In a letter addressed to the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal, TMC MP Derek O' Brien claimed that the BJP, including its Gujarat Unit, ...

During recent global crude price volatility linked to West Asia tensions, retail fuel prices in India remained largely unchanged, unlike in...

Railways is getting total Rs 30,223 crore as gross budgetary support for the fiscal 2014-15 which includes Rs 1223 crore as fuel cess.

The Railways should get more aggressive to augment freight, specifically coal, whose shortage is crippling the power sector.

New lines, passenger friendly measures, dedicated freight corridor are some of the salient points of Railway Minister's Interim railway bud...

Kharge announced 72 new trains and promised to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in his maiden budget that showed a worsening of railwa...

In a bid to prevent accidents, Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge today announced elimination of all unmanned level crossings in a time-bo...

'The focus was rightly on attracting huge investments to upgrade, modernising and expanding railways attempting to bring in FDI.'

The only mentionable point in the budget proposal with any relevance to the region, is introduction of two new express trains.

Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge Wednesday said passenger services up to Katra are expected to commence shortly.

"IT has revolutionised our customer interface over the last few years. We intend to continue the process," Kharge said in the Lok Sabha.

Kharge highlighted UPA-II government's endeavour to better connect areas of North-East. "We will connect Meghalaya, Arunachal to rail netwo...

"We completed laying 2,027 kms rail lines versus target 2,000 kms. We have successfully met 6th pay panel recommendations," Kharge said.

"After the studies, Indian Railways will decide on further course of action and modalities for implementation of the project," he added.

Electrification of over 4,000 kilometres is planned. Need urgent investment in Railways to improve services," he said.

Faced with a revenue shortfall, Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge will not bring about reduction in basic passenger fares in the interim ...

There are indications that passenger fares may not be touched barring minor changes in a few segments in the first rail budget to be presen...