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Speaking to IANS, the Minister said that semiconductor manufacturing — which is at the frontier of engineering and science/technology and a very high-level area — opportunities in the country are now immense and investments in this field will go to states that respond fast while creating an enabling environment, infrastructure and policies. Giving an example of mobile manufacturing, he said that in 2014, the country had zero mobile export and today, we are exporting Apple and Samsung smartphones’ worth Rs 1 lakh crore. “The sheer transformation in the electronics sector is the reason our Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes in…

Organised by Pro World Talent Sports in partnership with the All India Pickleball Association, the tournament will be held in Mumbai from September 29 to October 1. The tournament aims to foster international competition and enhance the profile of pickleball within India.Teams from diverse countries, including China, Singapore, Nepal, Dubai, Tanzania, the United States of America and others, are gearing up to participate in this tournament, elevating it to a global platform.Notably, the championship holds the distinction of being designated as a Tier 3 World Ranking tournament. This ranking system will allow players to accumulate crucial points that contribute to…

A source said: “This video is a prelude to the trailer of ‘Tiger 3’. It will have Salman Khan as the agent Tiger deliver an important message.”“Salman is the OG of the YRF Spy Universe who played a very crucial role in shaping how big the franchise has become today and all eyes on ‘Tiger 3’ to reveal the next series of events from the YRF spy universe.”The source added: “Expectations from ‘Tiger 3’ is sky high which releases this Diwali! This is the fifth film from the fabled YRF Spy Universe so audiences are, by now, heavily invested into…

As of Monday, the overall figure stood at38,181. Although reports of dengue-related deaths are coming from different districts almost every day, the Department has not given out the actual number. “What is alarming is that now several pockets in north Bengal, especially Malda, are coming fast under the grip of dengue,” said a senior Department official. A number of “dengue hotspot areas” have been designated in north and south Bengal, where special monitoring is being conducted on a regular basis.Amid a sudden rise of cases in the state capital, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to operate its health…

Upon his arrival, Prime Minister Modi will address a mega rally – ‘Karyakarta Mahakumbh’ at Bhopal’s Jamboori Maidan located in BHL area under Govindpura Assembly constituency.Donning party caps, BJP workers – men and women of different age groups, even some minors started arriving in Bhopal early this morning.The state BJP unit, which is eying to retain power in Madhya Pradesh in the assembly elections due this year end, has made elaborate arrangements for its workers arriving from the different parts of the state.The road – around a 500 meters stretch leading from Gandhi Chowk to Jamboori Maidan, which is the…

Seoul, Sep 25 (IANS) South Korea’s major companies, including Samsung, performed far worse than their US counterparts in the first half of 2023 due to the sluggish chip and energy sectors amid a global economic slowdown, a report showed on Monday.Samsung Electronics saw its sales, operating profit and net profit dip 21.5 per cent, 95.4 per cent and 86.9 per cent on-year, respectively.Comparable figures of its US counterpart, Apple, dropped 4.2 per cent, 10 per cent and 9.2 per cent, reports Yonhap nNews Agency.South Korea’s top 100 non-financial firms listed on the main local bourse saw their combined sales edge…

The star, who turned 90 in March and who famously portrayed a London gangster in ‘Get Carter’, said he got close to mobsters after taking a trip to Sin City with Frank Sinatra, reports aceshowbiz.com.”I’ll tell you who liked a laugh – Frank Sinatra. He was very nice, he became my friend, and he loved to laugh. But he never did many things that made you laugh. He was very tough. He took me to Las Vegas on his private plane, and then I knew every mafia guy in Las Vegas. I had dinner with them all,” he told the…

The van belonged to the JP Public School Ram Nagar. Three of the students suffered critical injuries.The victims were admitted to Ram Nagar government hospital, and health department and police officials were camping at the hospital.The incident occurred when the steering wheel of the van failed and the driver lost control over the vehicle. It has overturned into the roadside pit. The locals immediately conducted the rescue operation and saved the lives of students. They took them to the government hospital.The police said that the van owner had not taken the fitness certificate from the transport department and was using…

During a virtual meeting with the vice-chancellors on Sunday night, the Governor asked them to act independently without giving importance to what others say. Although the Governor did not specify whom he meant by “others”, the apparent hint was towards the state government, especially the state education department, with whom the Raj Bhavan has been at loggerheads over the affairs of the state universities.It is learnt that during the meeting, the Governor, who by virtue of his chair, is also the chancellor of state universities, focused on three things the vice chancellors should ensure at any cost.These three focus areas…

Showcased for the first time during ‘Tesla AI Day’ 2022 in October, Optimus was seen performing simple tasks this time in a video posted by the X owner.Optimus is now capable of self-calibrating its arms and legs.Using only vision and joint position encoders, the robot can precisely locate its limbs in spaceIt learns its tasks smoothly, like sorting and unsorting coloured-blocks, and its neural net runs entirely on-board, using only vision.After a long day at work for the humanoid robot, “it is time to stretch”, ending with a Namaste, showed the video.The robot has the same artificial intelligence (AI) software…