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Topic: Railway

NCRTC conducts Namo Bharat trial run from Delhi to Meerut, covering 82 km in less than 1 hour

The Namo Bharat corridor trains halted at every station between Delhi's Sarai Kale Khan and Modipuram in Meerut and successfully completed their trial.

No downtrend in Kumbh rush, tighter crowd control measures in place at NDLS day after stampede

Special trains have been arranged to accommodate the massive crowd heading to Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh, say railway officials

PM Modi to lay foundation for multiple railway projects today

The projects include a new Jammu Railway Division and Charlapalli New Terminal Station in Telangana.

India’s cross-border railway network must reflect its ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy

India’s emphasis on developing railway connections with neighbouring countries is driven by the need to respond to China’s expanding railway infrastructure in the region.

ADB approves $131.5 mil loan for Azerbaijan rail network, to strengthen connectivity

The project aims to upgrade and modernize the Sumgait-Yalama rail line.

Namo Bharat — first section of Delhi-Meerut high-speed trains to ease NCR travel opens Saturday

When fully operational, India’s first high-speed Regional Rapid Transport System (RRTS) aims to cut travel time between Delhi and Meerut to less than an hour. 

71 train stations under Northern Railway to see ‘major revamp’ by May 2024. Project to cost Rs 4,195 cr

Project is part of Amrit Bharat Station Scheme under which redevelopment work will be undertaken in 508 railway stations at cost of Rs 24,470 cr. PM Modi to launch scheme Sunday.

Hit by train, UP vendor loses leg while picking up weighing scales thrown on tracks by police

The head constable, now suspended, allegedly threw the scales on the railway line in Kanpur’s Kalyanpur during an eviction drive. The vendor, a teenager, is receiving care in Lucknow

This is how China’s provinces compete to bring new projects. It’s called localised bargaining

China's regional officials lobby ministries for infrastructure projects at their high-end 'Beijing offices' where they also operate hotels, bars, restaurants, karaoke boxes.

No state has asked to stop train services yet, says Railway Board chairman Suneet Sharma

Addressing a press conference Friday, Sharma said the railways has highlighted that all Covid safety protocols are being followed by the states on the IRCTC's e-ticketing website.

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.