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Railway officials are in talks with seven insurance companies to provide passengers with insurance cover for rail travel.

Meet Rajkumar Tiwari, India's first ice skater to win an international gold medal – a young man from New Delhi who is slowly building his future on the foundation of his dreams.

What is the sum of 69, 90, 21, 57, 43, 99, 79, and 80? Before you even begin to think about picking up a calculator to come up with the answer, this bunch of girls will have it ready for you, in less than six seconds.

Given the amount of passenger traffic the Indian Railways website experiences these days, it is hard to get confirmed tickets for many busy train routes. And being waitlisted can be frustrating, not to mention ruinous to one’s travel plans. But now there is an app that can help people get confirmed tickets, by finding alternate routes or trains to their desired destinations.

Meet Vinoth Kumar, an engineer with an MBA degree, who gave up his comfortable job and city life to become a full time organic farmer. He is also documenting traditional farming methods by reaching out to elderly farmers in India and other parts of Asia. This is his story.

Those who have ever been to Ladakh must have seen the remarkable yellow stone signs with safety warnings painted in black. From witty remarks to inspirational quotes – the painters surely took their witty sense of humour to work when they were getting these signs ready. Here are 15 of the funniest ones.

The holy city of Ayodhya, in Uttar Pradesh, plays host to hundreds of South Koreans every year – who come to pay their tributes to the legendry queen Hur Hwang-ok. This is what the legend says.

All India Radio (AIR) will soon provide live traffic updates for commuters to help them plan their journey via National Highways.

Lieutenant Colonel Sophia Qureshi has become the first woman officer to lead an Indian Army contingent at any multi-national military exercise. Named ‘Exercise Force 18’, this is the largest ever foreign military exercise hosted by India, and Lt Col Sophia Qureshi is the only woman leader amongst the 18 participating contingents.

Passengers on the nine kilometre rail route from Digha Ghat to Patna Ghat in Bihar are witnesses to an almost empty passenger train that runs on the line about four times a day.