Its doors are open not just for commuters, but also for management graduates from across the globe, engineers, bureaucrats and others who flock the Delhi Metro wanting to know its success mantra and management practices.
In the last one year, it has brought down its operating ratio to 0.52 from 0.64. The ratio measures that part of the income which goes to meet the operational expenditure of a railway. To put it in perspective, the operating ratio of the rejuvenated Indian Railways stood at 0.78 during 2007-08.
A video surfaced on the social media on Saturday purportedly showing the monkey roaming around and then climbing onto the handrail bar before traipsing to the neighbouring coach.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) authorities on Sunday reiterated that stations located in containment zones, as per the status on the day of journey, will remain closed.
Air India and Air India Express are introducing a fuel surcharge on domestic and international flights due to rising jet fuel prices, impacting travel costs for passengers.
A UN Security Council report indicates that Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) was reportedly linked to a terror attack on the Red Fort in New Delhi. The report also highlights JeM's activities, including the establishment of a women-only wing and its presence in the region.
A total of 20 such train sets of Hyundai Rotem will be manufactured in South Korea's Changwan.
Special ticketing units at Kashmere Gate, Chandni Chowk.
E Sreedharan, managing director of the Delhi Metro Corporation,sent his resignation letter to the Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit citing 'moral responsibility' for the collapse of a metro pillar in which five persons were killed on Sunday.
The Prime Minister's Office has said that these innovations will herald a new era of travelling comfort and enhanced mobility.
In which area of Indian life are women not running the show?
The Bharat Taxi platform is already positioning itself as the world's largest driver-owned mobility network, with more than 51,000 drivers across cars, autos, and bikes registered in New Delhi and Saurashtra, Gujarat.
Deepshikha, the woman who saw the school student last time, before he headed to the Rajendra Place Metro Station in New Delhi and allegedly died by suicide, said that he looked disturbed and told her that the teachers 'tortured' him.
The UK has updated its travel advisory for British nationals travelling to India following an explosion near the Red Fort Metro Station in Delhi. The advisory urges British nationals in Delhi to follow the advice of local authorities.
Instituted in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte, the Legion of Honour was originally awarded in France to soldiers for exceptional bravery.\n\n
Tuesday's move, announced at a press conference in the capital, comes a little over a month after an accident killed six workers at a metro construction site on July 12. The accident, the latest in a series over the past year, raised public outrage and prompted Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's widely respected chief E Sreedharan to submit his resignation, which the state government declined to accept.
India's urban areas are projected to contribute 70 per cent of gross domestic product in 2025-26, up from 45 per cent in the 1990s, according to a report by Dun & Bradstreet.
E Sreedharan, architect of the prestigious project, will accompany the royal visitor during his ride from Kashmiri Gate to Welcome Station at Shahdra.
A National Crime Records Bureau report reveals Mumbai's crime statistics for 2023, highlighting its position among metropolitan cities in cases of assault on women, kidnapping, rape, and murder.
After being closed for over five months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, metro services will be resumed in three stages from September 7-12, but stations located in containment zones will remain closed.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the BJP of manipulating voter rolls to divide the state, alleging a conspiracy to deprive Bengali-speaking people of their voting rights. She claims the Election Commission is complicit in deleting lakhs of names from voter lists.
A powerful explosion ripped through a slow-moving car at a traffic signal near the Red Fort metro station on Monday evening. Till last night, nine people were confirmed to have died in the blast and 20 others were injured, officials said.
The Delhi Metro will operate at 50 per cent capacity and markets and malls in the national capital will open on an odd-even basis from June 7, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday as he announced further relaxations in lockdown.
Sharp jump in soft loans to help DMRC finance surge in construction cost.
Following the high-intensity blast outside the Red Fort, which claimed the lives of at least 12 people, members of the film fraternity have come forward to condole the tragic loss.
The national capital will get another 75 km of Metro network before Commonwealth Games in October.
Delhi Metro chief E Sreedharan on Monday inspected the site where an under-construction bridge collapsed on Sunday night, killing six people. Sreedharan, who on Sunday resigned from the post owning moral responsibility for the mishap, visited the accident site to take stock of the situation. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has rejected his resignation. Rains had hampered clearing operations at the site on Sunday night, where huge cranes are being used to clear the debris.
'It is like an island of excellence'.
Bangalore and Delhi experiences have lessons to offer metro projects in other Indian cities.
Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood announced the installation of air purifiers in 10,000 classrooms to combat pollution and ensure clean air for students, criticizing the previous government's approach.
Lionel Messi lit up the Arun Jaitley Stadium as the final leg of his G.O.A.T India Tour got underway in Delhi on Monday.
Thirty-nine passengers had a miraculous escape when a Delhi Metro train jumped tracks in the national capital on Wednesday afternoon.
A link from the capital's heart to its thickly populated southwest.
Delhi Metro commuters had a harrowing time on Wednesday as an overhead wire snapped at Yamuna Bank station during the evening peak hours.
After facing flak over recent accidents claiming six lives, Delhi Metro has come under attack from the Comptroller and Auditor General which raised questions on its accountability and blamed the government for "deliberately" delaying tabling of the report in Parliament.
The doors of a metro train on the HUDA City Centre-Jahangirpuri route were found to be open between two stations.
The station at Udyog Bhavan was closed for public from 10:15 am onwards till further directions. The Race Course Road Station was closed from 6:45 pm on Sunday evening
The advertisements, put up across 35 stations by an organisation of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, advocating 'Matri Pitri Pujan Diwas' has left many commuters enraged, prompting Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to order the matter to be examined.
Metro authorities said a mechanical fault had caused the crane mishap and heavier cranes would be used from now on.
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