Bengaluru bandh over Cauvery water row on Tuesday, state shutdown on Sept 29

Amid ongoing protests across Karnataka against releasing Cauvery river water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, two bandhs have been called this week -- in Bengaluru on Tuesday, and statewide on Friday.......

How 'Namo Bharat' will transform Delhi-Meerut commute

Semi-high-speed 'Namo Bharat' train services on the 17-km priority section of India's first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) rail corridor will be opened for people from Saturday morning.......

Mumbai's iconic double-decker buses to go off roads on Sept 15

Mumbai's iconic red double-decker buses, which have been an integral part of the city's public transport system for more than eight decades, will go off the streets this week, an official from the......

6 cops among 12 hurt after violence during Muharram processions in Delhi

Three cases were registered after an unruly crowd taking part in Muharram processions clashed with the police and pelted them with stones in west Delhi's Nangloi, officials said on Sunday. IMAGE:......

Why your city is unable to build metro rail like Delhi's

The year was 1999. The venue was Khyber Pass in north Delhi, named after the pass that connects Pakistan and Afghanistan. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Deputy Chief Engineer Daljeet Singh was......

Mumbai Metro in 30 months?

Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd Director, K P Maheshwari on Wednesday announced in Mumbai that the city's first metro project between Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar will be commissioned in 30 months instead of......

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......

Chennai metro: Tamil Nadu's biggest infrastructure project

Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday flagged-off the test run of the rolling stock of Chennai metro rail.  The chief minister spent about 10 minutes inside the four-coach......