India Celebrates Diwali

  IMAGE: Indian Army soldiers posted along the Line of Control in Akhnoor light candles on Dhanteras. Photograph: PTI Photo   IMAGE: Border Security Force personnel light diyas at the......

Bangladesh PM Hasina arrives on 4-day India visit

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in New Delhi on Monday on a four-day visit to hold talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi following which the two sides are likely to......

Gurjar body starts stir over reservation; trains diverted

A major Gurjar organisation on Sunday started an agitation over reservation, a day after community leaders held talks with the Rajasthan government and reached a consensus on 14 points. The call......

Tablighi event: Passengers of 5 trains under scanner

Railways is scrambling to provide information regarding thousands of passengers who travelled on five trains with people who participated in the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi, many of whom......

Interesting facts about India's fastest train

Gatimaan’s record speed of 160 km per hour (kph) would be a marginal improvement over the maximum 150 kph clocked currently by Bhopal Shatabdi on the same route.  Image: The train will......

Tatkal booking linked to dynamic pricing system, fares to go up

In a move that could be described as “festival dampener”, the rates of the tatkal tickets will go up with the Railways deciding to sell 50 per cent of the quota tickets using dynamic......

Rail Budget: 67 express, 26 passenger trains

Offering a bonanza for train travellers, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal announced that the Indian Railways will start new 67 new Express trains, 27 passenger trains, 5 MEMU and 8 DEMU......

Railways to flag off 117 new trains

The Indian Railways will flag off 117 new trains as planned, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said while presenting the Budget on Wednesday. The Railways will also introduce 52 new trains in FY11.......