Rail safety: Spending triples to Rs 1.17 lakh cr in FY26; Kavach expanded, CCTV rollout scaled up

Safety expenditure on Indian Railways has nearly tripled over the past decade to Rs 1,17,693 crore in 2025-26 from Rs 39,200 crore in 2013-14, with the national transporter expanding deployment of indigenous train protection system Kavach and rolling out CCTV surveillance across coaches and locomotives, the government said in response to questions in the Rajya…

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Russia-Ukraine war: Marco Rubio questions Moscow’s intent to end conflict ahead of Geneva talks; seeks stronger Europe ties

US secretary of state Marco Rubio speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany (Picture credit: AP) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday questioned Russia’s seriousness about ending the Ukraine war, as Washington pushes for a swift peace deal.Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Rubio said the conflict was approaching its fifth…

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IND vs PAK: Pakistan captain adds fuel to handshake controversy with fresh remark – ‘We’ll find that out’ | Cricket News

Pakistan’s T20 team skipper Salman Ali Agha (AP Photo) Ahead of the high-voltage India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup clash, Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha has again stirred debate around the handshake controversy with a fresh remark. Speaking in the pre-match press conference, Agha said he hopes the game will be played in the right…

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Scotland 18/2 in 3.0 Overs | England vs Scotland Live Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Jofra Archer strikes as Scotland lose first wicket

Squads for both teams: Scotland Squad: George Munsey, Michael Jones, Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington(c), Tom Bruce, Michael Leask, Matthew Cross(w), Mark Watt, Oliver Davidson, Brad Wheal, Brad Currie, Safyaan Sharif, Finlay McCreath, Chris Greaves, Zainullah Ihsan England Squad: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook(c), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Jofra…

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Who is Saketh Sreenivasaiah? IIT Madras graduate and UC Berkeley student reported missing in US

Saketh Sreenivasaiah, a 22 year old postgraduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, has been reported missing in the United States, prompting search operations by local authorities and concern from Indian diplomatic officials.According to PTI and local media reports, Sreenivasaiah was last seen on Tuesday in the 1700 block of Dwight Way in Berkeley,…

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Kartik Aaryan faces harsh criticism as Prashant Narayanan brands him ‘TERRIBLE’ actor; says, ‘Only surviving because of…’ |

In a striking critique, actor Prashant Narayanan has criticized Kartik Aaryan, calling him a ‘terrible’ actor. He suggested that Aaryan’s continued presence in Bollywood is more a result of his familial support than talent, claiming that audiences tend to ‘laugh at’ his films rather than share genuine amusement. Actor Prashant Narayanan, who has featured in…

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Would you visit a place where 100,000 snakes emerge at once? Here’s why it’s one of the world’s strangest wildlife spectacles |

If the idea of one snake makes you uneasy, imagine tens of thousands rising from the ground at once. Look no further than the Narcisse Snake Dens, a provincial wildlife management area located about six kilometres north of Narcisse in the Rural Municipality of Armstrong, in Canada’s province of Manitoba. Every spring, this quiet patch…

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