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Villupuram reels under record floods, railway suspends ops

Villupuram district in north Tamil Nadu continued to reel under unprecedented flooding on Monday following extremely heavy rainfall, virtually blocking access to villages and residential colonies......

Saif attack suspect held, remanded for 5 days

The Mumbai police on Sunday arrested a Bangladeshi man for allegedly stabbing actor Saif Ali Khan at his Bandra residence three days back during a prima facie burglary bid and interrogating him to......

No casualty reported so far in TN train collision: Railway board

The Railway Board has said that no casualty has been reported so far in the passenger-freight train collision in the Ponneri-Kavarapettai section in Chennai Rail Division. IMAGE: Rescue operation......

Tamil Nadu rail mishap: Special train leaves with stranded passengers

Passengers of the Darbhanga Bagmati express that met with an accident at Kavaraipettai near Chennai on Friday night have left for Dharbanga by a special train on Saturday, the southern railway......

Six coaches derail as Bagmati Exp hits goods train in TN, no deaths

An express train rammed into a stationary train at Kavarapettai in Tamil Nadu and a few passengers were injured, railway officials said. IMAGE: Relief and rescue operation underway after an......

To avoid 2022 crisis, Indian Railways ferries more coal for electricity

As Indian Railways looks to avert the crisis like last summer, preparations are under way to stock up coal at thermal power plants. Photograph: Ajay Verma/Reuters Much like February and March,......

Railways to foray into education, convert hospitals to colleges

Railway hospitals will offer postgraduate courses for medical students.Shine Jacob reports. IMAGE: Surgery aboard the Lifeline Express. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters The Indian Railways has......

G-7 must support India's efforts in combating climate change: Modi

Asserting that India's dedication to climate commitments is evident from its performance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hoped that rich countries of G-7 will support India's efforts in......

Railway launches mobile app for unreserved tickets

Moving ahead in line with digital India, railways on Wednesday launched mobile application for paperless unreserved tickets. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu introduced from here the mobile app for......

Mumbai's Memorable Fan Party For Team India

IMAGE: Fans celebrate during Team India's victory parade in Mumbai on Thursday. Photographs and Video: Satish Bodas, Hitesh Harisinghani, Afsar Dayatar for Rediff.com and Saahil Salvi South Mumbai......

Ranji Trophy: Jackson, bowlers put Saurashtra in control

IMAGE: Sheldon Jackson struck a century as Saurashtra took control. Photograph: BCCI Saurashtra's middle-order batter Sheldon Jackson followed in senior teammate Cheteshwar Pujara's footsteps,......

Gurcharan Singh: 'The selfless servant of cricket'

IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu presents the Padma Shri to Gurcharan Singh for sports. Photograph: Rashtrapati Bhavan Gurcharan Singh, who has coached hundreds of first class cricketers and many......

Women's Premier League: Smriti, Harman, Shafali set to cross Rs 1 cr

IMAGE: Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, RCB, Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz -- will be bidding for 90 players in a list of 409. Photograph: ICC/Twitter Prolific batters Smriti Mandhana,......

Viswanathan Anand's father dies in Chennai

'A simple man, he made sure his son had the right values.' IMAGE: Viswanathan Anand's father K Viswanathan was a former General Manager of the Southern Railway. Photograph: Dean......

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