Bullet Train Project: Railways unlikely to seek extra loan from JICA to meet higher cost of Bullet train project

NEW DELHI: The railways is looking at bearing the nearly Rs 90,000 crore additional (83% escalation) cost for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet train project and won’t seek further loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The project cost has increased from Rs 1.1 lakh crore to Rs 1.98 lakh crore because of delays and other reasons.The…

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US Supreme Court blocks California policy on student gender privacy, backs parents’ religious claims

US Supreme Court blocks California policy on student gender privacy US Supreme Court blocks California policy on student gender privacy, backs parents’ religious claimsThe Supreme Court of the United States on Monday blocked a California education policy that restricted teachers from informing parents about a student’s gender expression or transition at school. As reported by…

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Arjun Tendulkar Wedding: Arjun Tendulkar and Saaniya Chandhok’s pre-wedding bash: Raj Thackeray, Zaheer-Sagarika, Yuvraj-Hazel attend celebrations | Hindi Movie News

Pre-wedding festivities have begun in full swing ahead of cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar’s son Arjun Tendulkar’s wedding, and the celebrations are already turning into a glamorous, star-studded affair. On Tuesday evening, the Tendulkar family hosted a pre-wedding ceremony attended by close friends, cricketing icons and political dignitaries, adding sparkle to the joyous occasion. Pre-wedding festivities…

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‘We are getting signals’: Russia says India hints ‘renewed interest’ in more crude imports amid Iran crisis

Russia on Tuesday claimed that India has signalled “renewed interest” in importing larger volumes of Russian crude oil as disruptions mount in global energy supplies following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz after US and Israeli strikes on Iran.The Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most critical oil shipping chokepoint, has been facing disruptions after…

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India women face embarrassment after receiving ill-fitting kits ahead of AFC Asian Cup campaign | Football News

NEW DELHI: Just days before their AFC Women’s Asian Cup opener against Vietnam in Perth, India’s women footballers found themselves dealing with an unexpected problem — ill-fitting kits and lack of proper training gear. In a rare and strongly worded letter to AIFF Deputy General Secretary M Satyanarayanan, all 26 players expressed frustration, saying the…

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”Could be a lifeline for 2 billion people’: Nobel laureate builds a machine that harvests water from desert air |

A Nobel Prize-winning chemist has unveiled a solar-powered machine capable of extracting up to 1,000 litres of clean drinking water per day from dry desert air, a breakthrough that could reshape how the world tackles water scarcity. Professor Omar Yaghi, a materials scientist at University of California, Berkeley, developed the system using metal-organic frameworks, or…

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