India needs to continue efforts to maintain its polio-free status, and AFP surveillance has to remain a cornerstone of its strategy

Exhibition: 20 Apr 2018 - 21 Apr 2018, NEC, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Glasgow, Scotland : Saraband, 2018.

London : Hodder and Stoughton, 2016.

Pátzcuarao, Michoacán : Programa de Etnolingüística : SEP : CIESAS : INI, 1981.

Virtual reality media platform, Sensorium, has announced its membership in the Global Blockchain Business Council, or GBBC — a Swiss-based non-profit industry association for blockchain.

Sensorium will participate in GBBCs upcoming virtual forum on May 28, which will see the firms director of technology Alex Blagirev discuss his predictions for how virtual social media will change the way that people interact online.

Identity theft, fake accounts, etc. all will be to a large extent eliminated as human participants in the socially-virtual world will be required to verify their identity via the blockchain.

Facebook is often considered the 800-pound gorilla of the social networking market. Its family of apps -- which includes its main app, Instagram, and WhatsApp -- grew its monthly active users 14% year over year to 3.21 billion last quarter. Facebook also shares a near-duopoly with Alphabet's Google in the digital ad market.

However, several major social networks are still growing in Facebooks shadow. Lets take a closer look at three of them, how they withstood competition from Facebook, and what that resilience means for Facebooks long-term prospects.

1. Snapchat
2. Pinterest
3. Tiktok

Hiring and retaining top talent is vital for any organizations success. However, attracting and recruiting top talent is getting a lot more challenging thanks to a competitive hiring market. As such, most companies are turning to social media, notably Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, to share job openings, research top talents, and network with potential candidates. Research shows that 92% of recruiters use social media as part of their everyday hiring processes.  

Social medias presence and influence have increasingly grown in recent years, therefore, presents a suitable platform for captivating potential hires, highlighting open job positions, and enhancing an organization’s culture. This piece looks at five tips to implement a successful social media recruiting strategy.

Disney Adventure cruise ship will set sail from Singapore on December 15, 2025

India ranks 6th amongst the top nine deeptech ecosystems globally

Traders can avoid new positions

Post the pandemic, it is smooth sailing for cruising as an increasing number of Indians pack their bags to enjoy vacations on luxury liners

Disney Cruise Line’s new vessel Disney Adventure will house seven immersive experience zones inspired by Disney, Pixar, and Marvel worlds

Private cruises and on-call services highlight this year’s manta spotting season courtesy of The Manta Trust in the Maldives

President Joe Biden is asking Congress to send him a bipartisan bill designed to boost the country’s computer chips industry

The impact of demonetisation and Trump’s victory on Indian real estate

Breathe in pollution-free air and enjoy farm-to-table food and learn what makes Kodai plums so unique

Interview with Amarnath Amarsingham, a Fellow of George Washington University’s Program on Extremism in the U.S. and an expert in Islamic State

National Bureau of Economic Research

Retain the futures buy position

Market reports attributed the decline in price to profit-taking after a strong weekly gain

Market fears that the escalating tensions could disrupt crude oil supplies from West Asia as Iran is a major producer of crude oil in the world market

Such ETFs own futures contracts on crude oil instead of the commodity itself. The ETF price will mimic the spot price.

Uncertainties over the developments in West Asia helped boost the price of the commodity

Market players feel that there could be escalation in tension in West Asia following the recent developments in the region

Brent and WTI oil futures saw declines of over 3%, with MCX crude oil futures also experiencing significant drops.

October crude oil futures were trading at ₹5953, up by 0.30 per cent, and November futures were trading at ₹5931, up by 0.58 per cent, during the initial hours

December Brent oil futures rose to $74.37, while November WTI futures climbed to $70.59.

Market players are also assessing the supply risks from West Asia following the tensions in the region

Traders can stay out for now

In India, October crude oil futures traded slightly lower at ₹5,850

Market is also cautious about a potential increase in global oil supply as the OPEC+ is planning to restore production output in December

US crude oil inventories rose by 1.64 million barrels for the week ended October 18. Market estimates had earlier pegged increase at 0.7 million barrels

Windfall Tax is to counterbalance the unusually high profits earned by oil and gas companies from high global crude oil prices

At 9.56 am on Friday, December Brent oil futures were at $74.50, up by 0.16 per cent, and December crude oil futures on WTI (West Texas Intermediate) were at $70.28, up by 0.13 per cent

November natural gas futures were trading at ₹254.50 on MCX during the initial hour of trading on Monday against the previous close of ₹258.20, down by 1.43 per cent

November crude oil futures were trading at ₹5,686 on MCX during the initial hour of trading on Tuesday

Official data on crude oil inventory level in the US is expected later on Wednesday

Traders can go short

Increase in tensions in West Asia also boosted the price of the commodity. The latest developments in West Asia have created apprehensions in the market over possible crude oil supply disruptions from the region.

Market also focussed on outcome of US Federal Reserve meeting later in the week