State-of-the-art Train 18 to replace Shatabdi Express soonAs part of the Railways' plan to increase the speeds of all long-distance passenger trains by 25 km per hour by 2022, it has decided to replace the Shatabdi Express trains with much-awaited semi-high speed 'Train 18'. These trains will be loaded with state-of-the-art amenities and will be used for inter-city travel. The trains are being built under the Make in India initiative at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chenna...

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In its report for year ending March 2017, the CAG has found that the flexi-fare system in premium trains led to increase in passenger earnings but the number of travellers during September 9, 2016 to July 31, 2017 came down by over six lakhs when compared to the corresponding period in 2015-2016.

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If caught travelling without a ticket, travellers typically have to shell out the original fare for the journey along with a penalty of Rs 250.

Uber exits SE Asia in latest retreat from global marketsSingapore-based company Grab is taking over the ride-sharing and food delivery operations of Uber in South East Asia with the California-based company to receive a 27.5 per cent stake in the business in return as reported by PTI. The sale is Uber's latest withdrawal from a market where it had faced fierce competition, as new chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi seeks to stem huge losses and move past a series of scandals. The de...

Amidst a major push for expansion of the suburban Mumbai rail networkin the Union Budget, the government today informed Parliament that thenational transporter has incurred a loss of more than Rs 4,000 crore inthe last three years in running the Mumbai locals.

With an aim to make inter-city travel faster, the Indian Railways is planning to construct 10,000 km of new high speed corridors to run trains at the speed of 200-250 kmph.

The Budget's focus is expected to be on safety, especially in light of the spike in the number of derailments in 2017, as well as improving passenger amenities

All eyes will be on Finance Mister Arun Jaitley today as he presents his fifth Union Budget-and the last full one for the Modi government before the general elections coming up next year.

Meanwhile, Sensex and Nifty have logged spectacular rally rising 6.37% (2152 points) and 5.84% (609 points) since the beginning of this year on FII inflows, Q3 corporate earnings and Budget 2018 expectations.

The policy makers need to come up with all the possible tools to revive growth, Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian said.

Besides, segments like mining, power generation, infrastructure/construction goods and consumer durables recorded poor performance.

Prime Minister Narendra Nodi-led government is planning a massive makeover to the Indian Railways with an investment of Rs 5 lakh crore. The redevelopment plan, with support of private and public investment, hopes to significantly increase passenger and freight volumes, lay down more tracks and introduce new trains.

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Nawaz Sharif is facing a probe into his family's wealth after it was revealed that the Prime Minister's children owned offshore companies with undisclosed incomes.