India-Africa ties enter new strategic phase: ‘South–South cooperation’ and multi-sector partnership in focus | India News

A conference titled ‘India-Africa partnership in a changing global order’ was held in the national capital on Monday, with the speakers highlighting that the relations of the two regions were entering into a more strategic phase.Addressing the gathering, Sudhakar Dalela, Secretary (Economic Relations) in the ministry of external affairs, said, “The turbulent times we are…

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Canada PM Mark Carney to visit India on February 26; trade deal, defence pact in focus | India News

NEW DELHI: Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, will travel to India from February 26, according to an official statement from Carney’s office.“Prime Minister Carney will first visit Mumbai, then New Delhi, India, where he will meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The leaders will focus on elevating and expanding the Canada-India relationship, with ambitious new…

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Om Birla sets up ‘Parliamentary Friendship Groups’ with over 60 nations; Tharoor, Owaisi, Nishikant Dubey among leaders | India News

NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker OM Birla has constituted Parliamentary Friendship Groups with over 60 countries, in a move to boost “India’s inter- parliamentary engagement with the world”, according to the Lok Sabha secretariat’s announcement on Monday.“In a significant step to widen India’s inter- parliamentary engagement with the world, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has…

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‘Minor incident on ground’: HAL dismisses Tejas ‘crash’ reports; defends safety record of jet | India News

Tejas jet (file photo used for representative purposes) NEW DELHI: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Monday dismissed reports of any ‘major damage’ to a Tejas jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF), calling it a “minor technical incident on ground”.Refuting the earlier reports it said, “HAL acknowledges the recent media reports on the LCA Tejas…

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‘Leave Iran’: India issues fresh warning to its nationals as tensions soar; citizens asked to exercise caution | India News

NEW DELHI: Indian Embassy in Iran on Monday issued an urgent advisory directing all Indian nationals to depart from the country amid looming fear of war in the Middle East as tensions between Tehran and Washington grow.In its advisory, the embassy asked all citizens, including students, pilgrims, business persons and tourists, to leave the country…

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‘It’s Didi’s turn’: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta targets Mamata in Bengal pitch | India News

NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday launched a broadside against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government of blocking development and failing to ensure women’s safety in the state.Addressing a gathering, Gupta questioned the use of central funds, saying, “I was thinking, Didi is in Bengal, and…

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Mani Shankar Aiyar: ‘Without Mamata di …’: Mani Shankar Aiyar’s advise to Rahul Gandhi on INDIA bloc leadership | India News

NEW DELHI: Days after publicly hoping for Pinarayi Vijayan’s victory in the upcoming Kerala elections, veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar claimed West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is central to the survival of the opposition INDIA bloc.While talking to news agency IANS, Aiyar suggested that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should allow leaders of smaller…

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Tamil Nadu polls: Udhayanidhi Stalin’s ‘don’t fear PM Modi or even his father’ remark sparks BJP backlash | India News

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin triggered a political uproar after he said that the DMK “neither fears the Prime Minister nor his father.”While addressing a DMK Youth Wing event in Coimbatore, Udhayanidhi said, “Whenever Modi appears on television, people get frightened about what he is going to announce. Demonetisation and the…

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India unveils ‘MANAS 1’: AI trained on 60,000 hours of brainwaves aims to detect disorders early | India News

Representative image (IANS) NEW DELHI: Artificial intelligence may soon help doctors “read” the brain before disease becomes visible. An Indian team has unveiled MANAS 1, a Brain Language Foundation Model built on 60,000 hours of brainwave recordings from more than 25,000 patients, with the aim of enabling earlier detection of neurological and psychiatric disorders.Developed by…

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