TN on alert as Cyclone 'Michaung' set to cross coast on Dec 5

The state government on Sunday said all arrangements have been made to handle the situation as cyclonic storm 'Michaung' is likely to intensify and reach north Tamil Nadu coast on December 4 before......

Preparation For Biparjoy Paid Dividends

No lives were lost after cyclone Biparjoy made landfall.Preparations for Biparjoy were not only extensive, they were also telecast far and wide.Ahead of the cyclone's landfall, Shyam G Menon......

Why did Xi meet PLA generals?

Important for India was Xi's meeting with representatives of PLA officers and soldiers stationed in Tibet.The video of the encounter was interesting to watch, especially the large number of......

Yaas intensifies into very severe cyclonic storm: IMD

Cyclone Yaas intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm on Tuesday evening, India Meteorological Department Director General M Mohapatra said, even as the states of West Bengal, Odisha and......

'Revive the Railways? Go back to the 1950s' model'

  'IR must cleanly separate its commercial work from social objective' 'If I am going to set up a rail track in the north-east, money will be required to come from the finance ministry.' 'If......

No hike in fares, better amenities for passengers

  Presenting the Railway Budget for 2015-16, Railway Minsiter Suresh Prabhu announced that there will be no hike in fares and unveiled plans for better amenities.Design, Quality and......

Ginger Hotels among bidders for railways' amenity complexes

Tata Group’s Ginger Hotels is among the bidders for 15 of the 43 multi-functional complexes offered for development by the Rail Land Development Authority so far this year. RLDA is a......

Train timings? Check Facebook

Railways have now launched a Facebook page to inform passengers about the latest position of trains including arrivals and departures."Through the Facebook we are informing the general public about......