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Vetrivel said that the Reserve Bank of India has never said that these coins are worthless and asked why the banks were not accepting them.

After taking due permission from Western Railways, the initiative was officially rolled out on International Yoga Day in 2017, where commuters performed asanas for the first time in the train for about 15-20 minutes.

The same person who is ignored grabs attention once the public focuses their attention on him/her. It is the eyes that explore the beauty and it is the heart that realises it. When both these combine, it can bring a much-needed change in the society and help such people from the 'rags' to create a different identity in the society.

If a train passes a station and the Station Master notices that the last compartment doesn’t have a big letter ‘X’ then he becomes sure that the train is in trouble.

He said that when he approached several schools to admit his daughter, the application form did not have a 'no religion, no caste' column.

While Satyanarayan's farm has been turning the heads of many, his turnovers from the cultivation has streamed inspiration among many farmers.

What we call sharp edged stones are dubbed ‘ballast’ in railway jargon. When we board a train and experience a smooth journey without accidents, this is because of these ballasts.

Priyanka, a recipient of the prestigious Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award in 2020, set the record by climbing Mount Everest in 2013, Mount Lhotse in 2018, and Mount Makalu in 2019, Annapurna 1 in 2021, and completed the monumental challenge by summitting Mount Kanchenjunga on May 5, 2022. She is the first Indian woman to climb Annapurna 1 and Makalu.

Talking about their different religions, Nadira said, "We are of different faiths and have different gods but as humans it's our duty to ensure happiness of our daughters, that comes before everything. We only did that."

During his 2016 Tehran visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed India and Iran's friendship historical, emphasising the social connections "through art and architecture, ideas and traditions, and culture and commerce".

This world is a mysterious place with the most cryptic of creatures—humans - all around. Not all the persons we meet are the same. They say not to judge people at the first glance.

The renovation of Yadadri temple is also part of KCR's efforts to develop physical assets in line with the cultural identity of Telangana. Political observers say ever since he formed the first government after the formation of Telangana state in 2014, he always focused on strengthening the unique culture and traditions of the state.

Police have appealed to people not to misuse the dial 100 facility as this leads to loss of valuable time and may impact their response in attending to genuine emergency calls.

Chandrika Mishra of Puri who is a fourth year medico at the Kharkiv National Medical University too reached home after surviving in dire conditions for ten days in war-torn Ukraine.

Even though the tusker charged dangerously at him, Miri stood firm on his ground. After a brief stalemate, the pachyderm decided to back off and gently walked away into the nearby forest.