Spain

Meet Rashmi Pandit and Chalukya Mohanraj, a couple from Mumbai who travelled to 15 countries in 365 days. And they were not alone. Accompanying them throughout was their new-born daughter, Chhavi.

Trial runs of high speed trains manufactured by the Spanish firm Talgo, may soon take place on the Delhi-Mumbai corridor. The trains will be tested at speeds between 160-200 km/hour. Railways will consider introducing these trains on other routes too, depending on the results of the trails.

World No. 2 badminton player Saina Nehwal has become the first player from India to win a silver medal at the World Championship. After a remarkable performance in Jakarta, she lost to Spain’s Carolina Marin on Sunday.

For several days now, our readers have been pointing us to a remarkably inspiring story that was making waves on social media but had not received its due coverage in conventional media. As we prepared to run the article today, it was heartening to see that it also appeared on the front page of The Hindu, covered by one of our freelance writers, Anumeha Yadav. Here we piece together the amazing story for you, compiled from the many sources that our readers have sent us, and for which we would like to thank them.