Uzbekistan’s evolution in the international financial systemUzbekistan's National Investment Fund has made waves with its groundbreaking IPO, now trading on international stock exchanges. This pivota...
20 May, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
West Asia crisis a balance of payments stress test, India better placed to navigate: NageswaranIndia's Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran described the West Asia crisis as a "live balance of payments stress test" impacting i...
12 May, 2026, 03.30 PM IST
West Bengal’s Delhi wall may disappear: What schemes could BJP rule in Kolkata unlock?West Bengal's long-standing political clashes with the central government over welfare schemes are set to change. With the BJP now in power...
09 May, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
Jal Jeevan: Somanna disputes CM Siddaramaiah’s claims on Centre’s support to KarnatakaA dispute has emerged between Union Minister V Somanna and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah regarding the Jal Jeevan Mission program. ...
30 Apr, 2026, 09.27 PM IST
8th Pay Commission for postal employees: Rs 1.12 lakh basic pay proposed for postman; what postal employee body wants from 8th CPCFederation of National Postal Organisations's (FNPO) memorandum included issues related to postal assistants, sorting assistants, postmen, ...
28 Apr, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
West Bengal elections: Dum Dum Uttar at crossroads, poised between governance, grievance and a heavyweight TMC nomineeWest Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: Dum Dum Uttar constituency is no longer a guaranteed win for the TMC. Senior minister Chandrima Bhatta...
26 Apr, 2026, 01.21 PM IST
From AI to subsidies: Bernstein’s candid open letter to PM Modi flags 8 critical fault linesGlobal brokerage Bernstein has cautioned India against becoming a mere user of future technology. The firm suggests that continued reliance...
23 Apr, 2026, 11.22 AM IST
Decontrol oil prices and replace cross-subsidies with targeted DBTs for needy householdsDuring recent global crude price volatility linked to West Asia tensions, retail fuel prices in India remained largely unchanged, unlike in...
16 Apr, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
AI to be extensively used for railway maintenance activities in 2026: Ashwini Vaishnaw"A new structural method will be introduced for technology and innovation, so that India's startups and innovative minds can connect with t...
10 Jan, 2026, 07.04 AM IST
Railways utilised 59 per cent of its capital expenditure in first six months of 2023-24: Ashwini VaishnawThe Indian Railways has utilized 59% of its total capital expenditure in the first half of the financial year 2023-24, thanks to 38 structu...
01 Oct, 2023, 12.43 AM IST
A 5-point reform template for Indian RailwaysGiven the legacy of decades of lack of reforms, these have to be delivered incrementally.
29 Jan, 2022, 11.00 PM IST
5G spectrum auctions in April-May 2022, government clean on Pegasus: Ashwini VaishnawSpeaking at the Times Now Summit 2021, Vaishnaw said that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had begun consultations on the p...
11 Nov, 2021, 06.44 PM IST
Railway Board to conduct drive to assess impact of process reformsRailway Board chairman, in a letter to all managers, said a drive will be launched to ensure that instructions issued by the board have bee...
26 Dec, 2017, 10.11 PM IST
'The Indian Railways is a classic case of crony socialism'Politics aside, one of the major recommendations by the Debroy Committee is to separate the infrastructure of the railways from passenger t...
03 Oct, 2017, 12.37 AM IST
Rail Budget ensures accountability and pressure to reform. Don’t drown it in Union BudgetThe bigger danger is that the Railways does not want to stop at killing the Railway Budget but wants railway finances to merge with the Uni...
25 Aug, 2016, 07.28 AM IST
Working on 5-pronged strategy to put railways on track: Suresh PrabhuThe railway ministry is also engaging National Institute of Fashion Technology and National Institute of Design for redesigning coaches.
17 Mar, 2016, 04.39 PM IST
Link public support to Railways with reforms: Eco SurveyThis impetus has the potential to boost greater private investment and do so without jeopardising India's public debt dynamics.
27 Feb, 2015, 03.11 PM IST