Given that China has once again decided to 'sweeten' it's recent offer of a Panchsheel redux with a nice juicy intrusion into Indian Territory in ...
06:57 PM, Apr 23, 2013
The annual railway budget should focus on safety and modernisation, industry association Assocham said on Friday. Assocham said its team interviewed 7,000 people representing all sections in 20 cities and 60 per cent of them voted in favour of a moratorium on new passenger trains. ...
04:41 AM, Feb 23, 2013
Could 2013 see Washington pushing India harder on arms sales? The buzz is that President Obama, in his second term, will do precisely that (perhaps ...
03:05 PM, Dec 11, 2012
The CAG says the presumptive loss to government from coal block allocation amounts to Rs 1.86 lakh crore, that's higher than 2G loss figure. ...
11:47 PM, Aug 17, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: In a bid to modernise power sector in the capital city, the Centre has granted Rs 179 crore under the Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP). The amount is in addition to the Rs 90 crore that was granted earlier, which means the city will get Rs 269 crore as aid from the Centre for the modernisation process. As part of the programme, 130 transformers and 3,000...
03:03 PM, Aug 06, 2012
In an interview to IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, Sam Pitroda stressed on the need of the modernisation of Indian Railways. ...
11:40 PM, Jul 30, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Its hardly time to forget the innovative exercise the City Corporation and INKEL resorted to last September when they put up a ballot box asking the public to choose a design for a new market complex at Palayam. Seven months have passed; if not moth-eaten, the design must have surely gathered dust. Indications are that TRIDA, which has to take a decision on the future of the project, is...
09:36 AM, Apr 10, 2012
New Delhi: It's almost been a decade since passenger fares were increased and railway finances are in the red. The Indian Railways is the country's 24*7 lifeline with 23 million passengers a day and 2.65 million tonnes of freight traffic. With the Railway finances going from bad to worse, a question often asked is whether the railway sector is going the aviation sector way. Union Minister Dinesh Trived says, "No,...
08:49 AM, Mar 14, 2012
New Delhi: Railway Board Chairman Vinay Mittal has said that a fare hike will bolster the railway finances to a limited extent and the urgent need was to consolidate rather than expand. When asked if the current model of railways is a financially viable model, he said, "Trains run but we don't earn revenue because they are necessary." "We fulfill a huge social responsibility. There are still areas in the...
07:58 AM, Mar 14, 2012
New Delhi: It's the D-day and all eyes will be on Union Minister Dinesh Trivedi who will present the Railway Budget 2012 in Parliament. Sources say that the government is likely to impose a safety cess, although it will not be labelled a fare hike. Sources add that there is a possibility of an additional surcharge, called the Union government development surcharge. However, the ministry is not likely to announce...
06:30 AM, Mar 14, 2012
Palakkad (Kerala): Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Tuesday said he was awaiting a report from Sam Pitroda, adviser to the Prime Minister on public infrastructure, information and innovations, on steps for modernisation of the railways. He said this while laying the foundation stone of a coach factory in Kerala's Palakkad city. The factory, announced a couple of years ago, would come up near here over an area of 426 acres....
05:30 PM, Feb 21, 2012
Since a major power's military capabilities or those of a group of major powers still play a decisive role in the world (as recently demonstrated in Libya), it is important to take stock where India's modernisation plans stand in this regard. India's defence preparedness has always been adversary-specific. The arming and organisation of the Indian Armed Forces have been planned mainly keeping Pakistan in mind. However, a minimum deterrence against...
02:58 PM, Oct 27, 2011
New Delhi: Carrying out a massive modernisation programme, the Defence Ministry for the first time after the 1971 war is likely to spend its full quota of Rs 60,000 crore for capital acquisitions in the current fiscal. The big ticket deals such as the US-made C-130J transport planes, the preliminary design contract with Russia for the fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) and procurement of Akash missile defence systems have helped...
12:28 PM, Feb 06, 2011
Fighter jets, patrol planes, multi-role choppers on its shopping list. ...
07:03 PM, Jan 21, 2010
Indian military undergoing change as it modernises military, expands influence. ...
10:34 AM, Nov 05, 2009
Modernisation of police force scheme will be in force till 2009-10. ...
01:32 PM, Aug 17, 2009
Its weapons are outdated and its soldiers rarely get their tools promptly. ...
10:52 PM, Jul 26, 2009
It's an admission that should leave our political leadership embarrassed. ...
05:08 PM, Feb 04, 2009
Patel said, Chandigarh Airport was not being renamed as Mohali Airport. ...
11:32 PM, Aug 11, 2008
The Indian team that won the T20 World Cup for blind is yet to get the recognition from the BCCI. ...
10:07 PM, Jul 29, 2008
