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United News of India
13 hours ago
- Business
- United News of India
'Beyond Compliance': Vantage & Cyber Skillsphere to Launch New Standards in Cybersecurity Training
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 20: A landmark initiative to build a future-ready global workforce of cybersecurity professionals through applied, certification-based learning designed to secure the digital world. In another major step toward redefining the realm of professional education, now in cybersecurity and digital risk; Vantage Knowledge Academy Ltd, a BSE-listed global leader in professional education, has tied up with Cyber Skillsphere Pvt Ltd, a leading firm specializing in cybersecurity, digital forensics, and AI. This collaboration will give rise to a structured multi-level certification program in cybersecurity auditing and assurance, designed to meet the growing need for applied, industry-ready professionals in both the public and private sectors. The program is centred around the theme: 'Auditing Beyond Checklists. Securing Beyond Compliance.' The initiative will be governed by an independent not-for-profit professional jointly managed by both entities. This body will act as the apex certification and standards authority and oversee the development of a skilled, certified cybersecurity workforce and independent professionals across India and globally. The certification program will address the real-world demands of governance, risk-based, compliance, technical, and operational audits — empowering learners from both technical and non-technical backgrounds to emerge as immediately employable professionals and independent auditors, ready to handle complex digital challenges across industries. Vantage Knowledge Academy Ltd will manage digital infrastructure, student onboarding, nationwide outreach, certification, and academic delivery through its proprietary LMS platform It will also establish cybersecurity professional chapters and organize industry events across India. Cyber Skillsphere Pvt Ltd will lead program design, training execution by domain experts, and industry collaborations to ensure practical exposure, internships, and placement opportunities. Cyber Skillsphere's founding team brings a rich legacy of training over 500,000 professionals globally in cybersecurity and digital forensics, having worked with national and international PSUs, crime and defence agencies, major banks, and global technology firms. About Vantage Knowledge Academy Ltd Vantage Knowledge Academy Ltd is a premier global educational institution committed to bridging the gap between academia and industry. Specializing in Finance, Law, Accounts, and IT, the Company offers professional, short-term certification, and degree programs that are aligned with international benchmarks and tailored for industry readiness, global compatibility, and immediate employability. Programs include globally recognized certifications and degrees such as Certified Market Technician (CMT), Certified Wealth Manager (CWM), Bachelors and Masters degrees, MBA (Finance), among others. Through its proprietary learning management platform, Vantage delivers immersive, instructor-led, and asynchronous online programs with certification, mentorship, career support, and access to a growing body of professionals, mentors, and partner institutions. Vision Forward: This strategic initiative is not just an academic launch — it represents a larger vision of national and global digital resilience. It seeks to build a scalable, certifiable talent pipeline that can support enterprises, government and institutions in facing cybersecurity challenges proactively — not just in compliance, but in capability. The first set of programs under this partnership will be announced shortly. For more information and program updates, visit: If you object to the content of this press release, please notify us at We will respond and rectify the situation within 24 hours.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
If you can't make it to Boston Calling here's how to see Megan Moroney in Boston
