The Western Railway is awaiting clearance from the Commissioner of Railway Safety, for running trains on this high-speed corridor at 130 kmph which will help cut down travel time by atleast 30 minutes.
As part of the modernization of India Railways, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad is expected to announce a policy envisaging introduction of bullet trains with a minimum speed of 250 kms per hour.
At least 14 people were killed and 36 others injured in a collision between a private bus and a tanker at Medvan Khind on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway on Wednesday.
Prometric India asks students not to panic while it makes arrangements for alternate testing.
To believe that the key job of his senior ministers is to ensure that his image be kept intact whatever be the outcome of his policies is to expect too much even of someone as ambitious as Narendra Modi, asserts Rashme Sehgal.
It will also provide support to the government for finalising the financial and implementation models.
Everything you wanted to know about the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train but didn't know who to ask.
This number is more than the total number (1,071) of electric cars sold in India in calendar year 2019. MG has stopped registrations for the ZS and will cater to 2,409 of the total bookings.
The PM will pay a two-day visit to Japan from October 28-29 to hold the annual India-Japan summit with Abe. The focus of the visit will be to further expand cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, carry out joint infrastructure projects in third countries and further boost ties key sectors like defence and trade.
It took a lockdown for us in India to even recognise that the plight of migrants needs to be addressed. They were faceless and unrecognised. They were unappreciated and even hounded. They were poorly paid and exploited, notes Ramesh Menon.
It was during his tenure that Air India made its first operating profit of Rs 105 crore in FY17 since the merger of Indian Airlines and Air India in 2007.
The Mumbai town planning agency has said it can't spare land in the commercial BKC area for a terminal due to demand from private firms
Former India pacer Irfan Pathan on Sunday said he never lost his swing, contrary to the general perception at that time, and added blaming then coach Greg Chappell for his downfall was a cover-up. Pathan, 35, announced his retirement on Saturday, saying "most players start their India career at 27-28 but I ended up playing my last game at that stage".
In a video-conference with the Governors, Lieutenant Governors and Administrators of states/union territories, the president emphasized the need to ensure that no one remains hungry during the nationwide lockdown.
Investment in market leaders with a safety-first approach could yield reasonable returns across sectors.
Japan will provide 80 per cent of the funds for the project at 0.1 per cent interest rate for a period of 50 years
Hyderabad-based Gold Stone Group, which sells BYD buses in the country, is setting up a greenfield manufacturing facility at a cost of around Rs 200 crore
When it comes to the world's fastest trains, China is the undisputed global champion currently.
'We had no inkling this would come. Admittedly, we failed to inspire confidence in migrants that no harm would come to them if they stayed back.' Radhika Ramaseshan reports.
China evinces interest in the 1,754-km long high-speed rail project.
'If we don't get any bus from here, we will start walking home.' 'What else can we do?' 'We don't want to die of hunger here.'
A feasibility study undertaken by an international consultant on introduction of high speed trains in the country with the speed of above 250 km per hour would be completed in six months.
The report of the feasibility study, being conducted on 533-km long Pune-Mumbai-Ahmedabad section, is expected to be submitted next month that will give an idea to the government whether or not to go ahead with such a proposal.
DMRC-like SPV to be floated in a month for the Rs 98,000 crore Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor.
Once again, there seems to be an airfare war in India.
Besides checking the stock prices on real time basis, passengers of premier trains such as the Rajdhani and the Shatabdi will be able to access bank accounts and also book air and rail tickets. The proposal also envisages the provision of LCD screen on every seat of the first AC coach of the Shatabdi and the first and second AC coaches of the Rajdhani trains. The cost of this ambitious project has been estimated at about Rs 340 crore.
Rail ministry pinning hopes on foreign partner and private capital
The two-day summit beginning Sunday will seek to review the progress in ties and deepen strategic dimension of the bilateral relationship.
A trial run is already underway in Mumbai-Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express and our aim is to provide the Internet facility in certain premium trains including Rajdhani and Shatabdi, said a senior Railways ministry official. Besides Internet, a plan is also afoot to introduce onboard audio and video entertainment system for passengers during the train journey.
Says along with setting up the industry if value addition is done locally, it can create more direct and indirect employment.
The river, which passes through Vadodara, was flowing over a railway bridge between Varnama and Makarpura areas on the city's outskirts since last night due to heavy rain. The water level, which stood at 28.6 feet, is 2.6 feet above the danger level, they said.
Generic drug sales in the US, that power the business of such leading Indian drug manufacturers as Ranbaxy, Dr Reddy's, Sun Pharma, Lupin and Zydus Cadila, will face competition soon, as big US wholesalers decide to outsource their requirements from upcoming Indian manufacturers.
The job market in India is hot. But some regions are doing better than others.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on Thursday launched India's first bullet train project in Ahmedabad. Here's all you need to know about the project.
Railway Minister Sadanand Gowda presented the Railway Budget for 2014-15 on Tuesday.
India is the fifth worst-hit nation by the COVID-19 pandemic after the United States, Brazil, Russia and the United Kingdom, according to data issued by the Johns Hopkins University.
The 8-km-long road show would start from the Ahmedabad airport and culminate at the Sabarmati Ashram.
SpiceJet launches low fare flights to Delhi, Ahmedabad and Goa.
As Mumbai almost came to a halt after overnight rains, netizens and Mumbaikars took a dig at the Shiv Sena for the plight of their beloved city.
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