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There was no eating of grubs as PM Modi is vegetarian: Bear Grylls

Wales (UK), Aug 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on Discovery's Man Vs Wild with its Host Bear Grylls. It will be on aired on August 12 at 09:00 PM. PM Modi puts his survival skills to test. "PM (Modi) is vegetarian, so there was going to be no eating of grubs or anything. But in the wild, you can survive very well off berries, roots, plants and certainly, PM spent his younger years in the wild, so he was very comfortable with that."

Man vs Wild: PM Modi's comfort-level in jungle was surprising, says Bear Grylls

Wales (UK), Aug 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on Discovery's Man Vs Wild with its host Bear Grylls. It will be on aired on August 12 at 09:00 PM. PM Modi puts his survival skills to test. "PM Modi is a man who cares deeply about the environment. That is why he came on this journey with me. He has actually spent time in the jungle as a younger man and I was surprised how comfortable he was out there and how calm he was," said Bear Grylls.

Obama' PM Modi keen to protect environment: Bear Grylls

Wales (UK)' Aug 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon be on Discovery's Man Vs Wild with its Host Bear Grylls. It will be on aired on August 12 at 09:00 pm. PM Modi puts his survival skills to test. "I have had a huge privilege of taking former US President Obama on a trip to Alaska a few years ago. What was similar (Obama and PM Modi) was that they were there for the same purpose- for driving this message of 'we have to protect the environment"' said Bear Grylls.

UNSC President refuses to comment on Pakistan's letter to UN regarding abrogation of Article 370

New York, Aug 09 (ANI): President of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Joanna Wronecka, refused to comment on Pakistan's letter to United Nations regarding the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Government of India has recently scrapped off 'Article 370' and made two Union Territories i.e. Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh respectively. Though, Pakistan condemned Modi-led government's decision and wrote a letter to the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) regarding the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. The United Nations has urged India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and maintain peace.

Panasonic introduces real-time tracking and projection mapping projector for Tokyo 2020

Tokyo (Japan), Aug 08 (ANI): Real-time tracking and projection mapping compatible projector was used for a highly innovative video performance during the "One Year to Go" Ceremony for Olympic Games in Tokyo next year. The event was jointly organised by Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee and Tokyo Metropolitan government with an aim to kick off the one-year countdown. They call athletes from the worldwide to participate in the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. The real-time tracking and projection mapping compatible projector is created by Panasonic. The biggest feature of this technology is that it makes it possible to follow people's movements and produce images. Until now, there have been delays in motion detection and video production, but with the latest technology, video production can be performed in concerts without delays in motion. The system consists of an infrared ray light and a high-speed camera sensor part and a high-speed projector that analyzes and projects photogra

Navjot Singh Sidhu visits his assembly constituency in Amritsar

Amritsar (Punjab), Aug 08 (ANI): Former Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu visited his assembly constituency in Amritsar on August 8. He is Member of the Legislative Assembly from Amritsar East. Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu had resigned from the state Cabinet few days back. Submitting his resignation letter to the Congress President Rahul Gandhi (Who had also submitted his resignation), Sidhu posted a copy of the same on Twitter. Later it was accepted by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.

Property worth 500 million rupees gutted by fire in Nepal

Kathmandu (Nepal), Aug 08 (ANI): A fire broke in a building of Nepal's internet service provider, Subisu Cablenet Pvt. Ltd in Kathmandu on Wednesday, which was located near the Prime Minister's residence. Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's residence which lies about a kilometre away from the site of the incident was reported at around 1 PM. It took nearly one-and-a-half hours for the fire brigade, Nepal Army, Armed Police Force and Nepal Police to douse the fire. As per the police, about 200 staff members were present inside the building, which hosts the main server, and all were evacuated unharmed. An estimated two thousand litres of diesel was stocked inside barrels that were kept in the building premises to operate the generators. Details about the loss of property are yet to be ascertained but an estimated loss of around 500 million rupees has incurred.

Pak PM Imran Khan presides security meeting over abrogation of Article 370

Islamabad (Pakistan), Aug 07 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired meeting of National Security Committee at Prime Minister's Office in Islamabad today. The meet took place after resolution revoking Article 370 was passed in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. Pakistan National Security Committee decided to take following actions: 1. Downgrading of diplomatic relations with India. 2. Suspension of bilateral trade with India. 3. Review of bilateral arrangements.

Foreign dignitaries and others mourn Sushma Swaraj's sad demise

New Delhi, Aug 07 (ANI): Condolences began pouring in from foreign dignitaries and others following the demise of former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, who passed away due to cardiac arrest on Tuesday night. The 67-year-old BJP stalwart was admitted to All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) following deterioration in her health. She passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest. India's Ambassador to the UAE Navdeep Suri tweeted his condolences, describing Swaraj as an "inspirational leader". Terming Swaraj as one of India's most respected leaders, Ambassador of France to India Alexandre Ziegler lauded her for taking Indo-French bilateral ties to "new heights". Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani also tweeted, "I'm saddened to hear of the untimely demise of @SushmaSwaraj, Senior BJP leader and former Foreign Minister of India. My deepest condolences to the people and government of India on the loss of a distinguished public figure who represented her country

PoK activist asks Amit Shah for legislative representation in JandK assembly

Washington DC (USA), Aug 06 (ANI): Prominent Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) Senge H Sering welcomed Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement on Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) being an integral part of Jammu and Kashmir (JandK), and asked the former to reserve legislative seats of Gilgit-Baltistan in JandK assembly. Sering also asked for legislative representation of PoK region in both houses of Parliament -Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. "We ask for representation in legislative bodies of India. Reserved seats in the newly-formed Union Territories should have representation from Gilgit-Baltistan. We should have representation in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha," Sering said from Washington.

