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Oct 01, 2023, 08:39PM ISTSource: TOI.inVande Bharat Express 14 minute miracle: Inspired from Japanese bullet trains’ ‘7-minute miracle’, Indian Railways has launched a new 14 minute miracle initiative for Vande Bharat Express trains. Now the premium semi-high speed train will be made ready for its next trip in a record 14 minutes with efficient cleaning by staff. Watch the video above to know what...

NEW DELHI: The gurdwara in Scotland, where the Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Vikram Doraiswami was prevented from entering, condemned the incident terming it as “disorderly behaviour”.The Glasgow Gurdwara Guru Granth Sahib Sikh Sabha in a statement asserted that the police was investigating the matter.“Certain unknown individuals from outside the Glasgow area attempted to disrupt...

HANGZHOU: The ammunition depot of India's Asian Games contingent shifted from shooting to racquet sports on Saturday when 'comebacks' became the underlying theme of two gold medals and some stellar wins amplified the roar towards the podium.A gold medal each in tennis and squash headlined India's performance in racquet sports, while the Mukherjees, Ayhika and Sutirtha, stunned the world No. 1 Chinese...

Vande Bharat sleeper trains project on track: In a significant development, the Indian Railways has signed a supply contract with Kinet Railway Solutions, a joint venture between Metrowagonmash (MWM) and Locomotive Electronic Systems (LES) from Russia, along with India's Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), for the production of Vande Bharat trains.Under this agreement, Kinet Railway Solutions will both...

KARACHI: An Indian father and son, who entered Pakistan illegally, have claimed that they fled their home in New Delhi to escape from alleged religious persecution. Mohammad Hasnain, 70, and his son Ishaq Amir, 31, entered Pakistan illegally through the Pakistan-Afghan border at Chaman in the restive Balochistan province. They are currently at a shelter home of the Edhi Welfare Trust in Karachi, where...

Sep 22, 2023, 07:30AM ISTSource: TOI.inIPOs: Indian stock markets have been touching all time highs and despite the recent corrections, Sensex and Nifty have performed well this year. 2023 has also seen a flurry of IPOs or Initial Public Offerings as more companies across various sectors look to list on the stock market. In such a case, what should retail investors do? What are the top 5 things that...

NEW DELHI: Canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing credible allegations of a potential link between Indian government agents and the murder of a Sikh leader in British Columbia in June, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday.The startling accusation was followed by the Canadian foreign minister stating that a high-ranking Indian diplomat has been expelled over the killing.The Indian...

A beautiful oil on canvas by the legendary Amrita Sher-Gil, the SikhHungarian painter who died at the age of 28 in 1941, sold for Rs 61.8 crore ($7.4 million) in a Saffronart sale on Saturday night, making it the most expensive work of Indian art sold at auction worldwide.In fact, this comes barely 10 days after modernist Syed Haider Raza’s painting titled ‘Gestation’ fetched Rs 51.7 crore at...

The inaugural TIME100 AI list by TIME Magazine of 100 leaders featuring policymakers, artists, and entrepreneurs across various fields and from countries around the world in artificial intelligence has several Indian Americans with most of them working towards philanthropic goals in India and around the world. Well known entrepreneur and philanthropist brothers – Sunil Wadhwani and Dr Romesh Wadhwani...

MADURAI: Twelve fishermen, who survived miraculously after their boat collided with a barge and sank in midsea on September 11, returned to Thoothoor coastal village in Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari on Saturday morning and narrated their harrowing experience. “For a second, we breathed a sigh of relief avoiding a collision with a huge tugboat by a whisker. But before we realised what was happening, the...