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BENGALURU: Determined to address the shortage of streetlights in their villages, class 9 students from Tamil Nadu have come up with E-slippers, which come with lights and can even be used to charge mobile phones while walking. S Parthiban and VM Akashvaran, students of Government Higher Secondary School in Tiruttani village of Tamil Nadu, showcased their invention at the South Indian States Science Fair 2019 at St Joseph’s Indian High School on Monday.

Reuters | Updated: Jan 8, 2019, 06:49 IST Highlights The leaders agreed to strengthen the US-India strategic partnership in 2019 and exchanged perspectives on how to reduce the US trade deficit with India: White House The two leaders also talked about increasing cooperation in Afghanistan, where Trump is planning to withdraw more than 5,000 of the 14,000 US troops WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump discussed reducing the US trade deficit with India and...

The government is set to bring the constitutional amendment to Lok Sabha on Tuesday and while there is the possibility of opposition parties raising objections on technicalities, the extension of the current session of Parliament cannot be ruled out. With Congress on Monday announcing support for the bill even as it accused BJP of opportunism, the extension of the session may not be a problem.