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Groom reaches Guwahati on time for wedding thanks to railways

A Mumbai man managed to reach Guwahati on time to marry his lady love on Sunday, thanks to the help from railways that detained a connecting train in Howrah station and shifted the wedding guests......

14 killed, 50 injured as 2 passenger trains collide in AP

The number of casualties in the train accident on the Howrah-Chennai line in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh rose to 14, Vizianagaram Joint Collector Mayur Ashok said on Monday, while the......

8 killed, 20 hurt as two trains collide in Andhra Pradesh

At least eight persons died and around 20 were injured after two trains collided in Vizianagaram district on the Howrah-Chennai line on Sunday evening, a police official said. IMAGE: Derailed......

Weeks after Odisha tragedy, railways transfers 5 top officers

The railways on Thursday shunted out five top officials of the South Eastern Railway, including those responsible for operations, signalling and safety, weeks after a triple train accident killed......

Alert Rajdhani driver averts major accident in Bokaro

A major train accident was averted at Jharkhand's Bokaro after a tractor crashed the railway gate near the Santhaldih railway crossing when the New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express (train no.......

He is trying to turn Air India around

'It is not as bad an airline as it is made out to be: We serve wonderful food, the leg space is more, our cabin crew is warm and friendly.''The customer needs to be apprised of these things,' Air......

How Suresh Prabhu plans to transform the Indian Railways

Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu perhaps has the most challenging task at hand in the government - of efficiently running a mammoth system and creating additional capacity, with little......

How long will the Railways compromise on safety?

Until longer-term capacity constraints are eased and the number of trains rationalised, compromises on safety and mishaps such as the one in Madhya Pradesh recently are inevitable, notes Bibek......

Railways to take MP funds, support from NGOs to set up toilets

The Ahmedabad division of Indian Railways will get funds from Members of Parliament along with help from various NGOs to set up sanitation facilities at Ahmedabad railway station. "For the first......

Women workforce break stereotypes in Railways

Breaking stereotypes, the fair sex is progressively contributing towards the smooth running of the Indian Railways, even if it means sweating it out in the field jobs. Women workforce has made its......

PICS: Tejaswin wins CWG bronze in men's high jump

Shankar was included in India's athletics squad at the last minute on orders from the Delhi High Court. IMAGE: Tejaswin Shankar celebrates after winning the bronze medal in the men's high jump at......

Tejaswin Shankar cleared to compete at Commonwealth Games

Tejaswin Shankar's entry cleared by CGF on request of IOA IMAGE: Tejaswin Shankar had petitioned the Delhi High Court after he was not selected for the CWG despite achieving the qualifying......

Islamist planned attack on French Olympic team: intelligence chief

A Brazilian Islamist militant was plotting an attack against the French delegation at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the head of a French intelligence agency has said. General Christophe Gomart,......

Biography traces Dhoni's life from TC to World Cup-winning captain

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's image of holding the World Cup trophy at Wankhede has been immortalised in cricketing folklore but not many know that Indian cricket's poster boy was once a ticket collector......

Indian athletes to miss out on two Asian events

Indian athletes are likely to miss out on two important upcoming Asian sporting events as a result of the confusion and power struggle following the Indian Olympic Association's suspension by the......

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