bharat mein sabse bada stadiumEven as it has been over two years since life has returned to normal after the Covid pandemic, Mumbai’s iconic suburban local train network, often hailed as the lifeline of the city, continues to witness a significant shortfall in its ridership over the pre-pandemic levels in 2019-20. Ridership data compiled for both Western and Central Railways suburban network of the Mumbai division over the past six financial years reveal that while the ridership slumped following Covid pandemic in the two years between 2020 and 2022, the aggregate passenger ridership across Western and Central railways (travelling on season ticket and daily ticket) was lower by 36.56 crore or 13.2 per cent in 2023-24 over that seen in 2019-20.The students were taken to the Moinabad police station on the outskirts of Hyderabad. They were released early evening and said they would hold a protest at their university campus. The university’s Student Union president Abhishek Nandan was among those detained.“Faizan Bakhteyar was carrying a reward of Rs 25,000. He is a part of the Aligarh ISIS module whose eight members have been arrested so far and another surrender before the court. The role of Faizan, a native of Prayagraj, came to light during the questioning of other accused,” a senior ATS official said.