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If 2021 was the year of transition after the devastation of 2020, 2022 is expected to be the year of the rising talents who are bound to do great work in their respective fields and are certainly the ones to watch out for.

Kabir RoyBorn and raised in Kanpur, from where he moved to Kolkata to complete his studies in Hotels and Global Business Management from IHM Kolkata and IIM-Kolkata, respectively.He is a well-established corporate professional, a hotelier at heart, and astrologer by passion and an author by choice. Since his childhood, he loves to paint, read, sing and write. YOLO describes him to the fullest. In his career journey for over 20 years (in fortune 500 companies), from a hotelier to a corporate professional, to an astrologer to an author, he has lived by the philosophy of YOLO.

Jitender GoswamiJitender Goswami (Born 14 April 1993) is a self made Entrepreneur and successful digital marketer of India and Founder of India's No.1 Digital Marketing company named as "Smmpackage Pvt. Ltd.'' He has a very kind and humble personality. His company SmmpackagePvt. Ltd. is famous for their services like website designing ,YouTube channel SEO,social media marketing, Google Ads, website traffic, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and many more. He is providing their services all over the world. He is also an Inspiration to youngsters who want to achieve something big in their life.

Neha D GuptaNeha D Gupta is Indias most influential image consultant and founder of The Finishing School image building firm. She is the ideal guide for anyone interested in image coaching, styling, grooming, body language, communication, and etiquette. She received her degree from the London Image Institute and trained under the skilled guidance of Conselle Institute of Image Management's Lynne Mark and Judith Rasband. She has provided specialised services to well-known organisations such as HDFC, ICICI, Raymonds, and IPCA Pharma, Jamnabai Narsee Monjee School, etc.

Naresh Kumar SaroayNaresh Kumar Saroay from Punjab is a new and an emerging Indian author who entered in the arena of English literature with his debut poetic composition, a wonderful book Reborn. He has a successful career as a faculty of English for more than 15 years. Nowadays he is serving in Government Senior Sec. School Garha. Naturally Naresh is a nature lover and down to earth. As a teacher, humanity, love for nature, reflection on life and guidance reflect in his writings through poems.

Ankit JhambAnkit Jhamb started writing in 2019 and till now has finished 9 books. His latest book Chasing Fireflies is touching lives and spreading joy. This is his third book while the other six are in the queue. Ankit is a senior leader with a consulting organization and has been coaching and training people on applied behavioral sciences. His books as he puts it are stories with meaning, purpose and soul. So far his books have touched upon themes like passion, spirituality, love, emotional intelligence and positive psychology.

His penchant of creating stories with a heart is what sets himapart. Currently, he is working on publishing his fourth book, "The most negative book of Positivity" that aims to address 30 destructive emotions which society doesnt talk about or openly share. He has some very interesting projects lined up including a mythology fiction, a story on trauma, creativity rooted in times of 9/11, on Operation Bluestar, a heart-wrenching same-sex love story, a clinical psychology fiction and finally a book narrated by death on death for death.

Nihit MohanHailing from a family of engineers, bureaucrats, academicians, Nihit Mohan is an author, a traveler, a TEDx speaker, a management thought blogger, a full-time banking risk professional and a dedicated father. He has lived out of multiple cities and villages in India, visited almost 23 countries for work and leisure. Recently, he published his thoughts and learning in his debut book What School Doesnt Teach You. He has tried to distill all of his personal and professional experiences into this 250 pager book for everyone to benefit upon.www.nihitmohan.com.

Sumana Acherjee MukherjeeAuthor Sumana is from Kolkata and she is the perfect example of a simple girl rising to become a popular author of India. She is the author of two books- 'Life Through My Eyes' and 'The Moment of Joy'.

Danisha HasanDanisha Hasan who is a leading IT Professional She completed her education at Delhi University. She is a post-graduate and has work experience of more than 6 years She is certified by Google, Microsoft, CISCO, and NIELIT. Additionally, she is a blogger, public speaker, and trainer, moderator. She loves to share her insights that are useful in the growth of a business and establish its market value. She is a versatile woman entrepreneur who excels in her field of work and avails credible services.

Rahul MehandirattaAn aspiring Entrepreneur, who came back to Delhi after completing Masters degree from International Management Institute BelgiumMr Rahul Mehandiratta is now the founder of Moment's Expro and it is one of India's most influential, reliable and trusted services by private and government officials amongst many management companies. Since last year, Mehandiratta has gone to all lengths to help establish COVID-19 quarantine centers, providing logistics, setting containment zones and providing tent-age for the migrants struggling to return to their hometowns. In addition, the company provides temporary shelter, food and medical services for people in Delhi and NCR.

