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CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu pole vaulters, returning from a national event in Odisha, suffered the humiliation of their poles being dropped from the train by Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel at Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh, who cut off the ropes that secured the equipment to the windows outside the compartment.The poles, each costing 1 lakh, fell…
Inunganbi Takhellambam had to endure journeys that often stretched to three days without reservations when she competed at age-group national competitions more than a decade ago.Hailing from Manipur, Inunganbi and other judokas from the state would first travel to Dimapur in Nagaland and then take a train to Kolkata. After changing trains there, they would…
A time when social media is often flooded with polished edits, scripted emotion and carefully staged heroics, one raw moment of motherhood has cut through the noise and left viewers shaken. A viral clip shows a mother falling from a moving train while her child remains inside. In the seconds that follow, the platform blurs,…
Train colours aren’t random. The deep blue and bright red coloured-coaches you see are far more than aesthetic choices. For travellers, they act as a quick visual language. Not only in India but railways across the world work in colours as these shades act as a practical and visual guide that helps passengers understand the…
KOLKATA: In January this year, pole-vaulter Kuldeep Kumar and teammate Dev Kumar Meena were removed from their train and briefly detained at Maharashtra’s Panvel railway station after ticket examiners objected to them carrying their poles inside the coach, referring to the equipment as “steel pipes”.On Saturday, Kuldeep had a fitting reply when he broke the…
A groundbreaking study in Science Advances reveals that Earth’s tectonic plates are breaking apart under the Cascadia subduction zone. Geologists from Louisiana State University and the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory used high-resolution seismic imaging, similar to an ‘ultrasound’ of the Earth. They noticed the Juan de Fuca plate is fracturing into smaller pieces as it sinks…
‘The Burning Train’ boasted of an impressive ensemble starring Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini, Parveen Babi among others, and while the film is remembered over the years, it did not make an impact at the box office. Now, decades later, actor and comedian Gaurav Gera has revisited one of its most memorable scenes, with…
Vande Bharat Express in J&K (file photo) Jammu-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express: In a big cheer for people in Jammu & Kashmir, and tourists as well, the first Vande Bharat Express between Jammu and Srinagar has been flagged off.Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday flagged off the 20-coach Vande Bharat Express connecting Jammu and Srinagar, marking…
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, also known as the “Toy Train,” is a narrow-gauge railway in West Bengal. For those who don’t know, it was the first rail-centric attraction in Asia to receive the UNESCO World Heritage tag in 1999. Running from New Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling, the beautiful train ride is an experience one swear by. Riding…
Union minister for electronics and information technology and railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday laid out a roadmap to transform southern India’s transportation, placing the proposed bullet train network as a major driver of economic integration across key cities while also announcing significant rail and digital infrastructure expansion.Addressing the groundbreaking ceremony of the Google Cloud India…
