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In the face of fresh sanctions imposed by Washington on Tehran over its nuclear programme, India, Iran and Afghanistan discussed the full operationalisation of the Chabahar port that the three countries are jointly developing at the first trilateral meeting of the Coordination Council of the Chabahar Agreement held in the Iranian capital on Tuesday.

The Pakistani authorities detained 16 Indian fishermen on Tuesday for alleged violation of the country’s maritime boundary; security official’s said .The Maritime Security Agency (MSA) said that three boats of the fishermen were also seized during the operation in open sea for violating the Pakistan’s coastal territory. The arrested fishermen were handed over to police for legal proceedings, Pakistan and India routinely arrest fishermen on charges of entering each other’s waters as the maritime boundaries between the two countries were poorly defined and many fishing boats lack technologies on locating their precise places.

Water on Mars could hold more oxygen than previously believed, theoretically enough to support aerobic respiration, suggests a new research challenging traditional beliefs about the Red planet’s habitability.A team led by scientists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), calculated that if liquid water exists on Mars, it could — under specific conditions — contain more oxygen than previously thought.

The Jawahar Kala Kendra here will throb with the spirit of resilient womanhood on October 27-28, as a line-up of women trailblazers from diverse backgrounds will take stage at the second edition of Woman Up!Summit.Organised by Siyahi, a literary consultancy, and its founder and writer Mita Kapur, the two-day summit is all set to hold 17 sessions around shining the spotlight on women.As per the organisers, some of the notable speakers to look forward to include: actor Divya Dutta, north-west railways first female coolie Manju Devi, IPS officer Tejaswani Gautam, Jaipur’s women patrol police members Nirmala Kumari and Suman Kumari, and youngest Indian Antarctic expeditioner Aanya Soni.

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)signed among the BRICS nations on environmental cooperation.
The agreement was signed during the 10th BRICS Summit in South Africa in July this year. As per a statement, the MoU focuses on issues such as air quality, water, biodiversity, climate change, waste management, implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Sustainable Development Goals, and other areas of cooperation as mutually agreed upon by the participants.

In line with the “Digital India” programme, Swedish communication services giant Ericsson on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with public sector telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to create a roadmap for 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) deployments in the country.

India skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday surpassed batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar to become the fastest batsman to amass 10,000 runs in One-day Internationals (ODI).
Kohli reached the milestone in his 205th ODI innings, 54 innings quicker than Tendulkar. The 29-year-old is the fifth Indian batsman and 13th overall to achieve the landmark.

A Rs 100 crore indeginously-developed high-tech, energy- efficient, self-propelled or engineless train will be unveiled later this month, a top official of the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) has said.
“We are planning to unveil the train on Oct 29,” ICF General Manager S.Mani told IANS on Wednesday.He said the train will undergo test runs in two/three sectors for about two months and on satisfactory results, would be inducted into passenger service.The train, capable of touching speeds of 160 kmph, will replace the Shatabdi Express.

In a post-midnight drama, the Centre on Wednesday virtually sacked CBI Director Alok Verma in the midst of the war at the agency’s top, a decision that came under all-round fire from the opposition who termed it “the last nail in the independence” of the organisation. Verma moved the Supreme Court, which will hear his plea on Friday.