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Topic: Railways

CBI books 7 North East Frontier Railway officials & private infra firm in Rs 60 crore bribery case

According to a related FIR, Bhartia Infra was awarded as many as 106 contracts between 2010 and 2023.

Gunner, govt car, circuit house suites. Not just Ghaziabad cops, ‘VIP conman fooled Varanasi police too’

Varanasi police, who assigned a gunner & police escort to Anoop Chaudhary at least 7 times this year, have lodged an FIR against him. Chaudhary was arrested by UP STF last month.

CAG report flags Railways’ worst-ever operating ratio in FY22. Rs 100 earned for every Rs 107 spent

Tabled in Parliament Tuesday, Comptroller & Auditor General report also flagged a huge backlog in renewal, replacement of ‘over-aged assets’ critical for safe running of trains.

CBI takes over Odisha train accident probe, FIR against ‘unknown persons’ points to negligence

Odisha govt has extended CBI’s jurisdiction to the entire state for investigation. Official toll revised to 288.

E-commerce ads, integration with new app — how Railways plans to monetise its free WiFi

WiFi monetisation project is aimed at generating a revenue of Rs 250 crore through advertisers & helping RailTel monetise its assets — 1.7 million unique users of its public WiFi.

This summer, Railways to run 200 more trains to ease holiday rush

These additional trains would make over 4,000 trips, the Railways said Tuesday.

Budget 2023: Rs 2.40 lakh crore for Railways to boost expansion — highest outlay since 2013

The overall allocation to the sector increased from last year’s Rs 1.4 lakh crore. Slew of initiatives like addition of new lines, doubling rail lines announced.

Why can’t Railways make money despite plenty of aid? Parliament panel flags ‘deficiencies’

New Delhi: The unrelenting decline in the Indian Railways’ ability to generate its own internal revenue despite the availability of adequate government support and...

India’s NE strategic rail link to LAC with China gathers pace, plans to connect 8 capitals too

Mooted by Army in 2010-11, the plan is to connect key border areas including that in Arunachal, Manipur & Sikkim through railways. Bhalukpong-Tawang line is of particular importance.

What made this lawyer keep up a 20-year battle against the railways for just Rs 20

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

On Camera

Congress attacks on Ambani-Adani won’t fly. Nature of wealth has changed since Indira days

Sam Pitroda can help Congress by pasting some strong, sticky tape all over his mouth and then spending the rest of the 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign in silence. He has done enough damage already.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

What is ‘ROCKS’, India’s first air-launched quasi-ballistic missile

A next generation extended stand-off air-to-surface missile test fired by IAF, ROCKS has been designed & manufactured by Israeli defence major Rafael, keeping India’s needs in mind.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.