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New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Dr Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday said the Centre’s funds are not a “free pool of cash that can be used at will”, stressing that every rupee of the taxpayer is accounted for and no state or scheme is denied or stopped funding. Dismissing the opposition’s allegations that funds have been reduced,…

New Delhi: The two-day Bharat Bodhan AI Conclave opened here on Thursday, bringing together policymakers, academics and industry leaders to chart how AI can be deployed at scale across India’s education system. A closed-door AI roundtable meeting chaired by the education minister followed a day earlier Dharmendra Pradhan With founders of 10 Indian edtech startups.Pradhan…

New Delhi: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has launched a scathing attack on the matter, urging Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to investigate the “immoral conduct” of Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and discuss the matter in the House. Congress leader One day he accused the government of compromising India’s interests in a trade deal…

Chandigarh: Over 3,200 people were arrested in Punjab during a 72-hour-long operation against wanted criminals, police said on Wednesday.The operation, Operation Prahar-II, which began on Monday, saw the police conduct 8,278 raids on people linked to wanted criminals. The operation was launched by the Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab. Gaurav Yadav. War on gangsters:…

New Delhi: The cabinet is likely to approve more than half a dozen infrastructure projects worth over Rs 40,000 crore on Friday, including a nearly Rs 19,000 crore road-cum-rail tunnel through the Brahmaputra river in vote-bound Assam. This will be one of the largest government funded projects in the highway sector.The South Block will host…

New Delhi: The government has changed the use of approximately 101 acres of land in the Central Vista area for construction of government offices and government residences, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs told the Lok Sabha on Thursday. It also said 2,994 trees were cut or replaced to rebuild the Central Vista project.In…

New Delhi: NCP (SP) working president Dr Supriya Sule Thursday said it is everyone’s moral duty to fulfill the unfinished dream of Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash on January 28. He added that the merger talks they had “remain between us”.“We are supporting each other and moving forward. Dada is no more,…

Coimbatore: The 33rd Mahashivratri celebrations will be held on February 15 at the Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore, said Dakshina Kaila Bhakti Perabhai. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will be the special guest on the occasion, while lakhs of fans as well as several Union Ministers, film stars and other celebrities will attend the celebrations. Rajnath…

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and MNS president Raj Thackeray New Delhi: Senior Dr Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Sandeep Deshpande on Thursday alleged that Shiv Sena (UBT) corporators were paid Rs 1 crore each. BJP The way has been paved for the Saffron party candidate to be elected as the mayor of Chandrapur Municipal…

New Delhi: The Bangladesh Awami League on Sunday dismissed the country’s parliamentary elections as a “well-planned farce” and claimed that the vote held without party participation flouted democratic norms and the constitution. In a statement posted on its X handle after polling ended and counting began, the party expressed gratitude to citizens – including mothers,…