Military train halted after 10 'harmless' detonators go off on track

Ten detonators, which the railways terms "harmless", recently went off on tracks in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district, prompting the authorities to briefly halt a "military special train",......

2 killed, 20 injured as 18 coaches of Howrah-Mumbai train derail in Jharkhand

Two persons were killed and 22 others injured after 18 coaches of the Howrah-Mumbai Mail derailed in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharsawan district early on Tuesday, officials said.  IMAGE: Locals,......

Delhi police arrest banned SIMI operative on the run for 22 years

A 47-year-old member of Students' Islamic Movement of India who also allegedly edited a magazine of the banned organisation besides indoctrinating many gullible youths has been arrested by the......

Oxygen Express reaches Maha; Nagpur, Nashik regions to get life-saving gas

The first Oxygen Express carrying seven tankers filled with liquid medical oxygen from Visakhapatnam returned to Maharashtra on Friday, four days after it started its journey. The train arrived at......

The little known story about Shakuntala Railway

A historic railway service flounders for an inflexible privatisation policy, notes Bibek Debroy. Narrow Gauge Train at Rajim Station. Photograph, courtesy: Pankaj Oudhia/Wikimedia Commons......

Duronto trains to stop at few stations

The Railways will provide commercial stoppages to the non-stop Duronto Express at places where presently there are technical halts. Owing to the decision on providing commercial halts, reservation......

'Yeh sarkar paisewalon ke liye theek hai'

As the Modi Express chugs along, with less steam and shine, Business Standard reporters travel across the country by train to listen to what people say about the Modi govt one year on. 'Promise......

Rail Budget: 67 express, 26 passenger trains

Offering a bonanza for train travellers, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal announced that the Indian Railways will start new 67 new Express trains, 27 passenger trains, 5 MEMU and 8 DEMU......