Last session of Parliament begins with uproar on Telangana

The Telangana issue disrupted the Parliament on the first day of the last session of the current Lok Sabha, leading to adjournment of both Houses. While the Lok Sabha has been adjourned for the......

AP train fire: Forensic experts begin investigations

Forensic experts on Sunday began examination and collecting evidence from the ill-fated AC coach of the Bangalore-Nanded Express that caught fire on Saturday killing 26 people in Andhra Pradesh's......

PHOTOS: 26 killed as fire breaks out in train in Andhra Pradesh

With three more bodies recovered from the charred AC coach of Bangalore-Nanded Express, the toll in the mishap has risen to 26. "So far 26 persons have died in the incident. Rescue operations are......

Flood batters AP, Karnataka; 194 dead

South India is reeling under floods. Heavy rain and surging flood waters continued to batter Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, claiming at least 194 lives and inundating vast swathes of land. The......

Railways takes down curtains from third AC coaches

Citing safety reasons, the railways has decided to remove curtains put on pathways of all air-conditioned three-tier (3 AC) coaches of trains. However, the curtains from windows of 3 AC coaches......

Rail Budget: 67 express, 26 passenger trains

Offering a bonanza for train travellers, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal announced that the Indian Railways will start new 67 new Express trains, 27 passenger trains, 5 MEMU and 8 DEMU......

'SC verdict won't affect any project of R-Infra'

Reliance Infrastructure, part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, has said the recent Supreme Court order on gas supply to sister firm Reliance Power (45 per cent owned by R-Infra) will not impact......

Railways to flag off 117 new trains

The Indian Railways will flag off 117 new trains as planned, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said while presenting the Budget on Wednesday. The Railways will also introduce 52 new trains in FY11.......