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Thymari [Greece], June 25 (ANI): Two speedboats collided on Friday morning during the filming of 'My Big Fit Greek Wedding 3' in Greece. The news was confirmed by the Greek Coast Guard and Greek news sites.

New Delhi Feb 24 PTI The Indian embassy in Ukraine on Thursday asked Indian nationals to maintain calm and remain safe wherever they are as Russia carried out a military operation in Ukraine triggering a major confrontation between the two sidesIt said in view of closure of Ukranian airspace for civilian aircraft alternative arrangements are being made for evacuation of Indian nationalsIt also said the embassy will convey information about it as soon as such arrangements are finalised so that Indian nationals can relocate to the western part of the country The present situation in Ukraine is highly uncertain Please maintain calm and remain safe wherever you are be it in your homes hostels accommodation or in transit the Indian embassy said in a fresh advisoryAll those who are travelling to Kyiv including those travelling from western parts of Kyiv are advised to return to their respective cities temporarily especially towards safer places along the western bordering countries it said in an advisoryThe embassy issued a second advisory of the day a few hours laterThis is to inform all Indian nationals in Ukraine that since the Ukrainian airspace has been closed the schedule for special flightsstands cancelled Alternative arrangements are being made for evacuation of Indian nationals it saidOfficial sources in New Delhi said India is looking at ways to assist its nationals especially the students in UkraineThey said India is closely monitoring the rapidly changing situation in Ukraine and how to assist the Indians in that countryWe are closely monitoring the rapidly changing situation Focus is on safety and security of Indians particularly students said a sourceIt said the control room set by the Ministry of External Affairs a few days ago is being expanded and made operational on a 24x7 basisThere is no possibility of sending special aircraft to Ukraine to evacuate the Indians including the Indian embassy staff as the airspace of Ukraine has been closedUkraine closed its airspace to civilian flights in view of high risk to safetyThe government is looking at ways to extend assistance to Indians there said a sourceAccording to estimates over 15000 Indians are currently staying in UkraineIt is learnt that a series of meetings are underway to assess the situation and ways to extend assistance to Indians in that countryThe situation in Ukraine deteriorated after President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation into Ukraine triggering serious concerns over the possibility of a full-scale military confrontation between the two countriesFollowing Putins announcement Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said an invasion could be the beginning of a big war in Europe PTI MPB ZMN

New Delhi Feb 21 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the Union Budget for 2022-23 will be of great help in implementing the National Education Policy on the ground and asserted that the decision to set up a National Digital University can solve the problem of shortage of seats in educational institutions in the countryAddressing a webinar on the positive impact of the Union Budget 2022-23 Modi said the budget focuses on five aspects related to the education sector -- universalisation of quality education skill development urban planning and design internationalisation and AVGC Animation Visual Effects Gaming ComicAsserting that the digital connectivity is what kept the education system running in this time of global pandemic Modi also noted that the digital divide is rapidly shrinking in IndiaDigital university is an innovative and unprecedented step that has the potential of fully addressing the problem of seats in the universities I call upon the education ministry UGC and AICTE and all the stakeholders of the Digital University to work with speed on the project I emphasised on the need to keep international standards in mind while creating institutes he saidIt was digital connectivity that kept the countrys education system going during the pandemic We are seeing how the digital divide is rapidly shrinking in India Innovation is ensuring inclusion for us Educational infrastructure such as e-Vidya One Class One Channel Digital Labs and Digital University are going to help the youth a lot he saidModi asserted that the Budget for 2022-23 will be of great help in implementing the National Education Policy on the ground The prime minister elaborated on five aspects that were highlighted in the Budget 2022Key decisions have been taken for universalisation of quality education which means expansion of education with improved quality along with enhanced capabilities of the education sector Second attention has been given to skill development Focus is on creating a digital skill ecosystem skill development as per industry demand and better industry linkages he saidThird inclusion of Indias ancient experience and knowledge of urban planning and designing into education is important Fourth Internationalisation has been emphasised upon This involves arrival of world class foreign universities and encouragement of institutions of GIFT City getting Fintech-related institutes Fifth focus on Animation Visual Effects Gaming Comic AVGV where there is huge potential of employment and there is a big global market This budget will help a great deal in realizing the National Education Policy he saidOn the International Mother Language Day on Monday the prime minister underlined the link between education in the medium of mother language and the mental development of childrenIn many states medical and technical education is also being imparted in the local languages There should be a momentum in creating best content in digital format in local Indian languages Such content needs to be available via Internet mobile phones TV and radio the PM said He reiterated the requirement to keep the work with regard to content in sign languages going with due priority The prime minister said dynamic skilling is critical from the point of view of global talent demand for Aatmanirbhar Bharat He highlighted the need to prepare the demographic dividend of the country as per the demands of the changing job roles Digital Ecosystem for skilling and livelihood and e-skilling labs were announced in the budget with this vision in mind he said PTI GJSASK RHL

