RailYatri offers a host of travel-related services to a 4.5 million user base. Shine Jacob finds out what's next for the app.
A passenger should not have to wait for more than five minutes to buy a ticket from stations.
Ramesh asked the PM why river Ganga is "dirtier than before" even after spending Rs 20,000 crore on the Namami Gange project.
These coaches, officials said, will be "economical" and in between the current AC three-tier and non-AC sleeper class.
Addressing a press conference on measures taken during 21-days lockdown imposed from March 25 to contain the spread of Covid-19, MHA joint secretary Punya Salila Srivastva said the situation of essential goods and services is under control. To strengthen this situation, the home ministry has written to state governments that both inter-state and intra-state movement of trucks and goods carriers should be allowed during the 21-day countrywide lockdown announced by the central government irrespective of the cargo being essential or non-essential.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday started its investigation into alleged criminal negligence leading to the Balasore train accident which claimed 278 lives after registering a first information report (FIR), officials said.
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad has ordered an inquiry into the matter.
IRCTC to restore service charges on e-tickets from Sep 1; Rs 15 for non-AC, Rs 30 for AC classes.
Wielding a broom, the prime minister took part in the drive along with fitness influencer Ankit Baiyanpuriya.
At the helm of India's most enterprising ministry, Mamata Banerjee promises the best service from the Indian Railways.
'We don't know how and why this happened as the route interlock signal works fine millions of times every day across India.'
'Heavy rains are not the primary reason for landslides in Wayanad.' 'There are all sorts of (human) intervention going on in that area.'
After defence, the Commerce and Industry ministry has started the exercise to relax foreign investment norms in the railways sector by permitting 100 per cent FDI in high-speed train systems and dedicated freight lines.
Almost 25 per cent central government posts were vacant as of March 2022, compared to 9.4 per cent in March 2002.
The best way for the railways to become more professional will be to get corporatised.
The railways is expecting a revenue of Rs 1,84,820 crore during the current financial year (FY17).
Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday assumed charge as the Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister for the second consecutive term and is slated to soon present the final Budget for FY '25 that is going to set the tone for the Modi 3.0 government's priorities and direction for Viksit Bharat. Upon her reaching the North Block office, Sitharaman was greeted by Finance Secretary T V Somanathan and other top officials. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary was also present. Chaudhary assumed charge on Tuesday evening.
Vaishnaw on Saturday said he had ordered a high-level probe into the derailment on Friday night.
Expresses inability to provide land for train terminal in Bandra-Kurla Complex, a cash cow for MMRDA
The government has increased the budgetary allocation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to the attendees of the Kashi Tamil Sangamam in Varanasi with his speech being translated for the audience in real-time using artificial intelligence.
If the finance ministry finally allows the railways to expand its list of goods exempted from the service tax ambit, instead of a complete rollback to the 10 per cent service tax imposed on frieght movement, it could come as a reprieve for Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee.
After bumbling for years since 2014, the Modi government seems to believe that massive government expenditure will lead us to prosperity supported by 'seat-of-the-pants' decision-making, observes Debashis Basu.
The freight earning's accounts for two-third of the total earnings of IR.
Presenting the Railway Budget for 2010-11 in Parliament, the minister said outpatient departments and diagnostic centres will be set up in several stations across India.
DIPP had proposed 100% FDI in Railways, which it had to now scale down to 74% in certain areas
Freight corridor project slipping, needs supervision revamp, says Plan panel.
Ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Modi had often mentioned that he used to sell tea during his childhood at the Vadnagar railway station along with his father.
The telecom and banking departments along with the railways accounted for the maximum number of public grievances among the various arms of the government in the last three years.
Budget is likely to focus on infrastructure creation in the N-E
Semiconductor makers need thousands of engineers and technicians, and though India has one of the largest pool of engineers in the world, they do not have experience in the semiconductor manufacturing space.
Rail ministry pinning hopes on foreign partner and private capital
Pannun, the self-proclaimed general counsel of "unlawful association" SFJ, released the video messages on social media platforms on November 4.
The home minister will also review the preparation for the annual Amarnath pilgrimage set to start on June 29.
India's iconic Vande Bharat train project may finally find a solution to its two Russian-related issues.
'You can never bring about a change if you only bring in outsiders. Consultants will never feel what changes are necessary and where,' says Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.
'Our thrust would be on basic facilities first like sanitation'.
Trinamool Congress General Secretary and Minister of State for Shipping, Mukul Roy will be the new Railway Minister.
SC agreed that if they were forced to seek clearances from the ministry of environment and forest, their projects will get delayed
