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Indian government plans train routes to be given out on lease for about 35 years to the qualifying players

After 18 years of the ghastly Godhra riots of 2002, the Nanavati Commission, which was set up by the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi himself, has given him a clean chit in the massacre.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the outcome of his “in-depth” discussions with Sri Lanka is that the two countries have decided to cooperate in counter-terrorism training. India announced financial assistance of USD 400 million and USD 50 million to Sri Lanka for counter-terrorism.

The surrender of members from the Islamic State before the Afghanistan forces no doubt comes as good news to many, but one must be wary as this could be a ploy by ISIS to have trained members return to their homeland to carry out attacks

After the win, Lakshya Sen tweeted, 'Happy to win the scotish open title!! A hard fought match against my friend @co3lho12. It was really nice training with you in Denmark and playing a good match against you today (sic)'

Security has been tightened and checking of vehicles and materials inside will be conducted through scanning machine in Madhopur border in Pathankot, Jammu and Kashmir

IRCTC will pay a compensation of Rs100 in case the train during its run is delayed by more than one-hour and Rs 250 in case the train is delayed by more than two hours. The train has been running on time since launch, but it recorded a delay of more than two hours on October 19 due to late start from Lucknow in the morning. IRCTC received and approved claims of 158 passengers within a period of 3 days out of which compensation has already been paid to 74 passengers

Every winter, due to fog, flights and train services are delayed across the country. Just like flights now even Indian railways will be alerting passengers when their trains will be running late. Now the problem of passengers waiting at the railway station for hours will be resolved. Indian Railways has announced that the passengers will get real-time updates of the train.

Keeping the environment in mind, the Indian Railways has taken the decision to implement Kulhad scheme. From the new year, tea will be available in Kulhad instead of plastic at the Bhagalpur station of Bihar. In the first phase, it will be implemented as an experiment in Vikramshila Express and Later on, it will be implemented in other trains as well.

Indian Railways largest fully air-conditioned waiting hall opened at Patna Junction in the state of Bihar. This is now the biggest waiting hall at a railway station in India. Union minister and Patna Sahib MP Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurated the newly built waiting room in Patna junction. Watch Video For More Information

Lucknow Delhi Tejas express India’s first-ever private train. has made a profit of Rs 70 lakh since its operation till October through tickets sale. The Tejas Express has generated a remarkable revenue as much as Rs 3.7 crore through sale of tickets alone till October, while the expenditure incurred by the IRCTC to run the train was around Rs 3 crore.

A report from the US State Department Report (Country Reports on Terrorism 2018) said that India is experiencing attacks by Pakistan-based terrorist organisations that continue to operate, train, organise, and fundraise from Pakistan

Taking to Twitter, ministry of external affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of ASEAN 2019 in Bangkok