Megan Moroney will play the first night of Boston Calling on Friday, May 23, but if you can't make it to the festival, there's still another chance to see her in concert. The country music singer opened for Kenny Chesney last year but set out on her own in March for her 2025 North American tour, 'Am I Okay?' Moroney will be at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT on Saturday, May 24 and will close out her tour at the Roadrunner in Boston, MA on August 1 and 2. Related: Luke Combs playing at Newport Folk Festival 2025, how to buy tickets Fans looking to see the country singer live can do so by shopping for tickets online at Ticketmaster and reliable third-party ticket sellers like StubHub, VividSeats and SeatGeek. *New customers who purchase tickets through VividSeats can get $20 off a $200+ ticket order by using the promo code MassLive20 at checkout.* As of Thursday, May 22, the cheapest tickets to the Boston shows are listed below: For the August 1 show, the cheapest tickets are $410 on StubHub, $364 on VividSeats and $382 on SeatGeek. The cheapest tickets to the August 2 show are $406 on StubHub, $358 on VividSeats and $278 on SeatGeek. Moroney's breakout year came in 2022 with her debut EP, "Pistol Made of Roses," which included the single 'Hair Salon.' Her college football-themed hit, 'Tennessee Orange', reached number 10 on the Hot Country Songs chart and won her a CMT Music Award for Breakthrough Female Video of the Year. Below is the remaining schedule for Megan Moroney's 'Am I Okay?' tour with links to purchase tickets: We found the cheapest Beyoncé tickets to MetLife Stadium shows, here's how to buy them Kelly Clarkson Las Vegas Residency: Where to buy tickets before they sell out Where to buy cheapest Post Malone tickets to the Gillette Stadium show Lorde 2025 Tour: Where to buy tickets before they sell out Bad Bunny announces World Tour, how to buy tickets before they sell out May 21-22: The Anthem in Washington D.C. - Shop for tickets using StubHub, VividSeats and SeatGeek May 24: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. - Shop for tickets using StubHub, VividSeats and SeatGeek June 13: Virginia Credit Union LIVE! in Richmond, Va. - Shop for tickets using StubHub, VividSeats and SeatGeek June 14: Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica in Cleveland, Ohio - Shop for tickets using StubHub, VividSeats and SeatGeek June 20: Stage AE Outdoors in Pittsburgh, Pa. - Shop for tickets using StubHub, VividSeats and SeatGeek July 17: Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee, Wis. - Shop for tickets using StubHub, VividSeats and SeatGeek July 19: Outer Harbor Live at Terminal B in Buffalo, N.Y. - Shop for tickets using StubHub, VividSeats and SeatGeek Aug. 1-2: Roadrunner in Boston, Mass. - Shop for tickets using StubHub, VividSeats and SeatGeek Read the original article on MassLive.
Forbes
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Can This Netflix Show Continue Its 100% Streak On Rotten Tomatoes?
Netflix is full of surprises. Not only do subscribers receive big-budget blockbusters filled with today's biggest stars, but sometimes the streamer surprises us with deeply felt stories that reveal a less-than-glamorous side of life. And that was certainly the case with one of Netflix's most unexpected documentary hits, America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, which earned a 100% approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes after it premiered in June 2024. And now, exactly one year later, Season 2 is back to (hopefully) recreate the magic. Will the new season (which premiered this morning) simply continue the formula, or will it deepen the show's cultural resonance and ambitious storytelling? I think we can trust the show's creator Greg Whiteley to achieve the latter. His grounded, empathetic lens previously brought him success with hit sport docu-series like Cheer and Last Chance U. We can contrast the depth Whiteley discovered through his projects with similar shows like CMT's Making the Team—where Netflix's version lingered on humanity, vulnerability and day-to-day sacrifice, CMT was most concerned with judgment and spectacle. America's Sweethearts explored themes like body standards, mental health, identity and the pressures of performance—not to mention a much-talked about issue of fairness when it comes to pay. These topics didn't deter viewers but in fact drew them in, leading to both critical and commercial success: in addition to the show's 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating, it landed on Netflix's Top 10 list in 27 different countries and accrued tons of social media buzz, including TikTok recreations of the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders' iconic 'Thunderstruck' routine. In the end, both subscribers and critics were taken by how the show tackled difficult truths hiding beneath the glittering surface of cheer culture, all while celebrating the spectacle that makes the cheerleading