The redevelopment plan has reportedly been assigned to the zonal railways with a one year deadline for completion.

The change in pricing would also alter the ticket fares in premium trains that include 18 per cent GST on catering charges.

Last year in June, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs gave an in-principle approval for considering strategic disinvestment of Air India.

Months after the government initiated a process for strategic disinvestment of Air India, a parliamentary panel has reportedly concluded that this wasn't a right time to privatise the national carrier and it should be given at least five years to revive.

Earlier in July, the Railways had launched an integrated mobile application- Rail SAARTHI. The app was launched to cater to various passenger requirements, including ticket booking, inquiry, on-board cleaning and ordering meal on a single platform.

In what could be the biggest tragedy at a Mumbai railway station in recent years, 22 commuters today lost their lives in a stampede that happened on the foot-over-bridge connecting two railway stations.

Piyush Goyal said that he met Isro chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar few days back and Indian Railways along with RailTel are working together to explore use of space technology for safety in railways.

GE was awarded the $2.6 billion contract in 2015 to supply 1,000 diesel locomotives. This was touted as the biggest foreign direct investment in India by a US company.

This coach has been touted as the first-of-its-kind in India.

Ironically, these mishaps occurred on a day Piyush Goyal, the new railway minister, chaired a high-level meeting with Railway Board officials to discuss ways for ensuring safe operation of trains.

Suresh Prabhu offered to furnish his resignation taking \"full moral responsibility\" of the mishaps. He was asked to wait by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Nirmala Sitharaman will be the second woman Defence minister after Indira Gandhi. Suresh Prabhu has been given Commerce Ministry. Piyush Goyal gets Railways, replaces Suresh Prabhu.

India will collaborate with Switzerland for developing trains which will tilt on approaching a bend, just like a motorbike on a winding road.

Six coaches of the Nagpur-Mumbai Duronto express derailed near Maharashtra's Asangaon early on Tuesday, a senior Railway official said.

With two rail accidents in a week, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu has offered to step down from the post. Here we weigh whether he should continue to head Indian Railways or not.

The whispers in Lutyen's Delhi suggest that it is almost certain that the Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu might be shifted, if not dropped out of the cabinet.

The government moved Ashwani Lohani, hailed as a turnaround specialist, from the now operationally profitable Air India to the Railway Board as its chairman, while giving interim charge of the national carrier to senior IAS officer Rajiv Bansal.

As Indian Raiways witnessed two derailments within days, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu took 'full moral responsibily' and offered to resign form his post. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, though, has asked Prabhu to wait.