PFC, IISc tie up for new energy research facility

Bangalore, 23/3: Central PSU Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) has partnered with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to establish a new facility to house the Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Research (ICER).   The state-of-the-art building, estimated to cost Rs 60 crore and to be constructed over two years, will foster fundamental and applied research…

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Surat Court Convicts Rahul Gandhi In Defamation Case Over Modi Surname Remark, Gets 2-Year Jail Term

Ahmedabad, 23/3: A Court in Gujarat’s Surat District today convicted Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case for his remarks “why all thieves share the Modi surname” made during a political campaign in Karol in April 2019.   The Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate HH Varma sentenced him to two years in…

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3 including 2 kids dead in Visakhapatnam building collapse

Visakhapatnam, 23/3:Three, including two children, died when the building collapsed in Ramajogi Peta near the Collectorate in Visakhapatnam.     Search and rescue operations were underway. Ch Srikanth, CP, Visakhapatnam shed light on the case, saying “An incident of house collapse was reported last midnight. Police rescued 6 people while 3 succumbed, which includes 2…

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IMF facility debunks Sri Lanka’s bankrupt status: President Wickremesinghe

Colombo, 23/3: President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament on Wednesday that the IMF bailout had restored Sri Lanka’s international recognition, ending the image of bankruptcy and helping the local banks regain foreign investors’ confidence.     The IMF board had on Tuesday approved a $3 billion facility over a four-year period to help Sri Lanka emerge…

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