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According to ICF General Manager B.G.Mallya, the sleeper and inter-city variants (of the Vande Bharat trains) will be launched this fiscal. Currently, the Vande Bharat trains designed and built by the ICF offer only seating facilities. Mallya said that the fully air-conditioned Vande Bharat sleeper train will have 16 coaches — 11 three tier, four two tier and one First Class. He asserted that for train journeys beyond 1,500 km, sleeper trains are better. The inter-city Vande Metro train to be launched in January 2024, will have 12 coaches each with a seating capacity of 100 and standees capacity of…

Washington, Sep 17 (IANS) IMEC, a new acronym born during the recent G20 meeting in Delhi, is the most ambitious project yet undertaken under the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII), the US-led West’s response to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).IMEC is a port-and-rail economic corridor connecting India, the Middle East and Europe. Thus the name, India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC). Along the route, the plan is to run a cable for electricity and digital connectivity US President Joe Biden, the architect of the (PGII) hailed the project as a “game-changing” regional investment.Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it “historic”.…

Reddy said that Naidu, “who led all his political life exploiting the people”, can’t escape the long arm of law as he was caught red-handed in the scam.The Chief Minister was addressing a public meeting in this town at Nidadavolu in East Godavari district.This was the first reaction by Reddy since Naidu’s arrest by the CID on September 9 in the alleged skill development scamHe also found fault with “pro-TDP media blindly supporting him” and warned that no one is above the law.“The gang of four, which has a share in the spoils, is unable to digest his (Naidu’s) arrest…

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) In a significant development which could have far reaching geopolitical ramifications, the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) was announced at the recently concluded G20 Summit in New Delhi.A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding this was signed by India, Middle Eastern countries, Europe and the US, thus marking a significant milestone in global economic and political dynamics.The participating nations in this initiative are Saudi Arabia, India, United Arab Emirates (UAE), France, Germany, Italy and the US.The corridor aims to strengthen economic development by improving connectivity and economic integration between Asia, the Arabian Gulf, and Europe.Most significantly…

The right shoulder injury that he suffered during the two-day marathon match against India in the Super 4 stage first ruled him out of the Asia Cup and now has made him unavailable for the World Cup. Naseem Shah might not be seen in action for a year, as per a report on the ESPNcricinfo website.The report said Naseem went for an X-ray scan in Dubai on Thursday and the first reports suggest that the injury is worse than suspected earlier.The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) might look for a replacement but as of now, he is unlikely to be part…

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Many analysts have characterised Chinese lending through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as “debt trap diplomacy” designed to give China leverage over other countries and even seize their infrastructure and resources.After Sri Lanka fell behind on payments for its troubled Hambantota port project in 2017, China obtained a 99-year lease on the property as part of a deal to renegotiate the debt, wrote Michael Bennon and Francis Fukuyama in a recent article in Foreign Affairs.Bennon is a Research Scholar and Manager of the Global Infrastructure Policy Research Initiative at the Center on Democracy, Development,…

Led by Saptarshi Das, associate professor of engineering science and mechanics at Penn State, the team published their work in the journal Nature Communication.”Robots make decisions based on the environment they are in, but their sensors do not generally talk to each other,” said Das.”A collective decision can be made through a sensor processing unit, but is that the most efficient or effective method? In the human brain, one sense can influence another and allow the person to better judge a situation,” Das added.The team focused on integrating a tactile sensor and a visual sensor so that the output of…

Islamabad, Sep 16 (IANS) China’s ‘One Belt One Road’ (OBOR) initiative is one of the world’s biggest financial investment and trade initiatives through an ambitious economic development and commercial connectivity among multiple countries spread across Asia, Africa and Europe, dubbed as the “Project of the Century” by the authorities in Beijing.In a project that embodies about 78 countries; Pakistan remains as one of the pivotal parts of it through OBOR’s flagship project, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).The CPEC is a core project of OBOR and has been termed as significant in making Pakistan both a conduit and destination for cross-regional investment…

Justice Saurabh Banerjee ordered the quashing of the FIR, registered in 2019 under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, after the woman and her mother reached a settlement with the brother on July 25.Given the woman’s legal education, the court recognised the potential benefits of utilising her services for the DHCLSC and ordered her to assist the committee for one month, starting from November 1 to November 30.The court said that a copy of the order be sent to the Member Secretary of the DHCLSC.The man confirmed the family settlement, and expressed his voluntary resolution of all disputes with…

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) BRI countries are increasingly opting for bailouts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), even though they often come with tough conditions, rather than trying to negotiate further relief from Beijing, wrote Michael Bennon and Francis Fukuyama in a recent article in Foreign Affairs.Bennon is a Research Scholar and Manager of the Global Infrastructure Policy Research Initiative at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University.Fukuyama is Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Director of the…