India now produces more locomotives than America and Europe combined: Ashwini VaishnawIndia has surpassed the US and Europe in locomotive production, manufacturing over 1,400 units, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw sa...
18 Mar, 2025, 06.40 PM IST
Railway fares in India far less than neighbouring countries: VaishnawRailway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighted that India's railway fares are significantly lower than those of neighboring countries, with ...
18 Mar, 2025, 04.43 PM IST
India is exporting metro coaches, locomotives, and bogies: Ashwini VaishnawIndia is exporting Metro coaches to Australia and propulsion systems to several countries including France and Germany, according to Union ...
17 Mar, 2025, 11.43 PM IST
Telangana: Nine dead as floods wreak havoc, railways and roads disruptedTelagana Rains: Nine persons died in separate rain-related incidents in Telangana as heavy downpour continued to lash many parts of the sta...
01 Sep, 2024, 11.10 PM IST
Rail passenger gets Rs 1 lakh compensation for stolen luggage during travel on Malwa Express 6 years agoJaya Kumari, from New Delhi, faced a prolonged struggle after her bag, containing valuables, was stolen on the Malwa Express in 2016. After...
25 Jun, 2024, 04.17 PM IST
Railways laid on an average 7.41 km tracks daily in 10 years, RTI response revealsIn response to an RTI application, the Indian Railways Ministry revealed that it laid an average of 7.41 km of tracks annually over the pas...
08 May, 2024, 05.25 PM IST
Railways Budget: Can Budget 2024 build the safety net for happy rail rides?Union Budget 2024: The Indian Railways proposes a groundbreaking ₹1 lakh crore plan to procure 7,000-8,000 new train sets over 15 years. Ai...
01 Feb, 2024, 06.43 AM IST
View: How Railways can emerge as a key driver of India's growth in the post Covid eraEfficient and optimal use of the railways could add up to 1% to India’s GDP. The Government of India cannot conduct this massive operation ...
20 Jul, 2020, 11.42 AM IST
What Jaitley didn't tell you in his budget speech about the state of Indian RailwaysThis is the first time freight earnings have fallen since 1978-79. It is a telling statistic about the state of the railways and the overal...
16 Feb, 2017, 01.22 PM IST
Use Railway budget, not Nirbhaya Fund, for CCTVs on trains: DCWAccording to reports, about Rs 700 crore from the Nirbhaya Fund was used to set up CCTV cameras in train coaches for the safety and securit...
25 Sep, 2015, 02.58 AM IST
Fire in trains: Supreme Court for lab test of materials used in coachesSC orders lab test of materials used for furnishing interiors of coaches in trains to ascertain whether they meet rescribed safety standard...
18 Nov, 2014, 07.53 PM IST
What of road safety? Is the finance minister bothered?About 35% of all accidental deaths in India take place on the roads. Indians are 20 times as likely to die of a road accident.
15 Mar, 2012, 08.20 AM IST
- Railway could go Air India way if money not pumped in: Trivedi
Trivedi said government should "prioritise" its focus while considering railways' financial condition as it adds to the GDP and directly af...
02 Mar, 2012, 03.53 PM IST
- Trivedi raises alarm bell, fears Railways going Air India way
Railway Minister said PSU behemoth could go Air India's way if the govt fails to show the same resolve it is showing to bail out the nation...
17 Feb, 2012, 07.27 PM IST
Ministers’ safety credentials: Jaffer Sharief fares the worstDoes Mamata Banerjee have the worst track record when it comes to railway safety?
20 Jul, 2010, 11.43 AM IST
- Dismal rail safety
Indian railways need to implement safety mechanisms.
22 Oct, 2009, 02.22 AM IST
- L&T buys 4.2% stake in Kalindee Rail
The country’s largest engineering firm Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has picked up 4.2% stake in Delhi-based Kalindee Rail Nirman Engineers from op...
04 Oct, 2008, 03.13 AM IST