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The delegation briefed the chief minister on Alberta’s advanced skill development ecosystem and various initiatives aimed at bridging the gap between education and employment.Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini met a high-level delegation from Canada, led by Rajan Sawhney, minister for Indigenous Relations, govt of Alberta, Canada, at his official residence in Chandigarh.Welcoming the delegation, the chief minister emphasised that Haryana was always open to global partnerships that contributed to skill enhancement, innovation, and economic growth. He highlighted that a large number of students from Haryana were currently pursuing higher education in Canada, making academic collaboration a key area…
Veteran Nepali actor Sunil Thapa, who passed away on Friday and the industry is mourning his loss. Known for his extensive body of work across Nepali, Bhojpuri and Bollywood cinema, Thapa was also part of Priyanka Chopra’s 2014 biopic ‘Mary Kom’. He was known for Manoj Bajapyee starrer ‘The Family Man 3’ as well. News of his demise deeply affected Priyanka, who shared a heartfelt tribute remembering his compassion and support during a difficult phase of her life.On Saturday, Priyanka Chopra took to Instagram to post a video montage of moments she shared with Thapa on the sets of ‘Mary…
Last Updated:January 29, 2026, 13:56 ISTXiaomi has launched the Redmi Note 15 Pro series models in India and here are the details.Redmi Note 15 Pro and Note 15 Pro+ are here in IndiaThe Redmi Note 15 Pro series has launched in India just a few weeks after Xiaomi brought the Redmi Note 15 model to the country this month. The company is offering a new 200MP camera on both the Redmi Note 15 models, along with an AMOLED display that gets a high refresh rate, while going for a MediaTek and Snapdragon chipset combo for these two models. You also…
“This breakthrough placed India firmly in the league of countries working on cutting-edge chip design, alongside companies such as AMD that have already showcased such capabilities,” Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said during the Texas Instruments new product research and development inaugural event, in Bengaluru on February 7, 2026. Photo: Special Arrangement India is making significant progress in the semiconductor manufacturing design, although a new industry, the entire ecosystem is getting ready in the country, said Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Electronics and IT in Bengaluru on Saturday (February 7, 2026). Commenting on the progress the country has been making in…
He is a 63-year-old wealthy Indian-origin restaurateur with a string of fine-dining restaurants to his name. On the face of it, he does not fit the profile of a man accused of drugging a woman he considered a friend.Yet Vikas Nath, an Indian-origin businessman linked to a portfolio of restaurants in the UK and Spain — including two with Michelin stars —was on February 6 found guilty by a jury of both attempting to administer a substance with intent and possession of a Class B drug. Source link
After four decades of government-led space exploration, the new millennium has ushered in a commercial revolution where private companies now lead and fund the industry’s most significant breakthroughs. Space is now a fast-growing industry, expected to exceed $1 trillion in value by 2030. The application of innovative technologies, notably partial reusability of rockets by these new players, has reduced the cost of access per kg to space by a factor of 5-20 compared to expendable rockets and increased the launch cadence considerably.How efficiently can rockets launch payloads or crew?Human space missions are 3-5-times more expensive than satellite missions because of…
The expiration of the New START treaty, the last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia, has raised fears of a renewed global arms race, even as Washington and Moscow signal the need for urgent talks and the US steps up pressure on China to join a future nuclear pact.The Kremlin said on Friday that Russian and US negotiators agreed on the need to quickly launch new arms control talks after New START formally expired, leaving the world’s two largest nuclear powers without any binding limits on their strategic arsenals for the first time in more…
Highlights New rules limit takedown orders to senior bureaucrats, police X opposed India’s policy, lost legal challenge in September Critics say process still burdensome, affects free speech Rule change a relief for X, which counts India as big market The central government has reduced the number of officials who can order content to be taken down from the internet, a move that follows a bitter legal battle with Elon Musk’s X around a contentious policy.X, Musk’s social media platform, had been in opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2023 decision to police the internet by allowing thousands of officials to…
Thrissur: BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Saturday asserted that the saffron party will come to power in Kerala following the Assembly elections this year as it has the confidence of the people in the state. Nabin, on the second day of his two-day visit to the state, said that the central government has done a lot for Kerala which included a 23 per cent increase in the loans given to it and doubling of the grants-in-aid provided to the state.”The central government has never shown a miserly attitude towards the state and these figures are indicative of that,” the…
Mumbai: The new fleet of Vande Metro local trains will be designed specifically to operate in Mumbai’s flood-prone and humid coastal conditions, with the aim of improving reliability alongside passenger comfort on the heavily used suburban network.Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation had issued a tender for 2,856 AC Vande Metro suburban cars under MUTP-3 and 3A in Sept 2025. Bids were to be opened on Dec 22, 2025, but it’s been pushed to April. The technical specifications underline a clear focus on addressing long-standing local challenges, such as monsoon waterlogging, high humidity, saline coastal air and high energy consumption. The trains…