FULL TEXT: President's address to the nation on I-Day eve

President Droupadi Murmu's address to the nation on the eve of the 79th Independence Day. IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu graces the opening of Amrit Udyan Summer Annuals Edition, 2025, in New......

PHOTOS: Metro services resume in several cities with curbs

After remaining shut for over five months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, metro train services resumed in most of the cities on Monday on a cautious note amid a slew of measures for the safety of......

Delhi: Covid curbs lead to long queues at Metro stations

Long queues of passengers were seen outside various Delhi Metro stations on Wednesday morning, a day after new restrictions were put in place by authorities, including running of its trains with......

Delhi Metro set to resume services after 169-day hiatus

After being closed for over five months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Delhi Metro is all set to resume services in three stages from Monday, even as it appealed to people to use the rapid......

India's remarkable metro rail systems

India has developed Rapid Transit systems to make travel easier for commuters across cities. While Metro rail is successfully running across 4 cities, more metro rail systems, and monorail are......

Metro rail for cities with over 20 lakh people

Cities with a population of 20 lakh or more are being considered for modern mass rapid metro rail and feasibility studies have been ordered in this regard. "We have already asked the state......

Gurgaon rapid Metro turns out to be a flop

The privately-run 5.1-km Gurgaon rapid Metro rail project is recording a low ridership of only about 37,500 a day, compared with the initial projection of 90,000-200,000.  A fare hike is also......

7 cities keen on metro rail

After the resounding success of Delhi Metro, as many as seven cities have sought assistance of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation in implementing similar projects to be set up at an expenditure of Rs......