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Ram Mandir Inauguration Ceremony LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to preside over the ‘pran-pratishtha’ ceremony at Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on Monday. The consecration ceremony is coming days after the 51-inch idol of Ram Lalla was placed in the 'garbha griha' of the Ram Mandir on 18 January.Crafted by the skilled hands of sculptor Arun Yogiraj from Mysuru, the 51-inch-tall idol, captures the image of a five-year-old Lord Ram standing gracefully on a lotus, all meticulously carved from a single block of stone.The ‘pran-pratishtha’ ceremony will begin at 12:20 PM auspicious nakshatra and is expected to end by 1:00 PM on 22 January.

India is striving to establish reliable lithium supply to bolster its growing electric vehicle (EV) industry with its recent INR 200 crore investment in lithium exploration in Argentina by the Ministry of Mines. Despite these efforts, industry experts caution that the nation's lithium mining and processing sector is essentially starting from scratch, with limited immediate impact expected from the latest developments. Currently, India imports 100% of its lithium, with a significant portion (over 95%) sourced from China and Hong Kong.

consensus next month on reforming the dispute settlement system of the global trade body as there are wide differences over the issue between developed and developing countries, a GTRI report said on Sunday. The trade minister of the 164-member World Trade Organisation (WTO) will gather in Abu Dhabi in February for the 13th ministerial conference (MC) to resolve different issues such as reforms in dispute settlement mechanisms, agriculture-related matters and a moratorium on customs duties on e-commerce trade.

Apple has promised to open up its tap-and-go mobile payment system to rivals as a way to resolve an antitrust case and avoid potentially billions in fines

JetBlue and Spirit Airlines are appealing a judge's ruling that is blocking their planned merger

Samagra Shikshana Karnataka (SSK), Bangalore and Transform Schools signed a three-year MoU to scale the Marusinchana programme for providing targeted instruction model-based education statewide. The Karnataka government has launched a new education scheme, Marusinchana programme, to providing quality education and improve Class 10 board exam results. “Marusinchana announced in Karnataka State Budget 2023, aims to develop grade appropriate learning outcomes among children in classes 8, 9 and 10 in all aspirational talukas and prepare them for secondary level examinations through special classroom instruction and training,” State Project Director of Samagra Shikshana, K N Ramesh (IAS) said In partnership with Transform Schools, the integrated three year learning enhancement programme will focus on developing learning outcomes for children at the secondary school level.

death «optional,» as the technology learns to perfectly emulate our personalities, memories and dreams, keeping a version of ourselves alive long after our physical bodies have perished. But if rapidly improving AI achieves its lofty goal of digital immortality — as its advocates believe it can — will it be a force for good or for evil?

WASHINGTON — Today, the Biden administration announced the cancellation of nearly $5 billion in student debt for an additional batch of 74,000 borrowers. This move is a targeted relief effort after the Supreme Court blocked a more expansive $400 billion loan forgiveness plan in June 2023.

demat accounts, ATMs, and Credit Cards. In a circular dated 12 January, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has planned to offer the facility of voluntary freezing or blocking of the ‘Trading Accounts’ by clients. SEBI's new security measure will allow customers to voluntarily freeze their trading accounts using various security measures, lowering the likelihood of unlawful trades.

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Mint’s Ravi Krishnan, Gupta, who manages assets worth ₹2.27 trillion, emphasised that the biggest thing to monitor in the upcoming interim budget is the government's commitment to its fiscal consolidation plans. Edited excerpts: I think after the results of the state election, both concerns seem significantly mitigated. Going into the polls, there was apprehension that competitive populism might emerge, but this government has largely avoided this in recent years.

Antarctic seas but expedition leader Ian Strachan knew his ship was approaching a true behemoth: the world's biggest iceberg lay somewhere ahead. «Then the clouds lifted and we could see this expansive — almost abstract — white line that extended each way across the horizon,» he told AFP.

New Delhi: India’s ministry of electronics and information technology (Meity) is yet to find a solution to local cryptocurrency users accessing global crypto exchanges via virtual private networks (VPN). The government had blocked web and app store access to Binance, Kucoin, Huobi and six other exchanges on 12 January.

Investing.com — U.S. futures edged higher Friday, with positive sentiment in the tech sector boosting the main indices as the earnings season continues.

(Reuters) — IRobot shares slumped 36% in premarket trading on Friday after a report the European Union antitrust regulator was planning to block Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)'s $1.4 billion buyout of the Roomba vacuum maker.

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Former US President Donald Trump on Wednesday night (local time) pledged to block the creation of a federal digital currency, terming it a «dangerous threat to freedom,» The Hill reported. While addressing a rally in New Hampshire's Portsmouth, Trump said, «Tonight, I am also making another promise to protect Americans from government tyranny.» He said, «As your president, I will never allow the creation of a central bank digital currency.»

Japan has signed a deal with the United States to purchase up to 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles as part of its ongoing military buildup in response to increased regional threats

Manipur govt mulls to re-examine ST status of Kuki, Chin tribes With these four, at least seven people including two police commandos were killed in separate districts of the state since Wednesday. Police said they are investigating the case. According to media reports, the four Meiteis who were shot dead yesterday were tilling a farm when they came under attack.