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News Headlines-28/09/21

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1.The base camp of Siachen glacier, the world's highest and coldest battlefield, was opened on Monday for domestic tourists on the occasion of World Tourism Day, officials said.Member of Parliament, Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, inaugurated the opening of the Siachen base camp for domestic tourists, an official spokesman said.-indiatoday.in

2.The foreign minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Prince Faisal bin Farhan was on a three-day visit to New Delhi from Sept 19 to 21. His visit was widely hailed by the Indian press as a great succes.-siasat.com

3.India and Taiwan are in talks on an agreement that could bring chip manufacturing to South Asia along with tariff reductions on components for producing semiconductors by the end of the year, people familiar with the matter said, a move that may spark fresh tensions with China.-livemint.com

4.China’s energy crisis is shaping up as the latest shock to global supply chains as factories in the world’s biggest exporter are forced to conserve energy by curbing production.The disruption comes as producers and shippers race to meet demand for everything from clothing to toys for the year-end holiday shopping season.-hindustantimes.com

5.The United States has tested an air-breathing hypersonic weapon capable of speeds faster than five times the speed of sound, marking the first successful test of the class of weapon since 2013, the Pentagon said on Monday.--hindustantimes.com

6.A new version of the Akash missile was successfully flight-tested on Monday from the integrated test range at Chandipur in Odisha, officials said. The missile - 'Akash Prime' - intercepted and destroyed an unmanned aerial target mimicking an enemy aircraft in its maiden flight test, they said.-Times of India

7.Farm groups in Punjab, which have been at the forefront of the struggle against the Central farm laws, brought the state to near standstill on Monday as the Bharat bandh paralysed rail and road traffic, and business establishments were shut in all towns and cities.-Times of India

8.Two Mumbai-based scientists are among the recipients of this year’s Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for science and technology. Named after the founding director of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the prize is awarded annually for notable and outstanding research in seven disciplines.-hindustantimes.com

9.Hansgrohe India, the Indian subsidiary of Hansgrohe Group, a leading German manufacturer of premium bathroom and kitchen fittings, today announced that it is the Gold sponsor of the Hotel Investment Conference – South Asia (HICSA) 2021. At HICSA 2021, Hansgrohe India will be displaying some of the hansgrohe brand’s most celebrated innovations.-hospitalitybizindia.com

10.Raffles The Palm Dubai, the palatial luxury beachfront resort on the Palm Jumeirah’s West Crescent, will officially welcome guests from 1 October 2021.Opening its doors at the beginning of Dubai’s winter vacation season, the landmark property – Raffles’ second in the city, and its first resort in the Middle East – is an opulent and eagerly awaited addition to the city’s lifestyle, dining and hotel scene.-hospitalitybizindia.com

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