'When the country is moving to achieve the USD 5 trillion economy aim, we will have to create cities in sync with the 21st century world,' Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.

The 16-kilometre long Kolkata Metro project will connect Salt Sector 5 with Howrah Maidan. The phase one of the projects connecting Salt Lake Sector-5 to Salt Lake Stadium will soon be operational.

The victim, Gita, was travelling with her daughter when the incident took place at the Moti Nagar metro station on the Blue Line.

Modi reached Vastral Gam metro station and inaugurated the first phase by unveiling a plaque and waving a green flag to the metro train and travelled in it for a short distance.

The final and mandatory safety inspection of the corridor was done in December 2018 by the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) which gave its approval to the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) for launching commercial operations.

The chief minister on wednesday visited the underground section of the Metro Rail near the main Kalupur railway station.

A senior officer at the Kolkata Police headquarter in Lalbazar said police was also planning to record statements of witnesses.

India got all its villages electrified the other day. A trip down memory lane—to an obscure 1970s Kerala village that had no power, but now boasts of a national celebrity as well.

"CCTV footage was analysed and no clear evidence of assault noticed."

According to the media reports, a man hugging his female friend raised eyebrows in a train compartment on Monday night.