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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
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Topic: Railway

‘Historic day’—Modi launches Mizoram’s Bairabi-Sairang line, puts Aizawl on national railway grid

'This is not just a railway connection, but a lifeline of transportation. It will revolutionise the lives of people of Mizoram. Farmers and businesses can reach more markets,' PM says.

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.

On Camera

How the Bagram airbase from the 1950s is geopolitically significant in the 21st century

Days after Trump lay claim to the Bagram base, Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan “firmly opposed the reestablishment of military bases in and around Afghanistan by the countries responsible for the current situation”.

NITI Aayog flags gender pay gap in services sector, women earn half of what men make in rural areas

Federal think tank report says gap persists across most sub-sectors, shaped by occupational segregation, limited access to high-paying positions, and skill mismatch.

Navy Chief calls for collective solutions to maritime challenges in ‘complex & dynamic’ Indo-Pacific

At 11th edition of Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue in New Delhi, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said there are three major currents shaping this maritime 'dynaxity'.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.