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Foreign Rail Technology Cooperation Scheme to be launched Part - 2

New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday said that Foreign Rail Technology Cooperation Scheme would be launched to help in technology upgradation. Presenting the Railway Budget for fiscal 2015-16 in Parliament, Prabhu stressed on the need to decentralise, deregulate and delegate to make freight business simpler. No new trains were, however, announced this year in the rail budget. There was no increase in railway passenger fares either. The Railways Minister further said that mobile phone charging facilities would be provided in general class coaches and the number of charging facilities would be increased in sleeper class coaches. Feb 26, 2015
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Hong Kong to fund homegrown fashion

Another year, another massive fiscal surplus in Hong Kong. The city has decided it's going to cut taxes and spread the wealth, dishing out over four billion bucks in sweeteners to support local Feb 26, 2015
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Foreign Rail Technology Cooperation Scheme to be launched Part - 1

New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday said that Foreign Rail Technology Cooperation Scheme would be launched to help in technology upgradation. Presenting the Railway Budget for fiscal 2015-16 in Parliament, Prabhu stressed on the need to decentralise, deregulate and delegate to make freight business simpler. No new trains were, however, announced this year in the rail budget. There was no increase in railway passenger fares either. The Railways Minister further said that mobile phone charging facilities would be provided in general class coaches and the number of charging facilities would be increased in sleeper class coaches. Feb 26, 2015
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Rail Budget 2015-16: Swachh Railways to be the focus of Railway Ministry

New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): Union Railway Budget Suresh Prabhu on Thursday presented the Rail Budget for fiscal year 2015-16. Prabhu also laid emphasis on cleanliness of stations and trains for convenient travel facilities to passengers. He also laid stress on PM Narendra Modi’s ‘Clean India’ and ‘Make in India’ initiatives. He further said that integrated cleaning will be taken up as a specialized activity. Prabhu said that am mobile application to address the complaints of the passengers is also being developed. He also stated that e-catering has also been introduced on some trains on experimental basis Feb 26, 2015
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All the Hollywood news

LOS ANGELES The Oscars were not the only place to see the stars as A-listers came out for Tom Ford’s presentation of his Autumn/Winter 2015 Womenswear Collection. Julianne Moore, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Amy Adams & Jennifer Lopez all wore something from the collection. BEVERLY HILLS Several stars were recognized for their philanthropic commitment at the 2nd Annual unite4:humanity. Halle Berry, Ewan McGregor, Christina Applegate, Aaron Paul & singer Pink were just some of the few that were honored. Berry spoke about why events likes these are important. 0:10: Halle Berry: When you have…awareness. :0:29 WEST HOLLYWOOD Celebs had a chance to play dominoes and raise money at the Hollywood Domino Annual Pre-Oscar Soiree. Stars attending included Patricia Arquette, AnnaLynne McCord, Adrien Brody and a performance by Natasha Bedingfield entertained the crowd. Arquette touched on why fundraising efforts are so important. 0:22: Patricia Arquette: I have seen…here. :0:40 That’s all for now. We’ll be back tomorrow with more celebrity news and sightings. Feb 26, 2015
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At least one dead in Kabul attack

At least one person is dead after a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle full of explosives into a Turkish embassy car in Kabul Thursday. Investigators on the scene explained. (SOUNDBITE) (Dari) MOHAMMAD Feb 26, 2015
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Katrina Rejects Two Films Due To Wedding Plans?

Now that we know she is openly dating Ranbir Kapoor, people figure its only a matter of time before the duo tie the knot. The latest buzz surrounding this is that Kat has returned the signing amounts for two movies since she wants to plan her wedding in 2016. Check out the video for the full scoop! Feb 26, 2015
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Sushant Promotes Detective Byomkesh Bakshy

Sushant Singh Rajput is a very versatile actor. He was here spotted promoting his next movie 'Detective Byomkesh Bakshy' at a college festival in Mumbai. At the college festival there was a fashion show which was inspired by the look of the movie. At the event Sushant was very pleased by the creativity of the students and spoke about the movie and his future projects. For more info watch this video. Feb 26, 2015
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France targets radical Islam in prisons

France plans to tackle the spread of jihadist ideology in the country's prisons by setting aside designated wards for inmates at risk of radicalisation. Feb 26, 2015
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Former Railway Minister terms Rail Budget as 'disappointing'

Chandigarh, Feb 26 (ANI): Former Railway Minister, Pawan Bansal on Thursday termed the Rail Budget presented by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu as ‘disappointing’. Bansal said that he was expecting reduction in fares as fuel prices have been slashed in the past few months. He added that there was no vision to increase employment or reduce poverty through employment in railways. Further, Bansal said that there was nothing new in the budget but only a continuation of the old projects. Feb 26, 2015
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Taylor Swift donates $50,000 to NYC public schools

New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): Taylor Swift has stayed true to her words and donated her proceeds from the song 'Welcome to New York' i.e. 50,000 dollars to the New York City public schools. The officials of the Department of Education revealed that this was not a one-time donation and the 'Blank Space' singer will continue to donate the proceeds she receives from the sale of her New York single to NYC public schools, an online portal reported. The 25-year-old NYC's welcome ambassador, who has been showing her love for New York from a long time, previously declared that it was good that her single was doing well in the market as she wanted to donate all its proceeds to New York City public schools. Feb 26, 2015
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Sonu Nigam & Bikram Ghosh celebrate the success of their new album Music Room

Mumbai, Feb 26 (ANI): Singer Sonu Nigam and table player Bikram Ghosh celebrated the success of their new album ‘Music Room’ along with their friends in the industry by throwing a party in Mumbai. Spotted on the occasion was actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha, singers Kailash Kher, Udit Narayan & Sunidhi Chahuan amongst others who came up to cheer the duo. The duo’s music for the movie ‘Jal’ was also a part of the long list in the original score category but missed the final nominations list. Feb 26, 2015
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Rail Budget 2015-16: Propose to move from preventive to predictive maintenance

New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): Union Railway Budget Suresh Prabhu on Thursday presented the Rail Budget for fiscal year 2015-16. Prabhu said that the railways propose to move from preventive to predictive maintenance. Further elaborating, Prabhu said that safety of passengers is of utmost importance for which technology intervention is required. He added that modern tracks, audio-visual warnings are few of the measures the government is contemplating to avoid train collisions. Feb 26, 2015
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Rail Budget 2015-16: No increase in passenger fares

New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): Union Railway Budget Suresh Prabhu on Thursday presented the Rail Budget for fiscal year 2015-16. Prabhu assured that there has been no increase in passenger fares in railways. He added that surveillance camera will be installed on select mainline and ladies compartments to insure safety of women. Further speaking on women's safety, Prabhu added that Nirbhaya fund would be utilized for augmenting safer travel for women. He further said that a mobile application to address complaints of people is also being developed. Feb 26, 2015
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Rail Budget 2015-16: Four goals fixed for improvement in Railways

New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday presented the Rail Budget for fiscal year 2015-16. Prabhu highlighted four major goals for improvement in Railways- to ensure good customer experience to receive a huge boost, to make rail safer, to expand and improve infrastructure and to make railways financially self sustainable. Feb 26, 2015
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Railway Minister presents Budget for 2015-16 in Parliament

New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday presented the Rail Budget fro fiscal year 2015-16. Prabhu thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for infusing the citizens with a sense of pride and dream of a prosperous nation. He said that investment in Indian Railways is necessary for environment sustainability and well being of future generations. Prabhu also assured investment in railways will improve economy and create more jobs for poor. This is the first full-fledged budget of Narendra Modi-led NDA government. Feb 26, 2015
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