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TopicVande Bharat Express

Topic: Vande Bharat Express

Rail Board chief counters ICF on Vande Bharat deadline, says 44 trains will roll out in 2-3 yrs

Chairman V.K. Yadav said Integral Coach Factory, Rail Coach Factory and Modern Coach Factory will together manufacture the Vande Bharat trains, which will cut down time.

44 Vande Bharat trains could be ready only by 2027, much later than planned 2022 deadline

According to coach manufacturer ICF’s estimates, the whole process to roll out these 44 Vande Bharat train sets could take up to 78 months to complete.

Railways could drop Chinese company bid for 44 Vande Bharat trains under Rs 1,500-cr project

The CRRC, which emerged the lone contender for the bid, could get dropped in light of the diplomatic tensions between India and China.

Delay, ‘sabotage’, additional costs — why Vande Bharat train plans risk going off track

Railways has put out new tenders for equipment to manufacture 44 Vande Bharat train-sets, but this is set to delay launch. A senior official has alleged ‘sabotage’ in tweaked tenders.

Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express a big gift for Jammu and Kashmir, says Amit Shah

Flagging off the train from New Delhi, Home Minister Amit Shah Thursday said Article 370 was the biggest roadblock in Jammu and Kashmir's development.

Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express to run from 5 Oct, only veg food likely on the menu

Railways informed that booking of tickets for the Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express was open on the IRCTC website.

Vande Bharat Express taking Vaishno Devi pilgrims to Katra won’t serve non-veg food

The proposed Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express is likely to be rolled out as soon as normalcy is restored in J&K.

‘Vande Bharat like Chandrayaan & BrahMos, vigilance probe will kill spirit of innovation’

In letter to Railway Board, senior officer Shubhranshu, one of the brains behind the Train-18 project, has said allegations of undue favour 'far from truth'.

‘Stale food’ served to passengers including union minister on India’s fastest train

A five star hotel in Kanpur is under the scanner for serving stale food to passengers on board Vande Bharat Express.

Driver’s screen & windows of Vande Bharat Express damaged after its hit by stones

A shower of stones came flying towards the train when the Dibrugarh Rajdhani, crossing on the adjoining line, ran over cattle.

On Camera

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.