Railways targets 11 trains with 40+ hour journeys: Passengers may soon see a big change in how coaches are cleaned en routeThe Railway Board has selected 11 long-distance trains with journeys exceeding 40 hours for enhanced cleanliness and service monitoring. Th...
08 Oct, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
24 hours to under 16 hours: After 30 years of waiting, Mumbai-Bengaluru rail journey may get a major upgrade as second Vande Bharat sleeper set to launch this monthMumbai-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Sleeper: Indian Railways is preparing to launch its second Vande Bharat Sleeper train, connecting KSR Bengalu...
05 Oct, 2026, 04.40 PM IST
As Thailand cracks down on foreigners, a tourist paradise reconsiders its welcomeThailand is facing a growing backlash against foreign influence in its tourist hotspots, particularly southern islands such as Koh Phangan,...
05 Oct, 2026, 10.02 AM IST
Your car knows where you go. Insurers, lenders and automakers want to know tooConnected cars continuously generate data regarding various attributes like location, driving patterns, and vehicle diagnostics. This data ...
04 Oct, 2026, 07.12 AM IST
Vande Bharat Sleeper vs Rajdhani train food menu full comparison: Check meal prices and breakfast, lunch, dinner optionsVande Bharat Sleeper and Rajdhani Express may both offer premium onboard meals, but their food menus work quite differently. From Bengali a...
03 Oct, 2026, 11.58 PM IST
17-year-old Kumkum Mohod used a second-hand bow to win Archery World Cup, now she has won India's first individual recurve gold at the Asian Games; Who is she?Kumkum Mohod, a 17-year-old archer from Amravati who began with a 3000 rupee wooden bow, became the first Indian woman to win an individual...
03 Oct, 2026, 08.37 AM IST
This bullet train runs under the sea at 320 kmph: How Hayabusa Shinkansen makes it possibleJapan’s Hayabusa Shinkansen can reach speeds of up to 320 kmph while travelling through the Seikan Tunnel, one of the world’s longest under...
01 Oct, 2026, 12.43 PM IST
In 2010, an entrepreneur started a beauty side hustle from her apartment with $1,000; 16 years later, Sugared + Bronzed had nearly 50 locations across the USA $1,000 investment, an apartment and a few pieces of tanning equipment were enough for Courtney Claghorn to test a business idea that woul...
30 Sep, 2026, 09.55 PM IST
75-day traffic & power block: From October 1, 8 Mumbai-bound trains to be short-terminated as CSMT redevelopment resumesCentral Railway will impose a 75-day traffic and power block at CSMT from October 1 to December 15 for redevelopment work, affecting platfo...
30 Sep, 2026, 10.44 AM IST
Fire breaks out in pantry car of empty Mumbai-Howrah train rake at CSMTA fire broke out in the pantry car of an empty Mumbai-Howrah train at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. The incident happened early Wed...
30 Sep, 2026, 09.13 AM IST
In the 1960s, Donald Bateman built a cockpit warning system after aircraft kept crashing into terrain; by 1973, the FAA was requiring the technologyC. Donald Bateman invented the Ground Proximity Warning System in the 1960s to prevent controlled flight into terrain accidents. This syste...
29 Sep, 2026, 06.40 PM IST
India’s first LNG-powered train is here: 1,400 HP power cars to replace nearly 40% of diesel use while cutting carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides & particulate emissionsIndia’s first LNG-powered train is here: Amit Shah flagged off India’s first LNG-powered train in Gujarat and launched railway projects wor...
27 Sep, 2026, 07.51 PM IST
In 1871, Switzerland put a toothed rail between normal train tracks so carriages could climb steep Mount Rigi; 155 years later, the same system still worksSince 1871, the distinctive rack-and-pinion grip system on Switzerland's Rigi railway has revolutionized mountain travel. Created by engine...
26 Sep, 2026, 07.20 PM IST
Gujarat, Rajasthan, UP, Bihar passengers, take note: New Amrit Bharat Express to cover 2,532 km; Bhuj-Barauni train gets 20+ stoppages. Check full detailsRailways has approved a new tri-weekly Bhuj-Barauni Amrit Bharat Express covering 2,532 km across Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Bih...
25 Sep, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
33 hours to 12, 14 to 6 & 8 to 30 minutes: How Vande Bharat trains, expressways, bridges & new-age infrastructure are shrinking travel timesIndia travel time reduction: India’s expanding network of bridges, tunnels, expressways and faster trains is significantly cutting travel t...
25 Sep, 2026, 01.12 AM IST
How to train for a Half Marathon: Why your first 10K matters more than you thinkMost first-time runners treat the half marathon distance itself as the real test, and build their entire training plan around surviving it....
24 Sep, 2026, 05.08 PM IST
In 2023, a satellite-image model led archaeologists to 13 previously unknown Amazon geoglyphs, including one 444 metres acrossIn 2023, a groundbreaking AI model trained by researchers unveiled the locations of ancient geoglyphs hidden in the Amazon rainforest. This...
24 Sep, 2026, 01.20 PM IST