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Thursday, December 18, 2025
TopicIndian Railways

Topic: Indian Railways

Eyewitnesses recall train bloodbath — RPF constable ‘choked colleague in scuffle over rifle’  

Eyewitness accounts and FIR help piece together what allegedly happened on Jaipur-Mumbai Express 31 July morning, when RPF constable Chetan Singh shot 4 people dead.

RPF constable shoots dead 4, including ASI, on board Jaipur-Mumbai Central Express

Chetan Kumar Choudhary opened fire on his escort duty incharge ASI Tika Ram Meena. Later, the constable went to another bogie and shot dead 3 passengers, an official said.

As Elon Musk unveils new Twitter logo, Railways quizzes about yellow ‘X’ on last coach

Musk has rebranded the microblogging site’s logo to a sombre white X from the original blue frolicky bird.

Railways slashes fares for AC chair car & executive classes to improve occupancy. Up to 25% off

The scheme, though, comes with some riders. The discount will be on base fare, will depend on the occupancy, and there will be no refund for ‘already booked passengers'.

Modi flags off 5 new Vande Bharat trains, 2 of them for poll-bound Madhya Pradesh

PM flagged off 2 trains from Bhopal's Rani Kamalapati station & inaugurated 3 others virtually, including one connecting Ranchi & Patna, the first Vande Bharat for Bihar & Jharkhand.

India-Bangladesh rail link via Agartala to be operational by 2023 end, ‘help boost bilateral ties’

Sanctioned in 2003, signed by both countries in 2013, project will facilitate faster movement of passengers and goods between India & Bangladesh, promote economic development in Tripura.

Coal is railways’ cash cow — why India’s climate goals pose risk for transporter

From 2012-13 to 2021-22, contribution of coal to railways’ revenues increased to just over 47% from 43%. Of total freight revenue of Rs 1.39 lakh crore in 2021-22, Rs 65,856.08 crore was from coal.

Odisha train accident: Railways denies reports of staffer missing amid CBI inquiry

CPRO of South Eastern Railway clarifies that all staffers under scrutiny in connection with the Odisha triple train accident go when they are summoned either by CBI or CRS.

Safety in focus but what’s Railways spending money on? More on new projects, less on upkeep

Analysis of official documents also shows that percentage of money Railways spent on signalling and communications hasn't changed in past 6 years.

Courses on rail engineering, logistics — Gati Shakti University set for 1st batch after ‘central’ tag

Set up by railway ministry in Vadodara in 2018, the National Rail and Transportation Institute, a deemed university, has been renamed Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya.

On Camera

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

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.