ARMCHAIR PERSPECTIVES

Indian Railways touched the 130 kmph speed record in 1969 by introducing the Howrah Rajdhani Express. 57 years later, the train's top speed has remained unchanged. The government launched Mission Raftaar in 2016 to speed up long-distance trains, but has little to show for it ten years later. Here's a look at what will it take for Indian Railways to make the mission a success.

India has achieved a rare feat that it sought for decades to boost its nuclear energy sector that operated under the dark shadows of international sanctions and a crippling shortage of domestic uranium reserves.

Samrat Chaudhary, the son of a seasoned politicians and a former member of the RJD, took over from Nitish Kumar as Bihar's 24th Chief Minister and the first from the BJP's stables. Can he use political stability and his personal popularity to bring about change in the beleaguered state?

The much-anticipated truce talks between the United States and Iran broke down on Sunday. The war, raging since February 28 and which engulfed the entire Middle East and closed a critical global shipping route, now appears to be far from over with both sides using a convenient but temporary détente to arm up and prepare for the next round of missile exchanges.

The Indian Railways is rapidly upgrading major stations and constructing new lines in the National Capital Region to serve hundreds of millions of people travelling across the region, but can it pass the efficiency test in the long run?

India has strongly demanded that Pakistan vacate its illegal occupation of PoK and Gilgit-Baltistan and has vowed to reclaim its long-lost territories, but will the region's harsh terrain support a military invasion in the future?

The discovery of a frozen corpse in the upper reaches of the Italian Alps in 1991 gave scientists a glimpse of human life 5,300 years ago and also opened up the oldest unsolved murder investigation in human history.

Monaco has a median age of 57 years, but it's story isn't that of an aging country grappling with growing healthcare costs or loss of productivity. It's simply full of millionaires.

The Indian army has embarked on a breakneck acquisition of towed and self-propelled artillery systems, but is also raising 15 Shaktibaan regiments composed of drones and loitering munitions. With money being invested in both programmes, how does the Regiment of Artillery plan to fight the next war?

Ahmedabad gained national limelight when it won a presidential award for being India's cleanest major city, but the city has miles to go before it gets to compete with the likes of Mumbai and Bengaluru, or to host the Summer Olympics a decade from now. Here's a look at the Amdavad Municipal Corporation's efforts as it labours to make Ahmedabad India's next megacity.

The Indian army's infantry regiments inherited .303 Lee Enfield rifles from the British army in 1947, but frequent wars and military engagements have since driven deep changes in technology, introducing new weapons, sidearms, communication equipment and protection suites. The Indian army soldier has had his fair share of battles and gruelling experiences, be it fighting prolonged wars against Chinese and Pakistani militaries, serving in extreme weather conditions, braving ter

Bhamidipaty current ranks 320 in the WTA rankings. What does she need to do to play at a prestigious Grand Slam tournament like the Wimbledon? Wimbledon, the oldest and the only grass court Grand Slam tennis tournament in the world, wrapped up on Sunday with world number 1 Jannic Sinner defeating defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in four sets, marking the first time that an Italian has won the 148-year-old tournament. The Grand Slam tournament has hosted many great players i