The government today notified the Semicon 2.0 scheme with an outlay of Rs 1.27 lakh crore to boost the chip manufacturing ecosystem in the country. With this, India could account for nearly 10 percent of the global semiconductor industry market in the coming years and is expected to play a much bigger role in the global semiconductor value chain, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said while addressing a press briefing in New Delhi tod

In Nepal, the death toll from last week’s devastating floods and mudslides has risen to 903, while more than 4,247 people remain untraceable. According to the Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, the figure has increased from Sunday’s figure of 2,502. Bodies have been recovered from all eight affected districts of Nepal as rescuers race against time to search for those missing and rescue those stranded. Meanwhile, at least 933 workers are belie

In Squash, India’s Abhay Singh won the men’s singles title at the Tuanku Muhriz Trophy 2026 in Seremban, Malaysia, yesterday. The top-seeded Abhay defeated third-seeded Henry Leung of Hong Kong, China, 3-2 in the final of the PSA Challenger Tour 15 event. The victory marked the 27-year-old Indian squash player’s 13th PSA Tour title and his second of the year, following his win at the Indian Open in Mumbai in March. Abhay, at world No.24, is India’s highest-ranked men’s player