Women sway polls, men take charge: Why Nari Shakti remains a distant dream – explained | India News

AI-generated image (For representative purposes only) The Bihar Assembly elections were widely celebrated as a democratic milestone. With an overall voter turnout of 66.91%, the highest since 1951, and women turning out in unprecedented numbers, the state appeared to signal a quiet transformation.Female voter turnout stood at an impressive 71.6%, far surpassing male turnout at…

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Budget expectations 2026: Education sector seeks skilling push, digital access and student-centric financing

Education leaders and edtech executives have called for higher and better-targeted allocations in Budget 2026 to strengthen skilling, digital learning infrastructure and higher-education financing, saying education spending will be critical to India’s ambition of becoming a global talent and education hub.Ravin Nair, Managing Director, QS I-GAUGE, said the upcoming Budget must focus on outcomes, especially…

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Sagar Cements partners Sow & Reap for biochar & gasification units at cement plants

HYDERABAD: Climate-tech company Sow & Reap Chara Pvt Ltd and Sagar Cements Limited have signed a 10-year offtake agreement to deploy integrated biochar and gasification units at Sagar Cements’ Mattampally plant in Telangana, aiming to decarbonise the energy-intensive calcination stage of cement manufacturing and support the company’s net-zero emissions reduction target by 2030.Under the project,…

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Trump unveils ‘Board of Peace’: India absent from stage; Pakistan’s Shahbaz Sharif joins US President | India News

NEW DELHI: As US President Donald Trump unveiled his “Board of Peace” at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, India was not present on the stage. New Delhi had received an invitation to join the initiative on Sunday, but has not officially accepted or rejected the offer. The signing ceremony, however, was attended…

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UPC Volt to setup 100 MW AI-ready data centre in Bharat Future City with Rs 5,000 crore investment

HYDERABAD: UPC Volt, a joint venture between Netherlands-based UPC Renewables Group and VOLT Data Centers, plans to set up a 100 MW AI-ready data centre in Bharat Future City with an investment of Rs 5,000 crore over five years.The project is expected to create over 3,000 direct and indirect jobs during construction and over 800…

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‘Pain completely disregarded’: Sajjan Kumar acquitted in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case; victims’ families vow to keep fighting | India News

PTI photo NEW DELHI: Outside a Delhi court on Thursday, families affected by the 1984 anti-Sikh riots stood waiting, their faces carrying years of loss and anger. The court had just acquitted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a case linked to alleged incitement of violence in the Janakpuri and Vikaspuri areas, a decision that…

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Telangana rolls out global AI innovation entity Aikam at WEF at Davos

HYDERABAD: The Telangana govt announced the launch of Aikam, its flagship autonomous AI innovation entity that is being positioned as a “global proving ground” for deploying artificial intelligence (AI) at scale, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on Thursday.Aikam has been designed with an eye on positioning Telangana among…

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Noida techie death: NGT takes suo motu cognisance after fatal drowning; flags environmental violation | India News

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday took suo motu cognisance of the death of a 27-year-old software engineer who drowned after his SUV fell into a waterlogged trench at a commercial site in Greater Noida. The tribunal observed that the incident indicates serious environmental violations and regulatory lapses.The tribunal also highlighted that…

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