India signs MoU with Japanese logistics major to support semiconductor ecosystem

IANS | September 19, 2026 1:33 PM

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The government-backed India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) and the NX Group -- the logistics arm of Japan's Nippon Express Group -- have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on logistics and supply chain solutions for India's semiconductor ecosystem, according to a statement on Saturday.

Fire breaks out at J&K district hospital in Poonch, no injuries reported

IANS | September 19, 2026 1:30 PM

Jammu, Sep 19 (IANS) A fire broke out in the district hospital building in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch on Saturday, triggering panic among patients and attendants. However, swift action by hospital staff and fire and emergency services brought the blaze under control before it could spread to the entire complex, officials said.

Eight devotees killed after car swept away in rain-swollen stream in MP

IANS | September 19, 2026 1:07 PM

Agar-Malwa (Madhya Pradesh), Sep 19 (IANS) Eight devotees, including three children and two women, were killed after the car they were travelling in was swept away by a rain-swollen stream near the Maa Baglamukhi Temple in Nalkheda in Madhya Pradesh's Agar-Malwa district, police said on Saturday.