German Chancellor to visit Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will be in Bengaluru on Tuesday, the second day of his two-day official visit to India.
During his visit to the IT city, Merz, along with his delegation is scheduled to visit the India headquarters of German tech major Bosch at Adugodi.
He will then go to the Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE) at the renowned Indian Institute of Science, before emplaning from Bengaluru, official sources said.
This is Merz's first trip to Asia as the German chancellor.
Merz on Monday held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ahmadabad, following which the two sides inked 19 pacts, including a roadmap for defence industrial collaboration and another on expanding cooperation in the higher education sector. A separate pact was inked on engagement in the telecommunications sector.
Modi and Merz visited the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmadabad on Monday morning and paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi, and later inaugurated Gujarat's famous kite festival. The German Chancellor also made a trip to Adalaj Ni Vav, an iconic stepwell near Gandhinagar city.
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Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 hits Bageshwar in Uttarakhand
Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) (PTI): A low-intensity earthquake of magnitude 3.5 struck near Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand on Tuesday morning, causing people to rush out of their homes, according to officials.
No loss of life or property has been reported so far, the officials said.
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According to the District Disaster Management Office, the magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck at 7.25 am. The epicentre was near Kapkot town, about 30 kilometres from the Bageshwar district headquarters.
Bageshwar District Disaster Management Officer Shikha Suyal said there have been no reports of loss of life or property so far.
