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NEW DELHI: The ‘Bharat Gaurav’ was flagged off today by Union minister of railways Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union tourism minister G Kishan Reddy at the Safdarjung railway station in New Delhi. Nepal’s Ambassador Shankar Prasad Sharma was also present on the occasion. This is India’s first tourist train international train under the ‘Bharat Gaurav’ scheme. […]

NEW DELHI: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, who tested positive for Covid earlier this month, was on Monday discharged from a hospital here, party leaders said. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took to Twitter and wrote, “Congress President Smt. Sonia Gandhi has been discharged from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital this evening and advised to rest at […]

NEW DELHI: Their story reminds one of the once-famous song ‘Saat Samundar Paar…’ from Vishwatma, a film that launched the late Divya Bharti in 1992. Leslie Delgado transcends all boundaries – mental, physical, imaginary, political, cultural and language along with COVID restrictions – as she flew down from Mexico to marry Arijit Bhattacharya on Sunday. […]

NEW DELHI: Happy Retirement! The elderly in India say: Not yet. Perhaps it is the reality of modern life as 40 per cent of the elderly population wants to be employed ‘as long as possible’, a HelpAge India report revealed. According to the report, 36 per cent of the elderly population are willing to work […]

BENGALURU: The unheralded Madhya Pradesh sprang a surprise on Saturday by defeating Bengal by 174 runs in the semi-final of India’s premier first-class tournament Ranji Trophy. This is the first time since 1998-99 that Madhya Pradesh has made it to the final where they will cross swords with the 41-time champions Mumbai. Chasing 350, Bengal […]