Pak has no moral ground to plead Kashmir's case if it is depriving own citizens': Mohajir leader

Washington DC (US), Aug 06 (ANI): A US-based group representing expatriate Mohajirs and The Voice of Karachi chairman Nadeem Nusrat speaking to ANI, after India moved to end Kashmir's special status said, "Has Pakistan afforded justice to the people of Pakistan it's not just Karachi it is also Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province including religious minorities who have been complaining that they are deprived of basic human rights."

Pakistan hasn't accepted people who came to the country 70 years ago: Mohajir leader

Washington DC (US), Aug 06 (ANI): A US-based group representing expatriate Mohajirs and The Voice of Karachi Chairman Nadeem Nusrat speaking to ANI, after India moved to end Kashmir's special status said, "Why Pakistan has been raising this issue of Kashmir for a long time? Will have to actually question Pakistan that has Pakistan been able to provide rights, protection and justice to its own people who are the part of Pakistan? Take the example of Mohajirs, it is more than 70 years and Pakistan has not accepted them as the son of the soil."

President Ram Nath Kovind honours with 'The National Order of Merit', the highest award of Republic of Guinea

Conakry (Guinea), Aug 04 (ANI): Guinea conferred 'The National Order of Merit', its highest award, on President Ram Nath Kovind. The President of Guinea, Alpha Conde presented the award to Kovind. He was awarded it for his contribution to overall relations and development of mutual cooperation between India and Guinea. During his thank you speech, President Ram Nath Kovind dedicated the award people of India and Guinea for his friendship.

President Kovind leaves for Guinea's Conakry

Banjul (Gambia), Aug 02 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind has left for Guinea's capital city Conakry on Thursday. He is on a three-nation visit in Africa and Guinea is his last destination. This is the highest-level visit from India ever to the three West African countries.

EAM Jaishankar attends 10th Mekong-Ganga Cooperation in Bangkok

Bangkok (Thailand), Aug 01 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday attended 10th Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) in Thailand's Bangkok. EAM and leaders of Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) posed during a family photo session. Jaishankar is on a two-day visit to Thailand to attend the ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting and 10th Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) Ministerial Meeting, which will be held on August 1 and August 2.

Furukawa Electric introduces contribution to linear motorcar technology

Kofu (Japan), Aug 01 (ANI): This is "Linear Chuo Shinkansen" that is conducted for practical use with the latest Japanese technology. This technology is superconducting. There is also an effort to utilize superconductivity in the field of renewable energy. This area is "Komekurayama solar power station" in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. It is surrounded by a lot of solar panels. Various studies of regenerative energy are being conducted at this facility. The museum introduces renewable energy using models. This model is a device that decomposes water into energy. This model is a device that stabilizes energy supply through superconductivity adjusts the energy from the solar panel by the speed of the rotating wheel. It's used to float the wheel with superconducting technology. A wheel weighing about 4 tons is floated by superconductivity. Yamanashi Prefecture is researching with "Furukawa Electric" which is a global pioneer in superconductivity field. The use of renewable energy, whic

Overwhelmed by warmth, affection received in Benin: President Kovind

Porto Novo (Benin), Jul 30 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind, who is on an official visit to three African countries, addressed a gathering in Benin's Porto Novo on Monday. While delivering the speech, President Kovind said that he is overwhelmed by warmth and affection that he has received and he will carry back the sentiments as a symbol of friendship with West African country, Benin.

President Kovind thanks Benin for supporting India for permanent seat in UNSC

Cotonou (Benin), July 29 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind today thanked President of Benin Patrice Talon for supporting India's candidature for permanent membership in United Nations Security Council. "President of Benin, Patrice Talon and I reviewed our global partnership. I thanked him for his express support for India's candidature for permanent membership of UN Security Council," said President Kovind during joint address in Benin. Indian President is on a three-nation visit to West Africa.

President Kovind accorded Guard of Honour in Benin's Cotonou

Cotonou (Benin), July 29 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind was accorded Guard of Honour in Benin's Cotonou today. He is on his first leg of three-nation tour to West African region. President Kovind received ceremonial welcome by President of Benin Talon. The visit of the President will further deepen India's relations with West African nations.

Massive protest held in Central London against newly-appointed UK PM Boris Johnson

London (UK), Jul 25 (ANI): As newly appointed United Kingdom's Prime Minister Boris Johnson assumed office on Wednesday, hundreds of protestors showed their displeasure in Central London against the Conservative leader whom the protestors termed as "racist and fascist". Johnson had become UK's Prime Minister after winning the Conservative Party leadership contest. Theresa May had resigned from post of Prime Minister.