Battered government sacks Pawan Bansal, Ashwani Kumar

Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar were on Friday night forced to resign by the Congress and the prime minister as the government's image continued to take a severe......

Pawan Bansal, Ashwani Kumar to stay for now

The United Progressive Alliance on Sunday decided not to oblige the opposition by asking for the resignation of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, whose nephew was arrested in a bribery case, as......

Will Bansal, Kumar be axed? Cong to decide tomorrow

A meeting of the Congress top brass is scheduled for Saturday evening amid talk that a decision on the removal of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and shifting of beleaguered Law Minister......

The 4 Congressmen eyeing Bansal's Chandigarh seat

Former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat is up for grabs. And there are quite a few in the reckoning. Anita Katyal reports A few days after Railway Minister Pawan......

Rail Budget 2013: Bengal won't have much to cheer

As Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal gears up to table the Railway Budget on Tuesday, Bengal would have very little to look forward to. Any Congress minister will be presenting the Railway......

Rail Tariff Authority gets nod

The Cabinet on Monday approved the setting up of a Rail Tariff Authority to advise the railways on passenger and freight rates. In August 2013, the Cabinet had given an in-principle nod to set up......

Ex-Railway Ministers slam Rail budget, call it 'pro-rich'

Former Railway Ministers were not on the same track as incumbent Sadananda Gowda, calling the Rail budget "pro-rich" and a " Modi gadget" which has nothing new to offer. As Gowda's predecessors......

The man who proposed the ban on Rs 500, 1,000 notes

The War on Big Notes 'By demonetising higher denominations of currency notes, we have taken out the vehicle for corruption.'But the motive is still there.' In 2000, Anil Bokil, chairperson of......