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NEW YORK: When the Irish dance troupe Riverdance kicks off its 25th anniversary North American tour later this year, someone special will be in its high-stepping cast: the troupe’s first Black female dancer. Virginia-born Morgan Bullock, who says she’s been mesmerized by the dance style since she first saw it at age 10, will be making her professional U.S. stage debut in the production. She recently completed a United Kingdom tour with the show. “Irish dancing in general is just something that I’ve felt deeply since the first time that I saw it — it was something that I was supposed to…

NEW DELHI :  India’s budget for fiscal 2022-23 gave a thrust to its technology sector, with the finance minister announcing a plan to auction 5G airwaves this year, and pushing for the design and wider local manufacturing of telecoms and electronics products. During a news briefing, Sitharaman declined to speculate on how much revenue the 5G auction would raise. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government will also offer incentives to encourage more design-led manufacturing to boost 5G in the country, Sitharaman said, adding that all of India’s villages are likely to be connected by optical fiber for faster broadband services by…

Bahrain :  The Labour Fund “Tamkeen” announced that work is underway to launch the “Skills Bahrain” Initiative based on the direction of the Supreme Council for the Development of Education and Training chaired His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister, who discussed the project’s progress to date during the last meeting. The initiative is currently being implemented by the Tamkeen in collaboration with several relevant government and private sector entities involved in education, training, and professional labour market requirements. “Skills Bahrain” is  the first comprehensive national initiative aimed at establishing professional standards for vocations and professions…

https://youtu.be/9Cs2CkmOhpA Digital Rupee, massive push to infrastructure development and announcement of minimum support price worth Rs 2.37 lakh crore to wheat and paddy farmers stood out among other budget proposals made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the next financial year.

Bahrain : Bahrain celebrates today the Arab Women’s Day amid national pride in the achievements that have enhanced the Kingdom’s respect of women’s rights and boosted their active role in the progress and prosperity of the nation under the leadership of HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the support of HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister. Bahraini women, thanks to the unlimited support of HM the King, the government policies, and the initiatives of the Supreme Council for Women headed by Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife…

Bahrain : The Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA) announced the launch of a 3-year programme to provide Cloud computing training to 600 employees from 75 governmental and semi-governmental entities, in line with the Government of Bahrain’s Cloud First policy. iGA Deputy CE, Operations and Governance, Dr. Khalid Al Mutawa reaffirmed the Authority’s commitment to the policy, within the framework of promoting investment in the Kingdom and increasing its global competitiveness. The programme will be rolled out in association with Microsoft as one of the cloud-technology leaders under its existing contract with the Government of Bahrain. Dr. Al Mutawa said that…

Bahrain : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today issued Edict (9) of 2022, appointing Abdulla Abdulkhaliq Al-Sabah as Director of the Financial Resources Directorate at the Ministry of Finance and National Economy. The edict stipulates that the Minister of Finance and National Economy shall second the aforementioned director to any government department. The Minister of Finance and National Economy shall implement the provisions of this edict, which takes immediate effect and will be published in the Official Gazette.

JERUSALEM : The Israeli military said Tuesday it would reprimand a senior officer and remove two others from leadership roles over the death of a 78-year-old Palestinian who was dragged from a car, bound and blindfolded after being stopped at a checkpoint. In a rare statement acknowledging error, the army said the soldiers believed Omar Assad, who has U.S. citizenship, was asleep when they cut his zip-ties and left him face-down in an abandoned building where he had been detained with three other Palestinians last month. The other detainees said they did not know he was there until after the…

Copenhagen :  The Danish public were freed from practically all pandemic restrictions as of Tuesday, despite Denmark’s incidence of coronavirus remaining high. The obligatory wearing of face masks is now a thing of the past, along with the presentation of Covid-19 health passes, which provide proof of vaccination, recovery or negative test results. Large events can now go ahead unhindered, and maskless revellers can once again cram onto the dance floors of nightclubs. All this goes hand in hand with the fact that Covid-19 is no longer classified as “socially critical” – a designation that gave the government the power…

Bahrain : Secretary-General of the Higher Education Council (HEC), and Deputy Chairperson of its Board of Trustees, Dr. Shaikha Rana bint Duaij Al Khalifa received Paralympic player Abdullah Al Balooshi, and congratulated him for winning third place in the 2022 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships. Dr. Shaikha Rana praised the role of young people of determination in various sports events, their achievements that they add to Bahrain’s history in this field and how they promote contribute to the Kingdom’s sports sector. She stressed the keenness of the HEC and its encouragement for higher education institutions to take an interest in sports…