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Addressing the India Ideas Summit organised by US-India Business Council, he said that US' help would be critical in helping India become self-reliant in semi-conductor manufacturing.

The government will be organising drone shows and cultural programmes for the public from September 9 to 11. For security purposes, drones will not be permitted near Central Vista on the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits. But, it will be allowed for the rest of the days.

There is no mention as to when the video was shot. However, Congress' national social media co-coordinator Lavanya Ballal said the video is said to be dated September 5, when most parts of the city were flooded.

The main aim of the program is to identify hygiene gaps and encourage children to learn about the importance of hygiene in their lives. The program will reach 24 million children across India.

Over the past few days, Bengalurians affected by floods have been venting on social media. Several funny memes have also cropped up online.

In a video that is doing rounds on the internet, one can see the use of a conveyor belt for Ganpati visarjan. The clip shows small to middle-sized Ganesh idols being immersed in the water body as the conveyor belt moves forwards.

Ruby Asif Khan, who has been receiving death threats since she installed Lord Ganesh's idol at her residence, said that she is not scared of the fatwa and threats. Even Fatwa has been issued against her for worshipping the idol.

Sitharaman made the remarks here today while addressing the ongoing India Ideas Summit organised by US-India Business Council.

Job creation and equitable distribution of wealth remain the other focus areas, she said at India Ideas Summit here.

In a subsequent tweet, MIA shared a press release which said that the National Cinema Day celebrates the successful reopening of cinemas and is a 'thank you' gesture to the moviegoers who contributed to the successful re-opening of cinemas post-Covid.

The research, published in Lancet Regional Health-Southeast Asia, said that the inappropriate use of antibiotics is a significant driver of antibiotic resistance in India.

Some social media users went through the old archives and dug up Ranbir's old interviews in which the 'Besharam' actor once said that he likes to eat beef and circulated the clip on social media.

"I lost my father to the politics of hate and division. I will not lose my beloved country to it too. Love will conquer hate. Hope will defeat fear. Together, we will overcome," he tweeted.

Active Covid cases have declined to 50,594, while the death toll has climbed to 5,28,057 with 27 fatalities, including 11 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am showed.

Katti(61) died in Bengaluru on Tuesday night.

In Kanyakumari Rahul Gandhi will visit the Thiruvalluvar Memorial, Vivekananda Memorial and Kamaraj Memorial.

"Congratulations @JamesCleverly for your new responsibility as UK's Foreign Secretary. Looking forward to working together to advance #IndiaUK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership," Jaishankar tweeted.

According to sources, the minister, 61, felt chest pain at his Dollars Colony home and collapsed, following which he was shifted to Ramaiah hospital, where he breathed his last.

New Delhi: Taking note of the fact that a majority of people sitting on the rear seat of a car do not wear seat belt, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said on Tuesday that rear seat occupants not wearing seat belt will soon be penalised. The minister said that a notification […]

New Delhi: Seeking the cooperation of people in enforcing road safety norms, Union Road Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday recalled that he had seen clips being used to prevent the beep of seatbelt alarm during his travel in vehicles of four chief ministers in the past year. The minister, who spoke at […]

In Puducherry, a police constable and his relative had molested a woman medical student from Hyderabad, who was to attend a conference at a university.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) had conducted the entrance test for 18,72,343 candidates at 3,570 different centres located in 497 cities across the country

In a major relief to Indian students who were pursuing MBBS courses in Ukraine but had to return back to India after Russian invasion

New Delhi: The Indian Railways will provide training to the employees of the Bangladesh Railway as well as offer IT solutions for the computerisation of its passenger ticketing and freight operations, according to two MoUs inked between the two countries on Tuesday. The two MoUs were signed during Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ongoing visit to […]