With around 85,000 road accident deaths every year, the ministry for road transport and highways is considering a proposal to set up a Commissionerate for Safety.
There may be two years left for the general elections but the United Progressive Alliance government is already planning a Rs 550-crore
Road ministry proposes an amendment to Motor Vehicles Act.
The business of news channels continues to grow at 8-10 per cent annually. The growth has helped small and medium advertisers
Almost half of the 219 All India Radio stations are functioning without a station director and other senior management staff because of the absence of recruitment and promotion guidelines.
Railways initiate project for ad revenues of Rs 4,000 cr.
Nimbus Communications, the telecast rights holder for cricket matches in India for five years, has proposed a one-third reduction in the fee by $180 million.
The Railway Board issued a notification a few months ago under which divisional regional managers of certain zones were given financial powers to levy a surcharge from passengers who insist on seeking reservation for lower berths.
Foreign cable companies like Liberty Global Inc, Macquarie Media Group and Star Group want the prime minister to intervene in the digital broadband policy initiatives for the cable industry.
Satellite radio companies with news content will be allowed foreign direct investment of up to 26 per cent. They must have resident Indians as CEO, chief financial officer and chief marketing officer.
A consultant is being appointed to work out the details of the project.
Cricket programming is raking in big moolah for TV channels, across different genres
Nimbus executives say many of their partners are already talking about breach of contract (which states that the feed would be available exclusively to them) and this could lead to cancellation of agreements.
The railways in India may be in the middle of a financial turnaround but China's railway system is still far ahead on most key parameters.
It is likely to generate advertising revenue of Rs 55 crore.
30 per cent of the total AD spend this financial year will be on cricket.
30 percent of the total ad spend this financial year will be on cricket.
Railway Board Chairman JP Batra, Railway Board Financial Commissioner R Sivadasan and Officer on Special Duty Sudhir Kumar burn midnight oil and help in giving shape to Lalu's vision.
The non-availability of transponders on satellites has hit the expansion plans of not only existing direct-to-home players such as DD Direct Plus and Dish TV but also new entrants such as Sun Direct, Reliance Bluemagic and the Bharti group.
The Re 1 cut in diesel prices could lead Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav to announce a reduction in passenger fares in the forthcoming Railway Budget.
© 2025 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances