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VIRAL VIDEO: A passenger on an Indigo flight lost his cool after his Mumbai Goa flight was delayed by 12 hours on 14th January. A video of him running up to the co-pilot making the delay announcement and assaulting the pilot has now gone viral. This came on a day when hundreds of passengers faced flight delays, as the national capital was engulfed in thick fog for over 11 hours. While people on social media have slammed the unruly passenger, many have also pointed out that several seem to have complained against Indigo in the last few days. Watch the video

Delhi is undergoing a mobility transformation. RRTS or the regional transit system is expected to play a big part in taking Delhi’s already relatively better transit network to the next level. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Sahibabad RapidX Station, located in Uttar Pradesh.After the inauguration, PM Modi also flagged off the RapidX train connecting Sahibabad to Duhai depot. All this is part of what is known as RRTS or the Regional Rapid Transit System, the country's first semi-high-speed regional rail service. But Does Delhi really need the RRTS or is it just another vanity project? Watch the full video to find out.

Trains Running On Time Have Been Overtaken By Speed As A Talking Point. When Exactly This Happened Is Hard To Identify. On A Timeline Stretching All The Way Back To Steam Engines, We Can Pin The Shift On Japan’s Bullet Trains. Flagged Off In The 1960s, Their Clever Branding Gave Them Instant Fame Around The World—And Other Railways A Fast-Moving Target To Chase. It Was Decades Later That China Zipped Ahead With Its Sudden Maglev Acceleration. As Visitors To Shanghai Testify, Magnetic-Levitation Travel Is A Marvel Of Technology. Freed From The Friction Of Track Contact, A Maglev Train Ride Is A Smooth Glide At A Whizzy 400 Km Per Hour. By Most Accounts, It’s A Sensation In A Class Of Its Own. Its Engine Does Not Have A Bullet-Like Snout, But A Sleek Aerodynamic Front. This Is A Look Sported By The Indian Railways’ Vande Bharat Trains As Well.

This train service is not all that fast and surely no match for Chinese railway achievements. Yet, it’s a scalable project and could easily impress millions in a country of rickety railways

Mumbai local trains operations were shut down in April this year during the ravaging second wave of COVID-19

North-Central Railways has decided to restore 16 special trains, run two new special superfast express trains, and change the frequency of two trains this month

According to the railways ministry, supplies have been provided to 15 states through 1,274 tankers.

The Eastern and South Eastern Railway authorities asked passengers to conform to Covid safety protocols and made wearing of face masks mandatoryThe South Eastern Railway is running 81 services from Wednesday, with 40 local trains in the up direction and 41 in the down direction daily

'Railways to run 610 more daily Special Suburban Services in Mumbai from 1st November, taking the total number of services to 2020,' tweets Railway Minister Piyush Goyal

'Railways will allow women to travel on suburban trains from 21 Oct between 11 am to 3 pm & after 7 pm,' says Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on TwitterCurrently, only restricted categories of people, including essential services staff, are allowed to travel by local trains in view of the pandemic