HYDERABAD l saturday l april 19, 2025 l `9.00 l PAGES 16 l LATE CITY EDITION Bhagavad Gita, Natyashastra part of UNESCO’s World Register Manuscripts of Bhagavad Gita and Natyashastra are among 74 documentary collections added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register proud moment for every indian, says pm ‘central text of the indian tradition’ Entries on scientific revolution, women’s contribution to history and major milestones from 72 countries and four international organisations are included in the register. The development comes on World Heritage Day on April 18. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a post on X, on Friday described the inscriptions as “a proud moment for every Indian across the world”. ■ ■ The Natyashastra of Bharat Muni is “an epitome of the Natyaveda, a body of knowledge of performing art containing 36,000 verses known as the Gandharvaveda”, the UNESCO said in its citation Bhagavad Gita is a central text in the continuous, cumulative ancient intellectual Indian tradition, UNESCO’s citation read 570 total number of inscribed collections of unesco as of now CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI Oppn lights into N-missile V-P broadside against SC NTT, Neysa pick TG for `10K cr AI cluster E x p r e s s N ew s Se r v i ce @ Hyderabad NTT DATA, a global digital transformation and IT services company and Neysa Networks, , an AI-first cloud platform company, signed a tripartite MoU with the state government in Japan on Friday to establish an AI Data Centre Cluster in Hyderabad with an investment of `10,500 crore. The MoU was signed in the presence of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy during a high-level investment meeting in Tokyo. This is aimed at building India’s largest AI compute infrastructure, according to a release from the Chief Minister’s Office. The proposed facility in Hyderabad will house a 400 MW data centre cluster, designed to support one of the country’s most powerful AI supercomput- ing systems with 25,000 GPUs. The project supports the Telangana government’s aim to become the AI capital of India, offering sovereign, scalable, and sustainable compute capacity for public and enterprise AI workloads. The collaboration combines NTT DATA’s global expertise in data centres with Neysa’s AI acceleration platform to jointly develop AI-first solutions and foster an innovation ecosystem in Telangana, the official release stated. The project will use a combination of grid and renewable energy (up to 500 MW), adopt technologies such as liquid immersion cooling and follow high ESG standards, the CMO added. The facility will also work with Telangana’s academic institutions to support AI talent development and contribute to digital public infrastructure.  continued on P4 Never seen any RS chairperson make such political comments: Sibal P r ee t h a N a i r @ New Delhi Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy greets a representative of NTT DATA ahead of a meeting in Tokyo on Friday Toshiba to expand presence in TG Hyderabad: Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems (India) Pvt Ltd signed an MoU with the state govt in Japan on Friday to set up a new manufacturing facility for surge arresters and expand its existing manufacturing units for power and distribution transformers and gas-insulated switchgear at its Rudraram plant in the state. The company has proposed to invest `562 crore.  Report: P4 Modi speaks to Musk on ties amid trade talks J aya n t h J a c o b @ New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a phone conversation with Tesla and SpaceX CEO and a key advisor of President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, discussing opportunities for collaboration in technology and innovation. The phone call comes amid ongoing trade negotiations and ahead of the upcoming visit of US Vice President J D Vance to India from April 21, as Muskled ventures Tesla and Starlink also look to expand their presence in the Indian market. Taking to X, Modi said: “Spoke to Elon Musk and talked about various issues, including the topics we covered during our meeting in Washington DC earlier this year. We discussed the immense potential for collaboration in the areas of technology and innovation. India remains committed to advancing our partnerships with the US in these domains.” In February, Modi had met Musk at DC during an official visit. Their discussions at the hot & cold A man tries to clear the blockage at a manhole as commuters wait for the very heavy rain that lashed Hyderabad on Friday to subside | Sri Loganathan Velmurugan Hyd gets a glimpse of unpredictable nature A a r t i K a s h ya p @ Hyderabad The unpredictability of nature was on display in Hyderabad on Friday — extreme heat in the afternoon followed by a blinding downpour in the early evening that left at least 48 trees uprooted in its wake. Signs of an approaching thunderstorm were evident by 5 pm, with little sunlight filtering through the dense cloud cover. When it began to rain about half an hour later, the consequences were familiar — waterlogged roads, traffic congestion and power outages caused by tree branches falling on power lines and blowing fuses. By the time the rain subsided, 48 trees had been uprooted, with strong winds also breaking numerous branches. DRF teams were still clearing the debris at the time of reporting. The thunderstorm made driving nearly impossible — even four-wheelers were reduced to a crawl. Citizens were seen taking shelter in shops, under flyovers or beneath Metro viaducts. The TGDPS said that Chandrayangutta received the highest 80.5 mm of rainfall while Santoshnagar received 63.2 mm.  