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Maha govt declares Ganeshotsav as state festival, to 'bear expenses'

The over-a-century-old 'Sarvajanik Ganehotsav' was on Thursday officially declared as the ‘State Festival of Maharashtra', with the government asserting that it was committed to preserving and......

Selection of IIT directors is like 'running a lottery': Kakodkar

Breaking his silence, Chairman of Bombay Indian Institute of Technology board of governors Anil Kakodkar on Friday said he had resigned because he did not want to be part of the selection process......

Won't allow bullet train till Mumbai local fixed: Raj Thackeray

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray warned that “not a single brick will be allowed to be placed for the bullet train in Mumbai” until the infrastructure of local railways......

Last count: 148,707 Indians died in road accidents in 2015

Indian roads are far more unsafe than its railways. A sense of urgency is required to tackle India's embarrassing record on road safety, says Vinayak Chatterjee. IMAGE: The total number of road......

Maha govt sets up panel to probe killing of tigress Avni

IMAGE: The killing of T1, as the tigress was officially known, led to an outrage among animal lovers and wildlife organisations. Photograph: PTI Photo The Maharashtra government on......

Rail Budget: A huge emphasis on safety

The Ministry of Railways proposes to set up an independent Railway Safety Authority as a statutory regulatory body as recommended by Kakodkar Committee. This was announced by the Minister of......

Govt to procure 200K-tonne onions amid farmer protest

Barely days after imposing a 40 per cent export tax on onions to cool down soaring prices, which, in turn, triggered widespread protests across the main growing belts, the Centre on Tuesday sought......

Trial semi high-speed train runs on 8 more routes by year-end

Following the successful trial run of a semi high-speed train between Delhi and Agra, railways is all set to replicate the exercise on eight more routes by the end of this year as it looks to......

Will the railways change to safer LHB coaches?

Two high-level railway safety commissions came down heavily on ICF coaches, recommending their replacement by LHBs, says Bibek Debroy. ICF stands for the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai......

It's the best time for Railways to bring a historic turnaround

Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu aligns priorities, funding and organisation to shape a transformation agenda, notes Vinayak Chatterjee. It is not easy being railway minister. Ask Union Railway......

Padma Bhushan row: Now, Saina Nehwal gets special consideration

Saina Nehwal. Photograph: PTI Photos The possibility of conferring Padma Bhushan to ace shuttler Saina Nehwal continues to remain uncertain notwithstanding the Sports Ministry's nomination as the......

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Maha govt declares Ganeshotsav as state festival, to 'bear expenses'

Selection of IIT directors is like 'running a lottery': Kakodkar

Won't allow bullet train till Mumbai local fixed: Raj Thackeray

Last count: 148,707 Indians died in road accidents in 2015

Maha govt sets up panel to probe killing of tigress Avni

Rail Budget: A huge emphasis on safety

Govt to procure 200K-tonne onions amid farmer protest

Trial semi high-speed train runs on 8 more routes by year-end

Will the railways change to safer LHB coaches?

It's the best time for Railways to bring a historic turnaround

Padma Bhushan row: Now, Saina Nehwal gets special consideration

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