At 13, he left Bihar to work in a saw-mill in Bhutan. He learnt the craft of making sofas, and some of the pieces he made found a place in the royal palace. He returned home after spending 35 years......
Gandhiji asked me if I had sufficient warm clothes in view of the coming cold season. I said yes.But he verified my statement by asking Miraben to search my bag to make sure.Such was Gandhiji. The......
A day after the engine of a train hit a stone placed on the railway track in the Bairia area in Ballia of Uttar Pradesh, the Railway Protection Force has formed a special team to solve the case,......
Two passengers were killed and 34 injured when eight coaches of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailed near Gonda in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, an official said. IMAGE: Several coaches of the......
Despite its loud, celebrity-driven campaigns asking citizens to vote, the Election Commission has failed to ensure that eligible voters don't disappear from the electoral rolls. Illustration:......
The project would facilitate the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) to put in place infrastructure and navigation services needed to develop the waterway. The Union government and the......
While some states like Kerala and Telangana were badly hit by the strike, the impact was partial in Punjab, Haryana and Maharashtra Image: Women react from inside a police vehicle after their......
Founded by a group of IIT alumni, the programme aims to further the cause of education for all by allowing discussion sessions through mobile devices. Image: , Ritesh Singh (2nd from left) and......
Two premium new long-distance trains and plan to convert a strategically important metre gauge line into broad gauge were announced on Wednesday for the Northeastern region in the Railway Budget,......
Railway Minister said that the 72 new trains will be which includes 17 premium trains, 38 express trains, 10 Passenger trains, 4 MEMU and 3 DEMU in this year’s Interim Railway Budget. The......