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The partnership was announced at the G20 Summit between visiting US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and will promote cooperation in the fields of quantum information science, climate and energy, advanced microelectronics, artificial intelligence and data science.“It reaffirms the goals of the US-India initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET), to elevate and expand our strategic technology partnership and defense industrial cooperation between the governments, businesses, and academic institutions of our two countries,” said an official here.IIT-B Director, Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri, termed it as a strong bond being built between India and US academia, as evident from…

The TDP MP Kesineni Srinivas (Nani) sent letters to President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.The MP from Vijayawada brought to their notice that Naidu was arrested on Saturday by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Andhra Pradesh under multiple charges.He wrote that Naidu dedicated about 45 years of his life to selflessly serve the nation and is widely regarded as a clean and principled leader.“The circumstances surrounding Mr Chandrababu Naidu’s arrest have raised serious doubts about the legality and fairness of the process. The charges against him appear to be politically motivated and…

Shilpa took to Instagram, where she posted a video of them walking in a nature reserve. In the background a herd of deer can be seen.Adding the song, ‘Yun hi kat jaayega safar’, for the clip, she wrote: “Gifting you a mirror this birthday, so you can see what I see… someone funny, kind, considerate, and loving! A beautiful soul that’s perfect for me Happpppyyyyyyy birthdaaaayyyy, my Cookie!Stay protected, happy, and blessed. #husbandlove #BirthdayBoy #blessed #grateful #family #love.”It was in 2009, when Shilpa got engaged to Raj. The two got married the same year. They welcomed their first born,a son…

The wetland is polluted with sewage discharge and dumping of garbage from the nearby Perungudi garbage dump yard. If the government and the concerned environment and forest department of Tamil Nadu does not act, the site may lead to Pallikaranai entering the International black list,Montreux Record.The Ramsar Convention can act on its own to blacklist Pallikaranai if the garbage dumping and sewage discharge cannot be controlled.Notably, Pallikaranai marshland was spread across 5500 hectares in 1965 and is now at a meagre 500 hectares or rather the marshland has shrunk to his situation at present.The Perungudi dumpyard has taken up a…

Last December, Flintoff was injured in a high-speed accident while filming on the test track for the BBC show Top Gear, where he has been a co-presenter since 2019. He was then airlifted to hospital to receive further treatment for broken ribs, as well as facial and jaw injuries.In his first public appearance in nine months, Flintoff, wearing a bucket hat, had visible scars on his face and his nose was taped when he was spotted sitting next to Ben Stokes and Joe Root on the England dressing room balcony.According to a report in ESPNCricinfo, Flintoff is close friends with…

Neymar struck twice as the five-time world champions romped to a 5-1 win over Bolivia in their opening World Cup qualifier in the northern Brazilian city of Belem, reports Xinhua.”I’m very happy, lost for words,” news outlet Globo Esporte quoted the 31-year-old as saying.”I never imagined reaching this record and right now I want to say that passing Pele does not mean that I am better than him, or any player in the national team.”The Al Hilal forward now has 79 goals in 124 appearances since his international debut in 2010. Pele, regarded by many as the greatest player in…

Apple iPhone shipments grew 68 per cent (year-on-year) in the first half of this year in the country.In the first half, Apple secured a 6 per cent market share in the Indian smartphone market and dominated the super-premium smartphone segment (priced between Rs 50,000-Rs 100,000) with a robust 63 per cent market share, according to data from market intelligence firm CyberMedia Research (CMR).CMR estimates the iPhone 15 shipments in the launch quarter to hover around 65 per cent, driven by an increased ‘Make in India’ initiatives.iPhone domestic manufacturing in the country has significantly increased over the past four year.In another…

The plant Artemisia annua, or Sweet Annie — tall, fragrant and with vibrant green leaves — has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for over 2,000 years. It produces artemisinin, which contains an endoperoxide, used for the treatment of malaria.Its leaf extracts have been used to treat a variety of other diseases, including cancer and Covid-19. Yet, until recently, researchers haven’t clearly understood how exactly the plant’s compounds work.Researchers at the University of Texas- San Antonio (UTSA) are studying the bioactive properties of one of the plant’s compounds, Arteannuin B, in cancer cells and Covid, the disease caused by the…

New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS)The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police’s Cyber Cell to conduct an investigation into a large-scale operation involving the fraudulent collection of money under the name of fashion and lifestyle brand AJIO.This operation utilises scratch coupons and prize money schemes to deceive individuals.Justice Prathiba M. Singh stated that the court is convinced that the operation is being carried out by unscrupulous individuals with theintention of collecting money under the name of ‘AJIO’ and ‘AJIO Online Shopping Private Limited.’The court said that the fraudulent communications, including letters and scratch cards, are so convincing that recipients…

Interacting with reporters after attending a special worship and homa (fire ritual), Kumaraswamy said that he will not say anything about the alliance for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections at this juncture.However, former Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa on Friday said that alliance with JD(S) for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections will strengthen the BJP in the state.”With the alliance, it is possible to win more seats. Talks are on in New Delhi in this regard. JD(S) top leader and former Prime Minister Deve Gowda had held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah,” Yediyurappa…