Those behind Balasore train crash have been identified: Rail minister

The root cause of the three-train crash in Odisha's Balasore district and the people responsible for it have been identified, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Sunday as rescue work at the......

Cyclone Dana: Lakhs evacuated; flights, trains suspended

As Cyclone Dana barrels toward the coasts of Odisha, threatening to impact nearly half of the state's population, the government is racing against time to execute a massive evacuation plan aimed at......

Pak suspends Delhi-Lahore bus service

Pakistan has suspended the Lahore-Delhi friendship bus service, after suspending two cross-border trains, in the wake of India's decision revoking Jammu and Kashmir's special status and......

Survivors recall: 'Never seen such a horrific accident'

Two survivors of the fatal train accident in Odisha's Balasore, shared their horrific experience after being brought to Howrah. IMAGE: Army, NDRF personnel carry out rescue operation at triple......

Railways' Jan Ahar outlets at stations soon

To provide food to passengers at reasonable rates, Indian Railways is launching special outlets in stations across the country. To begin with, four Jan Ahar outlets are going to be operational at......

Cabinet okays 32,500 cr for Railways' multi-tracking projects

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved seven multi-tracking projects of Indian Railways at an estimated cost of around Rs 32,500 crore, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw......

A brilliant plan to turn around the Indian Railways

The object in India for such a density of population should be to construct locomotive railways for trunk lines of communication, and horse railways for the short branches, says Bibek Debroy. "......

Pvt players may run freight, passenger trains in India

A high-powered panel constituted by the Centre to reform Indian Railways is likely to recommend entry of private players in running freight as well as passenger trains, producing rolling stock such......