New Delhi Dec 23 PTI Amid rising concerns over the spread of Omicron variant of coronavirus Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday stressed on Covid-appropriate behaviour saying the fight against the pandemic is not over and directed officials to send teams to states with low vaccination rising cases and insufficient health infrastructure to assist them in improving the situationModi gave directions to officials during a high-level meeting to review the status of COVID-19 and Omicron the new variant of concern VOC and said we should be satark vigilant and saavdhan cautiousThe fight against the pandemic is not over he said and asserted that the need for continued adherence to Covid safe behaviour is of paramount importance even todayThe meeting was held to review the public health response measures for containment and management of COVID-19 strengthening of health infrastructure including availability of drugs oxygen cylinders and concentrators ventilators PSA plants ICUoxygen supported beds human resources IT interventions and status of vaccination the Prime Ministers Office PMO said in a statementOfficials briefed the prim minister about the emerging scenario globally driven by the new variant with an overview of the surge in cases in countries having high vaccination coverage and presence of the Omicron variant it saidHe was also apprised of the technical brief and priority actions recommended by the WHO in the context of Omicron A snapshot of the status of COVID-19 and Omicron in the country including states reporting a higher number of cases districts reporting higher positivity and higher number of clusters was presented to the prime minister the PMO saidThe details of the Omicron cases reported in the country including their travel history vaccination status and recovered status were also presented it saidModi was briefed on the various actions taken since November 25 when the first advisory of the Union Health Ministry was shared with the states Revised travel advisory for international passengers review meetings with statesunion territories on COVID-19 public health response measures ramping up vaccination installation of oxygen supply equipment etc was also briefed to ModiAfter the presentation by officials Modi directed the officials to maintain a high level of vigil and alertness at all levels He directed central officials to work in close coordination with the states to support their efforts of public health measures of containment and management under the whole of government approach The strategy of the Centre for proactive focussed collaborative and cooperative fight against the pandemic should guide all our future actions Modi told the officialsHe directed the officials to ensure that the health systems in the states beginning from the district level are strengthened to meet any challenge posed by the new variant It is important for states to ensure that the Oxygen supply equipment are installed and fully functional Modi instructed the officials at the meetingHe also directed the officials to work with the states on a regular basis and review the status of preparedness of various components of health infrastructure including training and capacity building of human resources timely availability of ambulances readiness of states to operationalise COVID facilities for institutional quarantining and effective and supervised monitoring of those in home isolation He furthjer asked officials to make effective use of IT tools for tele-medicine and tele-consultationHeightened and close monitoring of emerging clusters and hotspots through active prompt and effective surveillance should continue Modi stated at the meetingHe directed for sending a good number of positive samples for genome sequencing to INSACOG Labs in a prompt manner Modi also told officials to accelerate the testing to ensure quick identification of cases for timely containment and treatment Focus should also be on effective contact tracing for curbing spread of the transmission he said He directed officials that the central government should send teams to states with low vaccination rising cases and insufficient health infrastructure to assist them improve the situationModi was apprised of the progress in vaccination across the country and was briefed that more than 88 per cent of the eligible population is administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and more than 60 per cent of the eligible population has received the second dose the PMO saidOfficials briefed him that the door-to-door Har Ghar Dastak vaccination campaign to mobilise and vaccinate people has been able to motivate people to take the COVID-19 vaccine and has shown encouraging results in boosting vaccine coverage Modi directed that states need to ensure that the eligible population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and to proceed to meet the target in a saturation modeIndia has recorded 236 cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus across 16 states and UTs so far out of which 104 people have recovered or migrated according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday PTI KRASK ZMN

Washington [US], August 28 (ANI): Oscar-winning singer-songwriter H.E.R. is set to make her feature film acting debut with the upcoming musical movie 'The Color Purple'.