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As tensions between India and Pakistan are escalating, the neighboring country suspended cross-border Samjhauta Express on Thursday leaving passengers traveling to Attari from Lahore in a fix. The train was supposed to depart to Attari at 8 AM this morning. According to Pakistan's Geo TV, Additional General Manager Pakistan Railways said the decision was taken to prevent any untoward incident.

After the death of Sunanda Pushkar, the Congress has claimed that it will wait for the consequences of a magisterial investigation before expressing an opinion or reacting on Shashi Tharoor. His wife's death, however, is expected to have a political connection on the career of her spouse and union minister of state (MoS), Tharoor.

Today, Mallikarjun Kharge announced this year's Interim Railway Budget with no hike in rail fares. Another biggest reason to send 'words of praise' for this year's budget is introduction of 72 new trains which includes 17 Premium trains, 38 Express trains, 10 Passenger trains, 4 MEMU and 3 DEMU . Besides introduction of new trains, frequency of 3 trains will be increased and 3 trains will get extension.

Playing the filthy game of politics, Home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, at first, came up with the threat to crush media. But after sensing the sensitivity of facing dire consequences, he took 'U-turn' expressing in clarifying manner that he pointed to the social media but not the journalists specifically.

Today, BJP's senior leader LK Advani, who last month expressed his desire to contest from Bhopal and landed into controversies, will file his nomination from Gandhinagar in Gujarat for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections. BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and Advani's daughter Pratibha will join Advani to the nomination centre where he will sign his nomination papers.

If you are someone who finds it difficult to express your thoughts in a concise manner, then you have reason to celebrate. Social media site Twitter is planning to increase its character limits from 140 to 10k.

Results of Civil Services Examinations 2018 were declared yesterday by the Union Public Services Commission. IIT-Bombay alumnus, Kanishak Kataria, bagged AIR 1 in his first attempt. After the success, Kataria not only thanked his family but also expressed his gratitude towards his girlfriend.

Scientists have long been working on CRISPR, a technology that could modify DNA and help cure diseases like cancer or Hepatitis B. While many have expressed concerns over the abuse of this technology, a group of researchers has taken a major step forward in the gene-editing category - human trials.

Can you imagine a centuries-old painting in an animated avatar? No? Well, Samsung has developed an eerily scary artificial intelligence (AI) model that can do just that by bringing stationary images to life with expressions.It works incredibly well and was recently tested on Leonardo da Vinci's iconic Mona Lisa.

India Inc believes the move by the Barack Obama administration to reduce tax breaks for US firms that ship jobs overseas will hit American companies more than impact on the Indian outsourcing industry. "It's a more US-US issue rather than one aimed at stopping outsourcing, or off-shoring, or anything to do with India," said Som Mittal, president of the National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom), a representative boddy for the industry.

Mumbai will house the 2011 World Cup secretariat and India will host 29 matches of the quadrennial extravaganza, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said here on Tuesday. The secretariat was earlier based in the Pakistani city of Lahore.

cricket's biggest icon, Sachin Tendulkar turned 36 today and said he still feels like a boy of 16. The right-hander, bracketed in the same league with the legendary Don Bradman, is currently leading the Mumbai Indians in the ongoing Indian Premier League in South Africa. "I feel like 16. I think it's the good wishes and blessings that count," he said.