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Train crushes woman loco pilot returning after 'washroom break'

A woman loco pilot was mowed down by a speeding train in West Bengal's Malda division when she was crossing the track to return to the engine after a 'washroom break'. IMAGE: Kindly note that this......

Passenger train derails in Tamil Nadu, major accident averted

A coach of a MEMU (Mainline Electric Multiple Unit) train bound for Puducherry derailed near Villupuram on Tuesday, an official said and a major accident was averted as the loco pilot noticed it......

Vande Bharat All Set For The Mountains

IMAGE: A view of the Vande Bharat Express specially designed for operation in mountains and ultra-cold areas. Photograph: Ritik Jain/ANI Photo The semi-high speed Vande Bharat train will soon link......

Violence in Parbhani after Constitution replica damaged

Prohibitory orders were imposed in central Maharashtra's Parbhani city on Wednesday as violent protests rocked the city for second day over the vandalising of a replica of the Indian Constitution,......

Plot to derail train foiled in UP; 25-foot iron rod found

An FIR has been registered against unknown persons after the police along with railway staff recovered a 25-foot long iron rod from the Pilibhit-Bareilly railway track under the Jahanabad police......

100% Railways Electrification By 2024

India is now much ahead of other large railway networks in the world in terms of electrification -- with the US at just 1 per cent, China at 72 per cent and Europe at 60 per cent. IMAGE: The South......

Will private railway services be a reality by 2023?

Under the plan, there will be 151 private trains covering 109 routes which may entail investments worth Rs 30,000 crore. On May 13, 2019, when the Narendra Modi government took charge for a second......

Railways mulls private-run trains in the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah stretches

On these routes, the train speed would also be increased to above 160 kmph over the next four or five years by revamping the entire signaling, tracks and fencing. Illustration: Dominic......

Trump lets it rip: US Fed is out of control

US President Donald Trump has intensified his attack on the US Federal Reserve following this week's plunge in stock prices, saying the central bank is "out of control" in raising interest rates,......

Railways to try out new signalling system

Electronic devices installed along tracks provide train signals to a computer fitted in the locomotive.If a driver goes over the designated speed, a dashboard in front of him gives a red alert sign......

Muthusamy's return: A bold move by South African Cricket

IMAGE: South Africa's Senuran Muthusamy in action. Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters South Africa have recalled all-rounder Senuran Muthusamy to their 15-player squad for next month's......

Dhawan talks to himself? Check out Rohit's secret video

Rohit Sharma caught his opening partner Shikhar Dhawan off-guard as he caught his team-mate talking to himself with his eyes closed on a flight. "No no he isn't talking to me! And he's too......

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