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India's next telecom battle could be fought on highways, with connected carsIndia's telecom wars have traditionally revolved around spectrum, towers and tariffs. But a new consultation paper by TRAI on Vehicle-to-Ev...
On This Day in History, June 10: Salem witch hangings, Italy enters World War II, the Six-Day War ends, Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment, the Lidice massacre and other major eventsOn This Day in History, June 10, several pivotal events shaped the course of world history. The date is remembered for Benjamin Franklin's ...
Over 3 crore fake accounts removed from IRCTC portal: Ashwini VaishnawIndian Railways has removed over three crore fake accounts from the IRCTC portal to stop ticket touts. Most train seats, 78 percent, are in...
Congress' Gaurav Gogoi gives adjournment notice in Lok Sabha to discuss 'recent spate of train accidents'Gaurav Gogoi, the Deputy Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, submitted an adjournment notice on Thursday to discuss the recent wave of train a...
Kavach implementation progressing rapidly on 3,000 km routes: RailwaysThe Railway Ministry faced criticism for delays in implementing the Automatic Train Protection System, Kavach, developed by RDSO. The Agra ...
No signal tampering in Andhra train accident, loco pilot jumped red signal: OfficialPreliminary findings of a recent railway accident that resulted in over 10 fatalities and approximately 50 injuries indicate human error as...
Punctuality of mail and express trains drops: Now one in every four trains running lateThe punctuality of mail and express trains has declined to 73 per cen in the current financial year, down by 11 per cent compared to the pr...
Indian Railways to upgrade accident enquiry process, to introduce tools developed by JapanAn order issued Wednesday by the Railway Board said the Fishbone technique and other tools like the 5-why analysis would lead to better det...
After NITI's questions, Railways says 29K-30K died due to ‘trespassing, untoward incidents' in 3 yrsRailway Board Chairman VK Yadav's clarification came days after Niti Ayog CEO Amitabh Kant took note of the Railways' claim and questioned ...
Around 30,000 people lost their lives in last three years due to accidents on railway tracksConsequential accident deaths, however, remain zero since last and the ongoing financial years.
Rly passenger volume up by 1.85%, freight loading rose by 5.34% in 2018-2019: Eco SurveyCommenting on the cleanliness parameters of the national transporter, the survey stated that for railways which covers over 8,700 stations ...
Railways register its best safety figures in almost four decadesThe number of consequential accidents has come down from 1,130 in 1980-81 to mere 59 (94.8 per cent reduction) in 2018-19.
Rly registers worst punctuality in 3 years, with 30 pc trains running late in 2017-18Indian Railways is undergoing a phase where upgrading, modernisation and renewal of track was going on in a big way.
2017: Less accidents, more aftershocks for RailwaysOverall, this year, 48 people lost their lives and 188 were injured in train accidents as compared to 238 deaths and 607 injuries reported ...
Rework railway timetable for safety checks of tracks: NITI AyogThe report prepared by NITI Aayog members said several high density network (HDN) sections in railway network have capacity utilisation of ...
204 rail accidents due to failure of staff: ReportOver 200 rail accidents out of total 292 were caused due to failure of railway staff in last few years with action being taken against 542 ...
98 died, 290 injured in rail accidents during April-NovemberImprovement in train safety is a continuous process and constant upgradation of technology is being adopted- Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu
Ticketing portal ties up with United India InsuranceTicketGoose.com, a leading online bus ticketing portal, has tied up with United India Insurance Company to offer customers a travel Insuran...
- Indian Railways to Raise Rs 1 lakh crore to upgrade coaches, signals
Indian Railways is evaluating options to raise Rs 1,00,000 crore over the next five years to introduce new coaches and overhaul the signali...
- Twelve coaches of Coromandel Express derail in Orissa, many dead
At least 10 persons have died and 70 injured in the accident, which occurred about 120 kms from Bhubaneswar at 7:50pm.