#Ghulam_Nabi_Dar told to Sputnik about the process of learning and how he accomplished his first achievements in his art.

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Modi Raises Temple Vandalism Issue with Australian PM Albanese

❗️Since the beginning of 2023, attacks on places of worship of Hinduism have escalated in Australia. the last of which happened last week at a temple in Brisbane.

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#Ghulam_Nabi_Dar describes his success after receiving the national award and going to work in other countries.

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🇮🇳🇺🇿The fourth joint Uzbek-Indian tactical exercises 'Dustlik-2023' have ended on Friday, an Indian Defense Ministry official said.

📍According to the ministry, the exercises took place on the basis an Indian military unit stationed in a mountainous area in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state.

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#Ghulam_Nabi_Dar speaks about his request for the government to open a school or a workshop where his artform will be studied.

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📹 Tor-M2U surface-to-air missile system in action in special military operation (video by Russian MoD)

Tor anti-aircraft missile system "scans" the sky and when any air target enters the area of responsibility without responding to the friend-or-foe request, they take it under escort and are ready to strike the target.

The radar scans the sky 360 degrees and covers a distance of more than 30 kilometers. The Tor SAM system can engage four targets simultaneously or fire four missiles at a time

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⚖️ CBI summons Tejashwi Yadav for questioning in land for jobs case.

🇸🇦 India has announced the restoration of e-visas for Saudi Arabia nationals with immediate effect. The service had been suspended because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

🇷🇺 Russia is in the list of India's top five trading partners for the first time with the trade turnover between the two countries reaching $39.8Bln for the not yet ended fiscal year 2022-23, the Indian Ministry of Trade and Industry data said.

🚫 Three people have been arrested for sexual assault of a Japanese woman during Holi celebrations on Wednesday.

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🚀 Roscosmos and the Samara-based Progress Rocket and Space Center (RSC) signed a contract for the technical design of the Amur-SPG reusable methane rocket, the project will be ready by the end of next year, the Russian state corporation said.

The Amur-SPG launcher will be built at the Vostochny spaceport. Its design is planned to take into account the possibility of controlled descent of the first stage of the rocket and its subsequent reuse.

At the beginning of 2023, Progress CEO Dmitry Baranov told reporters that Roscosmos had accepted a draft design of a reusable methane rocket, and further development of the rocket would take place as a technical design.

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⚡️🇦🇫 An explosion occurred at the Tebyan Iranian Cultural Institute in the Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif when journalists arrived for an event.

At least ten people were injured, according to local media.

Russia Enters India's Top 5 Trading Partners for First Time: Indian Commerce Ministry

🇮🇳🇷🇺 As of today, Russia ranks fifth on the list of India's main trading partners, which is the first time since the late 1990s, when India began to keep such statistics.

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❗️At least seven people were killed and 14 injured in Mazar-i-Sharif blast.

The attack was carried out by a suicide bomber.

India, US Ink Memorandum on Semiconductor Supply Chain

🤝 "Towards that end [promoting cooperation in the semiconductor sector], the Minister and the Secretary welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a Semiconductor Sub-committee under the Commercial Dialogue, led by the Department of Commerce for the U.S. side and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Ministry of Commerce and Industry for the Indian side," a joint statement of the India-US Commercial Dialogue read.

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🪱☔️ A viral video showing an area apparently being showered with worm-like creatures has left the Internet shocked.

Residents of the Chinese province of Liaoning were told to seek shelter after it looked like it had started to rain worms. One theory suggests that the “worms” were actually poplar flower stalks.

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Brahmapuram Waste Plant Fire: Residents Complain of Toxic Smoke, Breathlessness

💨 As per a local media report, fire department officials said they had managed to control the smoke in up to 70 percent of the affected area. However, 30 percent continues to come from smoldering plastic waste, and containing this smoke is now the main challenge.

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The new Russian R-37M air-to-air missile has shown the highest combat effectiveness during its use as part of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, an informed source told Sputnik.

The source added that the R-37M has been used against various Ukrainian air targets and has been launched from Russian Su-35S multi-role fighters, the MiG-31BM interceptor aircraft, as well as the fifth generation Su-57 fighters.

The maximum launch range of the R-37M is about 300 kilometers (186 miles); the altitude of potential targets is between 30 meters (98 feet) and 25 kilometers, while the missile's maximum flight speed is six times the speed of sound, which basically makes it hypersonic.

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🙏🏾🪔 Shab-e-Barat or Barat Night is widely celebrated by Muslims in South and Southeast Asia, as well as in Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries.

It is traditionally referred to as a time of praying and asking for forgiveness.

📹 Sputnik has prepared a video showing how Shab-e-Barat is celebrated in India’s Jammu and Kashmir.

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Attempt to Tarnish Modi's Image: Gujarat Passes Resolution Against BBC Documentary

🎥🚫 The resolution was passed unanimously after a two-hour discussion and supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Gujarat government. BJP legislator Vipul Patel alleges that the BBC has a hidden motive of working against "India and the Indian government."

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Telangana State Chief's Daughter Questioned in Liquor Policy Scam

❓The 44-year-old Kalvakuntia Kavitha was summonsed to investigate her connection with a businessman Arun Ramachandran Pillai, who was arrested earlier this week for the same case.

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🦁😴 Look at this (still) sleeping beauty!

The Moscow Zoo has shared footage of a lioness welcoming a new day! She gorgeously walks around only to find her royal breakfast served!

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🇮🇳🦠 India records 524 new Covid-19 cases.