Recruitment exam row: Rlys gives in to demands of protesting job aspirants

In a good news for the railway job aspirants who had protested against irregularities in the Railway Recruitment Board Level-1 and National Thermal Power Corporation examinations, the national......

Allow Mumbai local trains for all: Maha govt to Rlys

The Maharashtra government has proposed to the railway authorities that general public be allowed to travel by Mumbai local trains during non-peak hours, officials said on Wednesday. The proposal......

Rlys to run more local trains in Mumbai from today

The railways will expand its suburban services in Mumbai from Wednesday and run 350 trains each in the central and western railway zones, minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday.   The trains......

Bengal seeks army's help to restore services hit by Amphan

The West Bengal government on Saturday sought support of the Indian Army, railways and port for restoring essential infrastructure and services in the cyclone-ravaged areas of the state. IMAGE: A......

India's infrastructure action on the Twitter route

From Kudankulam to the Land Bill, Vinayak Chatterjee takes the Twitter route to capture the infra action of 2013.   1. Kudankulam goes ‘critical’. Southern states to receive......

Fare, freight hikes bring little cheer to rlys' finances

An across-the-board rise in passenger fares and an increase in freight rates this year haven’t improved Indian Railways’ financial health. The railways expects a shortfall of Rs 4,000......

Plan panel wants rlys to fund own infra projects

The Planning Commission is believed to have impressed on the railway ministry the need to raise its own resources to fund vital infrastructure projects such as the ambitious Dedicated Rail Freight......

Dearer diesel to cost rlys an additional Rs 720 cr

The latest increase in the price of diesel will put an additional burden of Rs 720 crore (Rs 7.2 billion) annually on the Indian Railways, even as it tries hard to bring down expenses to maintain......

Ranji round-up: Karn Sharma bags 6 wkts, but Mumbai take lead over Rlys

Railways leg-spinner Karn Sharma took six wickets, including three off 12 balls, but Mumbai rode on opener Akhil Herwadkar's disciplined knock of 145 to take the first innings lead in their Group B......

Satish, Pandey deny UP victory

It was a case of so near yet so far for Uttar Pradesh as they failed to take the last two Karnataka wickets for an outright win, and had to eventually settle for three points after their Group B......

Bhatt, Dhruv deny Bengal outright victory

Bengal's pace trio of Ashoke Dinda, Sourav Sarkar and Shami Ahmed failed miserably. They weren't able to get the last six Gujarat wickets on the final day as home team managed only three points......

National Snooker: Mehta downs Chawla to retain crown

Aditya Mehta won his second national snooker title in a period of six months by outplaying Kamal Chawla 6-2 in the best-of-eleven frame final in the 78th Manisha National Championships at the PYC......

National billiards: Advani retains crown

World Champion Pankaj Advani retained the national billiards title with a flawless show in the final, blanking Bhalchandra Bhaskar 5-0 at the PYC Hindu Gymkhana in Mumbai on Friday. Petroleum......