296), Peru (202,375), the UK (148,185), Indonesia (144,042), Italy (136,245), Iran (131,262), Colombia (129,640), France (123,280), Argentina (116,979) and Germany (109,877).

  • Global Covid caseload tops 277.1 mn

    Global Covid caseload tops 277.1 mn

    The global coronavirus caseload has topped 277.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.37 million and vaccinations to over 8.79 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University…reports Asian Lite News

    In its latest update on Thursday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death toll stood at 277,151,167 and 5,376,725, respectively, while the total number of vaccine doses administered has increased to 8,798,254,223.

    Global Covid caseload tops 277.1 mn

    The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 51,545,991 and 812,069, according to the CSSE.

    The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India (34,758,481 infections and 478,325 deaths), followed by Brazil (22,222,928 infections and 618,091 deaths).

    ALSO READ: Global Covid caseload tops 276.2 mn

    The other countries with over 5 million cases are the UK (11,713,654), Russia (10,114,983), Turkey (9,230,805), France (8,902,466), Germany (6,943,750), Iran (6,177,885), Spain (5,645,095), Italy (5,472,469), Argentina (5,415,501) and Colombia (5,112,719), the CSSE figures showed.

    The nations with a death toll of over 100,000 are Mexico (298,161), Russia (294,322), Peru (202,338), the UK (148,038), Indonesia (144,034), Italy (136,077), Iran (131,211), Colombia (129,586), France (123,101), Argentina (131,211) and Germany (109,753).