The railway ministry on Friday decided to increase 116 coaches in 37 premium trains for the convenience of travellers in view of the disruption of Indigo airline's flight services. IMAGE: Kindly......
'Are there other ways to reduce the energy airconditioners consume?' asks Ambi Parameswaran. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff 'For the first time, India will mandate setting airconditioner......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday virtually flagged-off the Vande Bharat train service between Secunderabad in Telangana and the port city of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh on the auspicious......
In an indication that it might soon start mail/express as well as chair car services, the Railway Board on Wednesday issued an order introducing the provision of waiting list starting May 22 for......
Unfortunately, in India, infrastructure projects are lost in a miasma of political and personal vanity, observes Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Construction work underway on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet......
While the chair car fares are 1.5 times the base price of Shatabdi trains running the same distance, the executive class fares are 1.4 times that of the base fare of first class air conditioned......
Amid railways eyeing higher revenue from travellers in air conditioned coaches, the number of passengers in AC First Class and AC 3 Tier registered a decline in 2013-14 as compared to the previous......
Passengers travelling in the soon-to-be introduced AC double decker chair car trains would be charged the same fare as that of a similar class in superfast trains. "The fare of these trains will be......
With the exit of Trinamool Congress from United Progressive Alliance, Finance Ministry has decided to levy service tax on ACcompartments and freight services fares, which are set to increase by 3.7......
Train hostesses welcomed passengers with roses on board the Gatiman Express, which will have a maximum speed of 160 km per hour. Image: India’s fastest train Gaitman Express flagged......
'Shah Rukh Khan is a born entertainer.''From five year olds to a 105 year old, Shah Rukh will charm and entertain everyone.''With Salman, a lot of people have come back intimidated.''But I enjoy my......
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, left, and Chirag Shetty. Photograph: Badminton Association of India/Twitter India's new doubles......