2 dead, 34 injured as Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derails

Two passengers were killed and 34 injured when eight coaches of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailed near Gonda in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, an official said. IMAGE: Several coaches of the......

Railways To Revamp Signal Failure Protocols

The government will look to standardise rules around operations protocol during failure of automatic signalling. IMAGE: A goods train rammed into the Kanchenjunga Express in Darjeeling, June 17,......

Coalition Won't Block Modi's Reforms

'The BJP's numbers in this government are almost the same as those enjoyed by the Congress under P V Narasimha Rao when the reform process was kicked off in 1991.' 'As before, the only constraints......

Modi Firmly In Control Of Ministers

The strong message from the prime minister is of continuity of policies he considers right with strong emphasis on execution, points out T N C Rajagopalan. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi......

Budget may go vocal for higher local procurement

To boost domestic manufacturing under the Make in India initiative and reduce dependency on imports, the government is expected to announce in the Budget an increase in the minimum local content......

Govt Eyes Monthly, Quarterly Job Data

'Efforts are on to make the data readily available so that it proves useful for policymakers.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes.Government job......

Value-add target in new PLI scheme for electronics manufacturing may double

In a move to deepen manufacturing in electronics in India, the Centre is targeting 35-40 per cent value-addition through the yet-to-be launched production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for......

Balancing green concerns with soaring energy demand

Rising energy demand could tilt India's energy basket towards fossil fuels from coal to oil, natural gas.  Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes.......

Fake certificates awarded to grapplers at Pune Nationals: Sakshi

The suspended WFI, despite being warned of legal action by the Sports Ministry for organising the 'nationals', went ahead with the tournament in Pune from January 29-31. IMAGE: Sakshi Malik and......

Sanjay Singh defies suspension; vows to host nationals

IMAGE: Indian Olympic Association formed a three-member panel, headed by Bhupender Singh Bajwa, to manage the day-to-day affairs of the body. Photograph: ANI Indian wrestling teetered on the edge......

When India Hosted The First Asian Games

Seventy two years ago, a newly independent India ventured to hold the the first Asian Games in Delhi with meager resources. IMAGE: A glimpse of the Chinese city of Hangzhou, the venue for the......

Wrestling Trials: Antim once again tops charts; Divya, Sarita bounce back

IMAGE: Antim Panghal continued to stamp her authority as she won the World Championships trials. Photograph: Antim Panghal/Twitter Antim Panghal once again confirmed her emergence as one of the......

Protesting wrestlers join Asian Games trials

IMAGE: Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik during their sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi last month. Photograph: PTI The Sports Authority of India's centre in......