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Indian Railways Revises IRCTC Ticket Booking Window for Aadhaar Users from Dec 29

Indian Railways has revised the online ticket booking window for Aadhaar-linked IRCTC accounts, effective from 29 December 2025. On the first day of the Advance Reservation Period, only...

BESCOM Announces 7–8 Hour Power Outages Across Bengaluru on Dec 27–28 for Maintenance

The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) has announced planned power cuts lasting between 7 and 8 hours on December 27 and December 28 due to maintenance work. These scheduled outages will...

South Western Railway Speeds Up 123 Trains From January 2026, Reworking 414 Schedules to Cut Travel Time

South Western Railway (SWR) has announced that it will speed up 123 trains starting in January 2026. This information was shared in its public timetable released on Thursday. Due to this change,...

Power Trip Briefly Shuts Lifts in Kolkata Metro, Dum Dum Cantonment and Jessore Road for 30 Minutes

Kolkata commuters faced inconvenience on Friday evening after a temporary power supply problem occurred at three metro stations on the Airport-Noapara line. The affected stations were Jai Hind...

Cabinet Approves Three New Delhi Metro Corridors in Phase V(A), Expanding to Over 400 km of Network

The Union Cabinet has approved three new metro corridors under Phase V(A) of the Delhi Metro project. The project will cost about Rs 120.15 billion and will help expand metro services in Central...

L&T Secures CA-298 Contract to Deliver Power, Traction and SCADA for Mumbai Metro Lines 4 and 4A

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won a major contract from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) for work on Mumbai Metro Line 4 and Line 4A. The project covers a total length of...

Namma Metro Expansion to 175 km: 2-Year Plan to Fast, Direct City Travel in Bengaluru

As Bengaluru continues to grow with new housing areas, tech parks, and industrial zones spreading to the outskirts, the city's metro system is preparing for a major expansion. Over the next two...

Railways Announces Fare Hike From 26 December 2025: Increases of 1–2 Paise Per Km Across Most Classes

Indian Railways passengers should be aware that an increase in train ticket fares is expected, as the Railway Ministry has officially announced a revised fare structure that will come into effect...

Mumbai to Run 12 Special Trains on January 1 as Western and Central Railways Manage New Year Travel Rush

To help people travel safely and easily after New Year celebrations, Mumbai's suburban railway network will run 12 special local trains in the early hours of January 1, railway officials said on...

Patna Metro Resumes Blue Line Service from Bhootnath at 3:30 PM after 20-Hour Christmas Disruption

Commuters in Patna faced trouble on Christmas Day as metro services on the Patna Metro Rail's operational Blue Line were suspended due to a technical problem. The disruption caused inconvenience to...

Bhopal Metro Faces First Complaint as 80-Person Group Is Denied Tickets at AIIMS Station

The newly launched Bhopal Metro faced its first passenger complaint on Thursday after a large group was denied tickets at the AIIMS Metro station. More than 80 people from a community, including...

Delhi Metro Celebrates 23rd Anniversary with TS#01 Special Train on Historic Shahdara–Tis Hazari Route

The Delhi Metro on Thursday ran its first-ever train, TS#01, as a special service to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of passenger services in 2002. This special train was operated on the 8.3-km...