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India’s first high-speed rail test track set for March 2026 finish

₹967-crore Research Designs and Standards Organization facility in Rajasthan to test trains at speeds up to 220 kmph.

Railways raises passenger fares from December 26 as costs mount

PM Modi flags off four new Vande Bharat trains, expanding high-speed rail across India

Indian Railways revises lower berth reservation rules 2025 with new booking, seating and sleeping norms

Blizzard strands nearly 1,000 trekkers on Mount Everest’s Tibetan Side, rescue operations underway

A blizzard on Mount Everest’s Tibetan side has trapped nearly 1,000 trekkers above 16,000 feet, prompting large-scale rescue operations involving local villagers, mountaineering teams, and emergency shelters to ensure the safety of climbers.

Seamless immigration, faster transfers: Navi Mumbai airport set to redefine air travel

The Navi Mumbai International Airport, set to open this month, will introduce a system allowing passengers on connecting international flights to complete immigration at the departure airport, easing congestion and positioning Mumbai as a stronger global aviation hub.

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology

Kashmir bets on chrysanthemums to extend tourism into autumn

SKUAST students lead valley’s first chrysanthemum bloom, aiming to keep the landscape in colour from tulips to Gul-e-Dawood.

India, China to resume direct flights by late October after five-year hiatus

India and China will restore direct passenger flights by late October after more than five years, starting with IndiGo’s Kolkata–Guangzhou service, in a move seen as boosting people-to-people contact and easing strained ties.

India to build first railway links with Bhutan via Kokrajhar-Gelephu and Samtse-Banarhat

With an investment of about Rs 4,033 crore, India has committed to construct two new rail lines—Kokrajhar-Gelephu and Banarhat-Samtse—that will give Bhutan its first railway connectivity and strengthen bilateral ties.