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₹10 crore. However, the one Vande Bharat Sleeper Coach cost comes around ₹8-9 crore because a lot of work has been happening in-house with our own manpower and technology." BEML has also received an order to make 160 coaches of the Vande Bharat Sleeper.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Saturday unveiled the body structure of Vande Bharat's sleeper coaches at a Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) facility here. BEML comes under the Ministry of Defence and manufactures products for various sectors such as defence, aerospace, mining, construction, rail and metro among others. It has also got orders to make 10 trainsets of (160 coaches) Vande Bharat Sleeper. Vaishnaw said Vande Bharat train has three versions — chair car, sleeper and metro. While the chair car version has already been launched and is very popular, the first carbody of Vande sleeper is ready. «Now, its furnishing work will happen. Manufacturing carbody is the most difficult work. Today, we will discuss how to scale it up further,» Vaishnaw told mediapersons.

Modi on Saturday unveiled the 125-feet tall statue of medieval era Ahom general Lachit Borphukan that has been installed near the latter’s maidam, or the burial tomb, at Hollongapar in Jorhat district of the State. Named “The Statue of Valour”, the statue is part of the Lachit Barphukan Maidam Development Project that also includes a museum, a 500-seating capacity auditorium and a hostel. Apart from contributing towards tourism potential of the area, the 125-feet tall statue of the great general is also expected to inspire newer generation with the patriotism and love for their motherland.

₹2,000 crore. Competition in digital markets is regulated in India at present by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). The CCI has powers under the Competition Act, 2002 (Competition Act) to investigate and impose targeted remedies on digital platforms.

PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana must register on the national website, pmsuryaghar.gov.in. The National Portal would help the families by offering pertinent data, such vendor ratings, benefits calculators, and suitable system sizes. Customers have the option of selecting both the manufacturer and the supplier for their rooftop solar installation.

The Final Action Date for the F2A visa, a Family Based Green Card designed for spouses and unmarried children of US permanent residents/Green card holders, has advanced from June, 2020 to September, 2020. For the F4 family-based green card, the date for filing has moved up to April, 2006 from February. The visa grants lawful permanent residence to specific family members of US citizens, and applies to the siblings of US citizens. It also applies to the sibling's spouses and unmarried children under 21.

The prices of high-end electric vehicles in Karnataka are set to increase as the state government has decided to collect a lifetime tax of 10% of the vehicle's cost at the time of registration. The new rule will apply to electric cars, jeeps, and buses, the govt said in a notification. Karnataka has been giving tax exemption for EVs for the last seven years, irrespective of the price range, to promote eco-friendly mobility systems. However, the govt is now rethinking its policy in view of the increasing number of luxury EVs which are being brought by the affluent people.

The All India Bank Officers' Confederation stated in a press statement that discussions between the Indian Banks Association and the All India Bank Officers' Confederation had been successfully concluded, culminating in the signing of the 9th Joint Note on March 8, 2024. According to the press release, “The Joint Note recognizes all Saturdays as holidays, pending government notification. The revised working hours will be effective after notification by the government.”

We’re all being deluged with news about how the latest generation of AI is transforming people’s lives, helping businesses be more productive, and even leading to layoffs. But that flood of information doesn’t help anyone answer the most basic question about these AIs: Which is best? So I canvassed executives, engineers and researchers who are knee-deep in the process of applying the world’s most powerful AIs to real world problems, to find out what they have learned. Their answers surprised me.

Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the strategically significant Sela Tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh providing an all-weather connectivity to Tawang bordering China. The inauguration comes a day after China's stern reply to India amid the diplomatic standoff between the two nations. According to a Bloomberg report, India has freed up thousands of soldiers to strengthen its disputed border with China, adding a potential irritant to its already sour relations with Beijing. As a response, China has said that deploying more troops at the border would not ease tensions. It said that it is committed to upholding peace and tranquility in the border areas.

Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled projects worth Rs 55,600 crore in the Northeast, including the strategic Sela tunnel which will provide all-weather connectivity to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh. The PM unveiled the projects spread across Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh at a programme in Itanagar. The Sela tunnel, constructed at a cost of about Rs 825 crore, is an engineering marvel. It will provide all-weather connectivity to Tawang across Sela pass on the Balipara-Chariduar-Tawang Road in Arunachal Pradesh, a statement said. The project, the foundation stone of which was laid by PM Modi in February 2019, will not only provide a faster and more efficient transport route in the region but is of strategic importance to the country as it is located near the frontier with China.

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government shutdown on Friday, as the chamber approved spending legislation for several government agencies just hours before current funding was due to expire. By a bipartisan vote of 75-22, the Senate approved a $467.5 billion spending package that will fund agriculture, transportation, housing, energy, veterans and other programs through the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. The package now heads to Democratic President Joe Biden to sign into law.

Gold rate today: The record run in gold prices continued throughout this week as expectations of the US Fed rate cut gained momentum after Jerome Powell's testimony before the US Congress. Spot gold price settled at a record high on Friday after briefly topping the $2,200 mark.

Mass shootings at schools have prompted a growing number of states to encourage digital mapping to aid emergency responders

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Jaishankar on Friday stressed the need for global stability, suggesting that the last thing that the world needs to see is «any kind of disturbance», a statement that came amid increasing tensions in the Taiwan Strait in the wake of growing Chinese aggression, Jaishankar's remarks came in response to a question during an interaction at the Nikkei Forum in Japan. He was in Tokyo on a three-day visit. Explaining India's response to a Taiwan contingency as a partner of Japan, Jaishankar said, «Today, the state of the world is very disturbed. We are seeing conflicts. We saw Covid. There are very big economic issues which are below the surface. The last thing that the world needs to see is any kind of disturbance, you know, at this moment. How to strengthen the stability and the growth and development of the world should be a common objective.»

Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN) founder and chief executive RJ Scaringe tweeted Friday that the company has received a significant number of reservations for its R2 model.

Gold prices surged to a fresh record high on Friday as data showing a rise in the U.S. unemployment rate boosted expectations that the Federal Reserve could begin cutting interest rates soon. Spot gold rose 0.7% to $2,173.49 per ounce by 10:42 a.m. ET (1542 GMT), while U.S. gold futures added 0.7% to $2,180.50.

Lobsters in southwestern Nova Scotia are selling at the highest price seen so far this season, as fishermen struggle with high overhead costs and a lower catch rate than in previous years.