team so epochal in our football-obsessed culture. Season 2 picks up with auditions for the 2024-25 season, and follows our cheerleading stars through training camp, cuts and the full season schedule. This year, just 23 of the 36 veterans return to try and make the lineup, which means there will be a larger rookie class than usual—so you can expect more competition, more risk, more emotional upheaval. Over the course of seven episodes, which all drop on Netflix at once on June 18, 2025, the show will hopefully continue to prioritize the emotional journeys of the cheerleaders and internal conflicts over sensationalism. We can also look forward to returning figures, as well as some brand new rookie storylines. We'll catch up with Reece (who is now married and exploring a social media career after leaving her job), Jada (in her final season, and known for her fierce dancing and strong personality) and Armani (who is very outspoken about alopecia and uses her platform to raise awareness). We can also look forward to new storylines from the likes of Charly (whose comeback story involves her recovering from pulmonary embolism), Dayton (the daughter of a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleading alum) and Ava (who was previously cut from the squad for her social media image). Look no further than Reddit to see that people are just as engaged as ever and excited about Season 2 of the popular show. These comments show that fans are very vocal about their expectations for how the show can both recreate the magic and improve its focus: they hope for more dancing (these particular commenters voiced they wanted full routines, behind-the-scenes footage of learning choreography and less filler), expect more solo time with the cheerleaders (they are interested in seeing the artistry and athleticism beyond brief montages) and a deeper focus on character that goes beyond the ingénue archetype. Season 2 has a huge opportunity to not only continue, but deepen the commentary of Season 1 that won over so many critics. Caroline Siede from the "Girl Culture" Substack praised that the show reveals how the cheerleading profession mixes glamour, tradition and exploitation, and that cheerleaders are expected to maintain a 'Barbie-esque' look while working multiple jobs. Siede also appreciated that Whitely depicted how the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders openly enforces gendered norms (as opposed to dressing them up as empowerment), and that the show ultimately works because it embraces contradiction: 'hot, thin, white, Christian Disney princesses' performing at elite levels, all while being undervalued. Judy Berman of Time also offered some piercing insights of Season 1, noting how the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, as an institution, unfairly demands physical perfection, sexual appeal, maternal warmth and public grace—all simultaneously. Low pay, body policing, sexual harassment and a lack of institutional support can all be expected for these cheerleaders. There were many powerful moments in Season 1 that explored such strain, like Kelcey being tracked by a stalker or Sophy being groped—issues that are certainly treated with gravity, yet reveal systemic failure. Whiteley allows such obvious and problematic contradictions to sit, ultimately inviting viewers to reflect without offering clear answers. This docu-series is part of a growing sports lineup on Netflix, including shows like F1: Drive to Survive, Quarterback and Wrestlers. But America's Sweethearts is unique in this lineup as it is the only series centered entirely on women and expectations placed upon them when it comes to performance and identity (the series isn't just about competition or underdog grit). Such an obstinate approach suggests that America's Sweethearts could in fact be Netflix's most subversive sports doc yet, simply by choosing to look at labor and beauty in tandem. So will Season 2 match the first season's immense success? Or will it fall to the wayside when it comes to the important issues brought to light? Only time will tell—and the time is now. The latest season America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders premiered this morning on Netflix, and we'll be watching as both the fan and critical responses rolls in. Hopefully, Whiteley can continue to turn the often-dismissed role of cheerleading into a microcosm of broader gendered labor issues that persist in this world. America's Sweethearts isn't just entertainment—it's a cultural document. And we should pay attention.
