Food to be cooked in base kitchens instead of trains; private players to be involved

Global crude oil prices have slumped by 49 per cent during the same period

The upcoming Akshay Kumar starrer Toilet: Ek Prem Katha is set to use toilets of the Indian Railways

Contracts will be given for five years, in a transparent manner

Govt looks to take cooking gas to tiger reserves, Naxal-hit areas

India is the third largest consumer of petroleum products, after the US and China.

The Manduadih-Rameswaram Weekly Express tops the list of latecomer trains, with the highest average delay time of 11.5 hours!

Since May 1, the dynamic fuel pricing model has been applied on a pilot basis in 5 cities

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu is targeting the commissioning of the project by 2023-24

This comes as IR posted its worst operating ratio (money spent to earn every Rs 100) in 16 years, at 96.9 in 2016-17.

The Cabinet has approved a framework of understanding on cooperation in hydrocarbons with Bangladesh recently.

Indian Railways plans Rs 39,000 crores non-fare revenue. Via: Branding of trains. Vinyl-wrapping of Rajdhanis, Shatabdis and Garib Raths. Moving billboards.

The development comes after the National Democratic Alliance government this year broke a 92-year-old tradition of presenting a separate Railway Budget, according to suggestions made by the Debroy committee.

The ministry of railways is set to invite bids for content on demand and rail radio services, to be provided for travellers in April, says Shine Jacob.Shine Jacob in New Delhi

IRCTC used to charge Rs 40 per ticket for bookings in AC classes, Rs 20 per ticket in sleeper class

Suresh Prabhu on the priority being given to safety and the need for more funds for railways to move ahead.

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.

Train passenger fares may soon be linked to inflation rate, sources say, adding that the new model may be based on the Wholesale Price Index.

The Union Cabinet will soon take a call on setting up Railway Development Authority of India, an independent regulator, which will decide on passenger and freight rates

Dilip Shanghvi, Subhash Chandra in list to become the next oil and gas barons