Indian Railways: News
Railways to compensate man with Rs. 75,000 for inconvenience
In a complaint pertaining to 2013, the Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC) awarded Rs. 75,000 to Delhi-based Vijay Kumar, who suffered inconvenience on his train journey.
4,000 kaali-peeli Mumbai cabs didn't install speed governors, grounded
The Regional Transport Office (RTO) of Mumbai has grounded approximately 4,000 black and yellow cabs from operating on the grounds that the vehicles didn't have speed governors installed in them.
India may permit in-flight Internet by August
According to reports, the Centre will most probably permit in-flight internet on flights in India by August end.
GST services tax rates: What's cheaper, what's costlier?
In the new GST regime, among many things, one that's going to get costlier is mobile bills.
Safety cess- Indian Railways to hike fares again?
Attempting to remedy huge losses and plagued by numerous derailments in the past few months, the Centre is currently discussing introducing a safety cess, which could marginally hike rail fares.
Suresh Prabhu plans to monetize IR data without violating privacy
Suresh Prabhu-led Indian Railways has been increasingly pushing for digitization and using data-centric approaches to be at par with its global counterparts.
Railways begins cracking down on corruption within its ranks
The Indian Railways has begun cracking down on corruption within its ranks, after PM Modi asked for strict action against all corrupt officers.
Railways forgets to wake up passenger, fined Rs. 5,000
A consumer grievance forum has fined Railways Rs. 5,000 for failing to wake up a passenger who had registered on its wake-up alert services.
Indian Railways is ready to have a digital overhaul
Indian Railways continues to surprise with the leaps it is taking towards digitization.
Mega railways app to encompass all existing IRCTC apps
PM Modi's Digital India move has found a kindred spirit in IRCTC as they solidify their stance with changing times.
Indian Railways' measures to improve tourism sector
Following Indian travel and tourism sector acquiring the 7th position in the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) chart, Railways is now spearheading initiatives to ensure that it doesn't lose its momentum.
Railways will allow firms to run private freight trains
After hitting a record high in terms of profit Indian Railways' recently devised step will disrupt its monopoly in the transportation sector.
Indian railways is making headway in the right tracks
Demonetization is a station left far behind with Indian Railways posting its all-time high revenue of Rs 1.68 lakh crore in the just-ended fiscal year.
Indian Railways suffers from drunk drivers
Data has revealed that on an average, 15% of the loco-pilots working with Indian railways, routinely fail alcohol tests.
Letter demands Rs.50 crore from Eastern Railway; threatens CM Banerjee
A letter reached the Eastern Railway headquarter demanding Rs.50 crores.
Mumbai on a Saturday
Crawford market traders are despondent over business vanishing due to cash crunch.
Dynamic fare system in Humsafar Express tains
Indian Railways is likely to introduce the dynamic fare system in Humsafar Express trains after witnessing a decline in its earnings.
IIT Kharagpur scientists create tool to prevent train collision
A team of scientists from IIT Kharagpur successfully tested a tool which can prevent trains from colliding into each other.
Bullet train to hit Indian tracks soon!
The Indian Railways is all set to move swiftly and ensure faster train travels as the construction work on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed corridor is going to begin soon.
Free Wi-Fi in Patna station being used to watch porn
According to a report by the IANS news agency, the Patna railway station tops the list in India in terms of data usage from the free Wi-Fi provided jointly by Google and RailTel.
Your weekly wrap
This week the world got a new 'Richest Man', in the form of an obscure Spanish businessman.
Railways introduces 'surge pricing'
Indian Railways has introduced 'surge pricing' or flexible fares which will come into effect from September 9, 2016.
What made news this week?
Sports, politics, economics were the highlights this week.
Indian Railways introduces Rs.10 lakh insurance cover for passengers
The Indian Railways introduced an innovative scheme that helps enable its rail passengers to opt for insurance coverage of upto Rs.10 lakh.
MS Dhoni becomes the most experienced International Captain
Adding another feather to his cap, MS Dhoni became the most experienced captain in international captain after his latest match, a T20I against West Indies in Florida.
Indian Railways engineer bags prestigious MIT award
Ashwani Kumar Upadhyaya, a 43 years old officer with the Indian Railways Traffic Service, won the innovation competition recently held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Trials for MagLev trains coming soon
MagLev (magnetic levitation) trains are being considered by the Indian Railways; these trains can hit 500 km/hour and cut down travel time enormously.