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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
TopicIndian Railways

Topic: Indian Railways

Hindu gods were big models in Indian vintage ads. Lakshmi on soaps, Krishna selling hair oil

The exhibition at Le Meridien in New Delhi showcases 29 vintage ad posters collected over the years by the hotel's director, Tarun Thakral.

CID Maratha quota edition: The adventures of ACP Shinde & Jarange-Patil

The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print, online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately. Also read: Govt infra push,...

‘In national interest?’ YouTube blocks videos of job aspirants’ Patna protest citing govt diktat

Channels where protest videos were blocked included 'Kya Kahti Hai Public', 'Sach Bihar' and 'On Duty'. One called ‘SK Jha’ appears to have been shut down.

When the plane is grounded but the pilot flies high & ‘Model Code’ of consecration

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Indian railways an unexpected hero in climate change battle. Solar units, electrified rails

The ‘Green Indian Railways’ project is just one of several efforts that have set India on the path to long-term, sustainable growth

Food plaza, escalators, AC retiring room — revamped Ayodhya railway station all set for inauguration

Ahead of Ram Temple's consecration, Ayodhya Dham Junction to be inaugurated on 30 December by PM Modi. Station has been developed to handle 1 lakh passengers on a daily basis.

In last 5 yrs, 361 railway workers died in train accidents while doing maintenance work on tracks

Rlys minister Vaishnaw provided this data in response to a question in Rajya Sabha. He also said 'approaching train' warning system RAKSHAK not effective in hilly terrain, tunnels etc.

Nepal court convicts 2 for planting bomb on Indian train seven years ago

The two have been identified as Samsul Hoda and Brij Kishor Giri, said Nepal's Special Court’s spokesperson Dhan Bahadur Karki.

Indian Railways switching tracks to AC 3-tier seats, grew capacity by 163% in decade since 2012

AC 3-tier seats account for third of Railways' earnings. In contrast, overall number of seats have risen by just 42.6%. This is gradually changing profile of people travelling by trains.

Indian Railways only chugging along, a new business plan could put it on superfast track

Railways' profitable business is losing ground to road competition, while it's losing money on passenger travel. By not raising fares, it's not really sparing the public.

On Camera

Move over Ed Sheeran, Rihanna. The only pop star India wants more of is Diljit Dosanjh

Sheeran’s concert in Mumbai on Saturday was a roaring success. But the most viral moment was when Dosanjh joined him, and brought the house down.

Complaints to RBI ombudsman up 68% in FY23, banks biggest cause for customer grievances

Data shows large public sector banks received highest number of complaints in absolute terms, but fared better than several private banks when looked at on complaints-per-branch basis.

Tiger Triumph-24 — India-US tri-services exercise to boost coordination begins

The exercise will be simulated to undertake HADR operations in a ‘friendly island nation’, where troops will execute amphibious landing ops.

CAA comes not with a bang, but with a whimper. Without NRC, it will fade into academic debate

For BJP, CAA was strategic move that did not quite work out because those it would benefit could’ve been accommodated under existing laws, and new entrants would remain excluded.