Month: February 2025

Union Budget 2025: Increase in outlay for higher education and global skilling

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In a key new initiative, 50,000 Atal Tinkering Labs will be set up in government schools “to cultivate the spirit of curiosity and innovation, and foster a scientific temper among young minds”.  | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao The 2025-26 Union Budget’s education-related announcements largely pertained to high-end capabilities. In addition to Centres of Excellence on…

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Minister On Building AI Amid DeepSeek vs ChatGPT War

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New Delhi: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday praised the Narendra Modi-led government for focusing on new and emerging technologies, and allocating Rs 500 crore in the Union Budget 2025-26 to set up a Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Speaking to NDTV, Mr Vaishnaw, who is the IT minister, said: “It was very…

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Aviation Watchdog Imposes Rs 30 Lakh Penalty On Air India Over “Rostering” Issue

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Mumbai: Aviation safety regulator DGCA has imposed a penalty of Rs 30 lakh on Tata Group-owned Air India for allegedly allowing one of its pilots to operate a flight without complying with certain regulatory requirements. The DGCA in order of January 29 also said that it has found “recurrent rostering issues…,” about the airline. The…

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Union Budget 2025: Budget brings in plenty for poll-bound Bihar; RJD flags lack of special package

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File photo of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of projects which kept key NDA ally, the Janata Dal (United), in good humour, while generating envy from other regional parties | Photo Credit: The Hindu Dressed in a cream and red Madhubani saree, featuring Bihar’s iconic art, Union…

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Union Budget 2025: Railways allocation remains unchanged at ₹2.65 lakh crore, budget for customer amenities, investment in PSUs slashed

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The Budget allocation for Indian Railways for FY 2025-26 stands at ₹2.65 lakh crore. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Budget allocation for Indian Railways for FY 2025-26 stands at ₹2.65 lakh crore, the same as last year’s allocation. The allocations for customer amenities in the Railways and investments in public sector units and…

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Sports And Youth Affairs Ministry Allocated Rs 3794.30 Crore In Budget 2025, Gets Substantial Hike

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The government’s flagship Khelo India programme to scout and nurture athletes at the grassroots level was the biggest beneficiary as the allocation for sports and youth affairs was hiked substantially by Rs 351.98 crore in the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday. The ambitious scheme has been allocated Rs…

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UP Woman Allegedly Raped, Strangled To Death, Burnt By Brother-In-Law, 2 Others

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Muzaffarnagar: A 21-year-old woman was allegedly raped and strangled to death by her brother-in-law and two others, after which they burned her body in an attempt to destroy evidence in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Saturday. Superintendent of Police (SP) (Rural) Aditya Bansal said the main accused, Ashish, has been arrested, while Shubham…

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Union Budget 2025: ₹41,000-crore budget for J&K falls short on expectation on Central assistance

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The ₹41,000.07-crore budget proposed for 2025-26 for Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday (February 1, 2025) saw a significant dip in Central assistance. For comparison, the budgetary allocations for J&K were ₹42,277 crore in FY 2024-25 and ₹41,604 crore for 2023-24. Out of the ₹41,000.07 crore allotted to J&K, ₹40,619.30 crore is Central assistance to bridge…

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