8th Pay Commission fitment factor demand: Railway employee body demands multiple fitment factors; minimum pay of Rs 52,600The Indian Railways Technical Supervisors’ Association (IRTSA) has submitted a memorandum to the 8th Pay Commission demanding five distinct...
07 May, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
What happened at Surat Railway Station? Why are migrant workers leaving the industrial town in a rush?Surat Railway Station News: Thousands of migrant workers crowded Surat's Udhna railway station, creating chaos and long queues as they rush...
20 Apr, 2026, 09.04 AM IST
Naveen Jindal backs Vedanta chair Anil Agarwal, questions FIR in Chhattisgarh boiler blast probeLok Sabha MP Naveen Jindal voiced support for Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal. Jindal questioned Agarwal's naming in an FIR following a fatal...
18 Apr, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
Introduce safety announcements on all long-distance trains: Bombay High Court suggests to RailwaysThe Bombay High Court has urged railway authorities to implement public safety announcements on all long-distance trains, detailing station...
26 Mar, 2026, 04.25 PM IST
Parents to get Rs 8 lakh after 19 year ordeal of losing their son in a train accident due to overcrowding by ticketless passengers, MP HC orderAfter a relentless 14-year fight for justice, parents have achieved a landmark victory against Indian Railways. The Madhya Pradesh High Cou...
20 Nov, 2025, 03.07 PM IST
She lost her husband in a train accident; 23 years later, what the SC did to help her will surprise youAfter a 23-year legal battle, the Supreme Court ensured a Bihar widow receives compensation for her husband's 2002 train accident death. Ov...
22 Oct, 2025, 04.15 PM IST
Father dies after falling from overcrowded train, Railways denies compensation; wife and son file case in Supreme Court and wins Rs 8 lakhA father tragically died after falling from an overcrowded train to Ujjain. The Railways initially denied compensation, citing a lack of ti...
21 Oct, 2025, 04.24 PM IST
Can you legally own a train? This Ludhiana farmer did and that too with court ordersIn a rare legal case, Ludhiana farmer Sampuran Singh briefly became the owner of the Swarna Shatabdi Express due to an unresolved compensat...
15 Mar, 2025, 09.28 PM IST
New Delhi stampede: Relative of deceased recounts chaos, says panic broke after 'sudden announcement'A sudden platform change announcement at New Delhi Railway Station led to a stampede, causing 18 fatalities. Thousands of devotees were pre...
17 Feb, 2025, 05.27 PM IST
New Delhi railway station stampede: Rs 10 lakh compensation announced for families of victimsDelhi Stampede News: Indian Railways announced a compensation package for victims of the stampede at New Delhi Railway Station, which resul...
16 Feb, 2025, 08.58 AM IST
Railways told to pay compensation of Rs 60,000 to passenger for 13-hour train delayChennai resident Karthik Mohan, who works as a Deputy Manager at Bosch Limited, filed the complaint against the Southern Railway, stating t...
28 Oct, 2023, 03.36 PM IST
IRCTC to pay around Rs 1.62 lakh as compensation for late running of Tejas ExpressSince it began commercial operations from October 6 for six days a week, the train has maintained a tight schedule. Under IRCTC's policy, a...
22 Oct, 2019, 03.10 PM IST
No compensation for injuries sustained while boarding a moving train, it's an offence, says HCThe Gujarat high court said trying to get into a moving train, especially when the train has left the station, should be an offence.
02 Sep, 2018, 01.22 PM IST
Railways paid 8 lakh compensation for lost baggage in 3 yearsAccording to the data presented by Gohain, a total of 17,925 cases of travellers' belongings being stolen were registered in 2016, a 47 per...
04 Aug, 2017, 10.45 PM IST
Railways asked to pay Rs 10K for harassment to passengerIndian Railways has been directed by a consumer forum here to pay Rs 10,000 as compensation for the harassment suffered by a passenger.
23 Jun, 2013, 11.23 AM IST
- Indian Railways incur high losses due to accidents and no insurance cover
Indian Railways has exposed itself to high losses during accidents since it has stopped buying insurance cover that is mandated by law in m...
15 Jul, 2011, 11.49 AM IST
- Reliance bid's lowest for Railway insurance
Reliance General Insurance has emerged as the lowest bidder for providing accident insurance cover to millions of passengers travelling on ...
14 Jul, 2006, 12.08 AM IST