Ashok Sharma

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The 17-year-old grinding machine is used to machine the inside and outside of tubular rollers to a surface finish of Ra 0.016 µm.
17-Year-Old Vertical Grinding Machine Still Delivers
July 16, 2025
Engineering programs at King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) implement project-based assignments into fixed semesters to keep students on a unified track and encourage them to begin hands-on projects in their first year.
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In this Aug. 16, 2018 file photo, the Fitbit Charge 3 fitness trackers are displayed in New York. Google’s parent company is buying wearable device maker Fitbit for about $2.1 billion. Alphabet said Friday that it will pay $7.35 per share.
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Alphabet Buying Fitbit for About $2.1B
In this Oct. 1, 2019, file photo Billy Ramos, right, fills out a job application with Adidas during a job fair at Dolphin Mall in Miami. On Friday, Nov. 1, the U.S. government issues the October jobs report.
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US Adds a Solid 128,000 Jobs
In this May 28, 2019, file photo Lyft scooters are seen along Mission Beach boardwalk in San Diego. Lyft, Inc. reports financial earns on Wednesday, Oct. 30.
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Lyft Loses Money Again
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Journalists film the live telecast of spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 landing on the moon at ISRO's Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network facility in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.
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India Lands Spacecraft Near Moon's South Pole
It became the first country in the world to land in this uncharted territory.
August 23, 2023
In this Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, file photo, a car drives past an under-construction building in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. India’s government expects the economy to expand up to 6.5% in the next fiscal year, starting in April, and hopes to follow China's example in developing labor intensive industries and exports.
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India Projects Rosy Economic Growth
It hopes to follow China's example in developing labor intensive industries and exports.
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Smoke rises after a factory caught fire and collapsed in Peera Garhi area in western New Delhi, India, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Several people, including some fire officials were injured.
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Battery Factory Collapses
One firefighter is dead and 19 are injured.
January 2, 2020
The walls of a building stand blackened after it caught fire in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019. Dozens of people died on Sunday in a devastating fire at a building in a crowded grains market area in central New Delhi, police said. Firefighters fought the blaze from 100 meters (yards) away because it broke out in one of the area's many alleyways, tangled in electrical wire and too narrow for vehicles to access, authorities at the scene said.
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Devastating Factory Fire Kills At Least 43 in India
An electrical short circuit may be to blame for a fire at a factory where workers made handbags for $2 per day.
December 9, 2019
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a signing of agreements ceremony between the two countries, in New Delhi, India, Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. India and Germany have agreed to enhance cooperation in tackling climate change, cybersecurity, skill development, artificial intelligence, energy security, civil aviation and defense production. The two countries signed several agreements on Friday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying India is eager to benefit from Germany's expertise.
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India, Germany to Boost Cooperation
Visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel said her country would like to collaborate with India in infrastructure projects, waste management and water supply.
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