By Prachi Salve Amid criticism, central funding of national health programmes was cut 15 percent in the union health budget of 2015-16, but state health budgets taken together had already risen 21 percent…
Abu Dhabi, Feb 26 (IANS) Distressed Indians in the UAE have been urged to use 11.7 million dirham (Rs.21 crore) community fund to which Indian expats contribute every time they avail a consular service, a…
Oslo, Feb 26 (IANS) Norway said that it has stepped up its efforts to help refugees in Greece by allocating more funds to strengthen Athens’ capacity to deal with the flow of refugees. The authorities…
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) US stocks kept rising as Wall Street digested a batch of generally positive economic reports amid oil recovery. The Dow jumped 1.29 percent, and the S&P 500 gained 1.13 percent,…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Railway porters, who will now onwards be known as sahayaks, on Thursday appreciated the government’s decision of providing them new uniforms, but demanded more reforms, which they claimed the government…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday arrested two more accused allegedly involved in illegal forex transfer involving the Bank of Baroda. Brothers Varun Bhatia and Gaurav Bhatia were presented before special…
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) The Indian rupee weakened by 15 paise on Thursday to touch its new 30-month closing low. The rupee closed at 68.71 against the US dollar at a level which was last…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) With railway finances under strain, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday left fares unchanged and assured independence of a proposal rail regulator for fixing realistic fares, raising questions about whether…
New Delhi: Union Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu arrives at the Parliament to present Railway Budget 2016-17 in New Delhi on Feb 25, 2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) By Arvind Padmanabhan New Delhi, Feb 25…
New Delhi: Union Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu and Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha arrive at the Parliament to present Railway Budget 2016-17 in New Delhi on Feb 25, 2016. (Photo:…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday arrested two more accused allegedly involved in illegal Forex transfer involving the Bank of Baroda. Two accused — Varun Bhatia and Gaurav Bhatia — were…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Leaving fares unchanged while railway finances are under strain, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Thursday the Indian Railways would increase its revenue through non-fare sources. Railway revenue through non-fare…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has introduced a few new trains in his budget, giving a boost to unreserved travel, which is aimed at people with lower income. We propose to…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Indian Railways would soon develop new frameworks for Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode to spur rail infrastructure growth, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Thursday here. “We will be at…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Railway Budget 2016-17 seeks to boost revenues from freight carriage, reduce outgo, make investments that will fetch better returns, and monetise assets. Presenting his proposals to Parliament on Thursday,…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Indian Railways is launching a procedure enabling commuters who had booked tickets from Passenger Reservation counters to get them cancelled through their cell phones. Currently people have to visit…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Indian Railways is fulfilling its social obligations towards Divyang, senior citizens and women travellers, Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Thursday while presenting the rail budget in the…
New Delhi: Union Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu and Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha arrive at the Parliament to present Railway Budget 2016-17 in New Delhi on Feb 25, 2016. (Photo:…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday informed Parliament that India’s first rail-auto transportation and logistics hub will be inaugurated in Chennai soon. “To capture the automobile traffic, we will soon…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday assured the independence of the Rail Development Authority for fixing of realistic fares. The minister’s assurance came while presenting the Railway Budget for 2016-17…