Author: News Desk

Seoul, Nov 6 (IANS) North Korea appears to be diversifying its cybercrimes to offset the declining value of cryptocurrencies it steals to fund its nuclear and missile programmes.According to the report by Kim Bomi, a research fellow at the Institute for National Security Strategy, North Korea stole some $340 million worth of cryptocurrencies in the first three quarters of the year, which amounts to 29.6 per cent of the total damage reported in the world, but is still less than the unprecedented volume it stole last year.Bomi attributed the decline to the sharp drop in the value of cryptocurrencies amid…

Seoul, Nov 5 (IANS) Members of Samsung Group’s owning family are set to sell nearly 2.6 trillion won ($2 billion) worth of shares in Samsung affiliates to cover inheritance taxes, a regulatory filing showed on Sunday.Since the death of late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee in October 2020, his family members have been paying inheritance taxes in instalments for the assets inherited according to a five-year plan.The total inheritance tax amounted to 12 trillion won, reports Yonhap news agency.According to the regulatory filing with the Financial Supervisory Service, Hong Ra-hee, the widow of Lee, and his two daughters — Hotel Shilla…

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Global technology leader in battery-swapping ecosystems, Gogoro on Monday announced it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) to rollout battery-swapping stations to thousands of retail gas outlets across India in coming years.As India is in the early stages of a massive electric transformation of its urban two-wheel transportation system, the company said building out the swapping infrastructure is crucial.”There is nowhere on earth that needs smart electric transportation more than India, and Gogoro is joining together with the Indian business community and national and local governments to deploy…

Tokyo, Nov 6 (IANS) Japan’s controversial religious sect Unification Church is approaching the government for an arrangement to entrust up to 10 billion yen ($67 million) to aid victims affected by the group’s practices, local media reported on Monday.Citing sources within the sect, Japan’s national broadcaster NHK said the fund is intended for potential use in compensating individuals who claim to have fallen victim to donation collection tactics or other activities perpetrated by the group or its affiliates, Xinhua news agency reported.According to NHK, Japanese lawmakers in the Diet are actively deliberating on the most effective means to safeguard the…

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) After Canada, banned terrorist group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) announced the American phase of Khalistan referendum, beginning January 28, 2024.The SFJ made the announcement on Sunday at the 44th annual Sikh parade in California’s Yuba City. It made the “America Votes” declaration with a float celebrating former Indian Army Chief General A.S. Vaidya’s killing by Sikh separatists Sukhdeo Singh and Harjinder Singh in 1986. “The ongoing global Khalistan referendum is a remarkable journey of Sikh sovereignists from avenging operation Blue Star by killing of Indira Gandhi and General Vaidya to liberation of Punjab from Indian…

Seoul, Nov 6 (IANS) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s approval rating rose for the second consecutive week to 36.8 per cent, a new poll showed on Monday.The survey, conducted by the polling agency Realmeter, showed the positive assessment of Yoon’s performance increased by 1.1 percentage points from the previous week, while 60.2 per cent of respondents disapproved of his performance, down 1.7 percentage points, reports Yonhap News Agency.The President’s approval rating had rebounded to 35.7 per cent last week, following a two-week decline.The pollster did not provide a reason for the rise, but major issues during the survey period…

Melbourne, Nov 6 (IANS) Australia’s federal court has asked India’s former High Commissioner Navdeep Singh Suri to compensate a former domestic help who was forced to work seven days a week for 17.5 hours and paid just A$9 per day, a media report said. Seema Sherghill, who arrived in Australia in April 2015, spent about a year working for Suri at his Canberra home, the ABC News reported.The court heard that in total, Sherghill received about A$3,400 for her 13 months of work, which included cleaning the house, preparing meals and tidying the garden, and walking Suri’s dog.Sherghill, who was…

‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’s legacy will now be carried forward by Samridhii and Shehzada Dhami.The audience recently had a captivating glimpse of the show, which introduces Samridhii (Abhira), Shehzada Dhami (Armaan), Pratiksha Honmukhe (Ruhi), and Shivam Khajuria (Rohit).The promo depicts a plot twist where Abhira and Armaan end up getting married as a result of a traumatic event, though Armaan is in love with Ruhi, who gets married to Armaan’s brother Rohit. It will be interesting to witness the drama unfold in the lives of Abhira, Armaan, Ruhi, and Rohit.Talking about the same, Samridhii said: “I am super excited…

Saxena took a walk from the stretch behind Red Fort to Rajghat and from to ITO to Pragati Power Plant. He then visited IP Estate, Millennium Park near Sarai Kale Khan on the Ring Road to inspect the pavements, central verges and the yards of the Power Plant and Millennium Bus Depot, which cause much dust pollution, leading to higher PM 2.5/10 levels.The Raj Bhavan said that during the inspection it was found that the footpaths were covered with thick layers of dust and loose silt at several places, which were adding to the pollution.Taking a strict note of this,…

There was drama before the race had got underway when Charles Leclerc went off on the formation lap after losing the hydraulics, forcing him to retire, F1 reports.When the lights went out, Verstappen made a clean start into the lead, but a heavy collision between Alex Albon and Kevin Magnussen behind resulted in the red flags being thrown.It was another strong getaway from Verstappen at the restart, who resisted a challenge from Norris to hold P1 before going on to clinch his second win of the weekend after coming out on top in Saturday’s Sprint.”The starts were very important today;…