G20 Summit: India-Middle East-Europe corridor pact boosts rail companies stocks

It is party time for investors who have put in their bets on shares of companies involved in railways and its allied activities. An ambitious rail-port economic corridor deal to connect India-Middle East-Europe, seen as an alternate supply chain route in a completely evolved post-pandemic world order, was signed on the sidelines of the successful […]

After viral video, Maha-Metro instructs Pune citizens not to ride bicycles inside stations

After a video of a young man arriving at a metro station on his bicycle, proceeding through security checks, and boarding the metro on his bike went viral, the Maharashtra Metro Railway Corporation Limited (Maha-Metro) issued a statement instructing citizens to carry their bikes inside metro stations but not ride them inside the stations or […]

Taiwan braces for arrival of Typhoon Haikui; suspends flights, rail transport, ferry services

Taiwan suspended flights, rail transport and ferry services along with classes, outdoor events, and officials urged workers to stay home as the island prepared for the arrival of Typhoon Haikui later Sunday. The storm’s approach came as Typhoon Saola continued to weaken while moving along the Chinese coast, where 900,000 people and 80,000 fishing vessels […]

Delhi Metro to sell ‘Tourist Smart Cards’ from tomorrow owing to G20 summit

New Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI) Anticipating increased footfall of passengers owing to the upcoming G20 Summit here, Delhi Metro will sell ‘Tourist Smart Cards’ through dedicated counters at 36 stations from September 4-13, officials said. These are available in two categories — one-day validity and three-day validity cards — offering “unlimited rides” in the metro […]

‘Exceptional’ incident: Paris metro passengers blocked underground in rush hour

The operator of the Paris metro system on Wednesday apologised after hundreds of passengers on different trains were blocked underground in stifling temperatures at the height of the rush hour. The RATP operator’s chief executive Jean Castex, a former French prime minister, has asked for an internal investigation to determine the causes of the “exceptional […]