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TeeKay

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Apr 4

Internet speed in India explained.

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The Indian Express

Mar 30

#IE100 | Our list of the 100 most powerful Indians in 2023 is out! From politicians to businesspersons, actors and sportspersons, several people have made it to our list with a couple of new entrants as well. Check out the #top10 in our list and head indianexpress.com/article/india/… Show more

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Ritika Chopra

@RitikaChopra__

Mar 28

Are pvt Institutions of Eminence really autonomous? Have the promised academic & administrative freedoms been delivered to them? As Modi govt woos foreign univs with similar promises, the 2nd part of our investigation finds that regulatory interference persists for IOEs 🧵(1/n)

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Ritika Chopra

@RitikaChopra__

Mar 27

Remember the Institutions of Eminence (IOE) scheme & the political firestorm over Jio Institute's selection? 5 yrs on,

decided to check on Modi govt's promise of autonomy & global standards for 20 institutions of higher learning. Here's what we found: 🧵 (1/n)

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“We know that an abusive social media post is more fun to read. Summoning righteous rage needs no effort. Being afraid is very easy. But…” #RNGAwards #journalism #media ⁦

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Ligue 1 English

@Ligue1_ENG

Mar 21

We were all living in

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Mar 22

As we navigate the challenges of the digital age, it is more important than ever for journalists to maintain standards of accuracy, impartiality, responsibility and fearlessness: Chief Justice DY Chandrachud at RNG Awards

The press must remain free if a country is to remain a democracy: CJI Chandrachud #RNGAwards

We can be as powerful in silence as much in speech: Chief Justice DY Chandrachud at #RNGAwards

It’s a full house at the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards. Chief guest CJI DY Chandrachud #rngawards ⁦

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“What’s the story?” Govt starts building the first-of-its-kind big data repository of history, origin, evolution of some 7,000 railway stations in India.

Railways begins project to collect data on evolution of stations

As the Modi government spends thousands of crores of rupees to redevelop 1,275 railway stations under the Amrit Bharat Station scheme, the policymakers have decided to trace the origins, importance,...

Express Explained

@ieexplained

Mar 18

2,500 pets travel by train every month on Indian Railways. So, what are the dos and don’ts of travelling with pets?

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How to travel with your pet on Indian trains: Here are the rules and charges

Data show around 2,500 pets travel by train every month on Indian Railways. Dog/cat owners can travel along with their pets in AC First Class only but there are certain conditions.

Mar 17

A ready reckoner for those who want to travel with their pets. 😊

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The Indian Express

Mar 17

#ExpressExplained | How to travel with your pet on Indian trains: Here are the rules and charges @avishekgd explains: indianexpress.com/article/explai

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@LokSabha_PRIDE

Mar 16

“Constitution books a place in many a heart” written by

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#worldbookfair2023 #AmritMahotsav #BookFair2023 #Constitution

New bestseller at book fair: Constitution of India 😀 Taking part in book fair for the first time, #Parliament sold books worth ₹10 lakh in 5 days. Constituent Assembly Debates, “Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Parliament” other sleeper hits.

Constitution books a place in many a heart

Taking part in the just-concluded World Book Fair in the national capital for the first time, Parliament has sold books worth Rs 10 lakh in five days. And the most sought after among the books was...

Mar 14

Whether or not he was intoxicated is immaterial: sources

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Ticket checker urinates on woman passenger in train. Sacked.

Mar 14

Ticket checker urinates on woman passenger in train. Sacked.

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Guneet Monga Kapoor

@guneetm

Mar 13

We just win the first ever Oscar for an Indian Production! Two women did this! I am still shivering

Mar 13

#Oscar for Natu Natu 😀

Love of Cinema

@loveofcinemasf8

Mar 9

Satish Kaushik co-wrote dialogue for Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro. He was Calendar. He was Pappu Pager. He was Salesman Ramlal (seen here) in the adaptation of Death of a Salesman. He gave us one of the funniest moments from 80s in literally a throwaway scene (Bachchan cameo) from Jalwa.…

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Vijay Lokapally

@vijaylokapally

S. Dinakar. Cricket writer of The Hindu. No more. Passed away on assignment in Indore. RIP ....

Nice. Sign of progress 👍 Back in the day, all I got was a laminated paper.

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Utpal Parashar

@utpal_parashar

This just came from Delhi office.......

Mar 2

*technically, “order” has not been placed yet. Tender results. 🙌

Huge order to Russian major to make at least 120 Vande Bharat trainsets in India at a time when New Delhi is under pressure to reduce trade ties with Moscow.

Russia’s TMH bids lowest for making 200 Vande Bharat trains in India

Indian engineering major Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Kolkata-based Titagarh Wagons tie-up has emerged as the second lowest bidder quoting Rs 139.8 crore per trainset.

How to spend ₹2.6 lakh crore in a year? Railways has drawn up its plan for largest ever capital spend in India’s archaic rail system.

Railways to spend Rs 32k cr on new lines, Rs 13k cr on ‘customer amenities’

The Budget has allocated Rs 2.4 lakh crore to Railways' capital spend.

Feb 28

Excellent list. My two bits: Purani Prem Di Hatti in Rajouri for the best chhole bhature 😊

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kathan (he/him)

@spicy_dabeli

Feb 27

I arrived in Delhi on 14 February 2022. In little over a year, I have visited 120+ food shops / stalls and sampled approx. 200 different dishes that this city has to offer Here's a Comprehensive* Thread of all the Street Food to be found in Dilli, Pt. 1 Do Like / RT :D

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Feb 23

Desperate times, desperate measures as safety performance worsens in Railways. Official asked to camp at the hills and not return until he finds solution to derailments.

Irked by derailments in Andhra, Railway Board chair tells official to stay at site and find solution

The directive was issued in a countrywide meeting to review the safety aspects of Indian Railways on Wednesday evening, attended by the entire Railway Board, General Managers and Divisional Railway...

Feb 22

OTP-based locks, geo-fenced tech to prevent parcel theft in trains

Railways takes OTP route, bets on smart-locks to stop theft from parcel vans

“We will fit these in all Rajdhani Express trains in the beginning and then scale up. The cost will come down only when we proliferate it,” a senior Railways ministry official told The Indian Express.

Feb 21

"Jab sab log raazi hain, toh kya dikkat hai" A valid question by the boy's father.

Love, ludo & longing: An India-Pakistan story that ended in arrests, deportation

Tired of their separation, the undergraduate student who gave tuitions in her hometown and the Class 10-pass security guard decided to elope in 2022. But in January 2023, their fairytale romance ran...

Feb 21

ওরা আমার মুখের ভাষা কাইরা নিতে চায়। ওরা কথায় কথায় শিকল পরায় আমার হাতে-পায়ে… …এখন কও দেহি ভাই মোর মুখে কি অন্য কথা শোভা পায় 😊 আন্তর্জাতিক মাতৃভাষা দিবসের অভিবাদন #InternationalMotherLanguageDay

The Indian Express

Feb 20

#VandeBharatExpress |

speaks to the original team of engineers who brought the self-propelled train, that runs 180 kmph, to life from scratch. Read: bit.ly/412SQil

Deeptiman Tiwary

@DeeptimanTY

Feb 20

Govt wants Army's Rashtriya Rifles to be completely removed from J&K. Wants J&K police and CRPF to replace them to fight terrorism. Army to only look after the LoC. "Can't claim normalcy and have Army inside Kashmir". I report

Govt considers phased withdrawal of Army from Kashmir hinterland

According to officials, the Army maintains a strength of around 1.3 lakh personnel in the entire Jammu and Kashmir of which around 80,000 are deployed on the border.