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India and Bangladesh to restore rail connectivity Bangladesh Railway Minister Mujibal Haque said an initiative has been taken to reconnect railway lines with India in 12 places, which had been snapped after the partition of the country in 1947. “We want to restore all the railway lines that...

Railways Bidar-Kalaburgi line inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi; Bengaluru, New Delhi trip cut by 380km Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday dedicated the Indian Railways’ 110km Bidar-Kalaburgi railway track in the Hyderabad-Karnataka region that is aimed at reducing the distance between...

NTPC to begin coal production from Talaipalli mine by 2019 The NTPC, India’s largest power producer in public sector, is likely to begin coal production from Talaipalli mine in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district by 2019, an NTPC presentation has informed. Talaipalli mine has gross coal reserves...

Indian, Royal Oman Coast Guards sign MoU A high-level meeting between the Indian Coast Guard and Royal Oman Police Coast Guard was held at Coast Guard headquarters in New Delhi on Monday under the provisions of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the two agencies in 2016. The...

Soon only end-to-end immigration checks on Dhaka-Kolkata train Immigration and custom checks at border points for passengers of Dhaka-Kolkata Maitree Express will soon be done away with, ending a major inconvenience, senior railway officials of India and Bangladesh said. Just like in...

I think that is incorrect. Previous CBG had visited decades back (Kitty Hawk). Regional command ship had visited SriLanka recently enroute to Goa and other places. Carl Vinson was in Chennai recently it my memory is correct and excersize did happen in nearby and Andman waters(which is pretty...

Just one word, "Wowwwww". @Imran Khan @waz there was a thread on rational thinking and how to raise doubts even on pillers of our country, I honestly think this poster does deserves the kudos to point out his doubts in very well mannered way and still comes out "thinker" type which everybody...

Is there definite figure how many Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddh, Bohai, Ahmediya people remain in Pakistan based on any latest census of population? Also interested in knowing Hazara population figures? Thank you.

Yes there are, quite a few of them at the cost of learned people lives. I am born n braught up here in Varanasi, living in Mumbai. I have come back to VARANASI to celebrate Deepawali. I had shared the pics of religious temples of city's temples. Some of these were attacked very recently however...

Wishing you all a very happy & prosperous Deepawali! PM is celebrating Deepawali with soldiers on Indo Pak border. Image shared separately.

Mastercard to invest $750 m in India by 2020 Global payments company Mastercard plans to invest another $750 million-odd in India by 2020 to fuel its growth in the world’s second-fastest growing large economy. This money will be used for organic growth and acquisitions, and in activities such...

In a first, more girls than boys enrol in Rajasthan colleges For the first time in history, Rajasthan Higher Education department has recorded more girls than boys in enrolments at higher education institutes. For the academic year 2016-17, the department has recorded a total enrolment of 4.67...

India will have 50,000 km highways network in 2 years: Government The highways network in the country will be of 50,000 kilometres over the next two years, the government said today. The state-owned National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has constructed nearly 30,000 km world-class...

Experts from diverse fields lead economic and social discussions at two-day Berkeley India Conference Political and social leaders got together to discuss and propose solutions to the problems faced by the Indian economy, at the Berkeley India Conference 2017. A panel of experts from diverse...

India needs a new IAS India is at the confluence of two trends that are fundamentally challenging the world: The rise of Asia, with the growing importance of the Asian consumer, and digitisation. The Asian consumer’s rise between 2010 and 2020 will in dollar terms add a new United States to...

Bangladesh wants South Asia to tap trans-boundary rivers Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali has said the South Asia region can take advantage of the trans-boundary rivers for inter-country means of riverine transport. He said high transport costs continue to be the greatest impediment to trade...

Indian Railways to build fuel-cell battery locomotive INDIAN Railways (IR) plans to build a hydrogen fuel cell and battery powered 300kW broad-gauge locomotive, and Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi has invited tenders by November 22 for components for the project. The locomotive will have a...

GSL lays keel for second CGOPV Goa Shipyard (GSL) has begun construction of the second new Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel (CGOPV) for the Indian Coast Guard, the company announced on 5 October. GSL is building five CGOPVs under a contract with the Indian Ministry of Defence signed in August...

Chennai to Kazipet in just 3 hours? Railways to conduct feasibility study Indian Railways has signed a joint declaration of intent with German Railways to carry out feasibility study on existing Chennai-Kazipet corridor for increasing the speed of trains to 200 kmph. At present, the travel...

Simplicity was his middle name A walk through some of the instances where the simplicity of the President-scientist shone throug. During an event, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam who was then President, refused to sit on a chair that was designated for him - because the chair was larger than the other...