Tanaya Singh

The granddaughter of Sunny Mathews, one of the brave and inspiring people who helped in the evacuation of over 1,70,000 Indians from Kuwait during the gulf war, wrote an emotional post about her grandad on Facebook. She shared it a day before the release of the movie Airlift that is based on the actions of such unsung heroes.

Teary goodbyes, welcoming hugs, those attractive bookshops, monotonous announcements, children sitting on their luggage, and so much more – look around a railway station and it will never cease to fascinate you. Here is a look at the beautiful Trichy station.

Every year since 1950, India has been hosting a head of state or government of another country as the state guest of honour for Republic Day celebrations. Here are some famous personalities who visited India over the years, and added value to the parade.

Panchayat members in Chandeni village of Bhiwani district, Haryana, are encouraging all prospective brides and grooms to go for an HIV test before marriage.

Jitendra Kumar Soni, the collector of Jalore district in Rajasthan, was very touched when he saw three students coming to school barefoot in December last year. They were shivering in cold. In the first week of January, he started a scheme named 'Charan Paduka Yojna' with the aim of providing shoes to 25,000 school children before Republic Day.

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Passengers on long distance train journeys don’t have to worry about the cleanliness of their coach anymore, because the 'On board housekeeping service' (OBHS) is now available on more than 1,700 trains. With this SMS and web-based monitoring system, passengers can get their coach cleaned during the train journey as well.

About 22-30 floats depicting the cultures of various states and union territories are a part of the Republic Day parade every year. They pass by in all their grandeur, with the audience waiting for one from their state. They are massive, beautiful, and very detailed. Here is a look at some of the amazing floats over the years.

The Indian Army Chief, General Dalbir Singh Suhag, has assured that soldiers will be provided with bulletproof jackets very soon. Speaking at an annual press conference in Delhi last week, he said that the process of procuring 1.86 lakh jackets has passed the technical trials. Currently the jackets are undergoing field trials.

Jeram Thesia, a 65-year-old diamond trader from Surat, has only one dream – to see the development of his native village, Ingorala, located in Thesia district of Gujarat. He is spending Rs. 15 crore from his own pocket to deepen and widen a 10 km stretch of Thebi River, which will become a lifeline for several farmers who have been suffering because of the lack of water in the region.