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Tuesday, February 17, 2026
TopicTrains

Topic: Trains

Pets join launch of book on author’s train journeys with her dogs

Several smartly attired dogs were a part of the launch of Divya Dugar’s Chaos in a Coupe. ‘The book serves the purpose of evangelising dogs,’ said chief guest Shekhar Gupta.

Uncertainty over aluminium-body Vande Bharat trains after Railways junked Rs 30,000 cr tender last yr

The cancellation will also further delay rollout of much-anticipated Vande Bharat sleeper trains. French infra firm Alstom’s bid was scrapped on the ground that bid cost was 'expensive'.

Food plaza, escalators, AC retiring room — revamped Ayodhya railway station all set for inauguration

Ahead of Ram Temple's consecration, Ayodhya Dham Junction to be inaugurated on 30 December by PM Modi. Station has been developed to handle 1 lakh passengers on a daily basis.

In last 5 yrs, 361 railway workers died in train accidents while doing maintenance work on tracks

Rlys minister Vaishnaw provided this data in response to a question in Rajya Sabha. He also said 'approaching train' warning system RAKSHAK not effective in hilly terrain, tunnels etc.

Railway officers overburdened. Bring in technical experts, not IRMS to solve safety issues

Better maintenance procedures shall remain the backbone of railway operations. Outsourcing safety maintenance will be the wrong solution.

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.

New Delhi Railway Station manager Rakesh Sharma is on a mission to find your lost luggage

Since 2006, Rakesh Sharma and his team have reunited 600 items with their owners. He has built a network of ‘informants’ that include railway staff and passengers.

Indian Railways transporting FMCG is good. But it has on-ground challenges to address

Indian Railways needs a flexible policy framework to move away from the traditional rigid structure so that it can grow its ‘smalls’ traffic.

Mumbai local is back on track. But how did the Maximum City even survive without it?

The picture of a man worshiping a Mumbai local is viral. The local is the vehicle of the mortal, much like Hindu gods who have from lions to tigers to peacocks.

Punjab farmers say won’t let passenger trains to run, ask Centre to allow goods trains first

Protesting farmers say the 'stubborn attitude' of the central government in not allowing good strains to run in Punjab is unfortunate.

On Camera

The debate about spheres of influence reorders India’s position

New world reordering tests New Delhi’s strategic autonomy, balancing ties without succumbing to exclusive dominance zones.

Urban co-op banks doubled loan book in 5 yrs, but stuck at under 2% of credit market—Sahakar Trends

UCBs accounted for 1.8% of total industry credit in September 2025—down from 2.2% five yrs ago—showing that they are losing ground to faster PSU banks.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.