- India and Uzbekistan elevated ties to a
Comprehensive Strategic Partnership , targeting $5 billion trade by 2030. - Seven unidentified bodies were recovered from the Gandak river in Uttar Pradesh after devastating floods in Nepal.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei urged Gulf rulers to identify and confront their “real enemy”.Himachal Pradesh identified 67 vulnerable glacial lakes and plans early warning systems for four high-risk sites.- Nasa’s $4.3 billion Roman Space Telescope launched to study dark energy, dark matter and distant planets.
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India, Uzbekistan elevate ties to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
India and Uzbekistan have elevated their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and set a target of $5 billion in bilateral trade by 2030, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. The two sides agreed to deepen cooperation in defence, energy, uranium supply, technology, AI, critical minerals and infrastructure. Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev also conferred the country’s highest honour, the Order of “Oliy Darajali Dustlik”, on PM Modi. Read full story
Seven bodies recovered from Gandak river in UP after Nepal floods
At least seven unidentified bodies have been recovered from the swollen Gandak, or Narayani, river in Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj and Kushinagar districts following devastating floods in Nepal. SSB and SDRF teams carried out retrieval operations as officials began efforts to establish the identities of the deceased. Read full story
Iran’s Khamenei urges Gulf rulers to confront their ‘real enemy’
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has urged Gulf rulers to identify their “real enemy” and unite to confront common threats. In a written message marking Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, he also called for greater cooperation among Muslims.
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Himachal identifies 67 vulnerable glacial lakes, plans early warning systems
Himachal Pradesh has identified 67 vulnerable glacial lakes and is developing early warning systems for four high-risk lakes in Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti. The state is using satellite data and scientific monitoring to track potential glacial lake outburst flood risks. Read full story
Nasa’s Roman Space Telescope launches to explore dark universe, distant planets
Nasa’s $4.3 billion Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Florida, beginning a mission to study dark matter, dark energy and thousands of worlds beyond the Solar System. Headed to a point 1 million miles from Earth, Roman will survey the universe with a field of view over 100 times wider than Hubble’s. Read full story
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