Continued on P5 E x p r e s s Re a d ‘BuildNow’ expanded across HMDA Hyderabad: The state government on Friday extended its AI-powered ‘BuildNow’ online building approval system to cover the entire Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority region. The platform will expand to the Directorate of Town and Country Planning areas next week | P3 time covered key sectors including space, electric mobility , and technological innovation. Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal had on Wednesday met senior Starlink executives to explore the company’s interest in launching satellitebased internet services in India. Starlink is currently awaiting re gulatory approvals, including clarity on India’s upcoming spectrum policy and a pending security clearance. Despite these hurdles, the company remains keen to offer high-speed satellite internet across the country, especially in remote and underserved areas. A day after Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar used strong language against the judiciary , several leaders from the Opposition spectrum lit into him on Thursday asserting such inter, ventions are part of a broader, dangerous strategy to erode judicial independence, weaken federalism and centralise executive power. Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal hit out at the V-P for questioning the Supreme Court, which set a timeline for presidential decisions. Sibal said the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha Chairman remain equidistant between the Opposition and the ruling party adding he , had never seen any Rajya Sabha Chairman make “political statements” of this nature. “Independence of the judiciary is fundamental to democracy What is being done is un. constitutional,” he added. The Constitution — not the government — gave Article 142 powers to the Supreme Court. You said Article 142 is nuclear missile material. How can you say this? — Kapil Sibal, president, Supreme Court Bar Association The Vice President Mr Jagdeep Dhankar’s observations on this SC verdict is unethical! — Tiruchy Siva, DMK deputy general secretary The statement made by Dhankhar on SC judges borders on contempt — Kalyan Banerjee, TMC “I respect him a lot but you said Article 142 is nuclear missile material, how can you say this?” Sibal said. Echoing the view, Constitutional expert P D T Achary told this paper that the SC rightly used Article 142 and did not override any core Constitutional provision. “Article 142 empowers the highest judicial forum in this country to do complete justice in a particular case. Granting complete justice is the aim of the judiciary and the Constitution has entrusted the SC with this job,” he said. Dhankhar had described Article 142, which grants plenary powers to the Supreme Court, as a “nuclear missile against democratic forces available to the judiciary 24x7”. Senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala said SC the ruling was “timely, accurate, courageous, and a correction to the notion that those holding high office are above checks and balances... In our democracy, only the Constitution is supreme and most elevated. No office — be it that of the President, PM or Governor — is above the fetters of Constitutional propriety he said. ,” DMK deputy general secretary and Rajya Sabha member Tiruchi Siva said, “The recent Supreme Court verdict on the role of Governors and President invoking Article 142 undoubtedly has established that no individual in the name of being a constitutional authority can sit over bills passed by a legislature indefinitely .” TMC leader Kalyan Banerjee accused the V-P of “repeated disregard” for the judiciary . Don blinks Tit-for-tat China levy over? “I don’t want to go higher. At a certain point... people don’t buy,” Trump said White House suggests broader US-Europe summit during Trump’s visit. Meloni is bridge between US-EU White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett says Trump and his team are studying whether to firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell HELPLINE to be launched soon for Bhu Bharati, says Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy while launching land record system in Mulugu and Adilabad districts on Friday | P2 Khalistani radical wanted for terror attacks held in US H a r p r ee t B a j w a @ Chandigarh GANGSTER-turned-terrorist Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passia, wanted in connection with multiple terror attacks across Punjab and who is alleged to have collaborated with Pakistan’s Deep State and Khalistani group BKI, has been arrested in the US, officials said Friday . Passia alias Jora, who jor milestone in the suchad illegally entered the cess of war against terUS, was arrested by the ror”, adding the matter FBI and US Immigration has been taken up with and Customs Enforcethe Centre and efforts are ment and Removal Opon to extradite Passia. erations in Sacramento, Harpreet Singh Yadav said between 2023 the US federal law enand 2025, Passia played a forcement agency said. “central role in orchestrating Punjab Police chief Gaurav targeted killings, grenade atYadav said the arrest is a “ma- tacks on police establishments, and extortion across Punjab and various other states”. In the last seven months, 16 grenade attacks took place in Punjab, mostly targeting police posts, religious places and residences of public figures including BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia. Passia’s name has cropped up during investigations into at least 14 such attacks.