The government’s bizarre conspiracy theories to explain the Balasore tragedy strengthen the recipe, brewed over the years, for such accidents to occur

The horrific train accident in India, which led to the deaths of 275 people, has raised a number of questions about structural issues in the Indian Railways. These include the lack of adequate recruitment, and long working hours

As investigations continue into the railway accident in Balasore in the Indian State of Odisha, the failure to address staffing and safety has been widely condemned. Over 300,000 posts remain vacant in the Indian Railways

The Indian railway ministry has claimed that in most cases pre-existing medical ailments have led to the deaths of the migrant workers. However, numerous reports have pointed to the severe shortage of food and water aboard the government-run special trains

With the first private train being flagged off on a high density route in India, all of Indian railways could gradually face a similar fate.

N N Banerjee of the Indian Railways Employees Federation (IREF) talks about the struggles ahead for the railway unions in India.

The Modi government 2.0 is speeding up the process of privatising the Indian Railways with its ‘100 days action plan’.

The Narendra Modi led far-right wing government in India has recently announced it’s “100 days Action Plan” to bring in private players in Indian railways