As per a brand valuation report released by Brand Finance, Life Insurance Corporation has been ranked at 10th in the list of insurance brands globally. Ping An Insurance of China is at the top. Life Insurance Corporation, which is bound for the nation’s largest share sale by March, is the strongest and the largest brand in the country with […]
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North Korea successfully tests the most powerful Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile: North Korea has successfully tested its Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile on January 30, 2022, the test was conducted from the Jagang Province area. This was the first nuclear-capable missile testing undertaken by the country since 2017. The Hwasong-12 has an estimated range of 4,500 km
South Korean electronics manufacturing giant, Samsung Electronics surpassed U.S chipmaker Intel to become the world’s leading chipmaker by revenue in 2021, according to a report released by research firm Counterpoint Technology Market Research. While Intel posted relatively flattish results, Samsung took the lead with a strong DRAM and NAND flash market performance in 2021. Samsung also saw solid momentum in logic chips
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Xiomara Castro was sworn in as the first female President of Honduras on 27 January 2022. The former first lady takes over after two terms of President Juan Orlando Hernandez. The 62-year-old Castro replaces President Juan Orlando Hernández, as 56th President of Honduras. Hernández has held the position for eight years from 27 January 2014 to 27 January 2022.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Prime Minister of Portugal Antonio Costa for resounding performance in the parliamentary elections in Portugal and his re-election. Mr Modi said, he is looking forward to continue deepening the warm and time-tested relationship with Portugal. Socialist Party bagged 117 seats in the 230 seats Parliament. Antonio Costo is serving
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The world’s largest canal lock has been inaugurated at Ijmuiden, a small port city, in the Port of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The sea lock was inaugurated by Dutch King Willen-Alexander on January 26, 2022. The 500-meter (1,640-feet) long and 70-meter wide sluice replaces a smaller, nearly 100-year-old one at Ijmuiden, a small port city connecting
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day was established by the United Nations in 2005 as an international day of commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. The United Nations designated 27 January (the liberation of Auschwitz) as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The theme of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2022 is “Memory, Dignity and Justice” The objective
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut India’s economic growth forecast for the current fiscal 2021-22 (FY22) to 9 percent, in its latest world economic outlook report, released on January 25, 2022. In its latest update of World Economic Outlook on Tuesday, the Washington-based international financial institution, which had in October last year projected a
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Apple has retained its position as the most valuable brand in 2022 as well, according to the Brand Finance 2022 Global 500 report. The brand valuation of Apple was recorded at $355.1 billion in 2022, which is an increase of 35% from last year. This is the highest brand value ever recorded in the Brand Finance Global 500 ranking history.
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Armenian President Armen Sarkissian tendered his resignation on 23 January 2022, saying he believes the country’s constitution does not give him sufficient powers to influence events. As per Sarkissian, his office is not granted sufficient powers to allow him to be an effective head of state. Armen Sarkissian served as the 4th president of Armenia from 9 April 2018