Newsroom
4 days ago
- Politics
- Newsroom
Govt decision-less as court approves more coastline titles to Māori applicants
Māori have been granted rights over more of the southern North Island coastline under tighter new Supreme Court criteria, while the Cabinet enters its seventh month of indecision over an amending law. The latest High Court ruling over the coast from Kāpiti to Manawatū (Paekakariki to the Rangitikei River, and including Kapiti Island and islets) is unique because it takes a pivotal late 2024 Supreme Court ruling into account. It still makes a series of grants of customary marine title (CMT) at a time when the Government wants to restrict such coastal rights. The coalition has a bill before Parliament that would make it harder for iwi and hapū to prove continuous and exclusive use of waters under tikanga since 1840. The bill is designed, the Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith reportedly claimed, to mean only about 5 percent of the coast could be subject to CMT. It contains a provision making any judgments delivered since its introduction moot and would return such cases to new hearings. But after an urgent decision delivered by the Supreme Court went some way to meeting concerns the Government had over an earlier Court of Appeal judgment, Goldsmith paused the law change. Having promised to pass it by the end of 2024, he and colleagues have been seeking advice on whether it is still needed, with that process beginning in December. A High Court judge awarded six new areas of customary title that month on the other side of the North Island, down the southern Wairarapa coastline. She invited lawyers to submit to her on how the Supreme Court ruling in November might change her findings. Now another judge, taking into account the Supreme Court's refined and extended criteria, has done the same for the Kāpiti to Manawatū coast on the other side of the island. A spokesperson for Goldsmith said no decision had been reached by the Government on whether to progress its bill. The minister told Parliament's Māori Affairs select committee during Scrutiny Week on Tuesday he could not commit to a timeframe, even to say the Government could decide the bill's fate this year. 'We are actively turning our mind to it and we do want to resolve these issues sooner rather than later. 'Broadly we are concerned about the whole framework that's developed. I'm worried that we could see the way it's currently set up we could continue having court case for many, many years and could still be testing it in 2040. We are turning our minds towards how we could come up with a more efficient process.' Goldsmith said it could either leave the law as it is, with the Supreme Court's view prevailing, or could amend the Government's bill to continue to change the existing law but 'recognising' elements of that court's views. In CMT cases, a process the Crown made Māori undertake when Parliament passed the Marine and Coastal Areas (Takutai Moana) Act in 2011, iwi or hapū apply via the courts or direct to a minister to have customary rights over inner waters and coastline recognised. Rights of the public to access, swim, use boats and fish are not affected. But the commercial fishing industry has been an 'intervener' in various Marine and Coastal Areas Act cases before the courts, arguing local Māori either did not have exclusive use, or continued use of water under tikanga (custom) since 1840. Industry lawyers have argued that commercial fishing fleets have lawfully fished in these zones, making the exclusivity criteria redundant. The fishing-industry-friendly coalition Government has taken notice and its amendment law, which has already gone through the select committee process, is an attempt to make Māori claims to CMT more difficult. Now, with a tighter criteria on the table via the Supreme Court, the Cabinet must decide if its law and its restrictions are even needed. One line of thought is that the Government should now back off the law and avoid more controversy with Māori after the intensity of opposition of the Treaty Principles Bill. A map provided to the High Court by the Attorney-General's lawyers showing overlapping claims in the Kāpiti to Manawatū coastline. In this latest Kāpiti-Manawatū coastline case, Justice Christine Grice has in a 600-page judgment weighed the Supreme Court's definitive views on tikanga, exclusivity and undisturbed use of waters into account and made CMT orders in favour of five groupings. Two, Te Ātiawa and Ngāti Raukawa, win exclusive customary rights, and to share rights with other tribal groupings. One iwi, Muaūpoko, is granted shared rights with two individual hapū or whānau claimants. The applicants' rights to CMT over waters beside the coastline are, however, all restricted down from the 12-nautical mile limit sought to between a kilometre and a nautical mile only. That is despite the marine and coastal area being legally the area between the high-water springs and the 12 nautical mile limit of the territorial sea. A bid by Te Ātiawa for exclusive CMT over Kapiti Island was rejected by the judge, who found Ngāti Toa had clear rights to the island, although Te Ātiawa succeeded in winning shared rights over the 5km channel between the island and its area on the facing coastline. Justice Grice's judgment follows hearings between March and November 2024 and late submissions in February 2025. She says it considers 'historically contested events and the groups' circumstances, in particular their relationships with the takutai moana and how those relationships have been expressed through to the present time – in the context of the application of the statutory test for CMT as recently reformulated by the Supreme Court. 