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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‘Dhurandhar 2’ dominates over Yash starrer ‘Toxic’ in North America, the Ranveer Singh starrer expected to have a record-breaking advance booking |

‘Dhurandhar 2’, starring Ranveer Singh is one of the most awaited movies of the year, especially after the huge success of the first installment. But it’s clashing with Yash starrer ‘Toxic’ and while one will see which movie does better than the other, when it comes to overall buzz in Indian cinema, ‘Toxic’ has been…

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Who is Shreya Singhal? The IIT Madras BS graduate who turned a lockdown degree into a Harvard journey

The year 2021 upended classrooms across India. Lecture halls went quiet, attendance sheets turned virtual, and students were left staring at screens, wondering whether what they were learning would actually matter outside an examination hall.One such individual was Shreya Singhal. While studying for her on-campus computer application course, she was getting increasingly disillusioned. While the…

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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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Ayesha Khan breaks silence on trolling over shooting Dhurandhar’s Shararat on periods: ‘We need to educate our sons, brothers’ |

Ayesha Khan has addressed the backlash she faced after revealing that she shot the dance track Shararat while on her period in Aditya Dhar’s espionage thriller Dhurandhar. The actress said she was taken aback by how a normal confession turned into meme material online. Ayesha Khan has addressed the backlash she faced after revealing that…

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Texas law requires schools to decide on daily prayer time, but most districts vote against it

Texas school boards reject daily prayer law in most districts Texas school districts have largely rejected a new law allowing students and staff to participate in a daily prayer and devotional period, according to reporting by The Texas Tribune and The Associated Press. Senate Bill 11, passed by the Texas Legislature, required school boards to…

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