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"First of all, we have clearly stated that our objective is energy security of 1.4 billion people of India and India's cooperation with Russia...So the US decision is unfair, unreasonable and unjustified. Now government will continue taking measures which will protect the national interest of the country," the Ambassador said, as quoted by TASS.

A fire erupted in Russia's Kursk Nuclear Power Plant on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday after a Ukrainian drone was shot down, damaging a transformer and reducing the output of one reactor by 50 per cent, Anadolu Agency reported, citing the plant's press service on Sunday.

The sailing vessel NADIR, operated by RESQSHIP, carried out the rescue after Alarm Phone alerted authorities to the distress case on Friday evening. Around 1 am (local time), the vessel located the boat, which had departed from Zuwara, Libya, the previous day. Survivors said the boat began taking on water just hours after departure, forcing passengers to sit knee-deep in seawater as waves up to 1.5 meters washed over the vessel.

Prith Banerjee, SVP of Innovation at Synopsys says that India is not just an AI market but has emerged as a force multiplier.

From February 16 to 20, the Impact Summit, the first international AI summit hosted in the Global South, showcases New Delhi's ambition: to shape an AI future that is inclusive, responsible, and impactful.

Natasha Crampton, Vice President and Chief Responsible AI Officer at Microsoft, says that the summit will provide a ground to ensure that the Global South can narrow the gap in the diffusion and democratisation of AI.