Mangalore: Canara bank organized a felicitation program for a Vartha Bharati reporter, who had prevented an ATM robbery on the night of January 26 at Canara Bank ATM located on Valencia Road in the City.

The assistant manager of Canar bank's regional office Vasant Shetty felicitated the Sub Editor Kalakesh Goravar.

Speaking at the occasion, Shetty said, "While moving to home after finishing his duty, Kalakesh saw two burkha-clad people acting suspiciously inside the Canara Bank ATM. Immediately he called the cop. Soon police arrived at the spot and arrested the thugs. The conscious steps of the journalist saved People's 15 lakh rupees, stored in ATM".

On behalf of the bank, customer Rajesh Lobo presented a memento to the journalist.

Bank's chief manager of Valencia branch SL Pinto, manager S Shrinivas, staff members and customers were present.

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New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić and discussed ways to deepen cooperation in areas such as defence, manufacturing, fertilisers and infrastructure.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit being held here from February 16-20.

"Met President Aleksandar Vučić on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit. We discussed ways to deepen cooperation in areas such as defence, manufacturing, DPI, fertilisers and infrastructure. For many years, India and Serbia have worked closely and I am confident our ties will gain even more momentum in the times to come," Modi wrote on X.

Vučić said the two leaders were proud of the friendship between Serbia and India, and the people of the two nations.

"India is a reliable and important partner for us, and we want to deepen economic exchange and encourage new investment projects. I am especially happy because India wants significant participation in the Serbian #Expo," he said in a post on X in Serbian.

The India AI Impact Expo features more than 600 high-potential startups and 13 country pavilions showcasing international collaboration in the artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem. Over 20 heads of state, 60 ministers and 500 global AI leaders are attending the summit.