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Narendra Modi while speaking at the Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam marking the three years of National Education Policy (NEP) said that the world is looking at India as a nursery of new possibilities and many countries have also approached for setting up of IIT campuses. "The world is looking at India as a nursery of new possibilities. Many countries are approaching us to open IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) campuses there.

Rishi Sunak is very much looking forward to attending the G20 Summit in New Delhi in September, UK High Commissioner in India Alex Ellis has said. Interacting with PTI on Friday on the sidelines of a preview of an art exhibition here, Ellis said he thought it was «great» that India is in the chair of the G20. India assumed the G20 presidency on December 1, 2022.

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday took over the investigation in a case of alleged sexual assault on two women by a mob in Manipur in May, reported PTI, citing officials. A video purportedly shot on May 4, showing the two women being paraded naked, went viral earlier this month, resulting in a massive uproar across the country.

Indian farmers have planted 23.7 million hectares with summer-sown rice so far, according to the farm ministry's latest data, up 1.71% year-on-year, as crucial monsoon rains revived in July and helped farmers accelerate sowing. Higher rice planting in India, the world's second biggest producer of the grain, will ease concerns about the lower output of the staple. Earlier this month, India ordered a halt to its largest rice export category — a move that will roughly halve shipments by the world's largest exporter of the grain.

India as a nursery of new possibilities and several countries are approaching the government for setting up IIT campuses there, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. Delivering the inaugural address at the «Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Samagam» on the third anniversary of the launch of the National Education Policy (NEP), the prime minister said various global universities are also interested in setting up their campuses in India. «The world is looking at India as a nursery of new possibilities.

Real estate contracting and advisory firm ArisUnitern plans to raise Rs 350 crore through the alternative investment fund route this year, marking its foray into the real estate alternative financing segment in the country The proposed fund, which will have a green shoe option of Rs 100 crore, will be used for last-mile funding of residential projects. “We have already applied for the approval with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and are awaiting their reply,” said Srinivas Gopalan, chairman at ArisUnitern. The firm has ventured into development management of residential projects and plotted development by providing last-mile funding.

Russia is launching its electronic visa (e-visa) facilities for Indian passport holders from August 1. The e-visa will be processed in a maximum of four days and a $40 consular fee will be charged for the facility.

alliance, I.N.D.I.A, is set to arrive at Imphal airport on Saturday to assess the ground situation. The two-day visit (29 and 30 July) follows a chorus from the Opposition members for a debate on the Manipur situation and a statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which has resulted in repeated disruptions and adjournments in both Houses of Parliament. As per the schedule, the delegation split into two teams, will reach the Imphal airport at noon on Saturday and will leave for Churachandpur, the epicentre of the ethnic violence in the state.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). From India, Akshay Makar has been shortlisted under SDG13 Climate Action, Soumya Dabriwal SDG 5 Gender Equality, Kaushal Shetty SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities, and Shrutika Silswal SDG 4 Quality Education. «Each year, I am always amazed by the innovative and transformative work these young people are undertaking to create a better world for us all,» Baroness Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General.

US lawmakers has urged the Biden administration to take executive action to make priority dates current for Green Card applicants from India to reduce the 195-year-long wait period which has left them in a constant state of limbo. Led by Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi and Larry Bucshon, the bipartisan group of 56 lawmakers sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting the administration take executive action to provide relief to high-skilled employment-based visa holders. In their letter, the US lawmakers also appealed to the administration to mark all dates for filing of employment-based visa applications in the Bureau of Consular Affairs' published Employment-Based Visa Bulletin as «current». A Green Card, known officially as a Permanent Resident Card, is a document issued to immigrants to the US as evidence that the bearer has been granted the privilege of residing permanently. The current situation surrounding the seven per cent country cap on employment-based Green Card allocation is causing severe repercussions, particularly for countries such as India, where the backlog has reached an astonishing 195 years, said Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS USA) in a separate appeal to the US President Joe Biden. This backlog disproportionately affects Indian tech professionals, who constitute a significant portion of the highly skilled STEM talent and US-educated graduates, playing a crucial role in maintaining the United States' competitive edge in the technology industries, it said.

Greek island of Rhodes, some people are spending their vacation on empty beaches amongst charred trees and burnt land. The fires, spurred by a sweltering heat wave that blanketed the country, triggered a huge evacuation of residents and tourists on the island last weekend as forests burned for a week. As wildfires scorched the land, tourist and residents worked to extinguish fires by seaside resorts.

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Battlegrounds Mobile India) quickly rose to prominence in India after the ban on PUBG Mobile. Despite facing its own ban, the Indian government decided to allow BGMI back into the country with certain modifications around 10 months ago. Similar to other popular battle royale titles like Garena Free Fire, BGMI developers regularly release redeem codes that grant players access to a wide range of enticing rewards and freebies.

National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued directions to all health institutions in the country, asking them to form committees to probe sexual harassment allegations levelled against any of their employees, in compliance with the provisions of the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act. In a letter to the institutions and medical colleges, the commission cited the Supreme Court's directions regarding the implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.

United Nations has been forced to cut food, cash payments and assistance to millions of people in many countries because of «a crippling funding crisis» that has seen its donations plummet by about half as acute hunger is hitting record levels, a top official said Friday. Carl Skau, deputy executive director of the World Food Program, told a news conference that at least 38 of the 86 countries where WFP operates have already seen cuts or plan to cut assistance soon — including Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and West Africa.

Nirmala Sitharaman Friday said domestic companies would soon be allowed to directly list their securities on overseas exchanges in specified jurisdictions, expanding capital-access opportunities for businesses in India that is poised to dwarf Germany and Japan and become the world’s third-largest economy in a few years. The stage-gate process will involve an initial listing on the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at the Gift City in Gandhinagar. Later, they will be permitted to list in seven or eight specified overseas jurisdictions.

China has demanded that the United States invite Hong Kong’s leader to an economic conference following a news report that Chief Executive John Lee would be barred due to his role in crushing the city’s pro-democracy movement

Russian bailiffs will be allowed to seize digital rubles from citizens, a government chief has confirmed – as the nation readies a “real-world” CBDC pilot.

FTA, 19 have been closed. "Remaining issues include IPRs, rules of origin, and investment treaty," the official added. In the rules of origin chapters, both countries are talking about product-specific rules, value addition, change in chapter heading, and certification.

Semiconductor packaging is poised to be an inflection point in India’s chip-making and fabrication push and the country has the right talent to become a manufacturing centre, Prabu Raja, president of semiconductor products group (SPG) at Applied Materials, told ET in an interview. The central government’s approach to starting with packaging and testing for semiconductors to build a complete ecosystem for chips is the right approach, Raja said on the sidelines of the Semicon 2023 conference in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Applied Materials, one of the leading global manufacturers of precision instruments for semiconductor fabrication, will invest $400 million to set up a collaborative engineering centre in Bengaluru, the company announced last month.Also read | US chipmaker AMD to invest $400 million in India by 2028 This would be the company’s second office in India, apart from its research and development centre in the same city.

semiconductor policy has taken care of talent and design capabilities to ensure that it stays ahead of the chip-making plans other countries have drawn up, union minister for electronics and information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said. In an interview with Aashish Aryan on the sidelines of the Semicon India 2023 conference in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, he said the India Semiconductor Mission will ensure that companies willing to set up shop in India do so as a natural business decision, not just on geopolitical and supply chain considerations.