Kolkata Metro creates history, runs rake under river for first time in India

Kolkata Metro created history on Wednesday when its rake ran through a tunnel under a river for the first time in the country, a senior official said in Kolkata. IMAGE: Image used for......

Stampede-like situation as fire breaks out in Kolkata Metro; 16 injured

IMAGE: Rescue officials offer an oxygen mask to a metro passenger after several passengers were taken ill due to smoke inside an air-conditioned coach of the Kolkata Metro, in Kolkata, on......

Mamata keeps Buddha away from Prez function

In a snub to Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Mamata Banerjee-led Railways kept the Communist Party of India-Marxist veteran away from the ceremony attended by President Pratibha Patil to......

Tight security in India: Flyers made to remove shoes, belts at airports

Amid a heightened alert in the wake of Brussels terror attacks, security agencies have stepped up vigil at sensitive airports in the country with passengers being made to take off their......

As EVs rise in India, a requiem for Kolkata's electric trams

Kolkata trams -- now in their 150th year -- are the last to survive modernity in Indian cities, writes Ishita Ayan Dutt. IMAGE: Tram at Esplanade depot in Kolkata. All photographs: Hitesh......

'Bengal-centric rail budget' talk upsets Mamata

Dismissing suggestions that the Rail Budget was West Bengal-centric, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said those raising the issue are 'humiliating' the state and advised journalists......

Railways to seek air time from Doordarshan

Railway ministry is likely to seek air time from Doordarshan to disseminate railway related information to public and raise a special Mahila Brigade for enhanced security. In its forthcoming......

You will soon be riding metro rail in these 12 cities

Two buses, 120 minutes and a couple of inane conversations later Ritu trod wearily into class at Hindu College, North Campus . . . That was a month ago. Today, Ritu's journey across Delhi is not......