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North Western Railway (NWR) official on Thursday. The project is intended to improve the country's railway system testing facilities. Indian Railways is soon going to realize the dream of the country's first fast railway test track, work is in progress 24/7. Construction of the country's first railway test track, being built on the lines of America, Australia and Germany, is underway near Navan City Railway Station in Didwana district of Rajasthan.

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New York Times said. The report, substantiated by satellite images claims to confirm the concerns around China's old base Lop Nur. The base where China detonated its first atomic bomb nearly 60 years ago has recently seen some massive infrastructural installments which include a deep vertical shaft.

Christmas is a festival full of fun and frolic, vacations, entertainment, and all kinds of merry-making and meeting people. People across the world wait for this festival, but the Britishers have been advised to «avoid hugging» people this Christmas. They have also been asked to «wear masks» during this period while a 100-day cough makes its way around the country. After new figures revealed that whooping cough has seen an increase of 250% from last year, Virologist Professor Richard Tedder has advised the people. 'No hugging or kissing' rule

After leaving the Navy, Ronell Day struggled. His wide smile disappeared. He fought with his new wife.

Emmanuel Macron has confirmed that he will attend the 75th Republic Day parade in national capital Delhi on 26 January 2024. The confirmation makes Emmanuel Macron the sixth French leader to grace the prestigious annual event. Emmanuel Macron took to microblogging siter ‘X’, formerly known as Twitter, to declare his acceptance of the invitation extended to him by the Indian Government.

these medals and awards hurt me, and I wonder why we were even given these when we fought for our daughters and sisters, and we failed. I feel that I am not suitable for this award. The federation was formed to support the players, not to demean and push them to the limits of retirement," Bajrang Punia said while speaking to reporters.

Investing.com-- Shares of Chinese gaming giant Tencent and smaller peer Netease fell sharply on Friday after authorities unveiled more regulations aimed at curbing player spending on online gaming.

Investing.com — U.S. stock futures edged lower Friday, weighed by a weak outlook from sports retail giant Nike and with investors cautious ahead of key inflation data.

Investing.com — The main indices point toward a weaker open on Wall Street, amid a degree of caution ahead of the release of key U.S. inflation numbers. A weak outlook from sporting retail giant Nike also weighed, although a continuation of the year-end rally with weekly gains still looked likely. The news in the U.K. was less impressive, as its economy retreated in the third quarter, opening up the possibility of a recession to end the year.

NHTSA). This recall will primarily affect the 2021-2023 Model S and Model X vehicles of Tesla, as the cars fail to comply with certain federal safety standards. Those who do not know, Tesla had also recalled more than two million vehicles in the U.S.

Rise of Somali Pirates: Soon after MV Ruen, a Malta-flagged merchant ship, was hijacked by pirates earlier this month in the Arabian Sea, there were concerns about the return of Somali pirates to international sea routes. Amid rising fears, Indian shipping regulator Director General of Shipping has advised seafarers to be cautious, according to a report by Business Standard. But the precautionary measures may not be easy on the pocket, say experts The alternative route adds 12-14 days of sailing time and a 30-40 per cent increase in freight costs, impacting prices.

It is one of the first statistics you will encounter in an economics class. Gross domestic product per capita, the size of the economy divided by population, is the go-to data point for comparing living standards and prosperity across countries and over time. Yet as the world ages, GDP per capita is becoming less useful.

former PM has alleged that the powerful people behind the cipher case are being protected. “I ordered to initiate an inquiry into the matter when I was the prime minister," Imran Khan said in a court during the bail hearing. Pakistan prosecutors claim that former PM Imran Khan and his foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi mishandled a diplomatic cable dispatched by the Pakistani ambassador to the United States.

Emmanuel Macron will be the Chief Guest come January 26 after the European country accepted India's invitation to be a part of India's Republic Day celebrations, becoming the sixth French leader to attend the event US President Joe Biden reportedly declined India's invitation to be the Republic Day chief guest, citing reasons believed to be influenced by the State of the Union address, his re-election bid, and Washington's increasing focus on the Hamas-Israel conflict. Ties between India and France have grown steadily in recent years. In July, Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the Bastille Day parade as the guest of honour during the French National Day celebrations.

Narendra Modi's call for a "wed in India" movement, the Union Tourism Ministry is gearing up to launch a new campaign, «India says I do», on a large scale for not only encouraging affluent Indian families to host weddings within the country but also to draw foreign couples to tie the knot on Indian soil, a TOI report stated. According to a report by KPMG, the Indian wedding market was estimated to generate Rs 3-4 lakh crore annually a few years ago, and the current figures are believed to be even higher. A considerable portion of this spending occurs during lavish destination weddings held abroad. Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) had predicted a staggering expenditure of Rs 4.7 lakh crore on 38 lakh weddings during the period from November 23 to December 15, marking a 25 per cent increase from the previous year.

Mint, Zomato Live CEO Zeenah Vilcassim outlined the company's growth trajectory and its aim to make a substantial double-digit contribution to Zomato's topline within three years. Currently, Zomato Live contributes a single-digit percentage to Zomato's overall revenue. "If you look at the scale and the size of the business that we have with online ordering right now and BlinkIt, even a low double-digit is still huge as a business.

SDGs) and SDG-related climate targets, including through multilateral institutions where India and Germany are members, such as the International Solar Alliance (ISA)," the two sides said in a joint declaration of intent released in May 2022. The two sides are also considering expanding their collaboration into Madagascar and Ethiopia, Dhanda told Mint.

Japan said on Friday it would prepare to ship Patriot air defence missiles to the United States after revising its arms export guidelines earlier that day, in the pacifist nation's first major overhaul of such export curbs in nine years. The announcement comes as Japan, which had long adopted a stance of not allowing exports of deadly weapons, seeks to boost its defence industry amid an increasingly tense security environment in the Indo-Pacific. «This holds significant meaning in terms of further strengthening the Japan-U.S. alliance.

Japan on Friday finalised its record 7.7 trillion yen ($54.25 billion) defence budget for fiscal 2024, the second consecutive year in which the country increased defence spending by about a trillion yen from the previous year. The approved budget keeps Japan on track to boost military spending by 43 trillion yen over five years as it seeks to bolster defences in a complex security environment with an increasingly assertive China and unpredictable North Korea. The 2024 budget for the year starting April represents an increase of about 17% from the previous year's spending of 6.6 trillion yen. It includes over 200 billion yen to strengthen cyber capability as well as funding to start building ballistic missile defence warships with Aegis combat systems, the defence ministry said, estimating the cost per vessel at about 400 billion yen. A collapse in the yen has complicated Japan's defence build-up, sources previously told Reuters, forcing the government to initially reduce its defence procurement plan as the currency has lost 10% of its value against the U.S.

air pollution worsened in 2023, the first time it has done so in a decade, a study released on Friday said. «2023 is the first year that China's national average PM2.5 level has increased year-on-year since the beginning of China's 'war on pollution' in 2013,» a study by independent research organisation the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) said.