Rajesh Kumar Thakur

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NEW DELHI: Indian Railways has successfully transported a live heart aboard the Vande Bharat Express for the first time, marking a significant milestone in emergency healthcare logistics.

In a major boost to rail capacity in Bihar, Indian Railways has approved the multitracking of the 29 km Danapur–Fatuha section of East Central Railway for Rs 976 crore. The project will decongest one of the busiest stretches on the Patna rail corridor and create capacity for a significant increase in both passenger and freight services.

NEW DELHI: The two-day Central Executive Committee meeting of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) began on Saturday in Ernakulam, Kerala, with discussions on education, technology, environment, service initiatives, sports, arts, organisational matters and current national developments.

NEW DELHI: India's minority communities, including Muslims, Christians and Sikhs, filed more than 9,550 grievances with the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) between 2021-22 and 2025-26, covering a wide range of issues.

NEW DELHI : BJP IT chief Amit Malviya on Monday slammed the RJD, alleging that it appeared to have facilitated a transfer of votes to the Jan Suraj Party in an attempt to stop the BJP.

PATNA/NEW DELHI: JAN Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor's victory in the Bankipur by-election has dealt the BJP a political setback, ending the ruling party's nearly three-decade hold over the constituency.

Read this exciting story from The Morning Standard August 04, 2026 issue. Jan Suraaj Party founder’s focus on jobs, education, inflation ensures victory; Gujarat result shows the party’s base in cities remains firm

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, and other Opposition MPs marched from the Gandhi statue at Prerna Sthal to Makar Dwar in the Parliament complex on Wednesday, protesting the alleged police action against students during the July 20 demonstration. The Opposition demanded that Union Home Minister Amit Shah make a statement on the incident.

It seems India's infrastructure collapse is quickening like never before. Consider three snapshots from three states taken over a fortnight. The middle section of a 3-year-old bridge collapsed in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli, cutting off several villages. In Uttarakhand, the approach road to a bridge over the Tons caved in 17 days after inauguration. And in Uttar Pradesh, toll collection on a new highway between Lucknow and Kanpur was suspended only 13 days after opening after a section subsided. Together, these projects account for thousands of crores in public funds—yet there is no clear accountability pinned on any senior government official. Road and bridge failures will continue to be one of the biggest drains for Indian governments unless we go after corruption in their construction at all levels.