With his surprise sabbatical "for a few weeks" sparking speculations, the Congress on Monday jumped in to damage control asserting that Rahul Gandhi will actively take part in all party processes after he comes back from the leave in near future.
Anticipating healthier economic growth, the Railways has targeted a record Rs 1.6 lakh crore in revenue for the next financial year, while no increase has been proposed in passenger fares and freight rates.
Prabhu hoped that during this 3-4 years period, railways would be able to absorb the impact from their resources
K C Venugopal (Congress) charged the Modi government with providing little funds for the MGNREGA.
Thirty-five Union ministers on Friday huddled in a strategy meeting for an image make-over for the government on a day when Congress began its foot march against the land bill from the symbolical Bhatta Parsaul village.
The redevelopment of stations is good news for construction companies.
India's decrepit state-run train services stand to receive at least a 25 per cent boost in investment to over $9 billion.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee could be staring at troubled times ahead as the Saradha scam trail seemingly leads up to her doorstep.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended 80 points up at 23,789 while the Nifty50 closed at 7,235, up 24 points.
Prime Minister on Friday said his government has unshackled several stalled projects across the country.
Sensex slumped 518 points to end the day at 25,582 and the Nifty slipped 164 points to close at 7,623.
The battered Congress has slammed the BJP on its decision to hike rail fares, the power crisis in the Capital and the abduction of Indians in Iraq. Anita Katyal reports how the Congress is wasting no time to criticise the ruling party.
'The bullet train project is a complete sham'
Rajya Sabha will sit for late hours in last week of the first half of the budget session from Monday to clear the pending legislative and other businesses.
The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices have performed better than the front-liners
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's landslide election in 2014 raised hopes he would draw a line under India's socialist past, cut welfare and reduce the government's role in business.
Banks stocks continued to trade weak along with FMCG major ITC.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu faces a stiff dilemma on whether to raise fares and freight rates in his second Rail Budget.
The Railway Budget will be presented on February 25 while the Union Budget will be presented on February 29.
Trinamool Congress's slogan of 'Satatar Pratik' (symbol of honesty) has been challenged by BJP's slogan, 'Gali, gali mein shor hai, Mamata Banerjee chor hai'.
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The introduction of fuel adjustment component in passenger fares will merely add Rs 450 crore.
Against a turbulent and uncertain background, Budget 2017-18 hewed a steady, forward-looking course, says Shankar Acharya, former chief economic adviser to the government.
FMCG, automobile industries say if GST regime kicks in, rail hubs can take Make in India to a new high.
The higher salaries and pension outgo will be equivalent to about one per cent of the GDP.
There would be a marginal 3% increase in freight rates.
The 30-share Sensex and the 50-share Nifty ended flat at the mark of 29,008 and 8,767 respectively.
The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 30 points.
Bibek Debroy highlights the importance of the Assam Rail Link Project.
Indian Railways need a facelift, says Suresh Prabhu.
'No right thinking student of politics can name one state where the BJP gains in double digits.'
'The core sectors have not done very well in the past one year.'
Outlining the Budget estimates for the coming year, the Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu put the plan size at Rs 1.21 lakh crore.
Railway Budget has not discriminated against any state.
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The 30-share Sensex ended down 261 points at 28,747 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 83 points at 8,684.
Finance minister attempts a clean-up job, keeps projected expenditure growth low.
The Railway Budget has impressed industry watchers.
Rahul referred to the four questions he had raised in his speech in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
Opposition parties on Friday criticised the government's decision to hike railway fares terming it as "criminal" to burden the people with such an increase and questioned as to why Parliament was not taken into confidence before taking the step.
If we can adhere to those standards, most passengers will be happy.
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