Before the MCC came into effect, Modi was busy laying stones, cutting ribbons, and unveiling plaques across the country.
The ministry of railways is set to invite bids for content on demand and rail radio services, to be provided for travellers in April, says Shine Jacob.Shine Jacob in New Delhi
Iran's growing proximity to China may have also played a part.
Saurabh Kumar grabbed five wickets to play a big role in India 'A's series clinching 113-run victory
'The people, media and politicians are ready to listen to the troubles of Kangana Ranaut, but we are unwanted lives in the heart of Delhi.' Shine Jacob reports.
Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal spoke with the media about his privatisation plan, safety road map and innovation strategy.
Safety standards are thrown to the wind as government urges consumers to use mobile wallets at petrol pumps, Shine Jacob & Karan Choudhury/Business Standard report from New Delhi.
Government considering proposal to allow conversion of used cooking oil into biodiesel, say Shine Jacob and Shreya Jai.
The saffron party will use Lord Ayyappa the same way it made use of Lord Ram in the north to take away the Nair vote and make electoral inroads in the state.
The railways, the country's largest employer, will be hiring 127,000 people in 2018-2019, for which 23.7 million are competing.
Thomas Isaac has been in and out of the national news in his role as Kerala's finance minister since 2018 for various path-breaking tax initiatives. But it is 2020 that he has become more prominent, principally in the GST council.
Shine Jacob & Karan Choudhury highlight the red flags raised by the Controller General of Accounts.
'Are all roads in India privatised? Are governments not playing a role in airports or ports? If they (private players) want to set up lines for a specific requirement, I see no reason to object. It will expand the opportunity and passengers will also benefit.'
The Central government is stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea as far as the runaway fuel prices are concerned.
India ended their campaign at the 17th Asian Junior Championships in style as they finished third by winning 17 overall medals, including 7 gold, 4 silver and 6 bronze at Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam on Monday.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has graduated from being a stalwart of the CPM to a 'strong' mass leader and arguably the 'most able administrator' that the state has seen in over three decades, reports Shine Jacob.
General J F R Jacob looks back at the 1971 war.
For many, he is the Dhirubhai Ambani of Kerala. For others, he is the most influential Indian in West Asia. M A Yusuff is back in the spotlight after the controversy surrounding the UAE's reported offer of a Rs 7 billion aid package for flood-hit Kerala.
Digital-pay companies see 10x growth spurt after demonetisation, report Ayan Pramanik & Shine Jacob/Business Standard from Bengaluru.
With a 20 hour average delay, the New Jalpaiguri Express is the queen among late-running trains.
The focus is now on having premium service to give passenger comfort and increasing train speeds.
BPCL's impending privatisation and RIL's stake sale to Saudi Aramco raise questions about the future of the West Coast Refinery, once touted as the world's largest.
'It will cause problems for people who deal in small amounts of cash.' 'I hope it does not cause law and order problems.'
'The Congress's arrogance and unrealistic claims have weakened the anti-BJP movement at the national level.'
Piyush Goyal has begun his term as railway minister with characteristic energy, but not all his new initiatives are being praised
Oil India is set to usher in a new era with a road map drawn to ramp up production and diversification plans to foray into liquefied natural gas
Usually, a fall in oil prices is followed with a cut in retail prices of auto fuels and the government passes on the benefit to consumers. However, Morgan Stanley believes gains this time around will remain capped.
A lowdown on all the goings-on in the Malayalam film industry.
Fifty-six months on, the government's record in implementing these schemes and projects has been mixed, report Arup Roychoudhury and Indivjal Dhasmana.
BC Tripathi, who helms India's largest natural gas marketer and transporter -- GAIL, discusses last-mile connectivity to homes with Jyoti Mukul and Shine Jacob.
New Zealand last toured Pakistan in 2003 for a white-ball series and since then have avoided touring the country because of security reasons.
The railways is expecting a revenue of Rs 1,84,820 crore during the current financial year (FY17).
Debutante director Abrid Shine depicts the transformation of Indian society towards the importance of sports in the film.
'You can never bring about a change if you only bring in outsiders. Consultants will never feel what changes are necessary and where,' says Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.
A weekly roundup of the best and worst styles from the celebrity circuit.
The train has a lot to offer to its passengers: Silent run, fully-sealed gangway connecting two coaches, GPS-based passenger information system, modular bio-vacuum and disabled-friendly toilets, intelligent air conditioning that adjusts cooling according to the climate and closed-circuit television for safety.
RailYatri offers a host of travel-related services to a 4.5 million user base. Shine Jacob finds out what's next for the app.
Dharmendra Pradhan lays bare the next course of action for his ministry and says RIL will have to pay the same price at which it produced the volumes.
Favouring self-regulation by media, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said some aberrations had crept into the "fiercely independent" journalism and it should itself find ways to remove them.
The New York Comic Con played host to the latest and greatest in comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies and television.
