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Topic: special trains

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.

Railways to run 20 pairs of clone trains from 21 September with 10-day reservation period

These trains will run in addition to the 310 special ones already in service on routes where there is a long queue of waitlisted tickets or high demand.

Railways to run more special trains, consent sought from state governments

The Railway ministry spokesperson did not say how many trains will be added to the network.

Yogi vs Uddhav vs Piyush Goyal: Will politics over migrant workers hurt economic revival?

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray’s accusation that the Railways is not running enough trains to ferry migrant workers sparked a Twitter war with Railway minister Piyush Goyal.

Yogi-Priyanka row over migrants: Has Covid crisis brought out the worst in Indian politics?

The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has asked Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi to send 500 buses each to Noida and Ghaziabad for migrant workers.

Bengal govt has arranged 105 more trains to take stranded migrants back home: Mamata

After facing criticism for arranging only 10 trains for stranded labourers, tourists, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announced more trains.

Special passenger trains depart from Delhi but leave behind those who can’t afford e-tickets

Police made sure that social distancing was maintained and only people with e-tickets were allowed on platforms.

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More Andhra-style prawn fry for Indian plates? How Naidu’s trying to blunt US tariff hit on aqua exports

Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.