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Dilip Cherian | Railway officers now likely to face appraisal by...

The Railways Board has introduced a process that allows peers and juniors to evaluate their reporting officers

25 Aug 2022 12:07 AM IST

The Indian Railways is one of the biggest landlords after the central government. (Photo: Twitter@RailMinIndia)

AA Edit | Tapping railway land potential

Despite an ever-increasing welfare agenda, railways have a poor record as a business enterprise.

12 Sept 2022 1:43 AM IST

Some tell you the destination is the main thing. Most however will talk about the journey itself being the joy of the experience. (Representational image: Twitter/@airindiain)

Ranjona Banerji | Is flying in India safe for elderly?

The destination is a small lollipop at the end of this massive voyage of discovery that is getting onto a plane or a...

22 Jan 2023 12:10 AM IST

9 New Vande Bharat trains which were flagged off on Sunday, Sept 24, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Govt transforming neglected railway sector: Modi

The Prime Minister called the flagging off of nine Vande Bharat trains an unprecedented occasion of modern connectivity...

25 Sept 2023 12:49 AM IST

The Indian Railways will increase the number of rakes to provide transportation to the automobile sector.

Dilip Cherian | Decoding the Railway Board reshuffle

Roopa Srinivasan is set to serve as the DG, NAIR, from the Railway Board in Delhi

11 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

A coach of Jammu Tawi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express derailed on Thursday at the New Delhi Railway station. (Photo: ANI)

Sanitary napkins, condoms to soon be available at toilets of railway...

The policy said each facility was to have separate toilets for men, women and Divyangjans with provision of both style...

26 May 2018 1:35 PM IST

Coal shortage is still affecting the efficacy or capacity utilisation (Plant Load Factor) of independent power projects in the country.

Railways draws action plan to increase coal supply to power plants

The Centre has also ensured that the power plants will get adequate supplies of the dry-fuel.

26 May 2018 12:50 PM IST

NCR may face blackout as power plants short of coal

Some have coal stock availability for only one or two days: Minister.

26 May 2018 4:24 AM IST

The railways has started the exercise of an internal audit through which 50 mail and express trains will be upgraded to super-fast services. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

1.5 crore job aspirants register for 89000 railway posts

Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) will tentatively conduct the exam during April and May, 2018.

14 March 2018 1:44 PM IST

Rescue officials offer an oxygen mask to a Metro passengers after several passengers were taken ill due to smoke detected inside an air-conditioned coach of the Metro in Kolkata on Thursday. Smoke was seen coming out of the Dum Dum-bound Metro rake soon after it left the Maidan station. (Photo:Abhijit Mukherjee)

Stampede-like situation as fire breaks out in Metro; 16 injured

Passengers claimed around 40 persons fell ill due to suffocation and a stampede-like situation occurred inside the...

28 Dec 2018 12:41 AM IST

A railways official said the money for the project would come from the Nirbhaya fund. (Photo: @RailMinIndia)

Passengers not to be charged for MDR booking of railway tickets

Benefits on govt transactions must be passed on to public, and they should not face MDR charges while making payments to...

2 March 2018 10:15 AM IST

Train 18, developed by the Integral Coach Factory and seen as a successor to the prestigious 30-year-old Shatabdi Express, was flagged off by Railway Board chairman Ashwani Lohani on October 29. (Photo: twitter | @RailwayNorthern)

India's first engineless train sets record, passes 180 kmph speed...

Train 18 is capable of touching 200 kmph provided rest of Indian Railways' system such as tracks and signals permit.

3 Dec 2018 9:36 AM IST