
In the annals of Chinese bureaucratic power, the Railways Ministry stood apart. Running everything from one of the world's busiest rail systems to a special police force, the ministry was so pervasive and powerful it resisted government reform efforts for years. Chinese called it "Boss Railway." On Sunday, the government gave notice it was firing the boss. ...

01:30 PM, Mar 11, 2013

The railway police rescued nearly 168 children from the Ajmer-Sealdah Express on Saturday. The children were being taken from Jaipur to Kolkata to be employed as labourers in factories. ...

05:55 PM, Mar 10, 2013

Seeking to provide a close-to-real battlefield situation for its troops to train, the Indian Army is working on a Rs 40-crore plan towards modernising infrastructure at two of its main field firing ranges in Pokharan in Rajasthan and Babina in Madhya Pradesh. ...

06:43 AM, Mar 08, 2013

A travel agent was arrested for allegedly making a hoax call, claiming that a bomb was planted in an Uttar Pradesh-bound train at CST railway station, police said. According to city police crime branch, the accused Rameshchandra Chourasiya (39), who operates Chourasiya Tours and Travels, was nabbed for making the hoax call and handed over to the CST railway police where an FIR was registered against him. ...

07:43 PM, Mar 07, 2013

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response of the CBI on the plea of former Haryana Chief Minister OP Chautala's son, Ajay Chautala, against his conviction and 10 year sentence for illegally recruiting 3206 junior teachers in 2000. ...

02:10 PM, Mar 06, 2013

Rihanna has acquired a restraining order against a man who tried to enter her house. ...

03:15 PM, Feb 28, 2013

An inquest was told on Monday that Maynard was nearly four times above the legal alcohol limit for driving and had taken cocaine and ecstasy before he was electrocuted and hit by a train in June last year. ...

07:03 PM, Feb 27, 2013

In a shocking incident a woman identified as Santosh Devi died after being allegedly thrown out of Shatabdi Express by a security man on Wednesday in Muzaffarnagar. The woman boarded the Shatabdi Express by mistake but was thrown out of the train by the accused. Santosh died after she was hit by the train. ...

03:26 PM, Feb 27, 2013

The Railway Budget was presented on Tuesday, the first by a Congress minister in 17 years. But it lacked the inimitable style of presentation of its predecessors Lalu Prasad Yadav and Mamata Banerjee. But in his workman-like style Pawan Kumar Bansal did present a budget which he calls realistic and others term pedestrian. ...

07:44 AM, Feb 27, 2013

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday termed the Railway Budget as "anti-development" and said that it reflects the "non-performance of the UPA government". "The Centre's railway budget is anti-development and showcases the non-performance of the government. It will increase the burden of rising prices on the common people," Modi tweeted. ...

02:26 AM, Feb 27, 2013

Benitez told the players on Monday their attitude had cost a series of managers the sack and also criticised them for a lack of effort and for failing to grasp tactics. ...

11:05 PM, Feb 26, 2013

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

IIM-Ahmedabad's Professor G Raghuram joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the impact of Railway Budget on people & economy. ...

07:14 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 announced 67 new express trains and 26 new passenger trains as part of the Railway Budget 2013-14. ...

06:20 PM, Feb 26, 2013

An over five per cent increase in freight tariff due to imposition of fuel adjustment component (FAC) from April and a hike in supplementary charges on super fast trains will fetch the Railways an additional revenue of Rs 4,683 crores in the next fiscal. The FAC, which is being introduced on freight tariff from April one, would alone fetch an additional revenue of Rs 4,200 crore, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar...

05:10 PM, Feb 26, 2013

CNBC TV18's Economic Policy Editor and Delhi Bureau Chief Siddharth Zarabi joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the Railway Budget 2013. ...

04:17 PM, Feb 26, 2013

The Annual Plan for Railways in 2013-14 financial year is proposed at Rs 63,363 crore, Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said. "A plan investment of Rs 63,363 crore is proposed for 2013-14," Bansal said while presenting the Railway Budget in Parliament on Tuesday. ...

04:02 PM, Feb 26, 2013

As many as 67 express trains and 26 passenger trains are being introduced this year, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal announced on Tuesday. Presenting the 2013-14 Railway Budget, Bansal also said that five Mainline Electrical Multiple Units (MEMUs) are being introduced this year besides eight DEMUs. ...

02:54 PM, Feb 26, 2013