Shivam MadaanShivam Madaan is a freelance journalist and PR specialist from Punjab, India. He is the founder of Online Waale Media and reputed news companies like Hindustan Metro, Entrepreneur Hunt, and many more.

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Passwords. We seeming have one for nearly everything these days. Your computer login, email, streaming services, unlocking your phone, online banking, paying bills. Doing all of those things online takes a password. Some of you out there reading this now aren't using secure enough passwords. Yes, I'm talking to you Mr. 'my passcode is 1,2,3,4'. But there are also many of you out there who believe you are being secure enough, and you actually aren't.

Hive Systems, a cyber security firm, recently did a study on how long it would take a hacker to crack any password. They found that there are four things that affect how secure your password ends up being.

Taking those four factors into account, here is what the study found. Any password that is six characters or less can be cracked immediately. If your password is all lowercase letters, anything less than nine letters can be cracked right away. A password gets much more secure after 14 characters, and DO NOT use all numbers.

If you use uppercase and lowercase letters, your password still needs to be 12 characters to be somewhat secure. At ten characters, your password can be cracked in 3 days. 11 characters takes 5 months. 12 characters could take up to 24 years to crack. Even by adding special characters and numbers, make sure your password is longer than 11 characters.

If you want to be REALLY safe, the study suggests going even longer. A password that is 18 characters long and includes all the things we've mentioned, would take 438 trillion years to crack. I think you're safe.

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It marks an end to months of bureaucratic wrangling between Islamabad and New Delhi

It marks an end to months of bureaucratic wrangling between Islamabad and New Delhi

Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla flagged off a convoy of 50 trucks carrying 2500 tonnes of wheat as humanitarian aid for Afghanistan at the India-Pakistan integrated checkpost (ICP) on Tuesday, the first of about 1,000 truckloads which will head for Jalalabad over the next few weeks.

The wheat is expected to be sent across Afghanistan to help people deal with the crisis caused by food shortage and an economic collapse after the Taliban takeover of Kabul. The assistance was made in response to appeals made by the United Nations for humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, the Ministry of External Affairs said.

Traders and truckers in Amritsar also welcomed the trans-shipment, which is taking place after being suspended for nearly three years, and expressed the hope that the opening for Afghan aid would also lead to a reopening of India and Pakistan trade, whose closure has caused massive economic losses in the border town.

The wheat assistance will be delivered in multiple consignments and will be handed over to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, an MEA statement said

World Food Program Country Director Bishaw Parajuli, who had helped complete the negotiations with India, and Afghan Ambassador Farid Mamundzay were also present at the ceremony. According to officials, the wheat, procured by the Food Corporation of India (FCI), has been specially double bagged to protect it from contamination along the 500-km journey from Attari to Jalalabad, and then to other centres for distribution.

The wheat shipment, which was packed in special bags stamped Gift from the people of India to the people of Afghanistan, marks an end to months of bureaucratic wrangles between New Delhi and Islamabad. The consignment had been originally offered to the Taliban leadership in October 2021, but was held up due to objections from Pakistan.

Once Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced he would allow the trans-shipment as an exception, and other permissions were secured from Islamabad, it was further delayed by Punjab election, and trucks from Afghanistan finally came to Attari on Monday to be loaded, a day after Punjab polling. Afghan trucks will ply the route, not Indian trucks, as per the Pakistani stipulations, and the drivers are given permits instead of visas by India.

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Baghdad, Iraq Tue, March 1, 2022 2022-03-01 20:05 19 6ecd2a3b02ae141944722af30e91255d 2 Middle East and Africa Afghanistan,Russia,CBS,Western-powers,Ukraine,war,media,Racism Free

The world has been stunned by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but shock quickly gave way to indignation in other strife-torn parts of the world over media commentary many saw as racist against them.

"This isn't a place -- with all due respect, you know -- like Iraq or Afghanistan that has seen conflict raging for decades," said Charlie D'Agata of US network CBS News.

"This is a relatively civilised, relatively European -- I have to choose those words carefully too -- city where you wouldn't expect that or hope it is going to happen."

A day later, after much online furore, D'Agata apologised for his "poor choice of words".

This was just one of many remarks on reputable media outlets drawing a line between the conflict unfolding in Ukraine and those in other parts of the world.

Many Arabs were quick to point out the double standard, noting that while the toll of war may be similar in the respective conflicts, the media treatment is not.

Some also drew a comparison between Europe's welcoming of Ukrainian refugees and the influx of Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans, which was declared a "migrant crisis".

Political scientist Ziad Majed said that, while there was "magnificent solidarity" from the world over the Ukraine conflict, it also revealed a "shocking distinction".

The discrepancies in media treatment revealed the "dehumanisation of refugees from the Middle East", said Majed, a professor at the American University of Paris.

"We can understand that the Ukrainians are Europeans, and that the memory of war in Europe can revive a lot of emotions," he said.

