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Topic: Train 18

How thousands of chips run smart train Vande Bharat Express — ‘practically a computer on wheels’

Yuthika Bhargava -
Vande Bharat Express is equipped with about 15,000 integrated circuits, or chips, to control almost all of its operations — from propulsion and braking to its automatic doors.

Railways could drop Chinese company bid for 44 Vande Bharat trains under Rs 1,500-cr project

Sanya Dhingra -
The CRRC, which emerged the lone contender for the bid, could get dropped in light of the diplomatic tensions between India and China.

‘Vande Bharat like Chandrayaan & BrahMos, vigilance probe will kill spirit of innovation’

Moushumi Das Gupta -
In letter to Railway Board, senior officer Shubhranshu, one of the brains behind the Train-18 project, has said allegations of undue favour 'far from truth'.

Driver’s screen & windows of Vande Bharat Express damaged after its hit by stones

PTI -
A shower of stones came flying towards the train when the Dibrugarh Rajdhani, crossing on the adjoining line, ran over cattle.

After breakdown on inaugural run, Vande Bharat Express delayed by fog on first trip

PTI -
India's first semi-high speed Train 18, also called the Vande Bharat Express, was delayed for more than an hour on its first commercial run.

PM Modi flags off India’s fastest train Vande Bharat Express

ThePrint Team -
Train 18 or Vande Bharat Express is a semi-high speed train that can run up to 160 kmph.

With swanky interiors and facilities, Train 18 begins its New Delhi-Varanasi operations

PTI -
The semi-high speed Train 18, also called the Vande Bharat Express, can travel between Delhi and Varanasi in almost 10 hours.

Ashwani Lohani returns to Air India as chairman & managing director

PTI -
Lohani’s first tenure in Air India was from August 2015 to August 2017, during which he helped pilot the organisation to a financial operating profit.

PM Modi to flag off Delhi-Varanasi Train 18 this week, tickets to cost Rs 1,850

PTI -
The Vande Bharat Express, or Train 18, will be flagged off on 15 February. Executive class tickets to cost Rs 3,520

India’s fastest Train 18 running at 180 kmph pelted with stones during trial run

PTI -
Train 18 became India's fastest by hitting speeds of over 180 kmph during a trial run.

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Opinion

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Kanika Mahajan -
Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

BJP’s ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’ distorts 1948. It wasn’t a Hindu uprising against a Muslim

Qatar played all sides, peacemaker to Islamist safe haven. Now there’s no place to hide

Economy

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

Manasi Phadke -
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Defence

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

Javaria Rana -
A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

National Interest

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?

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