New Delhi: Union Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu gives final touch to Railway Budget 2016-17 at Rail Bhawan in New Delhi on Feb 24, 2016. Also seen Union MoS Railways Manoj Sinha. (Photo: IANS)…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday announced that the Indian Railways will provide 17,000 bio-toilets on trains and additional toilets at 475 stations before the closure of the 2016-17 financial…
Kappatralla (Andhra Pradesh), Feb 25 (IANS) Once a symbol of bloody factional violence in the Rayalaseema region, this village in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh is on the path of transformation. Thanks to the initiative…
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) Disappointment over lack of any big ticket projects in the railway budget proposals for 2016-17 dented stocks of companies associated with the Indian railroads during a volatile mid-afternoon trade session on…
Patna, Feb 25 (IANS) A Dalit student of a medical college in Bihar faces legal trouble after he threatened to end his life if he is not declared to have passed his MBBS final year…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Describing “common people” as the focus of all his initiatives, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday proposed long-distance superfast trains for unreserved travel. Presenting the Rail Budget 2016, Prabhu said…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) E-catering services will be extended to 408 stations from 40 now, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said here on Thursday. IRCTC will manage catering services in a phased manner, Prabhu said…
Kathmandu, Feb 25 (IANS) The authorities in Nepal’s western Myagdi district on Thursday said the bodies of all 23 victims of the previous day’s passenger plane crash have been recovered. The bodies were being brought…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi briefs press ahead of Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Feb 23, 2016. Also seen Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Parliamentary…
Tokyo, Feb 25 (IANS) Japan successfully concluded on Thursday the ground test of the prototype of its X-2 stealth fighter jet — the first fully indigenous model — making the country the fourth in the…
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IANS) Indian scientists have discovered a UV-sensitive substance on silk cocoon membranes which converts light into electricity, a finding they say has opened up the possibility of designing a bio-solar battery for…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury on Thursday accused the BJP-led NDA government of attempting to turn India into a Hindu Rashtra and demanded that a house committee probe the issues arising…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday slammed the government over the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) row saying that the sedition act should not have been used against students. “Mahatma…
Los Angeles, Feb 25 (IANS) Actress-model Pamela Anderson posed naked for a magazine to promote her all-vegan footwear which she created together with French footwear designer Amelie Pichard. The 48-year-old star stripped down for Paper…
Los Angeles, Feb 25 (IANS) Actor Liam Cunningham has revealed that “Game of Thrones” season six will be “bigger, badder, bolder and naughtier”. Cunningham, who plays Ser Davos Seaworth in the fantasy series, admitted that…
Los Angeles, Feb 25 (IANS) Singer Kesha, who has accused music producer Dr.Luke of sexually abusing her, has released a statement on her Facebook page about her turmoil and also expressed gratitude to her supporters….
Paris, Feb 25 (IANS) Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter confirmed two days before convening the FIFA Congress which will elect a new president for the world soccer governing body, that he “was scared, even physically,”…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Focusing on the development of railway freight corridors, union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday announced the development of the Delhi-Chennai, Kharagpur-Mumbai and Kharagpur-Vijayawada freight corridors on a priority basis….
Shimla, Feb 25 (IANS) Less than two months after a jaundice outbreak in the state capital, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Thursday pulled up top government functionaries for their apparent lapses in dealing with…
London, Feb 25 (IANS) Jonathan Barnett, agent of Real Madrid Welsh forward Gareth Bale, has dismissed reports that his client will leave Los Blancos next summer, describing the rumours about the international player’s possible return…