But he stressed that "when we hear some commentators speaking about 'people like us', this suggests that those coming from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan or Africa are not (like them)".

'Racist coverage'

The Qatari channel Al Jazeera English was also not immune to the controversy.

"These are not, obviously, refugees trying to get away from areas in the Middle East that are still in a big state of war," said one of its anchors. "They look like any European family that you would live next door to."

The network later issued an apology, describing the remarks as "insensitive and irresponsible".

Salem Barahmeh, director of the pro-Palestinian platform Rabet, was quick to point out seeming discrepancies in the commentary.

"Refugees are welcome depending where they come from," he wrote on Twitter, adding that "resistance to occupation is not only legitimate but a right".

The Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists' Association condemned "examples of racist news coverage that ascribes more importance to some victims of war than others".

"This type of commentary reflects the pervasive mentality in Western journalism of normalising tragedy in parts of the world such as the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and Latin America."

'Civilised'

For Syrians, the disparity in media treatment is particularly striking as Russia launched a bloody intervention to prop up Bashar al-Assad's regime more than six years ago.

Before the war in Ukraine, Majed said, Syrian territory served as a "laboratory" for the Russian army, on which it "tested its arsenal and tactics".

Journalist Philippe Corbe referenced that conflict when he spoke about the Ukraine refugee flow on French broadcaster BFM TV.

"We are not talking about Syrians fleeing the bombardment of the Syrian regime, supported by Vladimir Putin," he said.

"We are talking about Europeans who are leaving in their cars, that look like our cars... and who are just trying to save their lives."

Contacted by AFP, the broadcaster said Corbe's remarks were "clumsy but taken out of context... (and) led to the mistaken belief that he was defending a position opposite to the one he wanted to emphasise, and he regrets this".

AdeelaOfficial, an Instagram account dedicated to humorous commentary on celebrity news, took a break from the jokes to decry media "racism".

"The Western media claims to protect human rights and defend democracy, when in reality it is ignorant, racist and cannot see beyond its own nose," it charged.

Afghans have also expressed exasperation over Ukraine coverage, just six months after the Taliban seized control in a lightning offensive that sent the country spiralling into chaos and hundreds of thousands of people into exile.

Many have highlighted what they saw as an emphasis media has put on Christian Europeans with "blond hair and blue eyes" becoming refugees, marking them out as different from other victims of war.

"It is the same point being made again and again: people in all other conflicts were half humans, of lesser worthy origin and race, but Europeans are full humans. So this war matters," said Muska Dastageer, a university lecturer.

The normalisation of war in the Middle East and so-called third world countries and "the assumption that they deserve war is just one of the reasons why those wars lasted so long," added Aisha Khurram, a former youth representative to the United Nations.

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Afghanistan ranked last in the World Happiness Report among 149 countries surveyed, with Lebanon following.

Afghanistan is the unhappiest country in the world even before the Taliban swept to power last August. That is according to a so-called World Happiness Report released before the United Nations-designated International Day of Happiness on Sunday.

The annual report ranked Afghanistan as last among 149 countries surveyed, with a happiness rate of just 2.5. Lebanon was the worlds second saddest country, with Botswana, Rwanda and Zimbabwe rounding out the bottom five.

Finland ranked first for the fourth year running with a 7.8 score, followed by Denmark and Switzerland, with Iceland and the Netherlands also in the top five.

Researchers ranked the countries after analysing data over three years. They looked at several categories, including gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, social safety nets, life expectancy, freedom to make life choices, generosity of the population, and perceptions of internal and external corruption levels.

Afghanistan stacked up poorly in all six categories, as it did before the Talibans return to power. The country was under the United States occupation for 20 years during which Washington alone spent $145bn on development, according to reports by the US special inspector general for Afghanistan.

Still, there were signs of increasing hopelessness.

Gallup conducted a poll in 2018 and found that few Afghans they surveyed had much hope for the future. In fact, the majority said they had no hope for the future.

Afghans have faced years of war, corruption, grinding poverty and lack of jobs.

When Masoud Ahmadi, a carpenter, returned to Afghanistan from neighbouring Pakistan after the 2001 collapse of the Taliban, his hopes for the future were bright.

He dreamed of opening a small furniture workshop, maybe employing as many as 10 people. Instead, sitting in his dusty six-foot by 10-foot workshop on Saturday, he said he opens just twice a week for lack of work.

When the money came to this country, the leadership of the government took the money and counted it as their personal money, and the people were not helped to change their life for the better, said Ahmadi.

Since the Taliban returned to power last August, the countrys economy has been in free fall, worsened by the US sanctions and its diplomatic and financial isolation. The Taliban has urged the international community to recognise its new government as it struggles to revive the economy battered by decades of war and foreign interventions.

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