Railway station where Modi sold tea gets Rs 8 cr for facelift

The Vadnagar railway station in Gujarat where Prime Minister Narendra Modi used to sell tea during his childhood, is to get a facelift worth Rs 8 crore, Union minister Manoj Sinha said in......

Kerala govt publishes DPR of controversial K-Rail amid protests

Amid protest over the proposed ambitious semi-highspeed SilverLine rail project, also known as K-Rail, the Kerala government on Saturday published the detailed project report that estimated the......

Cyclone Michaung leaves trail of death and destruction

At least 12 people lost their lives in various rain-related incidents in and around Chennai even as personnel on fishing boats and farm tractors were engaged in rescuing stranded people in the city......

Varanasi: 18 dead, several trapped as part of under-construction flyover collapses

A portion of a flyover being built by a state-run corporation collapsed on a busy road in Varanasi on Tuesday, killing at least 18 people as it crushed a mini bus, cars and two-wheelers. Officials......

High-speed rail may not be a tough nut for govt

Rail ministry pinning hopes on foreign partner and private capital Prime Minister Narendra Modi may have ruled out privatisation of Indian Railways but the government may end up banking on private......

India Inc bets big on rail orders

The Railways will spend money in redevelopment of stations, setting up Wi-Fi networks, solar power networks, track renewals and electrification of existing tracks. Indian companies are expecting......

Modi, Abe likely to flag off bullet train project in Sep

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu is targeting the commissioning of the project by 2023-24 Come September, the Narendra Modi government will take the first step to make bullet train a reality in......

Tracks: Railway green signal for private entry

Privatisation may be a dirty word for Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, but public-private partnership isn't. Indian Railways plan to allow private firms tobuild railway tracks in industrial zones.......