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Plan to contractualise track work, maintenance, says Railway Board Chairman

As the Railways gears up to drive India’s infrastructure growth, the Ministry of Railways is looking away from traditional methods of financing track laying and maintenance machinery on its own and is increasingly looking at contractualising the process through private players.

The Hindu · May 11, 2023

Priests meet apostolic nuncio in Delhi

A four-member team from the presbyteral council of the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church met Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, head of the Vatican diplomatic mission in India, on Thursday in New Delhi.

The Hindu · May 11, 2023

Korea dashes India’s hopes in the quarterfinals

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The Hindu · May 11, 2023

Odisha’s Kapilesvara Temple declared an ancient monument of national importance

Kapilesvara Temple, located in the city of Bhubaneswar in Odisha, has been declared an ancient monument of national importance. The Ministry of Culture, Government of India, recently made this declaration, which also calls for immediate care and protection of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

The Times of India · May 11, 2023

A British engineer who brought water and prosperity to a valley in Tamil Nadu

Colonel J. Pennycuick (1841-1911), the architect of the Mullaperiyar dam, has executed many long-lasting projects in India. . He is credited with having transformed the Cumbum Valley into a fertile belt, dotted with paddy fields, vegetables, flower gardens, coconut plantations and vineyards

The Hindu · May 11, 2023

Kidambi Srikanth hires Indonesian coach with Olympics in mind

NEW DELHI: Keeping the Paris Olympics in mind, star Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has hired an Indonesian coach to help him ramp up his game in the run-up to next year's showpiece.

The Times of India · May 11, 2023

Socceroos to play Uzbekistan, Syria, India in Asian Cup

The Socceroos will face Uzbekistan, Syria and India in the group stage of next year's Asian Cup in Qatar in their bid for a second title.

The New Daily · May 11, 2023

ISRO conducts integrated test on Semicryogenic Engine

In a breakthrough in developing 2000kN semi-cryogenic thrust engine for heavier satellites of the GSAT series, Indian Space Research Organisation carried out its first integrated testing at the newly commissioned semi-cryogenic facility of ISRO's Propulsion Complex (IPRC) in Tamil Nadu's Mahendragiri. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · May 11, 2023

'The East Indian' imagines the life of the first Indian immigrant to now-U.S. land

Brinda Charry aims to recover, reclaim, and reframe the little-known, barely footnoted history of the earliest Indian immigrant on record to what is now the United States.

WEKU · May 11, 2023

IPL 2023 | India call-up is not far away for Rinku Singh, says Harbhajan Singh

Former spinner Harbhajan Singh is expecting young Kolkata Knight Riders left-hander Rinku Singh to earn the India cap in the shortest format sooner than later after his exploits in the current edition of Indian Premier League.

The Hindu · May 11, 2023