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An Indian national arrested in London on a provisional American warrant as part of a US-UK coordinated action targeting terrorism financing has been extradited to the United States after consenting to face trial in America, British authorities said on Tuesday. Madurai-born Sundar Nagarajan, 65, was arrested by the Metropolitan Police’s National Extradition Unit from an address at Hayes in west London on April 18. The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) told Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London at the time that Nagarajan is the accountant linked to the finances of the designated Hezbollah terrorist organisation and is a “requested person” (RP)…

India stays top as the largest recipient of global remittances, with a 12.3 per cent surge in inward flow to $125 billion in 2023, underscoring the crucial role played by the Indian diaspora in supporting families and contributing to the country’s economic resilience. The US continued to be the largest source country for remittances while the GCC countries including the UAE and Saudi Arabia, where millions of migrant workers live, remained top sources of remittances in 2023. The World Bank’s latest Migration and Development Brief reveals a continuing growth in remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in 2023,…

Comcast, alongside several other big corporations, has recently suffered a devastating data breach. According to reports, it’s possible that hackers got their hands on the data of up to 36 million Comcast Xfinity customers, meaning the company’s cable television and internet department. Although the company is pretty tight-lipped about it, the data breach occurred over two months ago. Here’s what we know and what you should do to protect yourself. The hackers were able to access those masses of customer information through a vulnerability known as “CitrixBleed.” It’s found in Citrix networking devices that Comcast and other huge corporations use.…

What did childhood entail for Emirati women who have now come to represent modern UAE society? A society in which women are equal stakeholders in the social, cultural and economic progress. Ask Maryam Ali AlBalooshi, and she is likely to tell you that it was normal if not an easy one. Not easy because there were fewer examples of female accomplishment. Today, it is women like Maryam who have become the faces for women’s empowerment in the region, trailblazers who don not one but many hats. A chief climate change negotiator for the aviation sector, Maryam is an accomplished author…

Thibault Ruchon produced a solid round of golf to win the Division A title at the latest qualifier for the 2023 – 24 Race to Georgia over the National Course at Abu Dhabi Golf Club. Playing of a two handicap Ruchon shot the best score of the day with 40 points to claim the award. His round was the equivalent of a gross 70 that allowed him to win on a back-nine countback. Konstantin Zorbalas (18) won the Division B title with 37 points while Thanawat Puangsaroj (8) topped the Junior Division with 29 points. The format was Individual Stableford…

CEO Clubs Network Achieves Yet Another Milestone at COP28 UAE Dubai, December 12, 2023 – COP28, the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference held at Expo City, Dubai, marked a significant remark in the global effort to address climate change. The conference gathered nations, policymakers, and stakeholders to collectively navigate the challenges posed by climate change. In a remarkable achievement, CEO Clubs Network has set a new standard for global events by spearheading the organization of the United Republic of Tanzania Pavilion at COP28. The two-week-long series of events, meticulously managed by CEO Clubs, covered a diverse array of topics…

Tubi, one of the most popular FAST services, offers more than50,000 movies and TV shows in over 35 genres. For this article we’re zeroing in on the action genre and selecting three movies you must watch in December. One of our picks is John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, the third film in one of the best action franchises. The other two selections include Black Hawk Down, a heart-stopping epic war film, and Kill Bill: Volume 1, a kung fu thriller from an iconic filmmaker. Remember: Tubi is a free service. Users can sign up at no cost and enjoy thousands of…

Apple users in the UAE are urged to update their systems to the latest versions to prevent a ‘potential leakage of confidential information’, the country’s Cybersecurity Council (CSC) said in its latest advisory on Tuesday, In a post shared on X, formerly Twitter, the CSC alerted residents to the new “urgent security updates” that Apple had released to address “several vulnerabilities across all its systems”. The security loopholes could allow hackers “to remotely execute commands, gain high-level privileges, or access sensitive information on affected systems”, the CSC said. To avoid any breaches, it’s best to update Apple products’ operating systems…

In a move that will benefit many Indian technology professionals already in the US, a pilot programme to resume domestic visa renewal for qualified H-1B visa applicants has cleared a review by a top regulatory body under the White House. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. Technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China. The pilot programme, which will be limited to 20,000 participants, initially comes months after the White…

Equities mostly rose on Tuesday as traders looked past Federal Reserve officials’ attempts to dampen expectations for several interest rate cuts next year, while the yen weakened after the Bank of Japan decided against moving away from its ultra-loose monetary policy. Wall Street extended its seemingly relentless advance, fuelled by the US central bank’s dovish pivot last week, and while investors in Asia were a little more reticent at first, they turned more upbeat as the day progressed. Since the Fed released its “dot plot” forecast for rates, officials have in recent days lined up to temper market predictions that…