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A devastating cylinder blast at a North Goa nightclub late Saturday night claimed at least 23 lives, primarily kitchen workers. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant stated the club may have flouted fire safety norms and promised strict action against management and officials. The incident occurred during peak tourist season.
Each of these technologies or products has been designed, developed and extensively tested by the Indian industry with close collaboration and guidance of DRDO's domain experts and the tri-services, reinforcing the scheme's focus on import substitution and critical technology development, a statement said.
India and Russia have called for an uncompromising global fight against terrorism, condemning recent attacks in Pahalgam and Moscow. Prime Minister Modi asserted that terrorism is a direct attack on humanity's values, while President Putin emphasized a zero tolerance policy. Both leaders committed to preventing terror financing and cross-border movement of terrorists.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has called a meeting of party leaders to resolve the impasse over electoral roll revisions. Opposition parties are demanding a discussion on the special intensive revision process. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju met floor leaders but ruled out a discussion on the revision itself, calling it an administrative matter.
The Indian economy recorded a six-quarter high growth of 8.2 per cent in July-September on the back of increased manufacturing and double-digit growth in the services sector.
Narendra Modi is in Japan for a two-day visit. He will meet Shigeru Ishiba, the Japanese PM. They will discuss strengthening ties. Focus will be on economic and tech cooperation. Modi aims to boost investment and AI collaboration. After Japan, Modi will visit China. He will attend the SCO summit in Tianjin.