#5GLaunch | Prime Minister #NarendraModi is set to launch the #5G telephonic services, ushering in an era of ultra high-speed internet on mobile phones.
#5GIndia | #5G will be launched by #PMModi in select cities on October 1 and it will progressively cover the entire country over the next couple of years, according to an official release.
#5GIndia | The three major telecom operators of the country will demonstrate one use case each in front of #PMModi to show the potential of #5G technology in #India.
@yuthikabhargava#5GIndia | Just like how the mobile device-based communication era made people adapt to the new technology four decades ago, #5G could potentially make consumers connect and exchange information in a new way. | @johnXavier777 writes
@yuthikabhargava@johnXavier777#5GIndia | To expedite roll out of #5G, telecom operators will leverage street furniture such as poles, advertisement hoardings and bus shelters for deploying low power base stations to bring #5G closer to consumers. | @yuthikabhargava writes
#LIVE | The #SupremeCourt will continue hearing today Delhi CM #ArvindKejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case stemming from the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.
The Central agency said that the arrest of Mr. Kejriwal was based on material evidence which indicated that the Chief Minister was guilty of money laundering. thehindu.com/news/national/…
Delhi CM #ArvindKejriwal put up a spirited stand in the Supreme Court against his arrest in the liquor policy case, saying mere non-cooperation with the ED cannot be a ground for his incarceration by the Central agency. thehindu.com/news/national/…
Just in | In a coordinated multilateral response to the hijacking of a Sri Lankan fishing vessel, the Indian Navy in collaboration with Seychelles Defence Forces and Sri Lanka Navy successfully intercepted and rescued the hijacked fishing vessel, reports @dperi84
"A hijacking incident was reported onboard the Sri Lankan flagged multiday fishing trawler Lorenzo Putha 04 about 955 nm east of Mogadishu, Somalia. Three pirates had boarded and hijacked the fishing trawler on January 27," the Indian Navy said.
Indian Navy deployed INS Sharada from Kochi on Sunday afternoon and also tasked Sea Guardian High Altitude Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to locate and intercept the hijacked fishing vessel.
#IsraelHamaswar | Israel will provide compensation for ships that are damaged due to the war in #Gaza and the government is taking steps to minimise risks for vessels using the country’s ports, government advisories said. For live updates follow: trib.al/NVgSAtm
#IsraelHamaswar | Israel is determined to crush Hamas but has said little about what would replace its rule in #Gaza after the war, with observers expecting #Washington will play a decisive role.
#IsraelHamaswar | Israeli bombing of #Gaza has killed 50 of the hostages seized during raids by Palestinian militants on October 7, #Russia’s Kommersant newspaper quoted a member of a Hamas delegation visiting Moscow as saying.
JUST IN | India's eminent agricultural scientist M S Swaminathan passes away. He died at 11.20 am in Chennai. He was born on August 7, 1925.
- @dsureshkumar reports
From the Archives | Farmers’ cooperation, technological upgrading and favourable public policies can help India deal with the pandemic, M.S. Swaminathan writes thehindu.com/opinion/lead/i…
#Swaminathan had “recognised already in the early days of India's green revolution that the new breakthroughs could create major new ecological problems if not properly managed.” thehindu.com/books/For-ever…
#INDIA co-ordination Committee Press Briefing:
KC Venugopal: The first meeting of the coordination committee was held today. It was attended by 12 member parties.
@SobhanaNair
KC Venugopal: Abhishek Banerjee of #TMC could not attend the meeting because he was summoned by #ED, arising out of vendetta politics of #BJP and the Prime Minister.
KC Venugopal: It was decided that the member parties will begin talks on seat-sharing. The first public meeting of INDIA will be held in Bhopal in the first week of October. The parties present at the meeting agreed to take up the issue of caste-census.
JUST IN | #Manipur on June 16 night: Mob tried to vandalise state #BJP president A. Sharda Devi’s house near Porompat in #Imphal, #Army column dispersed another mob that gheraoed #BJP office at Singjamei; #RAF tackled mob that tried to loot Iringbam police station . @rahconteur
@rahconteur#Manipur on June 16 night: Intermittent firing of 400-500 rounds from automatic weapons since 9:15 pm in Kwatka area of #Imphal Valley & Kangvai in #Churachandpur; Multiple incidents of mob build-up, attempted vandalism & arson of govt. officials’ houses & property reported.
@rahconteur Joint column of #Army, #AssamRifles, #RAF & police conduct flag marches in Imphal East district; 2 injured as RAF fired rubber bullets & tear gas on mob of 1,000 that attempted arson in Imphal’s Palace Compound area, reports @rahconteur regarding incidents on June 16 night.