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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)

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Railways to upgrade breath analysers for loco pilots

This will enable the national transporter to keep track of drivers who regularly fail the test.

21 Aug 2018 2:41 PM IST

The bullet train is Prime Minister Narendra Modis dream project. (Photo: File pic)

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Railways likely to miss August 2022 deadline for Bullet train project

The railways is contemplating opening a shorter 50-km section of bullet train route in August 2022.

31 Aug 2018 7:05 PM IST

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Diesel guzzler Indian Railways turns to natural gas to cut cost

Using natural gas will be about 25 per cent cheaper than the alternative fuels used by the railways at workshops.

31 Aug 2018 8:40 AM IST

This initiative comes as a part of the Railways drive to go green as it also aims at boosting the nations sugarcane industry.. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

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Railways set to come up with revised flexi-fare scheme next month

Government is also mulling options to bring in special discounts under the scheme in less busy routes.

25 Aug 2018 10:53 AM IST

A team of central tax officers has arrested the director of a private firm who failed to pay taxes within the stipulated time in the new indirect tax regime.

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Police arrest 2, bust job-for-cash scam

The police said the racket was exposed when one of the arrested accused spilled the beans on his accomplice.

25 Aug 2018 1:30 AM IST

The Indian Railways has been treated as a political tool by successive governments.

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Railways to run Ladies Special Trains on Raksha Bandhan in Delhi

The day, which is meant to be a celebration of the love between siblings, will now see a thoughtful gesture by the...

24 Aug 2018 12:12 PM IST

The train left Mettupalayam at 9:10 am and reached Ooty by 2:40 pm. (Representational Image | Facebook Screengrab)

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Newly married British couple books entire train for honeymoon trip to...

The couple paid Rs 3 lakh to charter special train, introduced by Southern Railway, for one-way trip, becoming first...

2 Sept 2018 3:38 PM IST

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'Plan Bee' a success for Indian Railways

A number of cases have been reported from several parts of the country, where elephants have collided with trains at...

7 Sept 2018 3:48 PM IST

Indian Railways is not looking at more funds in the upcoming Union Budget for 2018-19 as it is focused on monetising assets within, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said. (Photo: PTI)

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Railways providing best speed WiFi at 710 stations: Piyush Goyal

Paperless Unreserved Tickets have moved up from 195 in 2014-15 to 67,000 last year.

7 Sept 2018 12:04 PM IST

$Arun Jaitley informed the Parliament \Transformative measures have to be undertaken to make Indian Railways competitive,$ India

Best rail safety figures in 5 years: Official

'Fatalities in rail accidents stood at 40 between 2017-18'

10 Sept 2018 12:14 AM IST

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40 deaths in 75 accidents: Railways' records best safety figures in 5...

The total number of collision and derailments have come down from 69 to 56 during this period.

9 Sept 2018 12:43 PM IST

The Centre had also said that some Rohingyas are indulging in illegal and anti-national activities such as mobilisation of funds through hundi or hawala channels, procurring fake or fabricated Indian identity documents for other Rohingyas and also indulging in human trafficking. (Photo: AP/File)

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RPF alerts Kerala over movement of Rohingyas into state

The RPF has issued a warning with a list of 14 trains on which the refugees from Myanmar are mostly moving from the...

30 Sept 2018 5:21 PM IST