Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday inaugurated South West Asia's largest beverage plant in Amethi, according to a press release from the Chief Minister's office.

Addressing the inaugural ceremony of South West Asia's largest beverage plant in Amethi, the CM highlighted the remarkable transformation in Uttar Pradesh's investment climate and said, back in 2018, when the state set a target of Rs 2 lakh crore for investments, it was met with laughter and scepticism.

"The CM added that entrepreneurs from all corners of the nation hesitated to invest in UP. But today, investment proposals worth Rs 38 lakh crore have been received in Uttar Pradesh, according to the release.

Lionel Messi once again proved that age is just a number as the 36-year-old clinched his eighth Ballon d'Or award, at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on Monday. The Inter Miami star came out on top in a men's 30-player list of candidates, beating Manchester City star Erling Haaland. Haaland won the treble with Manchester City last season, claiming the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup. The former Barcelona player had a 2022-23 season to remember, leading Argentina to 2022 FIFA World Cup glory in Qatar last year.

"This is a gift to the whole Argentina team for what we achieved," said Messi on stage after receiving his award from David Beckham, the co-owner of Inter Miami.

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University signs MoU with IIM Indore to promote collaborative teaching, learning and innovation. AKTU will benefit from faculty development programs, short/long term courses, financial literacy programs, and internships for students. The MoU will also support the development of incubation centers and institutional social responsibility initiatives.

The Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University signed an MoU with IIM, Indore, to promote collaborative teaching, learning and innovation, on Monday.

Researchers have successfully activated the world's smallest particle accelerator which could revolutionize various applications, including the potential for miniature particle accelerators to be employed in medical treatments.

According to Space.com, the newly developed machine, known as a nanophotonic electron accelerator(NEA), is a miniature technological marvel approximately the size of a small coin.

This tiny accelerator relies on a small microchip housing a vacuum tube made up of thousands of individual "pillars." The process involves the acceleration of electrons by directing miniature laser beams at these pillars, marking a departure from traditional particle accelerator technology.

Malayalam actress Renjusha Menon was found dead at her apartment in Srikaryam, Thiruvananthapuram, several reports claimed on Monday. According to Hindustan Times Telugu, the 35-year-old actor was found hanging at the flat that she shared with her husband Manoj.

According to the report, police initially confirmed that she died by suicide. The actress was reportedly going through financial troubles. Her body will be taken for autopsy later, NDTV reported.

Akashvani will broadcast its annual prestigious Edition of the Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture on Tuesday. Former President Ram Nath Kovind will deliver this year's address.

The lecture will be broadcast on the occasion of Sardar Patel’s birth anniversary tomorrow between 9.30-10 pm across the entire network of Akashvani. Listeners can also tune into Akashvani's channels GOLD, Rainbow, Indraprastha and airlivenews 24X7. The lecture will also be available on other social media platforms.

Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture is organised by Akashvani in memory of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, a great visionary who had National cohesion uppermost in his mind. It has been an honoured tradition since 1955 wherein, eminent personalities like C.Rajgopalachari, Dr. Zakir Hussain, Moraraji Desai, Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam, Jayant Narlikar, M.S.Swaminathan, Arun Jaitley, Ajit Doval and S.Jaishankar have been among those who delivered this prestigious memorial lecture in the past on wide-ranging subjects on India and its socio-economic strides. The birth anniversary of Sardar Patel is also known as the National Unity Day.

In a significant step towards strengthening bilateral trade ties between India and Saudi Arabia, Ambassador Dr. Suhel Khan officially opened the India Pavilion at the B2B Food Exhibition, held under the banner of InFlavourExpo in Riyadh today. With the event being organized with the facilitation of the Federation of Indian Export Organizations  
The India Pavilion at the InFlavourExpo showcased the participation of more than 20 Indian exhibitors, each keen to explore the vast opportunities presented by the burgeoning Saudi Arabian food market. For many of these exhibitors, this marks their inaugural foray into the Saudi market, highlighting the growing interest in expanding India's footprint in the Kingdom's food industry.

Hangzhou Asian Games silver medallist Jyothi Yarraji and Tejas Shirse smashed the National Games records on way to winning gold medals in 100m and 110m hurdles in athletics competitions here on Monday.

At the 37th National Games here, Jyothi finished the race in 13.22s to improve upon her own mark, while Tejas, who had clocked 13.80s to rewrite the Games record in the morning, improved his timing further by winning the final in 13.71s.

Maharashtra are leading the medals tally with 47 gold, 34 silver and 33 bronze followed by Haryana with 18 gold, 15 silver and 17 bronze.

Last edition's champions Services are third with 17 gold, nine silver and seven bronze.

Actor Angad Bedi recently bagged a gold medal in the 400-metre race at the prestigious Open International Masters 2023 Athletics Championship held in Dubai.

It was not easy for Angad to participate in the event as he is currently struggling with the loss of his father and legendary cricketer Bishan Singh Bedi.

In an Instagram post, Angad dropped a video of himself from the tournament and shared how his late father's never-give-up attitude pushed him to go for it.

In a testament to their ongoing defence cooperation, the Indian and Malaysian armies have initiated "Exercise Harimau Shakti 2023."

This joint bilateral training exercise, held at Umroi Cantonment in India, aims to strengthen military capabilities and enhance the synergy between the two nations.

According to an official release from the Public Relations Officer (PRO) Defence, Guwahati, "Ex HARIMAU SHAKTI-2023, a joint exercise between India and Malaysia, is progressing with full steam, covering the vast canvas of multi-domain OP in sub-conventional environment."