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Monday, January 5, 2026
TopicRailways

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.

On Camera

BCCI has sabotaged India’s approach to Bangladesh

The BCCI decision has given new life to the lunatic fringe of the Hindu Right. It now has the confidence to force policy changes in accordance with its communal campaigns.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.