Washington DC, 9/3: The United States and India will sign a memorandum of understanding on semiconductors as both countries discuss coordination of investment and continue the dialogue around policies to spur private investment, US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Thursday. Raimondo, who is on a four-day trip to India, is accompanied by…
Bhubaneswar, 9/3:Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik today flagged off new blood collection and vaccine vans for service at different regions of the State. These vans will enhance our capacity to serve in remote areas, the Chief Minister said after the vans rolled out. 5 New Mobile Blood Collection Vans rolled out to 4…
Islamabad, 9/3: Pakistani police used water cannons and fired tear gas to disperse supporters of the country’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan on March 8, 2023, in the eastern city of Lahore. One activist of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party was killed. Two dozen Khan supporters were arrested for defying a government ban on holding…
Cochin, 9/3: An Air India Express flight cabin crew has been arrested by the Customs for allegedly smuggling over 1.4 kg gold through Cochin International Airport near here, official sources said on Thursday. The crew of Bahrain-Kozhikode-Kochi Air India Express flight was apprehended by the Customs sleuths, who recovered the gold that was…
Mumbai, 9/3: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is also the state Finance Minister, on Thursday presented the Eknath Shinde-led government’s first Budget for the year 2023-24 in the state Assembly. Fadnavis started reading out the budgetary allocations in the Lower House of the state legislature at 2 pm. He read out the Budgetary…
Kyiv, 9/3: Russia unleashed a massive missile barrage on cities across Ukraine early Thursday, targeting energy infrastructure facilities, Ukrainian officials and media said. Air raid sirens wailed all over Ukraine, including the capital, Kyiv, in the first such missile attack in three weeks. Ukrainian media said air defense systems were activated in multiple…
Sukma, 9/3: An encounter took place between security personnel and Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Thursday morning, police officials said. No casualty was reported to security personnel but some Naxalites have sustained bullet injuries in the firefight, they added. “A joint team of the Special Task Force (STF) and 208th battalion of…
Mumbai, 9/3: Veteran actor and filmmaker Satish Kaushik – who essayed loveable characters like “Calendar” in Mr. India and “Pappu Pager” in Deewana Mastana – passed away in Mumbai on Thursday. Kausik was 66. He is survived by wife and daughter. Kaushik was an alumnus of National School of Drama, New Delhi…
