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Freight loading last month grew by 5.4 per cent over Aug 2025: RailwaysIndian Railways saw freight loading increase by 5.4 percent in August 2026. Key sectors like coal and iron ore contributed to this substant...
'Is it okay?' PM Modi pauses BRICS speech after Xi Jinping appears uncomfortable; Chinese President later skips gala dinnerPrime Minister Narendra Modi briefly paused his BRICS Summit remarks after Chinese President Xi Jinping appeared uncomfortable. The two lea...
1,200 km more railway tracks coming: Govt clears 8 projects worth Rs 20,000 crore to connect 6,900 villages across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & moreThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved eight railway projects costing over twenty thousand crore rupees. These projects will in...
How India's $13 billion plan aims to boost self-reliance in chip productionIndia is set to embark on an ambitious $13 billion venture to establish a robust domestic chip manufacturing ecosystem. The aim is to dimin...
Railway body seeks Rs 18,000+DA as bonus ceiling for Level-1 employees; higher for others; how it may impact staffThe Indian Railways Technical Supervisors' Association is pushing for an increase in the bonus ceiling for non-gazetted staff. They urge th...
Cabinet approves eight railway projects for Rs 20,000 croreEight railway projects worth over twenty thousand crore rupees were approved by the government. These projects will expand the railway netw...
Cabinet clears Rs 10,021 crore rail multi-tracking projects across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, other statesThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved five railway projects costing over Rs 10,021 crore. These projects will add five hundred...
Cabinet clears Rs 10,783 crore railway multi-tracking projects across five statesThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved three railway projects. These projects will add 656 kilometers to the Indian Railways ne...
NCPCR summons Meta India chief over alleged child sexual abuse material adsIn response to alarming discoveries from a BBC investigation, the National Commission for Child Rights has called upon the leader of Meta I...
Western Freight Corridor to cut logistics cost to 7 pc; help India compete with China: FadnavisMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the completed Western Dedicated Freight Corridor could bring India’s logistics costs down...
India's bullet train to begin testing by May-June next year, commercial operations by end 2027: Ashwini VaishnawIndia's bullet train testing is scheduled for May or June next year. The train will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister after testing. Thi...
India's first Bullet Train project gains pace; first test coach ready: Ashwini VaishnawIndia's first Bullet Train project is progressing rapidly with key milestones expected soon. The Surat to Bilimora section is targeted for ...
Bullet train with a desi makeover: Next year, your journey on this 250 kmph homegrown train will come with features that could completely change your travel experienceBy March 2027, India is expected to unveil its first domestically developed high-speed train prototype, marking a major step towards buildi...
Train passengers, a major safety upgrade is coming: Rs 170 crore approved for a project covering another 712 km of tracksRailways has approved the deployment of Kavach Version 4.0 across 712 route kilometres in the Moradabad Division. The rollout will strength...
Government notifies Rs 1.27 lakh crore Semicon 2.0 scheme to boost chip ecosystemThe scheme has been divided into six segments covering designing of chips by Indian firms, setting up units for capital equipment required ...
No Karnataka route in Centre’s railway quadrupling plan: MB PatilKarnataka's infrastructure minister expressed dissatisfaction with the Centre's railway route upgrade plan. No routes within Karnataka were...
Indian Railways has a plan for more tracks, less congestion and more trains: What are the train routes where your journey will become easier?Indian Railways is set to upgrade seven heavily trafficked routes, transforming them into four-line corridors. This ambitious project targe...
Indian Railways working to four-track 11,000 km of 7 high-density routes: VaishnawIndia's seven high-density rail routes are being expanded to four tracks. These routes carry forty-one percent of total railway traffic acr...
Mumbai suburban rail network to get 238 AC EMU rakes by 2030Indian Railways will prioritise manufacturing 238 AC EMU rakes for Mumbai’s suburban network, with production beginning in 2027 and the ful...
Cabinet approves setting up Jammu and Kashmir High Court bench in LadakhThe Union Cabinet has approved setting up a bench of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir in Ladakh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on T...