10 dead, 4 missing after bridge collapses in ChinaA bridge under construction in northwest China collapsed on Friday, resulting in ten fatalities and four missing individuals. State media r...
22 Aug, 2025, 02.54 PM IST
China's sprawling rail projects around AsiaVietnam has approved a multi-billion dollar railway with China to enhance their links, joining other Asian countries in China's Belt and Ro...
20 Feb, 2025, 01.58 PM IST
Piyush Goyal to continue railway reforms, eyes more exports at commerce ministryBack at the railway ministry, Goyal will try to keep zero-accident record intact, grow traffic.
01 Jun, 2019, 07.06 AM IST
2018, a year of 'many firsts' for Indian Railways: Piyush GoyalAsia's second longest bridge -- Bogibeel Bridge -- was commissioned in Assam by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Christmas Day, 16 years aft...
29 Dec, 2018, 02.11 PM IST
2018, a year of 'many firsts' for Indian RailwaysPerhaps its biggest achievement during the year was the lowest accident figures in the last three decades.
27 Dec, 2018, 04.22 PM IST
China to run world's fastest bullet train from September 21China has laid more than 20,000 kilometers (12,400 miles) of high-speed rail, with a target of adding another 10,000 kilometers (6,214 mile...
21 Aug, 2017, 04.39 PM IST
China can help India upgrade rail network: ReportWang said cooperation with China would offer a shortcut for countries like India that tend to copy the Chinese model.
05 Jun, 2017, 05.35 PM IST
Railways trying all possibilities to reduce accidents, but do they have financial muscle?After Indore-Patna express derailment, Railways is keen to quicken pace of replacing all coaches with LHB coaches, a process that was first...
11 Dec, 2016, 10.31 AM IST
Integrated safety system to be unveiled in Rail BudgetWe are working on integration of system to ensure safe travel for passengers, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said.
04 Feb, 2016, 05.53 PM IST
Venkaiah Naidu bats for integrated transport system for easing congestionThe book, 'Reforming Urban Transport in India -- Issues and Best Practices', is authored by former UD Secretary M Ramachandran and deals wi...
12 Nov, 2015, 04.55 PM IST
Ratan Tata seeks data on train mishaps, details of preventive stepsHe sought details of train accidents in the recent past and the railways' action plan to prevent such incidents at the second meeting of Ka...
25 Aug, 2015, 08.50 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to visit Arunachal Pradesh today on 29th Statehood DayThe fact that he has chosen to visit Arunachal on its 29th Statehood Day is seen as a message to China, which has in the past objected to I...
20 Feb, 2015, 06.38 AM IST
Japan, China in race to sell India their high-speed trainsJapanese PM is expected to make a strong pitch to buy the Shinkansen high speed network. Meanwhile, China is keen to sell their trains at l...
26 Aug, 2014, 11.52 AM IST
- Our system should be above politics: Dinesh Trivedi
Dinesh Trivedi today rued that there is too much of politics in the country and that the system should be above it.
19 Mar, 2012, 01.11 PM IST
China's high speed rail projects on hold due to cash crunchRecurring accidents and dwindling credit has thrown China's ambitious high-speed railway projects out of gear as most of them have been put...
28 Oct, 2011, 11.03 AM IST
- China's bullet trains slow down over safety concerns
China today implemented a new operation plan for all high-speed trains across the country by cutting down their speed
28 Aug, 2011, 02.28 PM IST
- Konkan Railways gets patent for anti-collision device in 3 nations
In a major development that will open new vistas for the Konkan Railway, the anti-collision device (ACD) developed by it has been granted p...
26 Apr, 2008, 07.18 PM IST