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Key changes affecting bank, ATM, UPI users, and more – India TV

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Key changes affecting bank, ATM, UPI users, and more – India TV

Image Source : INDIA TV REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE As we begin February 2025, there have been some major changes that have been made, affecting day-to-day financial transactions and services. These new regulations, which are applicable from February 1, involve various aspects from ATM cash withdrawal to UPI transactions, banking rules, cylinder gas prices, and car prices. Also, today is the day the Union Budget 2025 is being unveiled, and it is going to have some major announcements for the masses. Below are five major changes that directly impact the common man: 1. ATM cash withdrawals get costlier ATM withdrawal charges have…

Sky Force soars to Rs 100 crore: Akshay Kumar’s big hit!

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Sky Force soars to Rs 100 crore: Akshay Kumar’s big hit!

Akshay Kumar's latest action-drama, Sky Force, has received a positive response from audiences. The film has crossed the Rs 100-crore mark in just eight days of its release, as reported by Maddock, the makers of the film. Sky Force's Box Office performance On Saturday, Maddock shared a poster of the film on Instagram, celebrating its success. The post read, "From the skies to the Rs 100 Cr club! The true story of courage and sacrifice is now the first blockbuster of 2025! We’re honoured by the love and support of our incredible audience, who’ve made Sky Force a soaring…

Sachin Tendulkar conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award, Bumrah, Mandhana bag top honours – India TV

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Sachin Tendulkar conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award, Bumrah, Mandhana bag top honours – India TV

Image Source : PTI, GETTY Sachin Tendulkar and Jasprit Bumrah. India legend Sachin Tendulkar was on Saturday conferred with the Colonel CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) during the BCCI Naman Awards 2025. Tendulkar, who is known as the God of Cricket, has become the 31st recipient of the prestigious award. Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah has been honoured with the Polly Umrigar Award for the Best International Cricketer 2023/24. Batting star Smriti Mandhana bagged the Best International Cricketer Award in the women's section as the Indian Board honoured the top performers from the past…

Video | At the 2025 Kerala Literature Festival

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Feb

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Video | At the 2025 Kerala Literature Festival

Video | At the 2025 Kerala Literature Festival Imperilled worlds, real and imaginary, came alive in multiple discussions starring as many as six Booker Prize winners and nominees at the eighth edition of the Kerala Literature Festival. At the four-day festival, oft-touted as Asia’s largest festival of letters with 380 sessions, 600 speakers and over six lakh participants, some of the most pressing issues of today — from war, migration, loss, and belonging, to race, gender, and Donald Trump — and the role of stories in shaping our world, were discussed within the large, packed marquees erected on the tawny…

India’s foreign aid to Maldives goes up, this neighbour retains top spot – India TV

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India’s foreign aid to Maldives goes up, this neighbour retains top spot – India TV

Image Source : PTI Nirmala Sitharaman with S Jaishankar As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her eighth consecutive budget on February 1, her budget speech also carried announcements regarding India's foreign aid to different countries. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has allocated a total of Rs 5,483 crore in aid to foreign nations, which majorly takes into account allocations for neighbouring and strategic countries. India's aid to foreign countries has given primacy to its 'Neighbourhood First', with more than 60 per cent of the budged kept aside for immediate neighbours. Bhutan ranks at the top Notably, Bhutan ranks at…

Kumbh death toll more important than budget

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Feb

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Kumbh death toll more important than budget

Following the Samajwadi Party MPs walkout from the Lok Sabha during the Union Budget presentation, party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday emphasised that the lives lost in the Mahakumbh stampede are more significant than budgetary figures. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025 in the Lok Sabha today outlining a roadmap for India’s continued economic expansion, emphasising agriculture, micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), investment, and exports. Speaking to the media, Yadav criticised the government over the handling of the Maha Kumbh, stating that the death toll from the recent stampede is being misreported. “Maha Kumbh comes…

CAPFs under MHA receive budget hike for national security – India TV

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CAPFs under MHA receive budget hike for national security – India TV

Image Source : PTI/FILE PHOTO Women personnel representing various para-military forces at the CAPFs tableau during the 74th Republic Day Parade at the Kartavya Path, in New Delhi In the Union Budget of 2025-26, the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for guarding India's borders and providing internal security have received a modest increase in their budgetary outlays. CRPF gets highest allocation among CAPFs With over 3.25 lakh strength, the biggest CAPF is the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) that has been allocated Rs 35,147 crore in the next fiscal year, up from the…

Bumrah, Smriti to bag honours, Tendulkar set to get Lifetime Achievement Award – India TV

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Bumrah, Smriti to bag honours, Tendulkar set to get Lifetime Achievement Award – India TV

Image Source : BCCI BCCI Awards 2025. BCCI Naman Awards 2025 live: Ceremony underway, Indian stars Bumrah, Sachin Mandhana to be awarded BCCI Awards 2025 live updates: The annual BCCI Awards take place in Mumbai on Saturday, February 1 with some top Indian cricketers in line for the honours. India legend Sachin Tendulkar is set to receive the Colonel CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award as he will become the 31st recipient of the honour. Indian stars Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Mandhana are in line to receive the best cricketers award in men's and women's category. Rising stars Sarfaraz Khan, Tanush Kotian and…

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Chair gazing – The Hindu

Minimalist architect Mies van der Rohe went so far as to say, “A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier.” We can’t be so sure about that, but it does draw attention to how designing seating has always called for extraordinary rigour, whether painstakingly methodical or purposely frivolous, balancing material and form with ingenuity. Chairs and seats are objects of fascination. It’s a fact that a chair has to take a more complex form, unlike a bed which is simply flat. Designers have shaped their oeuvre with the chair as entree, often proving their mettle with…

How does a black box work and what it tells about plane crashes

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Feb

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How does a black box work and what it tells about plane crashes

Image Source : AP Plane crash (Representative Image) After any plane crash, the most important piece of forensic evidence is the 'black box'. With several deadly plane crashes taking place around the globe, it is essential to be aware of how a black box actually works. The two essential elements of a black box, which is not actually black, are its recorders. The two recorders are the Flight Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder. While the sound recorder records sounds and voices of the pilots in the cockpit, the data recorder records data sensors and everything that is on the…