-- Delhi is all set to get its first Apple store with the opening scheduled for tomorrow, 20th April.
-- The store located at the Select Saket Mall will be India's second Apple store, after Mumbai's BKC which opened on April 18.
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-- Delhi is all set to get its first Apple store with the opening scheduled for tomorrow, 20th April.
-- The store located at the Select Saket Mall will be India's second Apple store, after Mumbai's BKC which opened on April 18.
The US Mission to India, the four consulates and the embassy is on track to process more than a million visas this year, Jennifer Larson, US Consul General Hyderabad, said on Wednesday.
The consulate in Hyderabad represents the US government in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Odisha.
The heatwave conditions will continue to prevail over several Eastern Indian states like Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha for one or two more days, while the maximum temperatures are likely to dip by a few notches thereafter, the Met office said on Wednesday.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an 'orange alert' (be prepared), warning of severe heatwave conditions, in the next two days in Motihari, Sitamarhi, Begusarai, Khagaria and Banka districts of Bihar.
The weather office forecast heatwave conditions to continue to prevail in isolated pockets of Bihar on Thursday.
Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave post-facto approval to amendments to Finance Bill 2023 which was approved by Parliament last month. The Cabinet approved amendments to the Finance Bill introduced in Rajya Sabha on March 27, sources said. Amendments which included rectification of figures with regard to rate of Security Transaction Tax (STT) to be levied on sale of options as well as futures, sources said.
The search operation is going on to trace Indian climber Anurag Maloo, who went missing after falling into a deep crevasse on Nepal's Mount Annapurna, the 10th highest mountain in the world. Maloo, 34, a resident of Kishangarh in Rajasthan, went missing on Monday after he fell from around 6,000 metres while descending from Camp III.
The Congress on Wednesday announced its fifth list of three candidates for the May 10 Assembly elections, replacing the one against Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in Shiggaon. A day after fielding Mohammed Yousuf Savanur as its candidate from Shiggaon in Haveri district, the party nominated Yasir Ahmed Khan Phatan in his place.
Congress fields Ajay Kumar as its candidate for the ensuing by-election to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly from theChhanbey constituency.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah, and Jagadish Shettar who recently quit the BJP were among the prominent figures who filed their nominations for the May 10 Assembly elections in Karnataka on Wednesday.
National Conference provincial president Rattan Lal Gupta on Wednesday accused BJP of exploiting migrant Kashmiri Pandits and appealed for a reasonable hike in the cash assistance and adequate compensation to over-aged members of the community.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted after meeting Apple CEO Tim Cook, "An absolute delight to meet you, Tim Cook! Glad to exchange views on diverse topics and highlight the tech-powered transformations taking place in India."
“Following complaints from parents, show cause notices were sent to 12 private schools for charging an exorbitantly high price for books and uniforms. Strict action under the Delhi School Education Act 1973 to be taken against schools violating the guidelines of the Education Department on books and uniforms. Unsatisfactory response from schools on the issue will lead to strict action against them,” says Delhi Education Minister Atishi.
Dr PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, chairs high-level meeting to review the status of public health response to COVID-19 amid a rise in the number of coronavirus cases being added across India recently
Apple CEO Tim Cook tweets: "Thank you, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for the warm welcome. We share your vision of the positive impact technology can make on India’s future — from education and developers to manufacturing and the environment, we’re committed to growing and investing across the country."
