The development comes after four of the eight member states -- India, Afghanistan, Bhutan and Bangladesh -- decided to pull out.
After terror attack, Mumbai red alert, a large posse of officials to fly down with PM, reports Archis Mohan.
The scheme would cover incidents like robbery and dacoity.
New Delhi has reached out to neighbours like seldom before while singling Islamabad for criticism at international forums.
A comparison shows that for Delhi to Mumbai air travel, the lowest airfare price is in the range of Rs 2,755, while the surged price for second-AC comes at Rs 4,104, a 42 per cent increase from the current train fares
Ministers will travel to different countries across the world, mostly where no ministerial visits have taken place in the last 20 to 25 years, to establish 'sampark' (contact) and 'samvad' (communication).
The seats identified are from Odisha, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and the Northeast.
The committee said whatever benefit RIL received in terms of the migrated gas is liable to be returned to the government.
The central government has drafted a law to restrict wombs for hire, and there is much to be said on all sides.
A railway official said the Talgo run was only a trial and, in case of launch of commercial services, clearance from CRS would be taken
Apart from rail mishaps, the coverage would take care of terrorist attacks and accidental fall of a passenger from a train and normal accidents, riots, robbery and dacoity
Magnets on the track push and lift the train up in the air by about 1 inch to 6 inches
Likely to be merged with Union Budget from FY18
Oil India is set to usher in a new era with a road map drawn to ramp up production and diversification plans to foray into liquefied natural gas
Government strategists are trying to ensure that the requisite 16 of the 31 states ratify the Bill by the end of this month
States are apprehensive of losing their rights to raise revenue during emergencies.
The focus is now on having premium service to give passenger comfort and increasing train speeds.
Jaitley remained steadfast in not caving in to sustained Opposition pressure.
For the government to meet its GST roll-out deadline of April 1, 2017, the states will have to ratify the Bill before Parliament's winter session, starting November.
The phased increase of prices is being done to sell the fuel at international prices.
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