BJP MLA supporters assault passenger over window seat NEW DELHI: Congress leader Supriya Shrinate on Monday accused BJP MLA Rajeev Singh of orchestrating an assault on a train passenger over a window seat dispute aboard the New Delhi–Bhopal Vande Bharat Express.Shrinate posted a video on X alleging that Singh, used his “goons” to beat up…
Farooq Abdullah after visiting the Maa Vaishno Devi shrine NEW DELHI: A day after travelling on the newly launched Vande Bharat train from Srinagar to Katra, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah visited the Vaishno Devi shrine and offered prayers on Wednesday.“I had a good darshan and I hope that we will get…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated two landmark infrastructure projects — the Anji bridge, India’s first cable-stayed rail bridge, and the Chenab bridge, the world’s highest railway arch bridge. Waving the national flag, PM Modi marked the inauguration of the Chenab bridge that stands 359 metres above the riverbed.Jammu and Kashmir Lt…
The Indian diaspora in the UK are countering pro-Pakistan and Khalistani protesters in a big way. On May 1, people of Indian-origin stepped out in large numbers, waved the Indian flag and chanted slogans like “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” and “Vande Mataram”. This was outside the High Commission of India in London. The protestors outnumbered…
All-women crew of Vande Bharat (Image credit: Central Railways on X) NEW DELHI: Marking International Women’s Day on Saturday, Central Railways deployed an all-women crew to operate the Vande Bharat Express for the first time.The Vande Bharat Express service (22223) running between CSMT (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) and Shirdi is being operated entirely by women…
Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Tuesday announced development of six additional Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals in the North-East to enhance the region’s railway network. He said one Vande Bharat is operational there and another will be started soon to connect Guwahati and Agartala. He also announced sanctioning of two Amrit Bharat trains (between Guwahati-Delhi & Guwahati-Chennai),…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has directed registration of FIR against the former SHO of Jyoti Nagar police station in the case of a group of men being forced to sing the national anthem and Vande Mataram while lying injured during the 2020 Delhi riots. The court said the cops had “engaged themselves in hate…
NEW DELHI: Amid inordinate delay in finalising the deal for procurement of Japanese Shinkansen bullet trains for India’s first high-speed Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor, the railway ministry has invited bids for a signalling system that will allow Vande Bharat trains, with a maximum design speed of 280 kpmh, to run on this section.Though the ministry had earlier…
NEW DELHI: The issue of four toilets instead of three in each coach of Vande Bharat sleeper trains and a pantry car in every trainset, which had held up the Rs 55,000 crore project, has been resolved, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday. He said they will go with the original design of coaches…
Recent trials of the Vande Bharat sleeper train have demonstrated its capability to reach 180 kilometres per hour. Vande Bharat sleeper hits 180 kmph in trials! Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has shared a video of the Vande Bharat sleeper train trials which shows the train hitting a peak speed of 180 kmph during its trials….