In a thanksgiving budget, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday proposed no increase in passenger fares or freight tariff while announcing a slew of measures including launch of 12 non-stop point-to-point long-distance trains and air-conditioned double-decker coaches for inter-city travel.
Former skipper Sunil Gavaskar feels blaming the Indian Premier League or its post-match parties for India's humiliating exit from the Twenty20 World Cup is a "poor excuse" to justify the dismal campaign.
North East Frontier Railway officials said two unidentified male bodies were found from the coaches while six persons were injured in the derailment that occurred at around 9pm near Shamuktala Road station, about 32 km from Alipurduar Railway Division headquarters.
The next big technology shift in communications will be holographic projection.
Speaking to reporters at the Dharwad Media Club Joshi said all the trains passing through Dharwad railway station would be stopped at Dharwad on June 15 if the railway authorities did not 'keep up their words'. He said the South Western Railway general manager had sought three acres of additional land near Dharwad railway station to facilitiate extension of Inter City train upto Dharwad.
Revamping Indian Railways will need bold thinking, and lots of money and time. And all three may be scarce, points out T N Ninan.
Railways to introduce touch-screen TVs for individual seats.
The country's second-largest commercial vehicle maker, Ashok Leyland is pitching for an aggressive drive through the bus segment as work on newer projects for the segment picks up pace at the company's research centre.
The incident occurred around 5.15 am, they said, adding a relief train from Sambalpur station has been rushed to the spot.
RCom intends to utilise the proceeds of the proposed transaction to reduce its debt.
Enthused by its success in retail, the Kishore Biyani-led $2 billion Future Group will soon foray into the logistics business, investing more than Rs 400 crore (Rs 4 billion) by 2010.
Mumbai's dabbawalas have also suspended their services on Tuesday.
After creating a niche in the inter-city bus mart, luxury bus maker Volvo is now targeting the city-bus segment, bagging the first order in Bangalore.
With water receding in most parts of this rain-battered city and its suburbs, the focus is now on clearing the various areas of the waste and muck left behind.
Commercial vehicle maker Volvo India on Thursday unveiled a revamped version of its luxury inter-city bus to capitalise on the growing traffic.
Ride-hailing firms claim penetration is still low and there is a huge upside to grow the market and make owning a car pass.
Manchester United's teenage striker Marcus Rashford was a late inclusion against Midtjylland in Thursday's Europa League clash after a team mate was injured in the warm-up and delivered two goals in a 5-1 win for a dream debut.
A bomb was recovered on Monday from an unclaimed bag in a train just days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Assam
Three policemen were shot dead and two injured by armed Maoists in a running train near Jamalpur railway station in Bihar's Munger district on Saturday evening.
"There were some women cadre also in the Maoist contingent that attacked the train on Thursday," Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Law and Order S K Bhardwaj told PTI.
Essel Group has confirmed its plans to set up a rival Twenty20 cricket league.
'It is like an island of excellence'.
Get ready for a great safari across some of the best national parks in the country, courtesy the Indian Railways.
Telecom major Reliance Communications plans to monetise its real estate assets as it looks to pare debt.
Police and railway officials said RPF jawan Sukhnath D Singh and a passenger were killed in the attack while Kumar Amit, a Patna-based Bihar police sub-inspector, was found dead in an AC coach when the Dhanbad-Patna Inter-City Express reached Keul at Lakhisarai, ECR Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO) Amitabh Prabhakar and Lakhisarai DSP Vijay Prasad said.
Reliance Jio Infocomm is the only company which had in 2010 won a pan-India spectrum for 4G services but is yet to start commercial services.
India should not miss the opportunity to develop high-speed railway.
It's the age of the DIY travellers.
The new device, building by a team of Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, will keep the heart in good condition for about eight hours.
The intra-city cable leasing deal will give RCom Rs 1,200 crore, which will be used to clear some of its debt.
None of the political parties in UP has any effective plans to create jobs.
In what could be one of the largest launches in the telecom services space, Reliance Jio Infocomm is set to roll out its 4G LTE services in 800 Indian cities between April and June next year.
'It goes without saying that Air India has now no imaginable reason to exist.'
The air pollution problem in the national capital won't go away till we take action -- such as ban the use of dirty fuels, ramp up public transport and oversee crop burning, says Sunita Narain.
9 passengers were killed and 16 seriously injured when 9 bogies derailed.
Even on paper, there is not much to choose, especially with Pune beating MI thrice this season including a comprehensive victory in Qualifier 1. But a impressive show by Mumbai in the final cannot be ruled out.
The Bullet train is a childish desire to join an elite club at the cost of 99.9 per cent of rail passengers, says S Pushpavanam.
The metropolis has received heavy rains in the last 24 hours.
The company will wait for sizeable user base for better valuation.
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