Srinagar-based Sheikh Asif worked in several odd jobs before establishing his own IT venture in Manchester, UK. He has also helped 900 students from the valley with digital literacy for free.
Scholar, teacher, philosopher and statesman, Sarvepalli Radhakrishanan was one of 20th century's greatest thinkers. On Teacher's Day, here are some little-known facts from his inspiring life.
Renowned as India's steel city, Jamshedpur is today a pretty town with tree-lined avenues and a booming economy. However, few know that this industrial city, dubbed the "the Pittsburgh of the east", was once a war zone and played a crucial role in both the world wars.
One of the last vestiges of the colonial era railways, Shakuntala Express runs on India’s only private railway line between Murtazapur and Yavatmal in Maharashtra, chugging along the 190 km stretch at an average speed of 20 km per hour.