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NEW DELHI: A cervical cancer screening system that assesses risks in under 60 seconds and an electric motor that does away with rare-earth materials will be among Indian innovations showcased to Brics leaders this week.Thirty-seven deep-tech ventures are participating in the two-day Brics Bharat Innovates Exposition. Among them is Periwinkle Technologies’ AI-enabled cervical cancer screening…

NEW DELHI: A Russian translation of ‘Thirukkural’, the influential Tamil work whose wisdom PM Narendra Modi has often drawn on in his speeches, was his gift to Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday as they met ahead of the Brics summit.The ancient book carries 1,330 short couplets offering moral guidance on principally three pursuits – virtue,…

Supreme Court Justice JB Pardiwala questioned why the FSSAI was taking a two-phased approach. NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has directed FSSAI to spell out details of how front-of-pack food warning labels will look, their shape, size, colour, placement on packets and the timeline of implementation, leaving nothing to the discretion of the food regulator.The court…

NEW DELHI: India’s Brics presidency has yielded over 50 tangible and practical outcomes, including frameworks and action plans, across the four priority pillars of resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability, official sources said ahead of the summit that begins Saturday.According to Indian authorities, the takeaways for India include an unequivocal condemnation of terrorism and commitment to…

BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad NEW DELHI: BJP Friday contrasted the upbeat accounts of the Indian economy with its grim outlook during UPA’s term in office to slam opposition for spreading “negativity” as the country hosts Brics summit. It asserted that the participation of so many heads of govt was a testament to India’s growing…

PM Modi will fellow Brics leaders in New Delhi NEW DELHI: Noting that the Brics grouping now represents 50% of the global population, 40% of GDP, and 25% of trade, PM Narendra Modi said Friday that their collective economic might has grown at nearly double the global pace since the bloc was formed in 2006,…

NEW DELHI: Vehicle owners can now port their FASTags from one bank to another – much like the portability process for a mobile-phone number – with NHAI Friday rolling out the ‘One Tag’ framework. Nearly a dozen major banks, including SBI, ICICI and Airtel Payments Bank, have joined the tag’s portability system.The move will allow…

उमर अब्दुल्ला SRINAGAR: A day after chief minister Omar Abdullah hit out at Congress for its criticism over full rendition of Vande Mataram and wondered if the party wanted Kashmiris to be arrested, J&K Congress president Tariq Hamid Karra sharpened the attack on ally NC, describing Omar’s comment as “detached from reality and highly unfortunate”.“The…

PM Modi and Vladimir Putin at Brics Summit in New Delhi NEW DELHI: Amid renewed efforts to resolve the Ukraine crisis, PM Narendra Modi reiterated before President Vladimir Putin that dialogue and diplomacy was the way forward in resolving conflicts and India stood ready to assist in peace efforts. The leaders met on the margins…

It’s Congress vs Congress again, this time over Brics Summit that is being held in Delhi. NEW DELHI: Shashi Tharoor not being in sync with his Congress colleagues is no longer news. Especially, if the issue in question pertains to the global stage. So, when senior Congress leader Chidambaram questioned the benefits of Brics for…