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- Iran's inflation hits highest level since World War II as unrest and sanctions bite
- Soon Gandhi, Vajpayee to come alive in AI avatar at PM Museum in DelhiVisitors to Delhi's Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya will soon interact with AI avatars of Mahatma Gandhi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This initiati...26 Apr, 2026, 10.31 AM IST
- Mumbai's Elphinstone bridge becomes history; new east-west connector to riseMumbai's historic Elphinstone Road Overbridge is now history. Workers dismantled the 113-year-old British-era structure on Sunday. This mar...05 Apr, 2026, 07.39 PM IST
- How a British railway sojourn 200 years ago changed our livesThe first public railway journey in Britain, in 1825, was more than a technological milestone—it transformed daily life, travel, and cultur...14 Sep, 2025, 06.07 PM IST
- When Made-in-India engines alarmed the BritishThe British colonial railway system in India, often romanticised, was primarily an instrument of economic exploitation. Designed to extract...12 Aug, 2025, 10.19 PM IST
- His struggle finally ended when Article 370 was abrogated: Ashwini Vaishnaw on Syama Prasad Mookerjee's birth anniversaryAshwini Vaishnaw honored Syama Prasad Mookerjee, crediting his vision for the removal of Article 370. He emphasized Mookerjee's advocacy fo...06 Jul, 2025, 11.59 AM IST
- Train to Kashmir: Maharaja Hari Singh's dream turns a realityPrime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Chenab bridge and flag off a Vande Bharat train from Katra to Kashmir. This project was fi...04 Jun, 2025, 04.37 PM IST
- UK renationalises first train operator under Labour reformsA private train operator servicing parts of southern England, including London, on Sunday became the first to be returned to public ownersh...25 May, 2025, 03.38 PM IST
- The truth about colonial railways: Did the British infrastructure really benefit India?The fact that it was not Indians that urged the rapid construction of railways in the country, but the Chambers of Commerce of Manchester a...14 Aug, 2023, 01.27 PM IST
- Problematic? EmblematicThe cartoons in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten raise the most important question of our times: freedom of expression.... A democracy ...26 Apr, 2023, 11.27 PM IST
- From CSMT to Howrah junction, Indian railway stations that are tourist attractions in their own rightRailways stations that are India's pride.19 Mar, 2020, 05.16 AM IST
- Date with History: In 1864, first train chugged from Cantonment to JolarpettaiThe railway line also aided relief work during the Famine of 1876-78.03 Aug, 2017, 06.02 PM IST
- Date with history: A century on, Mudaliar's philanthropy is helping the needyMudaliar built Mayo Hall (1883) and City Railway Station (1891).27 Apr, 2017, 02.22 PM IST
- Railways was a big colonial scam, says Congress' Shashi TharoorCongress leader Shashi Tharoor today said the British started railways in India for "their own selfish reasons" and it was in fact a "very ...17 Nov, 2016, 07.58 PM IST
- Government examining suggestion to phase out Rail BudgetThe Committee recommended that the British-era legacy of having a separate railway budget should be phased out and it should be merged with...05 Aug, 2016, 06.48 PM IST
- Kalka-Shimla toy train derails, two foreigners killedThe officer said the train with four engines left Kalka in Haryana at 12.40 p.m. It went off the tracks an hour into its journey.12 Sep, 2015, 05.54 PM IST
- Queen to make rare speech to mark longest reign as UK monarchQueen Elizabeth II is expected to make a rare public speech to mark historic milestone of becoming the longest reigning monarch of Britain ...06 Sep, 2015, 03.29 PM IST
- Why railway budget, why not food budget?If we need a separate budget at all, why not have a water budget or a food budget?24 Feb, 2010, 02.02 PM IST
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