Rosa Parks, power of resistance and the Delhi bus rape

The protests in India have focused mainly on the issue of rape. But these could as well extend to the arena of public transport because the girl's rape and death are directly related to the......

Why are toilets low priority in India?

No amount of stink, or raising one to correct it, would work quick enough to change the order of things. Toilets, you see, are our least priority, says Mahesh Vijapurkar. Anyone who had travelled......

Scam accused on PAC chair; Railways gets HC notice

Patna High Court issued a notice toIndian Railways on Tuesday on a petition challenging appointment of former Rashtriya Janata Dal minister and accused in multi-crore bitumen scam Illiyas Hussain......

Railway Budget has cheated people: Lalu

'It is all over. It has derailed. There is nothing in the Rail budget,' Lalu Prasad said. Two former Railway ministers-- Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad--and a leader of Trinamool Congress,......

Turnaround plans spreading wings under new Air India chief

  A committee has been set up to rationalise Air India’s routes. Ashwani Lohani, the new chairman & managing director of loss-making state-owned airline Air India, is giving final......

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......

Many initiatives on amenities in railways but progress still long way

The new regime in the rail bhawan has also managed to sign a $1.1 billion loan from the World Bank for the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor project. During its first year in office, the Prime......

'Tendulkar has lost his fighting abilities'

Readers' responses toThe naked and the dead feature: It is SPOT ON.I feel we r saying this day only because of our seniors (namely Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman).Please make no......