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Bilaspur train crash: Railways alleges signal breach

Hours after a local passenger train collided with a goods train near Bilaspur station in Chhattisgarh claiming seven lives, the Railway Board on Tuesday said the accident took place as the......

Passenger cooks noodles using kettle in train; Railways react

The Central Railway has launched efforts to trace a woman passenger after her viral video of cooking instant noodles using an electric kettle inside an AC coach of an express train has raised......

Chhattisgarh train collision: Death toll rises to 11

'The passenger train hit the goods train from behind at a speed of 60 to 70 kmph after overshooting a red signal' IMAGE: NDRF, police and local administration carry out a rescue operation at the......

Bilaspur crash: 'Crew failed to control passenger train'

The crew of a passenger train that collided with a stationary freight train in Chhattisgarh failed to control it at a red signal, according to the findings of a preliminary probe into the incident......

8 killed as passenger, cargo trains collide in Bilaspur

At least eight persons, including the loco pilot, were killed and 14 others injured after a passenger train allegedly jumped a red signal and collided with a goods train from behind near Bilaspur......

CAG finds holes in railways safety plan

Incomplete safety works at level crossings, under utilisation of safety fund, old locomotives and lack of safety drives are affecting railways safety prospects, reveals the latest CAG report. The......

Railway safety to go hi-tech soon

Three years from now, Indian railway network will be based on sophisticated, hi-tech and indigenously developed infrastructure ensuring safety of every passenger. A technology mission -- Technology......

Railway safety? Ministry requires more than just funding

Rail minister Suresh Prabhu has called for implementation of a zero accident mission The rail ministry’s plan to seek around Rs 1 lakh crore (Rs 1 trillion) funding for the Special Railway......

Bengaluru Traffic Test Corporate Patience

'We do not need short-term measures but long-term ones. Companies seem to have given up on the infrastructure part. Long delays are fuelling more traffic crisis.' IMAGE: Potholes on Bengaluru......

Railways gets Rs 2.52 lakh crore, 200 Vande Bharat trains approved

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said the Budget 2025-26 maintained the government's continuous push to improve Railways by allocating Rs 2.52 lakh crore to it and approving projects......

Ranji Trophy: Karun notches second ton; Rahane flops

IMAGE: Karun Nair remained unbeaten on 142 at stumps on the opening day of their Group B Ranji Trophy match against Kerala, in Thiruvananthapuram, on Saturday. Photograph: ANI Photo......

Preity Zinta opens up about Dharamsala crisis behind the scenes

IMAGE: Preity Zinta with IPL chairman Arun Dhumal. Photograph: BCCI Days after the clash between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals was cancelled in Dharamsala amid blackout in the hill town due......

How PBKS, DC players were evacuated out of Dharamsala

IMAGE: Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer in Dharamsala on Thursday. Photograph: BCCI Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals contingents were on Friday evacuated from Dharamsala and were escorted to the......