Bihar polls: 55 per cent turnout in 2nd phase of Bihar polls

An estimated 55 per cent of the electorate cast their votes in 32 constituencies across six Maoist-affected districts of Bihar on Friday in the second phase of assembly elections which passed off......

In round 2 of battle for Bihar, stakes higher for Nitish-Lalu

The battle for Bihar enters into its second phase on Friday with voters set to decide the fate of 456 candidates in 32 constituencies spread over six Naxal-hit districts, posing a big challenge to......

Bihar's first phase of polls on six seats offer no signal

In the first phase of elections in Bihar, voting will happen on April 10 in six Lok Sabha constituencies. These six constituencies are reserved seats of Sasaram, Jamui and Gaya, Karakat, Aurangabad......

Seven policemen killed in landmine blast in Bihar

Seven policemen were killed after their jeep was blown up in a land mine blast by Maoists in Bihar's Aurangabad district on Tuesday evening. The blast was triggered near Chandragarh More (circle)......

How Suresh Prabhu plans to transform the Indian Railways

Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu perhaps has the most challenging task at hand in the government - of efficiently running a mammoth system and creating additional capacity, with little......

Prabhu asks Indian Railways to save Rs 5,000 cr on energy bill

Railways Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu on Friday said he has asked the railway board to ensure savings of at least Rs 5,000 crore by 2019 on railways’ energy bill of Rs 33,000 crore. As......

Markets end flat, L&T soars 6%

Markets ended flat amid a volatile trading session on Monday led by engineering major Larsen & Toubro after the company reported better-than-expected second quarter numbers last week. The 30-share......

Markets end flat as Asian cues weigh

Markets pared early morning gains as weakness in Asian bourses impacted our Indian shares and ended flat.The BSE benchmark, after touching a high of 18,959 slipped to a low of 18,797.The index has......