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The Uttar Pradesh Department of Tourism is all set to conduct a light and sound show in Agra, to boost tourism to the city, reports Zee News. The first of these shows was recently held near the Agra fort.

In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the state, the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) will give approvals to the citizens of Nashik to start bed-and-breakfasts (B&Bs) for the benefit of tourists, reports The Times of India.

In a bid to boost defence sales to India, the US is touting the 'technical and political advantages' of its Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme of government-to-government transfer without competitive bidding. "We have reached out to new partners and emerging markets where we see the defence trade growing," Andrew J Shapiro, Assistant Secretary in the State Department's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs told the Defence Trade Advisory Group.