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Earthquake of magnitude 5 strikes Japan's Nagano Prefecture

Apr 19, 2025

Tokyo [Japan], April 19: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5 struck Japan's Nagano Prefecture on Thursday, with no reports of casualties, damage, or tsunami warnings issued.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the epicentre of the quake was located in northern Nagano Prefecture at a depth of approximately 10 kilometres.
Source: Emirates News Agency

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NIELIT and SKD University Join Forces to Redefine Technology Education Excellence in Northern India

Hanumangarh (Rajasthan) [India], March 30: Shri Khushal Das University (SKD University), Hanumangarh, Rajasthan has partnered with the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), an autonomous scientific society under India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, in a strategic five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on March 20, 2026. The agreement aims to democratise access to world-class technology education in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cyber Security, Data Science, Internet of Things (IoT), Computer Science, and Semiconductor Technologies across Rajasthan and neighbouring states--eliminating the need for students to migrate to metropolitan cities for quality tech education.

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