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INDIA: A task force set up by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to bolster India’s capabilities in electronic and semiconductor products is is likely to recommend an allocation of Rs 44,000 crore from 2024 to 2030, reported Business Standard. The initiative is aimed at supporting domestic companies in developing products and establishing global brands. Led by Ajay K Sood, the principal scientific advisor to the government, the task force proposes substantial incentives: Rs 15,000 crore for electronic products (systems), Rs 11,000 crore for semiconductor products, and Rs 18,000 crore for initiatives such as talent development, infrastructure, logistics,…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: The speedy resolution of the Lionel Lobo murder case in Cortalim by the South Goa police has been praised by Roquezinho D’Souza, a senior citizen, social worker, and former Panch of V.P. Velsao-Pale-Issorcim. Within 12 hours of the murder, the culprit was apprehended by the Verna Police Station, led by P.I. Melson Colaco. D’Souza expressed his appreciation, stating, “I commend the efforts of South Goa SP Sunita Sawant, DySP Salim Shaikh, and P.I. Melson Colaco and his team for their outstanding work. The exceptional performance of stations like Verna, recognized as one of the best in the…

LUCKNOW: Dissent within the party and lack of cooperation from the district administrative machinery were two key factors that led to the BJP’s poor show in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha elections, the party’s task force has said its report submitted to chief minister Yogi Adityanath. The BJP’s tally dropped to 33 seats versus the 62 it won in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Soon after the task force submitted its report, Adityanath transferred as many as 12 district magistrates (DMs) — mostly from the districts falling in the constituencies from where BJP lost in the 2024 polls. District…

BENGALURU: A huge air blast from an asteroid flattened about 2,200 square kilometres of dense forest, destroying nearly 80 million trees in Tunguska, a remote location in Siberia on June 30, 1908. Apophis, a near-Earth asteroid, and termed the most hazardous of the present era with a diameter of 370 metres will fly by us on April 13, 2029, and again in 2036. The impact of an asteroid 10 km or bigger is regarded as an extinction-scale event, causing most of the species to perish due to its aftermath. Such an impact is hypothesised to have caused the extinction of…

New Delhi: As the newly formed Modi 3.0 government settles in, all eyes are on the upcoming Budget 2024-25, which Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to present on July 23. The real estate sector has high hopes for this budget, with demands ranging from tax reliefs to affordable housing initiatives and land-related announcements. In the past few years since early 2022, the luxury real estate segment has been gaining fast traction. However, the affordable sector has taken a backseat as compared with the luxury segment. Here are some expectations of the real estate from the upcoming Union Budget 2024-25:…

New Delhi: The T20 World Cup 2024 gala featuring the Indian team reached the doorsteps of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday. The Indian team, after landing in New Delhi around 6:00 AM freshened up at the ITC Maurya Hotel before taking the team bus to PM Modi’s residence. The Rohit Sharma-led team had a brief dance performance at the hotel after embracing a grand welcome. Not long after, the players, led by skipper Rohit, cut a special cake at the hotel before they headed off to meet the Prime Minister. At around 1:00 PM, the Indian left PM Modi’s…

New Delhi: Reacting to the clarification issued by the Indian Army on the emoluments to Agniveer Ajay Kumar, Defence Minister RajnathSingh said that the “Indian Army is committed to the welfare of Agniveers.” Taking to X, the defence minister wrote, “Indian Army is committed to the welfare of Agniveers!” Indian Army’s Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADGPI) posted a ‘clarification on emoluments to Agniveer Ajay Kumar’ on Wednesday and said certain posts on social media have brought out that compensation hasn’t been paid to the next of kin of the Agniveer. “Certain posts on Social Media have brought out…