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CCTV cameras turned off to hide Delhi stampede? Vaishnaw says...

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said a fair enquiry is being conducted regarding the stampede which took place at New Delhi railway station last month and said the government is...

Opposition walks out of RS over debate on duplicate voters

Opposition parties, including the Congress and the Trinamool Congress, on Monday walked out of the Rajya Sabha after their demand for a discussion on the Election Commission's alleged lapses in...

Ruckus in Parliament over deportation of Indians from US

Parliament was rocked on Thursday following the uproar over the issue of deportation of illegal Indian immigrants from the United States. IMAGE: Indian immigrants deported from the US walk out of...

CPM MP's private bill seeks to define governor's powers

With his party's government in Kerala locked in a bitter war of words with Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, Communist Party of India-Marxist MP V Sivadasan on Friday introduced a private member's bill...

78 Opposition MPs suspended from Parliament

As many as 78 opposition members -- 33 in Lok Sabha and 45 in Rajya Sabha -- were suspended from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Monday for disrupting proceedings in both the Houses of Parliament....

100% Railways Electrification By 2024

India is now much ahead of other large railway networks in the world in terms of electrification -- with the US at just 1 per cent, China at 72 per cent and Europe at 60 per cent. IMAGE: The South...

Brains behind Lalu's Railway Budget

While Lalu Prasad often walks away with the accolades for turning around the Indian Railways, it is his core team of three -- Railway Board Chairman JP Batra, Railway Board Financial Commissioner R...

Will a makeover really help the Indian Railways?

Indian Railways, the 150-year-old lifeline of India's transport sector, has been facing growing criticism lately owing to its deteriorating finances. With surplus funds projected to fall at an...

Bullet train faces hurdles down the line

The high-speed train line in a region already well-connected by rail, road and airways may have to struggle to stay viable, says Sudheer Pal Singh. Japan's Nozomi bullet train. Photograph: Reuters...

New committee for airports' revamp

The government has set up a three-member committee to help a committee of secretaries, set up last week to look into the privatisation and modernisation of the Delhi and Mumbai airports, take a...