Tag: Indian
Railways Runs Record 2.8-km-long 'Shesh Naag' Freight Train
Days after the Indian Railways created history by joining three trains carrying more than 1,500 tonnes in an 'Anaconda' formation, the Indian Railways on Thursday broke its own record by operating 'Shesh Naag', a 2.8-km-long freight train amalgamating four empty BOXN rakes.....
Let Us Code For An Aatmanirbhar Bharat: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, here on Saturday, launched the Digital India AatmaNirbhar Bharat Innovate Challenge to identify the best Indian apps, already being used by citizens and have the potential to scale up and become world class. ....
800,000 Indians Could Be Forced To Leave Kuwait: Report
A draft expat quota bill in Kuwait could result in 800,000 Indians forced to leave the Gulf state, a media report said ....
Railways Holds Meet With Industry Players On Private Train Services
Even as the Indian Railways plans to introduce the first set of 12 private trains in 2023, followed by 45 more in the next fiscal, according to an initial timeline drawn by the Railways, the national transporter held a pre-bid conference, which was attended by 16 private players to seek clarifications. ....
88% Workers In India Prefer Work From Home: Survey
At least 88 per cent of the Indian workers prefer to have the flexibility of working from home, (WFH), while 69 per cent believe their productivity has increased while working remotely, a new survey revealed on Wednesday. ....
Today, on August 7, India is celebrating its sixth National Handloom Day in memory of the Swadeshi Movement which was launched in 1905. On this day, India’s handloom weavers, from Kanjivaram to Pashmina, are recognised for their contribution to India. The Swadeshi Movement was launched to protest against the partition of Bengal by the Britishers. Smriti Irani, India’s Union Minister of Textiles marked the occasion of National Handloom Day by sharing how handloom can enrich our lives and surroundings, and urging people to use handmade items ....
50% Indian Workforce May Be AI Ready In Next 6-10 Years: Microsoft
The organisations that have deployed Artificial Intelligence (AI) with skilling initiatives in India are generating most value from this new-age technology, and senior executives predict that half of all employees will be equipped with AI skills in the next 6-10 years, a new Microsoft survey said on Monday.....
Six Hockey Players Cured Of Corona, Quarantined In SAI Bengaluru
Six hockey players, who tested coronavirus positive earlier this month and were shifted to a hospital, are now cured and put in quarantine at the Sports Authority of India's National Centre of Excellence (NCE) in Bengaluru. ....
'Gunjan Saxena' Portrays Armed Forces In Bad Light: Woman Navy Officer
Sandhya Suri, among the first women officers to serve on a warship, has strongly condemned the wrong portrayal of facts in the newly released flick "Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl" and said that the story has been distorted badly only to promote its actress Janhvi Kapoor and has nothing to do with the real character of Gunjan Kapoor. ....
When Dhoni's Six Cancelled A Pakistan Cricketer's Date With An Indian Girl
In a rib-tickling incident, the former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni once unintentionally cancelled a Pakistani player’s date with an Indian girl by hitting a six. ....
