8 killed in cracker unit blast in Tamil Nadu
Krishnagiri (TN): Eight persons, three of them women, were killed in a blast at a cracker unit in Tamil Nadu’s Krishnagiri district on Saturday. PM Narendra Modi announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to kin of the deceased. PTI Key Points
The Tribune IndiaWorld looking at India as nursery of new possibilities: PM Modi
The world is looking at India as a nursery of new possibilities and several countries are approaching the government for setting up IIT campuses there, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. Delivering the inaugural address at the Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Samagam on the third anniversary of the launch of the National Education Policy (NEP), the prime minister said various global universities are also interested in setting up their campuses in India. Key Points
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