The construction of the bullet train corridor has commenced in the elevated section spanning Palghar and Thane districts in Maharashtra, the Western Railway said on Thursday. Pics/Western Railway
07 March,2024 06:56 PM IST | Asif Ali SayedTwo unidentified men allegedly attacked RTI activist in Virar area of Maharashtra. The activisit was unhurt in the incident as the bullet missed him and hit a wall of his house, the police said. Pics/Hanif Patel (Story/Shirish Vaktania)
15 January,2024 04:09 PM IST | Asif Ali SayedMid-day took a trip to Antroli, Niyol and Mohni villages in Surat district where villagers who’ve received some of the highest land compensations for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project are wrestling with a range of emotions from ecstasy to confusion
11 June,2023 11:54 AM IST | EditorIt's an awards night in 'Bigg Bulletin with Shekhar Suman' on ‘Bigg Boss 16's latest episode.
05 February,2023 04:09 PM ISTNobel Peace Prize winner and Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai turned 22 on July 12, 2019. The international media took notice of Malala after she was shot by Taliban for advocating girl's education. Fighting against all odds, she not only survived but continued her mission of advocating education. On her birthday today, here are some facts about the brave girl
12 July,2019 02:04 PM ISTThe high-speed rail corridor, set to connect Mumbai and Ahmedabad by 2023, has been touted as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet project. However, in May 2013, the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had announced the launch of the project in India. In 2014, however, when the NDA government came to power, PM Modi announced that this was his dream project. It was then decided to run the high-speed train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai at a speed of 360 km/hr. While the initial deadline for this project was 2020, it has now become December 2023. In a six-part series to assess on-ground protests against the Bullet Train project, mid-day travelled across and spoke to people who may lose their ancestral land. (All photos: Sneha Kharabe)
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