Google plans to invest up to $1 billion (£745 million) in partnership with India’s Airtel for providing affordable access to smartphones to over a billion Indians and accelerating the cloud ecosystem for businesses. The investment will help India’s small businesses adopt digital tools as India works to adopt digital education, payments and e-commerce amid the … Read more
Indian born priest Reverend Malayil Lukose Varghese Muthalaly has been appointed as the Bishop in the Church of England. The 42-year-old Lukose Varghese, also known as Saju is the youngest person to be appointed to this position. Saju’s recommendation was made by the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson following which he was appointed by Queen … Read more
India had celebrated its 73rd Republic Day on 26th January and the Republic of Ireland also showed their love towards India with a special gift. Cork City Hall and Limerick City Hall were illuminated in tricolour to represent the Indian flag on the day. Ireland and India share a same history of British colonialism and … Read more
Russia is planning a naval drill off Irish coast next week and it is the reason for latest dispute in national and international politics. Though the drill takes place beyond the Irish Sea border, it is still inside he State’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) about 240km off the coast of west Cork. Meanwhile the representatives … Read more
Irish professor receives Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of the Republic of India. The government of India honored Mr. Rutger Kortenhorst, Head of Sanskrit at John Scottus Senior school in Dublin with Padma Shri along with other recipients. Mr. Rutger Kortenhorst had been mentioned by PM Narendra Modi in his ‘Mann ki baat’ … Read more
New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has postponed her wedding ceremony with fiancé Clarke Gayford, as the nation imposes new restrictions to slow the community spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant. The “red setting” of the country’s pandemic response includes heightened measures such as mask-wearing and limits on gatherings; the restrictions will go into effect on Monday. “My wedding … Read more
Covaxin has made its way to the Ireland ‘s list of approved COVID-19 vaccines for international travellers. Covaxin is India’s indigenously made vaccine, one of the vaccines being used nationwide in the immunization campaign against the pandemic. It will help more fully vaccinated Indians planning travel to the Ireland without the need for a pre-departure … Read more
The legendary country singer said: “I look like a show horse, but I’m a work horse,” she said. “I just really feel like I’ve never reinvented myself, I’ve always stayed the same person, I’m just a flowing person.” “They talk about being in your second childhood – that doesn’t mean you’re childish. That just means … Read more
Dublin and Kerry have been ranked among the 50 most Instagrammable locations worldwide, according to travel website Big 7 Travel’s updated 2022 list. Popular locations like, New York City, Oahu (Hawaii) and Singapore also in the list. Global travel website ‘Big 7 Travel’ found in its annual hashtag tally that, Dublin was the 27th top … Read more
People with mild COVID-19 who do not suffer any other traditional “long COVID” symptoms can cause attention and memory problems for six to nine months after recovery, a study by Britain’s Oxford University have found. Oxford University published the findings, which show that people who had a mild Covid infection but did not report long-Covid … Read more
WHO’s top Europe official said more than 50% of continent’s population will get infected with coronavirus variant within the next six to eight weeks. There were more than 7 million new cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 across Europe in the first week of January, more than doubling in just two weeks, the World Health Organisation … Read more
The Indian government has allowed Mother Teresa’s charity to receive foreign funds weeks after rejecting it, weeks after blocking it saying the Catholic organization did not meet conditions under local laws, a lawmaker said. On Christmas Day, the Narendra Modi government moved to suspend foreign funding to the Missionaries of Charity and refused to renew its licence … Read more
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister said that Russia was trying to bypass the European Union by holding talks directly with the United States over Ukraine. Where Moscow has moved nearly 100,000 troops close to its border with its neighbour, France’s foreign minister said on Friday. Talks between U.S. and Russian diplomats will start in … Read more
Three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old innocent man in the US State of Georgia have been sentenced to life in prison. A judge in Georgia sentenced them to life in prison, with two having no chance of parole. Under Georgia law murder gets carries a mandatory life sentence unless the … Read more
A man in India got jabbed with a Covid-19 vaccine at least eight times last year, a health official said. Eighty-four-year-old Brahmadev Mandal, has claimed that he received 12 doses of the vaccine in Bihar state. The retired postman said the jabs had helped him to get rid of aches and pains and “stay healthy”. … Read more