India, US agree to strengthen cooperation in pharma, semiconductors, critical minerals

New Delhi: India and the US have agreed to strengthen cooperation in sectors like pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, critical minerals  and emerging technologies, an official statement said on Friday. The two countries also discussed collaboration opportunities in green and clean technologies; and strengthening partnership in critical technologies, the commerce ministry said. These key areas emerged from the…

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Exit polls predict edge for Cong in Chhattisgarh, Telangana; advantage BJP in MP, Rajasthan

New Delhi: Most exit polls on Thursday predicted an edge to the Congress in Chhattisgarh and Telangana while forecasting that it was advantage BJP in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Pollsters also indicated that in Mizoram, Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) was locked in a close race with the Mizo National Front (MNF) with the Congress and the…

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Free grain distribution to 81.35 cr poor under PMGKAY extended for 5 years, says I&B minister Thakur

New Delhi: With general elections scheduled for April-May next year, the government on Wednesday extended the PMGKAY scheme to provide 5 kilogrammes of free foodgrains per month to 81.35 crore poor for another five years that would cost the exchequer about Rs 11.80 lakh crore. A decision in this regard was taken in the meeting of…

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‘Practised yoga, took walks to keep spirits up’: Rescued workers interact with PM

New Delhi: The 41 workers, who were rescued from Uttarakhand’s Silkyara tunnel in a multi-agency rescue operation, kept their spirits up while trapped inside by taking morning walks and practising yoga, a rescued worker told Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The workers hailed Prime Minister Modi, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and rescue teams for their…

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No one critical: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Dhami after 41 labourers rescued from tunnel

Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday said none of the 41 labourers rescued from an under-construction road tunnel in Uttarkashi district was in a critical condition. “All of them were healthy. They crawled out of the passage rather than being carried on stretchers,” Dhami told reporters soon after the evacuation of…

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