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Saturday, December 20, 2025
TopicIndian Railways

Topic: Indian Railways

Railways suffered Rs 84 crore worth property damage in anti-CAA and NRC protests in Bengal

The Railway went to the Calcutta High Court regarding huge losses incurred between December 13-14 in protests related violence in West Bengal.

More railway officers voice discontent over govt’s merger decision

Officers from 13 railway zones and 60 divisions submitted a memorandum that the railway merger decision was 'unilateral'.

World’s highest railway bridge to connect Kashmir with rest of India by December 2021

Expected to be taller than the Eiffel Tower, the bridge forms a crucial link in the 111-km rail stretch between Katra and Banihal.

UPSC to hold exclusive Railway Service Exam from 2021 after merger of services

The exam will be a common preliminary one for railway service but the main exam for engineers will be on their specialised domain expertise and not general studies.

Yamini Aiyar says CAA protests India’s turning point, Bibek Debroy calls for railway reforms

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Rail fare, LPG price hike: Is Modi govt signalling tough economic decisions in 2020?

The Indian Railways announced Tuesday a hike in fares across its network for the first time since 2014-2015.

Railways announce fair hike effective from 1 January 2020

While suburban fares remain unchanged, ordinary non-AC, non-suburban fares will be hiked by 1 paise per km.

Railways renames RPF as Indian Railway Protection Force Service

The govt will accord "top priority" in the grant of Non-Functional Upgradation (NFU) to IRPFS personnel, which ensures the pay scale of the highest promoted officer of a batch to the entire cadre.

All you want to know about the 8 railway services set to be merged, and the role they play

With all the 8 services having highly specialised roles and varying eligibility criteria, all eyes are on Modi govt to see how it implements the merger.

On Camera

Modi govt’s repeal of MGNREGA is all about extracting money from states, not reform

The claim that VB-GRAMG provides an employment guarantee is incorrect. The only guarantee is to 'empower' the Centre to allow partial implementation in notified areas alone.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.