Indian Railways

Former Congress MP Subodh Kant Sahai lied that under Modi government there has been 60 per cent hike in the Indian Railways fare.

The bullet train project is expected to be completed by August 2022

The Union government has also planned to rename the revamped Manduadih station at Varanasi as 'Banaras' railway station.

A letter containing an alleged plot to attack PM Modi's rally was found inside Kanpur-Bhiwani Kalindi express, where a low-intensity blast took place

OpIndia.com recently had the opportunity to interview Union Minister of Railways, Piyush Goyal. During the interview, Goyal answered questions on a variety of issues including BJP's electoral prospects ahead of the 2019 General elections and the interim budget which he presented as the interim Union Minister.

Japan authorities have requested the Piyush Goyal-led Railway Ministry to send a team of Mithila artists so that Japan can emulate the art form on its trains. 

Indian Railways has announced that it would give ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of every deceased

Accepting the award Goyal stated that it was “Both a personal honour and a tribute to the efforts of all involved in this great work throughout India to be recognised with the Carnot Prize by the University of Pennsylvania.”

Lalu Prasad Yadav was convicted and is currently serving 14 years imprisonment for the fodder scam during his tenure as the Chief Minister of Bihar.

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