Google doodle tribute to Munshi Premchand

New Delhi: Iconic Hindi writer Munshi Premchand has been honoured with a Google doodle on his 136th birth anniversary. The doodle is inspired from Premchand's last and most popular novel ‘Godaan’, which he penned in 1936. It shows the ‘Upanyas Samrat’ bringing his signature working-class characters to life. Born as Dhanpat Rai in a small village near Varanasi in 1880, the renowned author produced more than a dozen novels, 250 short stories, and a number of essays. PTI

Railway staff to get uniforms designed by Beri

New Delhi: Five lakh railway employees comprising front office staff, TTEs, guards, drivers and catering personnel will soon don uniforms created by fashion designer Ritu Beri, woven around the theme of Indian culture. Beri submitted four different sets of uniform, each with a distinct texture, to the Railway Ministry five days back and the public transporter will soon launch an online initiative seeking the views of people to help it select the attire. PTI