Japan’s rush to India: The big story behind the Modi-Takaichi summitJapanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's India visit comes as Japanese investments accelerate across banking, manufacturing, infrastructure...
01 Jul, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
India-Japan relationship could become world’s most important: Japanese Finance MinisterJapan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama believes the India-Japan relationship could become the world's most important. Speaking at a Toky...
24 Jun, 2026, 10.06 AM IST
Delhi-NCR plans Tokyo-like growth: 8 new towns proposed, nearby city travel to reduce to just 30 minutesDelhi Master Plan 2041 Latest News: Delhi-NCR is planning for significant growth with up to eight new townships and a 30-minute commute goa...
11 Jun, 2026, 01.16 PM IST
'Nobody will fly': India's plane versus train battle gets a twistIndia's Railway Minister said upcoming bullet trains will dominate short-haul routes like Mumbai-Pune and Bengaluru-Chennai, mirroring glob...
12 May, 2026, 04.26 PM IST
Indian travellers embrace rail: Europe & Asia see surge in train pass bookingsIndian travelers are embracing train journeys across Europe and East Asia. This shift is driven by the need for predictable travel costs an...
10 Feb, 2026, 10.16 AM IST
Japan rail pass, one of travel's great deals, gets pricierThe Japan Rail Pass, which has provided budget-friendly access to unlimited rides on Japan's local and regional lines for overseas visitors...
30 Aug, 2023, 11.20 AM IST
Shinkansen: An innovation that can change eco landscapeThe bullet train network, spanning most of Japan, is close to being ubiquitous with a rare record of zero fatalities in 50 years .
30 May, 2018, 11.38 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi, Shinzo Abe ride on Japan's famed Shinkansen bullet trainThe construction of the high-speed train corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad will start in 2018 and the train service will be operational...
12 Nov, 2016, 09.56 AM IST
PM Modi's Japan visit: Construction of high-speed train corridor to start in 2018A task force will be set up to develop a concrete roadmap for phased transfer of technology and 'Make in India'.
11 Nov, 2016, 10.20 PM IST
Japan fights China for PM Narendra Modi's plan to get you high-speed trainsModi plans to spend 8.5 trillion rupees through 2020 on new tracks, including bullet trains and modern stations, as he looks to spur a manu...
11 Nov, 2016, 11.10 AM IST
Metro panel seeks lessons from abroad for new faresThough the ministry is yet to decide on the proposal, Panel chief Justice M L Mehta said it would first examine various presentations on Me...
16 Jun, 2016, 10.22 AM IST
3,000 high-speed trains carry 1,600 million passengers a year across worldJapan was the first to have a high speed rail line, between Tokyo and Osaka, which became operational in 1964.
21 Dec, 2015, 12.21 PM IST
Suresh Prabhu explores possibilities of 'zero accident rate' in Indian Railways with Japan PMPrabhu will also visit South Korea to explore the possibilities of acquiring high speed technology for the Railways' ambitious bullet train...
07 Sep, 2015, 10.19 PM IST
Training session for Indian Railway officials on high-speed trains held at IIT KharagpurA short-term course was initiated last week by the International Summer and Winter Term (ISWT) programme.
01 Jan, 2015, 05.15 PM IST
Tokyo and Hyderabad Metro rail to have common control systemsThe metro rail projects in Tokyo and Hyderabad will have a common communication-based train control systems developed by French firm Thales.
17 Jan, 2014, 10.11 PM IST
India’s first monorail service to be launched in Mumbai soonIt’s fast, less noisy and eco-friendly. Once it begins operations, the aim is to see surface traffic reduced by 50,000 vehicles and carbon ...
19 Oct, 2013, 05.50 AM IST
Narendra Modi meets Suzuki chief, talks businessNarendra Modi today held a meeting with Suzuki Motors Chairman Osamu Suzuki, and discussed investment opportunities in the state.
25 Jul, 2012, 10.29 PM IST