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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicIndain Railways

Topic: Indain Railways

Maruti, Kia to Hyundai – why automakers are turning to trains to transport cars

India’s largest carmaker, Maruti-Suzuki, opened a massive railway siding inside its Manesar factory, which will transport vehicles from this plant to the rest of India.

Railway services merger caused ‘acute shortage’ of specialised officers, affected ops & safety—Centre

Last yr, Modi govt reversed the 2020 reform. Officers approached Central Administrative Tribunal in March, with the govt now admitting for the first time that its reform was a misstep.

Removing tech entrance for Railways wasn’t feasible. Reinstatement is mere course correction

The decision to recruit for IRMS through CSE alone created career uncertainty for hundreds of applicants. Crucial technical positions have remained vacant for 3 years.

Uncertainty over aluminium-body Vande Bharat trains after Railways junked Rs 30,000 cr tender last yr

The cancellation will also further delay rollout of much-anticipated Vande Bharat sleeper trains. French infra firm Alstom’s bid was scrapped on the ground that bid cost was 'expensive'.

Govt infra push, strong order books — what’s driving railways stocks up 300-400% in a year

With highest-ever govt outlay on railways & fresh orders for Vande Bharat trains, rail firms & ancillaries are enjoying a boost like never before, offering better returns than overall Sensex.

House panel urges govt to implement Kavach in all trains using money from rail safety fund

Standing Committee on Railways pulls up railways ministry for 'noticeable gap in funding to and expenditure from Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh'.

Over 100 bodies yet to be identified, days after triple train crash in Odisha’s Balasore

AIIMS Bhubaneswar has been displaying pictures of the dead on large television screens to help desperate families locate friends and relatives in hospitals, mortuaries

Railways resume train services in Odisha’s Balasore after deadly crash that killed 275 people

After the completion of two days of rescue & repair work, the railway ministry said that trains had begun operating on the same route by Sunday evening.

Preliminary inquiry into Odisha train crash points to possible ‘signalling error’

Signalling error may have caused Coromandel Express to enter loopline when it was supposed to be on main line, leading to triple collision that has claimed at least 288 lives thus far.

Railways minister surveys ‘world’s highest rail bridge’ in Jammu, promises ‘Vande Bharat Metro’ for J&K

Ashwini Vaishnaw inspected the world’s highest arch rail bridge crossing the Chenab river, where the rail track has recently been laid. 

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.