Pawan Kumar Bansal on Tuesday presented his maiden railway budget for 2013-14 with no hike in passenger fare, but with "marginal" increase in other charges on tickets. ...
09:50 PM, Feb 26, 2013
Even as government hailed Pawan Kumar Bansal's maiden railway budget for 2013-14, people demanded better amenities in the trains. They said they are even ready to pay more for more facilities. ...
06:35 PM, Feb 26, 2013
Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal presented what is the first Railway Budget by a Congress minister in 17 years on Tuesday. Claiming that the losses of the Railways were mounting, Bansal said that the gigantic network must be financially sustainable for the benefit of the passengers. ...
01:12 PM, Feb 26, 2013
The 48-hour bandh call given by 11 trade unions has affected Odisha. Train services and public transport system are the worst hit due to the strike. In Kerala, it seemed like a complete shutdown with no buses, taxis plying on roads. Mumbai remained normal and was unaffected by the bandh. ...
11:44 AM, Feb 20, 2013
Former Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala and his MLA son Ajay Chautala were on Tuesday sentenced to 10 years in prison in the illegal teacher recruitment scam. ...
12:51 PM, Jan 22, 2013
The Delhi High Court has slammed the Delhi police over the Delhi gangrape case, says timely action could have prevented such crime. ...
09:04 PM, Jan 09, 2013
Two AC coaches of the GT Express caught fire near Gwalior on Friday, leaving at least one person dead. According to sources, the person died due to a heart attack. ...
12:21 PM, Nov 30, 2012
A couple set themselves on fire and the bogie that they were travelling in, in Gulbarga in Karnataka. The police claim they were facing opposition from their families, which forced them to take this step. Railway sources say that Shankarappa, a rickshaw driver and Varsha, a student, set themselves on fire as their families were opposed to their affair. "They set themselves on fire inside the bathroom, but came out ...
09:26 AM, Oct 22, 2012
The wife of a Kingfisher Airlines store manager Manas Chakraborti committed suicide in Delhi on Thursday. Her suicide note said that the family was under severe financial strain as her husband had not been paid his salary for the past six months. Chakraborti had joined Kingfisher after retiring from the Indian Air Force. The couple has a son who is studying in an engineering college. The victim's body was discovered ...
11:57 AM, Oct 05, 2012
Protestors also blocked trains at the Bhubaneswar railway stations since 6 am in the morning. ...
10:52 AM, Sep 20, 2012
An estimated 30,000 had fled Bangalore last week but many others stayed back. ...
09:37 AM, Aug 21, 2012
A special train from Hyderabad has also reached Guwahati. More trains are expected on Saturday. ...
09:19 AM, Aug 18, 2012
The US has organised a boot camp for robots where they undergo training for war. ...
12:59 PM, Aug 02, 2012
The northern regional load dispatch centre data shows Punjab was drawing over 800 MW till 1 pm on Wednesday. ...
07:57 PM, Aug 01, 2012
Gagan Narang shoots bronze at the London Olympics. Tamil Nadu Express catches fire killing at least 32 people. ...
11:55 PM, Jul 30, 2012
Gagan Narang has provided India its first medal of the 2012 London Olympics, winning the bronze medal in the 10m Air Rifle event. ...
10:34 PM, Jul 30, 2012
Additional DG Railways VSK Komdi has said that efforts are on to identify those who died in the fire in the S-11 coach of the Chennai-bound Tamil Nadu Express in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. ...
10:48 AM, Jul 30, 2012
Seven states in North India faced a long power cut late on Sunday night due to a massive breakdown in the northern grid. ...
10:39 AM, Jul 30, 2012
A trial court in Ahmedabad is expected to deliver its verdict on the Naroda Patiya massacre where 97 Muslims were slaughtered by a mob. ...
09:01 AM, Jun 30, 2012
Five people died and 12 got injured after five bogies of the 18-coach Doon Express got derailed near Mahrawa station in Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday afternoon. ...
04:41 PM, May 31, 2012
