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Thursday, December 18, 2025
TopicIndian Railways

Topic: Indian Railways

Off The Cuff with Suresh Prabhu

This edition of 'Off The Cuff' saw Hon. Minister of Commerce & Industry, India Suresh Prabhu in conversation with ThePrint Chairman & Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and...

In numbers: Why Indian Railways is so accident-prone

Despite many measures to stop accidents, safety continues to be a major concern on Indian Railways. Here's a look at what's causing so many accidents.

Railways set to embrace technology & automation, reduce hiring

Decision comes in the wake of series of recent accidents; Bibek Debroy committee had suggested staff rationalisation for long-term viability of railways.

Piyush Goyal will need to improve image of railways, push reforms

The challenge for Goyal would be to manage the unions who put obstacles in bringing in big-bang reforms.

Bullet train project launch to be likely birthday present from Abe to Modi

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe is expected to visit India in mid-September and Modi and he will lay the foundation for this India-Japan joint venture in Ahmedabad. Kumar Anshuman

The Trivedi tutorial

It will be noted that Dinesh Trivedi will be the first minister to be fired for doing something good, selfless & risky in a system where no minister ever loses the job for stealing.

On Camera

What the key political events of 2025 tell us about Narendra Modi and India’s future

From Operation Sindoor to India-US tensions to the EC controversies, a clear understanding has emerged about where the politics is headed now.

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

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.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.