"Not the time for politics," says Ashwini Vaishnaw as rescue efforts continue after Kanchenjunga Express train accidentThe tragic incident took place near Rangapani station, about 30 kilometers from North Bengal's New Jalpaiguri station. Early Monday morning...
17 Jun, 2024, 05.32 PM IST
Several injured as North East Express derails near Raghunathpur railway station in Bihar's Buxar districtSeveral people were injured when a couple of coaches of the North East Express derailed near Raghunathpur railway station in Bihar's Buxar ...
12 Oct, 2023, 08.41 AM IST
Doctors dispatched to Balasore, Cuttack to aid relief efforts: Mansukh Mandaviya"We are providing all required help and medical assistance to the victims of the tragic train accident to save precious lives,"Union Health...
05 Jun, 2023, 11.33 AM IST
Blue Tick Row: MIB, MeitY, PIB among other govt bodies to lose verification mark on TwitterMinistry of Labour, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Power and Ministry of Petroleum a...
21 Apr, 2023, 03.53 PM IST
Railway minister inspects Bikaner-Guwahati train accident siteTwelve coaches of the Bikaner-Guwahati Express train had derailed and some of them capsized near Domohani in Jalpaiguri district on Thursda...
14 Jan, 2022, 04.37 PM IST
Amul boards Indian Railways via TwitterThe national transporter uses Twitter extensively to address passenger woes. But that was perhaps the first time it received a business pro...
11 Nov, 2017, 01.17 PM IST
Amul offers business proposition to Railways on TwitterThe Indian Railways extensively uses Twitter to address passenger woes. But this could perhaps be the first time the national transporter h...
24 Oct, 2017, 01.28 AM IST
Prabhu accepts Odisha railway proposal within 3 minutesPrabhu immediately tweeted back saying: "We are ready to sign it any day, we are waiting for it, as it was our initiative to share ownershi...
29 Apr, 2017, 10.58 PM IST
Sealdah-Ajmer Express derails near Kanpur, several injuredRescue & relief operations were being carried out by the administration & railway officials.The incident has affected the movement of train...
28 Dec, 2016, 02.43 PM IST
How railways is banking on social media and apps to address passenger complaintsAfter receiving 1,000 tweets and 200 complaints, IR has been contemplating new features to allow passengers to connect with senior rail man...
07 Aug, 2016, 06.50 AM IST
Twitter comes to rescue of woman train passengerRailways came to the rescue of a woman passenger in Neelachal Express after she posted an anxious message on the Railways twitter site.
03 Dec, 2015, 10.48 PM IST
Suresh Prabhu asks all PSUs to undertake more railway projectsSuresh Prabhu asked PSUs under the ministry to undertake more rail projects while ensuring best practices in tendering process and transpar...
19 Oct, 2015, 07.12 PM IST
DMRC chief Sreedharan submits interim report on railway tendering to Suresh PrabhuAfter taking over the ministry, Prabhu has constituted the one-man Sreedharan committee to fix accountability in all tendering processes.
27 Nov, 2014, 10.58 PM IST
Rail Budget 2014: Railway Ministry joins Facebook, TwitterFocusing on IT initiatives, Railways will also launch a new number -- 022-4501555 -- tomorrow where people can dial in and hear the Budget.
07 Jul, 2014, 07.07 PM IST
- 'Rail fare hike needed for maintenance of public services'
There will be an across-the-board hike in fares of all classes from midnight of January 2.
10 Jan, 2013, 01.30 PM IST
- Derek O'Brien, Trinamool Congress MP, uses Twitter against Railway Budget
Twitter watchers got the wind of what was happening in Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's mind through a tweet from her associate a...
15 Mar, 2012, 05.02 PM IST
- Soon, tweet or access e-mails while travelling in trains
Staying connected to your favourite social networking site on a train journey could soon become a reality if the Railways have their way.
11 Apr, 2010, 11.12 AM IST