'The final determination recognises that five applicant groups are entitled to either shared exclusive, or exclusive CMT as various specific locations across the hearing area.' Another 10 groups claiming parts of the coastline areas have chosen not to go through the courts, but made applications to ministers and officials under what is known as the Crown engagement pathway. Attorney-General Judith Collins is represented in the court actions, with her lawyer telling Justice Grice she acts 'in the interests of all the public (including Māori) to assist the court to interpret the MACA Act, assuming an 'independent aloofness''. Witnesses and claimants told the High Court that for their ancestors there had been no line between land and sea. 'From the Kāpiti Coast they looked seaward to Kapiti Island and beyond to the top of the South Island. The moana which took their waka to those places was a continuation of the land – it was a highway,' Justice Grice writes. The MACA law was the National Government's response in 2011 to the highly controversial 2004 Foreshore and Seabed Act brought in by Helen Clark's Labour Government after the appeal court at the time found Māori could claim customary ownership rights of their shoreline and inshore waters. The 2004 law extinguished any customary rights and vested the foreshore and seabed in the Crown, leading to widespread Māori protest and ultimately the formation of the Māori Party. National's compromise MACA law seven years later declared no one owned the foreshore and seabed – not Māori and not the Crown. It restored any customary rights extinguished by the 2004 law, and provided instead for Māori groups to apply for Customary Marine Title recognising that certain areas were held by them and giving them influence over uses in those zones. It covers the area between high-water springs and the 12 nautical mile limit of the territorial sea. Iwi and hapū around the country have lodged more than 200 court applications for customary marine title. About 390 groupings had separately chosen to seek CMT in direct negotiations with the Crown but a Waitangi Tribunal report this month recorded none had been concluded and just seven were near completion. Timeline
Time of India
5 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
ONGC well blowout: Gas leak continues for 5th day, 'most experienced' team engaged
Sivasagar: Energy major ONGC on Monday said it has deployed the "most experienced" Crisis Management Team (CMT) to control the leakage of gas, which continued for the fifth day after a blowout at a crude oil well in Assam's Sivasagar district. The district administration said that air pollution is still within the acceptable limit and the local office of Pollution Control Board, Assam (PCBA) is closely monitoring the situation. The blowout began on June 12 at Well No RDS 147 of Rig No SKP 135 of Rudrasagar oil field of ONGC at Barichuk of Bhatiapar. A private firm, SK Petro Services, was operating the well on behalf of the state-run Maharatna company. "ONGC has deployed its most experienced Crisis Management Team (CMT), a team with a proven track record in managing complex well control operations, to contain the gas leakage at Well RDS#147. The operation is being closely and continuously monitored by ONGC's top management," the company said in a statement. Geological challenges are inherent to oil and gas operations and the premier energy company follows stringent safety protocols, it added. "ONGC is making all out efforts to bring the gas leak under complete control at the earliest," the company said. The company, in coordination with the district administration, undertook the safe evacuation of affected families and has been providing them with shelter, food, drinking water and other essential daily supplies. Because of the blowout, around 1,500 people have been affected and 70 families were shifted to a relief camp set up in nearby Bangaon, and all necessary arrangements are being made to ensure their welfare and well-being. "To safeguard public health, ONGC has established free round-the-clock medical camps staffed with doctors and equipped with essential medicines, as part of its comprehensive emergency response," the statement said. The company said that it is maintaining continuous communication with all stakeholders, including the district and police administrations, media and local community leaders, to ensure transparency and swift action. "ONGC is grateful to the government, the local residents and the media for their continuous support and seeks further cooperation from all stakeholders till this situation is normalised," it added. Meanwhile, the office of the Sivasagar District Commissioner in a Facebook post said that the local PCBA unit has established machines at the blowout site to study the air quality and oversee other pollution levels. "According to the test reports by experts on the level of pollution in the atmosphere, the air pollution is still within tolerable limits," it added. Measures have been taken to reduce the spread of compounds in the exhaust gas into the atmosphere by continuously pumping water at high pressure from the Dikhou river which flows near the rig. The well has not caught fire yet and no one is injured in the incident, while all emergency services have been pressed in the area, a company official said. An ONGC official had earlier said that it was an old crude well without production and a perforation job was going on for zone transfer at the time of the blowout. "It is a kind of servicing of the well. The production was supposed to start from a new zone after the perforation job. At the time of the incident, the logging perforation operation was going on. Suddenly gas started coming out in an uncontrolled manner immediately after the perforation, leading to the blowout," he had added. PTI>
