Top priority areas discussed in G20 Employment meet

New Delhi (Agencies):

Jammu: An army soldier was injured on Saturday in a landmine explosion along the LoC in J&K’s Poonch. Officials said that the explosion took place in Kerni sector of Poonch on Saturday.

“The explosion apparently occurred accidentally around 11.15 a.m., today. The injured soldier was airlifted to the command hospital in Udhampur,” they said.

Korba: A 37-year-old man was killed in an attack by a tiger in Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district of Chhattisgarh, forest officials said on Saturday. The incident took place at Kachod village under Kolhari circle of Manendragarh Forest Division on Friday evening. The deceased, identified as Budhram Agariya, was a local resident.

FORMER JD(U) LEADER’S HUSBAND ARRESTED UNDER POCSO ACT

Patna: The Jehanabad Police in Bihar arrested a man, absconding for the last eight months, under POCSO Act on Saturday. The accused, identified as Sanjay Kumar Verma, is husband of Manju Kumari Verma, former JD-U district president. Poonam Chaudhary, the SHO of woman police station, confirmed the development. She said that an FIR was registered in August last year where Sanjay Kumar Verma was co-accused. He was facing the charge of shielding the main accused Sunil Kumar and Bittu Kumar, the police said.

Man Carrying Bullets Held At Kolkata Airport

Kolkata: A man was arrested at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata for carrying four bullets in his hand baggage. The arrest took place late Friday night during routine checking while the man, identified as Mohammad Ghalib, was attempting to board a Bengaluru-bound Air Asia flight, sources said on Saturday.

ACQUITTED IN GANG RAPE CASE, MAN HELD FOR MURDER

New Delhi: A man, who was acquitted in the 2012 Chhawla gang-rape and murder case, was arrested along with his associate for allegedly killing an auto-rickshaw driver in Dwarka. The accused Vinod and his associate Pawan were arrested for stabbing one Anar Singh (44) to death in Dwarka’s Sector-13 area early on January 26, police said.

The United States and India are looking at each other as trusted partners and their trust is seen in the initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET), Indian Ambassador to US Taranjit Singh Sandhu said.

Sandhu said, “US and India are looking at each other as trusted partners & that trust is being reflected in the iCET. The iCET is a historic beginning that provides a platform for both sides to move ahead together in the field of technology." He also said the relationship between US and India strengthened after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first visit to the US in 2014 and after President Joe Biden came into power, the interaction between the two countries and areas of discussion widened.

“One of the pillars of the India-US relationship has been technology which includes innovation & startup culture. All that comes together through the initiative on iCET and iCET takes it much further ahead,” he said.

He also stated, “The initiative on Critical

INDIA RELIABLE FRIEND OF SRI

LANKA: MoS MURALEEDHARAN and Emerging Technology (iCET) is a unique initiative because this is perhaps the first time that not only the administration but academia

Colombo: India is always a dependable partner and a reliable friend of Sri Lanka, Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said on Saturday. His remarks came as he attended Sri Lanka’s 75th Independence Day. Several other foreign dignitaries also attended the event. Muraleedharan said he was happy to represent India at “friendly neighbour” Sri Lanka’s 75th Independence Day celebrations.

Hillary To Pay Respects To

SEWA FOUNDER IN GUJ TODAY

Ahmedabad: Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be on a two-day visit of Gujarat from Sunday and will participate in programmes of the Self-Empowered Women's Association (SEWA) founded by social worker and Gandhian Ela Bhatt who died in November last year. Hillary will pay tribute to Bhatt in Ahmedabad and interact with SEWA members on Sunday, while on Monday she will visit Dhrangadhra.

& the scientific community have all come together.”

Earlier, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval made an official visit