In 1907, a lawyer worried about shared water cups helped push a disposable paper cup into daily American lifeA simple invention, the disposable paper cup, transformed public hygiene in the early 1900s. Lawyer Lawrence Luellen's idea offered a safe ...
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'Rahveers' to get Rs 25,000 reward: Nitin Gadkari announces new road safety schemesTo encourage immediate public intervention, the Ministry is introducing the "Rahveer" initiative. "If people step in to rush these 50,000 i...
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IRCTC cracks down on fake accounts, expands AI surveillance in kitchensIRCTC has deactivated millions of suspicious user IDs to combat fraudulent train ticket bookings. This move addresses passenger concerns ab...
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'Where is Modi?': Sanjay Raut questions PM's foreign tourSanjay Raut of Shiv Sena (UBT) has strongly criticized the BJP. He questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign visits while the count...
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Northeast Frontier Railway steps up monsoon preparedness with weather stationsNortheast Frontier Railway is installing automatic weather stations at vulnerable locations. This initiative aims to improve real-time weat...
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Wealth creation is also about ignoring noise on the street: 15 mid- and small-cap stocks from different sectors which fit the billIn the April 2022-September 2024 bull market, every management appeared capable. Margins expanded, working capital looked manageable, capit...
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Bhabanipur: Why Mamata Banerjee's citadel remains a tough nut to crack for BJP's Suvendu AdhikariBhabanipur West Bengal Election 2026: The seat, a key West Bengal constituency, remains Mamata Banerjee's political anchor. She faces a str...
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In war, anything can happen; in investing, only management matters. 6 stocks from different sectors with upside potential of up to 27%Net margin is a useful metric. It tells you how much profit remains after costs, interest, and tax are deducted from revenue. But it does n...
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Tactical investing: 6 stocks for your watchlist as the Gulf rebuild approaches; 4 with positive upside potential of up to 25%Peace is something that has eluded West Asia a long time. For old Gulf watchers, statements and counter-statements of the kind seen in the ...
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Karnataka got record budget allocation for railways, says MoS Jalshakti V SomannaSixty-one railway stations across the state are being redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, he told the media in Bengaluru.
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Gross budget allocation for Northeast Frontier Railway for the FY 2024-25 is Rs 14184.69 cr: Railway minister Ashwini VaishnavAshwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Railways, announced a significant budget allocation of Rs. 14,183.69 crores for Northeast Frontier Rai...
24 Jul, 2024, 10.02 PM IST
Odisha train tragedy shifts focus from new trains to safetyThis year, the government made a record 2.4-trillion-rupee ($30 billion) capital outlay for the railways, a 50% increase over the previous ...
08 Jun, 2023, 08.54 AM IST
Better manpower, maintenance in railsThe railways are vital to India's effort to improve its logistics as well as to its climate commitments. Yet, they have been losing market ...
04 Jun, 2023, 11.21 PM IST
On track: Railways' safety record in 2017-2018 best in 57 years, shows official dataAs of March 30, as many as 73 accidents were reported across the railway network, compared to 104 in the previous fiscal, the lowest in 57 ...
14 Apr, 2018, 11.01 AM IST
Railways dismal safety record scarred again by four accidents in 12 hoursIn another accident, a local passenger train hit a Bolero vehicle at an unmanned crossing, killing four and injuring two people near Amethi...
25 Nov, 2017, 12.22 PM IST
Who is responsible for railway accidents: Congress to PM Narendra ModiModi ji has made many speeches about Accountability. Who is accountable for the increase in Railway Deaths, Modi ji? asked Congress.
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- Railways’ poor safety record and fiscal health
The only way out of the mess is to boost revenues by setting up an independent regulator for rationalising passenger tariffs and freight ra...
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