Ride-hailing platform inDrive to launch services in Bengaluru, PuneThe California-based online ride-hailing platform launched its services in 2019 and is now present in 10 cities, such as Delhi-NCR, Kolkata...
25 May, 2023, 03.25 PM IST
Dedicated freight corridor to bring down charges by 50 per centThe haulage charges on Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd network will be 50 per cent lower compared to the freight tariff...
23 Feb, 2020, 01.17 PM IST
Shinkansen bullet train faced opposition even in Japan, naysayers in India too: Piyush Goyal"We have a fair share of naysayers in the country. Whenever we speak of introducing new technology or bring up an out of the box idea, ther...
04 Oct, 2018, 03.32 PM IST
Budget 2017 addresses key issues of Railways, challenge is implementationA positive feature is that physical targets for 2016-17 have either been achieved or exceeded; there is great need for investment in safety.
02 Feb, 2017, 12.51 AM IST
Rail Budget 2016: Suresh Prabhu leaves passenger fares, freight rates unchangedUnlike last year when he tweaked freight rates, Prabhu made no changes either in passenger fares or freight rates.
25 Feb, 2016, 03.55 PM IST
Liberal policy needed to attract private funds in railways: A K Mittal"Railways should address the concern of private players for attracting private investment. If there is a risk then the risk factor has to b...
18 Jan, 2016, 02.24 PM IST
Railway Development Authority likely soonThe railways will seek suggestions from all stakeholders, including the public, on constitution as well as broadbasing the functioning of t...
27 Dec, 2015, 01.57 PM IST
Rail Budget is dedicated to infrastructure: Rajasthan BJPMeanwhile, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee president Sachin Pilot said the rail budget was disappointing with hollow announcement.
26 Feb, 2015, 11.17 PM IST
Now, let the Rail Budget build bigIt has been just two years since the ministry of Railways has come under the control of a national party and in both years, rail tariffs ha...
23 Jun, 2014, 03.43 AM IST
Tarun Gogoi opposes railway fare hike, reminds Narendra Modi government of its promise of 'good days'He said,“The people of India did not expect that the new govt within a short span of time will forget their promises of better days."
21 Jun, 2014, 04.39 PM IST
Market will correct a bit if Govt fails to deliver: Nilesh Shetty, Quantum AMCMarkets expect certain things from the budget or policy announcements. If that does not come through, disappointment might creep in the mar...
21 Jun, 2014, 12.11 PM IST
Rail Budget 2013: Freight tariff adjustment unlikely to affect inflationEven as the gains from the passenger fare hike of January will be eroded due to higher fuel costs, the government refrained from raising pa...
26 Feb, 2013, 06.54 PM IST
- Dinesh Trivedi, Derek O'Brien cross swords over rail fare hike
Trinamool Congress member Derek O'Brien dubbed as absurd former railway minister Dinesh Trivedi's argument that fares were being raised to ...
23 Mar, 2012, 09.06 AM IST
Railway Budget 2012: Railways may not achieve targets set in the budget, says Ajay Mittal, Arshiya InternationalWe were supposed to finish the dedicated freight corridors long time back. I do not know what is the finishing date and I really do not buy...
14 Mar, 2012, 03.26 PM IST
Railway Budget 2009-10: Utopia for rail travellers?The Railway Budget has no measures to console the industry.
04 Jul, 2009, 12.29 AM IST
- Railway Budget 2009-10: Mamata focuses on passenger amenities, reworks tatkal fares
The Railways has decided to develop 50 stations as world class stations. 309 will be developed as ideal stations.
03 Jul, 2009, 01.21 PM IST
- Consolidation is the mantra
Consolidation is good news for the beleaguered airline industry.
11 Mar, 2009, 03.18 AM IST