Railway budget beginning of paradigm shift : PM
Feb 26, 2015, at 09:48 pm
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appreciated Railway Budget 2015, presented by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and described it as 'forward looking and futuristic.'
No hike in rail passenger fares, women safety emphasised
Feb 26, 2015, at 07:23 pm
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said there will be no increase in passenger fares as he presented the 2015-16 Railway Budget on Thursday promising to transform it in next five years and make it self-sustainable, modern, clean and safe for women.
No hike in rail passenger fares: Suresh Prabhu
Feb 26, 2015, at 06:05 pm
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday said there will be no increase in passenger fares as he progressed with his speech presenting the 2015-16 Railway Budget on Thursday promising to transform it in next five years and make it self-sustainable.
Suresh Prabhu presents Railway Budget
Feb 26, 2015, at 05:57 pm
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) Amid great expectations, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu began his speech to present the 2015-16 Railway Budget on Thursday promising to transform it in next five years and make it self-sustainable.
Parliament adjourned over Venkaiah remark on Rahul
Feb 26, 2015, at 05:21 pm
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS): The Lok Sabha was adjourned for a while ahead of the Railway Budget on Thursday after it witnessed a ruckus over the reported remark of Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Rahul Gandhi going on leave for introspection.
Everything cannot be done in first year: Suresh Prabhu
Feb 26, 2015, at 05:03 pm
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) Amid great expectations, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, who will present the Rail Budget for 2015-16 on Thursday, said everything cannot be done in the very first year of his budget presentation.
Suresh Prabhu to present Railway Budget today
Feb 26, 2015, at 03:38 pm
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) Amid great expectations, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will present the Rail Budget on Thursday.
TMC suspends MLA Swapan Kanti Ghosh
Feb 26, 2015, at 05:38 am
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IBNS): In a significant development, the Trinamool Congress suspended Suri MLA Swapan Kanti Ghosh on Wednesday.
MPPEB scam: Digvijaya targets MP CM
Feb 26, 2015, at 05:35 am
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) Hours after Governor Ram Naresh Yadav stepped down from his post, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday attacked the Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan over the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) scam.
Rahul must be given full responsibility: Nath
Feb 26, 2015, at 04:40 am
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS): Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath on Wednesday said time has come for Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi should be given full responsibility of the party.
COAS presents 'Standards' to 44 Armoured Regiment
Feb 26, 2015, at 03:30 am
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS): General Dalbir Singh, Chief of the Army Staff, on behalf of President of India Paranb Mukherjee, presented the President's Standards' to 44 Armoured Regiment at Suratgarh Military Station on Wednesday.
Debt waiver: CM Mamata writes to PM
Feb 26, 2015, at 03:13 am
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to urge a debt waiver for her state.
Govt to run two special trains for Holi to Puri
Feb 26, 2015, at 02:48 am
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IBNS): South Eastern Railway will run 15 pairs of Special Trains between Santragachi-Puri-Santragachi on different nominated days during the period from March 4 to June 27.
Huge cache of arms recovered in Guwahati, 2 held
Feb 26, 2015, at 02:44 am
Guwahati, Feb 25 (IBNS) : Assam police on Wednesday recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition, explosives and arrested two persons in two separate incidents in Guwahati, officials said.
Saudi Arabia road mishap: 5 Indians killed
Feb 26, 2015, at 02:33 am
Riyadh, Feb 25 (IBNS): At least five Indians were killed in a road mishap in Saudi Arabia's Huraymila town, media reports said.
Four hardcore militants apprehended in Assam
Feb 26, 2015, at 01:28 am
Guwahati, Feb 25 (IBNS) : The Security forces apprehended four hardcore militants including two of NDFB(S) in Assam on Wednesday, officials said.
Vyapan scam: MP Governor quits from post
Feb 26, 2015, at 01:24 am
Bhopal, Feb 25 (IBNS): A day after a special task force registered an FIR against Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav in connection with the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) scam, he stepped down from his post on Wednesday.
Few top political leaders of Assam in touch with BJP
Feb 26, 2015, at 12:23 am
Guwahati, Feb 25 (IBNS): Few top political leaders of Assam including three of Congress are in touch with BJP and are likely to be join the saffron party.
Keriwal slashes power tariff by 50 pc, offers free water
Feb 25, 2015, at 10:45 pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) In keeping with the Aam Aadmi Party's pre-poll promises, the Arvind Kerjwal government on Wednesday slashed power tariff by 50 per cent for consumption up to 400 units per month and introduced a free water scheme for residents of Delhi.
456 VCRs set up in country : Minister
Feb 25, 2015, at 10:14 pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has so far set up 456 Village Resource Centres (VRCs) to demonstrate the potential of satellite technology for development of rural areas
R K Pachauri admitted to hospital
Feb 25, 2015, at 09:55 pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) Environmentalist RK Pachauri, accused of sexual assault, was admitted to a hospital on Wednesday after he claimed that he was unwell.
Rahul needed time off to introspect : Ambika Soni
Feb 25, 2015, at 09:04 pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) Senior Congress leader Ambika Soni on Wednesday said party's vice-president Rahul Gandhi took leave as he wanted some time to "introspect" and "contemplate".
Congress protests land acquisition ordinance at Jantar Mantar
Feb 25, 2015, at 07:01 pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS): While Vice-president Rahul Gandhi is missing after he went on leave to an undisclosed destination for introspection on poll defeats, his party Congress joined the bandwagon of protest against the Modi government in the land acquisition bill amendment ordinance calling it anti-farmer.
TADA Court sentences gangster Abu Salem for life
Feb 25, 2015, at 06:20 pm
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IBNS): A Special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court, which earlier convicted extradited gangster Abu Salem in connection with the 1995 murder case of Mumbai-based builder Pradeep Jain, on Wednesday sentenced him to life.
Salman Khan arms case verdict in Jodhpur court deferred
Feb 25, 2015, at 05:40 pm
Jodhpur, Feb 25 (IBNS): A court in Jodhpur on Wednesday adjourned till March 3 its verdict on whether Bollywood actor Salman Khan was guilty or not of illegal arms possession in the case of endangered black buck and chinkara hunting about 16 years ago during a film shoot in Rajasthan.
Jodhpur court to rule on Salman Khan black buck case
Feb 25, 2015, at 05:04 pm
Jodhpur, Feb 25 (IBNS): A court in Jodhpur will rule on Wednesday if Bollywood actor Salman Khan was guilty or not of illegal arms possession in the case of endangered black buck and chinkara hunting about 16 years ago during a film shoot in Rajasthan.
Boy jumps to death in Mumbai school after teacher's scolding
Feb 25, 2015, at 04:42 pm
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IBNS) A 12-year-old boy in a Mumbai school on Tuesday reportedly jumped to death from one of the top floors of the school after a rebuke by his teacher, said media reports.
Suspected MNS workers attack Navi Mumbai toll plaza officials
Feb 25, 2015, at 04:39 pm
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IBNS) Suspected Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers were caught on CCTV camera slapping an official of a toll plaza in Navi Mumbai's Kharghar on Tuesday.
Immediately withdraw land ordinance: Mamata
Feb 25, 2015, at 04:48 am
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday called the Land Acquisition Ordinance as 'draconian' and demanded for an immediate withdrawal of it.
Kolkata: BSF apprehend 2 fake candidates during review medical examination
Feb 25, 2015, at 02:03 am
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IBNS) The Border Security Force (BSF) have apprehended two fake candidates while they are appearing for others in review medical examination for recruitment in BSF held at BSF Camp Composite Hospital at Salt Lake area in Kolkta, officials said on Tuesday.