NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday travelled from Tokyo to Sendai in a bullet train during his two-day visit to Japan.In a social media post on X, Ishiba said, “With Prime Minister Modi to Sendai. Continuing from last night, I’m accompanying him from inside the car.” Bullet…
Paving the way for the operation of a Japanese Shinkansen train on the Gujarat section of Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project, India and Japan Friday agreed to immediately commence signalling work, including the Japanese system, for introduction of a general inspection train and one set of the E5 series Shinkansen train. The govt plans to start…
NEW DELHI: India vice-captain Shubman Gill is very likely to reach Bengaluru today and commence his preparations at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Centre of Excellence (CoE) ahead of the upcoming Asia Cup in the UAE.Gill was forced to miss the first round of the Duleep Trophy due to a bout…
Rahul, recurve archer practicing. Mumbai: You could call it a mini-mission to learn from the best. That’s what eight Indian archers are seeking to achieve at a high performance training camp they are currently attending in South Korea ahead of the World Archery Championships starting next week in Gwangju.Supported by the Reliance Foundation (RF), the…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday arrived in Japan for his two-day visit to hold summit talks with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba.“Landed in Tokyo. As India and Japan continue to strengthen their developmental cooperation, I look forward to engaging with PM Ishiba and others during this visit, thus providing an opportunity to…
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on Wednesday that his department is taking management of Union Station, the main transportation hub in Washington, away from Amtrak, in another example of how the federal government is exerting its power over the nation’s capital. Duffy made the announcement in a statement before he was to join Amtrak President…
NEW DELHI: Ram Shankar Bind, the 20-year-old arrested for attempting to scale the wall of the Parliament complex in Delhi, has been released after questioning by central agencies, his family said on Sunday.Bind, a native of Uttar Pradesh’s Bhadohi district, was detained on Friday morning after security personnel stopped him as he tried to climb…
NEW DELHI: A Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable has been accused of trying to push a passenger out of a train, after a video of the incident spread widely on social media. The clip shows the officer slapping a young man, dragging him towards the open door and trying to push him out, as other…
Players at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (Screengrabs via X/@BCCI) The BCCI Centre of Excellence released a video featuring an intensive fast bowling development camp, bringing together some of the country’s most promising pace prospects. Fourteen Targeted bowlers from the program, along with eight from the Under-19 group, participated in the initiative, which has become…
India has taken a significant step towards eco-friendly transportation with hydrogen-powered trains. Indian Railways is set to launch India’s first hydrogen-powered train! Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday shared a video post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) showcasing a glimpse of the first hydrogen-powered train in India.India has taken a significant step towards…