Autism-affected girl creates history, swims from Sri Lanka to Dhanushkodi in 13 hrs

Mar 21, 2022

Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 21 : Jiya Rai, an Indian para-swimmer suffering from autism, has set a new record by crossing the Bakjala...

Mumbai locals update: 13-hour block between Grant Road, Mumbai Central for maintenance

Feb 07, 2025

Western Railways, which operates Mumbai locals, will carry out a 13-hour jumbo block on both up and down fast lines between Grant Road and...

Jiya Rai becomes first female with autism to swim across Catalina Channel in US

Sep 30, 2025

Jiya covered a distance of 34 km in 15 hours, 01 minute and 43 seconds, starting on midnight on 25 Sep 25 from Catalina...

Indian Coast Guard rescues three Sri Lankans near Tamil Nadu's Dhanushkodi

Jun 28, 2025

"Three Sri Lankans who had set off from Sri Lanka to Dhanushkodi (Tamil Nadu) in an unidentified boat were dropped off at a sandbar...

Jiya Rai, a navy school student, awarded Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar

Jan 24, 2022

New Delhi [India], January 24 : A 12-year-old girl, who is studying at Navy Children School has been awarded the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal...

Tamil Nadu: Forest dept collects 484 turtle eggs at Dhanuskodi beach

Mar 07, 2021

Dhanushkodi (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 7 : Tamil Nadu Forest Department on Sunday collected 484 turtle eggs at Dhanushkodi beach in Rameswaram.