UST Global joins hands with Microsoft
Thiruvananthapuram, May 16: Digital technology services company UST Global on Wednesday joined hands with Microsoft to decode the future of technology, the company said.
As part of the partnership, the companies would embark on a transformative digital journey that brings anthropology, art and technology together, to generate and transform innovative ideas into breakthrough services for customers.
"As part of our digital transformation journey, Microsoft is our key partner to not only enable and enhance our employees' capabilities in being future-ready, but also in creating cutting-edge solutions for our global customers," said Sunil Kanchi, Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President, UST Global.
The partnership was announced at UST Global's "Future Decoded" -- a digital transformation convention held at its Thiruvananthapuram campus.
"We are thrilled to partner with UST Global. In this age of artificial intelligence, machine learning and quantum computing it is imperative to maintain security, trust and compliance, even as we jointly create breakthrough experiences for our customers," added Managing Director, Microsoft India.
At the "Future Decoded" event, Microsoft also recognized UST Global with the "Innovation and Leadership in Digital Transformation" award, the statement said.
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Iran president death: India announces one-day state mourning on May 21
New Delhi, May 20: A one-day state mourning will be observed across India on Tuesday as a mark of respect for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash, the Union Home Ministry has announced.
The national flag will be flown at half-mast on all buildings where it is regularly flown across India and there will be no official entertainment during the period of state mourning.
The Iranian president, the country's foreign minister and several other officials were found dead on Monday, hours after their helicopter crashed in a foggy, mountainous region of the country's northwest, Iran state media reported.
A home ministry spokesperson said Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Hossein Amit-Abdollahian, the country's foreign minister, passed away in a helicopter crash.
"As a mark of respect to the departed dignitaries, the government of India has decided that there will be one day's state mourning on May 21 (Tuesday) throughout India," the spokesperson said.
"On the day of mourning, the national flag will be flown at half-mast throughout India on all buildings where the national flag is flown regularly and there will be no official entertainment on the day," the official added.
