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Vande Bharat sleeper prototype Vande Bharat sleeper train launch soon! Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday shared an important update on the Vande Bharat sleeper train, posting a video on X (formerly Twitter) of the train’s speed trial. The new train touched 180 kmph speeds – its maximum- during trial runs between the Kota-Nagda section…
New federal tax credit program launched across 23 US states, allows expansion of school choice across the country. A new federal tax-credit program aimed at expanding school choice has already attracted 23 states, mostly led by Republican governments. The program allows individuals to donate to scholarship-granting organizations and receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit of up…
China’s Wu Yize poses for the media with the trophy after winning the World Snooker Championship defeating England’s Shaun Murphy in Sheffield, England, Monday, May 4, 2026.(AP Photo/Ian Hodgson) After collecting £500,000 for winning the 2026 World Snooker Championship, the new world champion hinted at plans for a future purchase in Sheffield worth around half…
When people think of natural landscapes, one of the first things that comes to mind is forests. Forests occupy one-third of the Earth’s land surface and are very important for maintaining ecological balance. However, not all countries have forests. One of the most prominent examples is Qatar, a small country in the Middle East that…
(AP photo) NEW DELHI: Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz have escalated, making the crucial oil route increasingly volatile. Several vessels were forced to turn back after reports of gunfire from Iranian gunboats, including an Indian supertanker that made an abrupt U-turn on Saturday, as the Associated Press reported.The Indian tanker, carrying 2 million barrels…
Sachin Tendulkar. (File photo) NEW DELHI: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday shared a touching memory from 1989-90 when former India player Gursharan Singh, despite having a broken hand, came out to bat at number 10 to help Tendulkar score 103 runs in an Irani Cup match between Rest of India and Delhi at Wankhede…
Kartik Sharma. (Image: X) JAIPUR: Almost 15 years ago, Manoj Sharma had resolved to put everything at his disposal into making his son a cricketer. The father was channeling his own unfulfilled dream that had stalled at district-level cricket. On Tuesday, that dedication paid off. Son Kartik Sharma’s unbridled, free-flowing batting attracted a lot of…
In several weddings, menus have been trimmed due to the ongoing LPG situation Bhubaneswar: Unavailability of commercial LPG cylinders amid the ongoing wedding season has landed caterers into unforeseen trouble, disrupting one of the busiest periods of the year for the industry in both Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.Across the twin cities, caterers admitted that they are…
There are roughly 370,000 nuclear bunkers in Switzerland, a legacy of the Cold War that are now rarely used. One of them, though, is a hive of activity.Every week, more than a ton of gold is hauled in to the high-security vault, owned by crypto giant Tether Holdings SA, which is now the world’s largest…
At Kochi Muziris Biennale’s Anand Warehouse, Mattancherry in Kerala, Reena Lath of Akar Prakar Gallery, unveils Jayashree Chakravorty’s moorings of momentous journeys and the fragility of the earth. Monumental and contemplative is Shelter for the Time Being, an enchanting open ended organic form of overlapping, bustling, rough-hewn fragments, hanging loosely. Mesmerising, multiple forms and images…
