Mangalsutra, cash stolen on Rajdhani Express: Consumer Commission orders Railways to pay Rs 80,000; here's whyFor theft of mangalsutra, State Bank of India (SBI) passbook and cash in Rajdhani 3AC coach, North Railways ordered to pay Rs 80,000 compen...
02 Aug, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
Easy access, rising addiction: The new face of Northeast’s drug problemNortheast India’s narcotics crisis is no longer confined to cross-border trafficking. As heroin becomes widely available across parts of As...
26 Jul, 2026, 08.37 AM IST
Railway’s AI-powered face recognition system intercepts ‘hardcore habitual offenders’An Artificial Intelligence system has successfully identified habitual offenders at Visakhapatnam Railway Station. The AI system, named Rai...
03 Feb, 2026, 08.16 PM IST
Saif Ali Khan knife attack: One suspect detained from train at Durg railway station in ChhattisgarhThe Railway Police Force detained a man from a train at Durg railway station in connection with the knife attack on actor Saif Ali Khan. Th...
18 Jan, 2025, 06.45 PM IST
Railways Ministry undertakes drive under 'Operation Yatri Suraksha' to enhance security of passengersUnder the operation, the RPF will take various steps including increasing CCTV surveillance, escorting trains, surveilling active criminals...
06 Aug, 2022, 01.38 PM IST
Electoral bonds: Congress protests at Parliament premisesThe issue of electoral bonds has snowballed into a political flashpoint. This is following reports that the Reserve Bank of India and the E...
22 Nov, 2019, 12.08 PM IST
Over 55,000 thefts reported in trains in last 3.5 years: Railways dataAccording to data collated by Indian Railways, between January and June this year, 9,222 cases of thefts of passengers' belongings were reg...
10 Sep, 2018, 12.00 AM IST
2 MPs' luggage stolen during train trips; RS expresses concernRaising the issue separately in Rajya Sabha, the two women MPs said they lost their luggage while travelling in long-distance trains.
05 Jan, 2018, 09.16 PM IST
Indian Railways: Train travel riskier as crime jumps by 34 per centAmong the states, UP tops the chart with the maximum number of 8,293 cases, followed by Maharashtra (7,358), Madhya Pradesh (5,082), Delhi ...
11 Dec, 2017, 10.51 AM IST
Rail travel has got even more unsafe over the yearsEven as railways tries to get control over maintenance of law and order in trains, the latest government data could bolster its case as it ...
20 Aug, 2015, 11.30 AM IST
Bullet trains won't start running so soon: AK MittalThe country would not be witnessing operational bullet trains so soon, because the existing/proposed projects will take six to eight years ...
09 May, 2015, 10.55 PM IST
5 prisoners escape from Nagpur Central PrisonFive prisoners escaped from the high-security Nagpur Central Prison in the wee hours of the day.
31 Mar, 2015, 02.07 PM IST
Railways seeks integrated security to tackle rising crimesDuring the UPA regime, railways proposed an amendment to the RPF Act that would hand the central force policing power to deal with crimes.
04 Dec, 2014, 12.15 PM IST
Saw rise in theft, dacoity on trains in 2013: GovernmentThere were 532 reported robberies in 2013 as compared to 448 in 2012 while the number of dacoities was at 41 in 2013 as against 39 in 2012.
18 Jul, 2014, 06.02 PM IST
Danish woman gangrape: 2 accused sent to police custodyTwo more persons arrested in connection with gangrape of a 51-year-old Danish tourist were remanded in police custody by a court till Janua...
18 Jan, 2014, 06.48 PM IST
- Railways to move 'Railway Protection Force (Amendment) Bill 2012' in Budget session
A legislation to make Railway Protection Force the sole body responsible for passenger security is likely to be introduced in the Budget se...
12 Feb, 2012, 05.31 PM IST
- Railway sought after by insurance companies
Indian Railway is being sought after by insurance companes as each time you travel by train you are insured for just 4.75 paisa against acc...
28 Sep, 2007, 10.41 AM IST