Union Budget: PM Modi to meet prominent economists today

Union Budget: PM Modi to meet prominent economists today

New Delhi, July 11 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday hold a meeting with leading economists to discuss the Union Budget 2024-25.

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India set to make strides in quantum technology, AI with the US: Union Minister

India set to make strides in quantum technology, AI with the US: Union Minister

New Delhi, July 11 - India, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is set to make great strides in quantum technology, artificial intelligence, critical metals and semiconductor sectors with the United States, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and

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Austria visit historic, productive, added vigour to ties, says PM Modi after packed Vienna schedule

Austria visit historic, productive, added vigour to ties, says PM Modi after packed Vienna schedule

Vienna, July 11 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday termed his Austria visit "historic" and "immensely productive" and said it has added "vigour" to the two countries' friendship.

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IIT Madras data analytics indicates no mass malpractice in NEET exam: Centre to SC

IIT Madras data analytics indicates no mass malpractice in NEET exam: Centre to SC

New Delhi, July 11 - In its latest affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, the Union government said that the data analysis conducted by IIT Madras shows that there is neither any indication of mass malpractice nor a localised set of candidates being

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UP forest dept prepares seed balls for Bundelkhand, Vindhya regions

UP forest dept prepares seed balls for Bundelkhand, Vindhya regions

Lucknow, July 11 - The Uttar Pradesh Forest Department, for the first time, has taken to sowing seed balls for the climatic and geographical conditions in Bundelkhand and Vindhya regions, forest officials said.

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Atiq Ahmad’s lawyer listed as history-sheeter

Atiq Ahmad’s lawyer listed as history-sheeter

Prayagraj, July 11 - The Prayagraj police have listed slain gangster Atiq Ahmad's lawyer, Vijay Mishra, as a history-sheeter with the Cantonment police station on number 22 B, the police said.

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633 villages in 12 UP districts affected by floods

633 villages in 12 UP districts affected by floods

Lucknow, July 11 - Rising water levels in major rivers have affected 7,97,176 people in 633 villages across 12 districts of Uttar Pradesh, authorities said.

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83 bridges found ‘unsafe’ in UP

83 bridges found ‘unsafe’ in UP

Lucknow, July 11 - Following the recent cases of bridge collapse in Bihar, an ongoing inspection of bridges across Uttar Pradesh has found that 83 such structures in the state are 'unfit to commute', government officials said.

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World sees India with great hope: PM Modi

World sees India with great hope: PM Modi

Vienna, July 10 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the world sees India with great hope and everyone across the globe wants to learn more about the country.

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PM Modi meets Nobel laureate Anton Zeilinger, discusses quantum tech, spirituality

PM Modi meets Nobel laureate Anton Zeilinger, discusses quantum tech, spirituality

Vienna, July 10 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met Austrian Nobel physics laureate Anton Zeilinger and explored the possibilities around quantum technologies, along with a discussion over spirituality.

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PC shipments grew by 1.9 pc in Q2 this year globally: Report

PC shipments grew by 1.9 pc in Q2 this year globally: Report

New Delhi, July 10 - PC shipments totalled 60.6 million units in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024 globally, a 1.9 per cent increase from the same quarter of 2023, a new report showed on Wednesday.

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Indian food services industry to grow at 8.1 pc by FY28: NRAI

Indian food services industry to grow at 8.1 pc by FY28: NRAI

New Delhi, July 10 - The Indian food services sector is projected to grow to Rs 7,76,511 crore by FY28, achieving a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 8.1 per cent overall, with the organised segment expected to grow at a CAGR of

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Support Indian artisans, nurture creativity via toys that inspire kids across globe: Minister

Support Indian artisans, nurture creativity via toys that inspire kids across globe: Minister

New Delhi, July 10 - Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry and Electronics & Information Technology, Jitin Prasada on Wednesday encouraged the toy industry to support Indian artisans and nurture creativity and imagination via toys that inspire and educate children across

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Norway will start donating F-16s to Ukraine

Norway will start donating F-16s to Ukraine

Oslo, July 10 - Norway Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said on Wednesday that the country will start the process of donating six F-16 fighters to Ukraine this year, aiming to boost Kyiv's ability to defend itself against attacks from the air during

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Mhadei river issue: Goa CM writes to Central govt over K’taka protest

Mhadei river issue: Goa CM writes to Central govt over K’taka protest

Panaji, July 10 - Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said that his government has written to the Central government over the protest of Karnataka by stopping Goa's state-run Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited (KTCL) bus in Belagavi, against his government’s move to

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India, Austria to work together in areas like AI, blueprint for coming decades prepared: PM Modi

India, Austria to work together in areas like AI, blueprint for coming decades prepared: PM Modi

Vienna, July 10 - India and Austria will work together in areas such as infrastructure development, innovation, renewable energy, hydrogen, water and waste management, artificial intelligence (AI), and quantum technology, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Wednesday.

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MUDA ‘scam’: K’taka CM says allegations against him ‘politically motivated’

MUDA ‘scam’: K’taka CM says allegations against him ‘politically motivated’

Mysuru, July 10 - Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday termed the accusations made against him by the BJP in the alleged irregularities in site allocations by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) as "politically motivated".

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Siddharth P. Malhotra says he looks out for characters whose sacrifices make communities stronger

Siddharth P. Malhotra says he looks out for characters whose sacrifices make communities stronger

Mumbai, July 10 - Director Siddharth P. Malhotra says as a filmmaker he tries to tell soul-stirring human stories and that he has always been on the lookout for strong protagonists.

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Second airport for Bengaluru certain, many locations being considered: Minister Patil

Second airport for Bengaluru certain, many locations being considered: Minister Patil

Bengaluru, July 10 - Emphasising the rapidly growing global city of Bengaluru's need for another international airport with an annual capacity of handling 100 million passengers, Karnataka Minister for Infrastructure, MB Patil, stated on Wednesday that the construction of a second airport for

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Centre fine-tunes Rs 5,801 crore Lucknow Metro rail extension project

Centre fine-tunes Rs 5,801 crore Lucknow Metro rail extension project

New Delhi, July 10 - The high-level Network Planning Group (NPG) under PM GatiShakti has given the finishing touches to the Rs 5,801 crore project for extending the Lucknow Metro rail corridor by 11.165 kilometres to address the city's growing transportation needs, the

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