President's address to the Parliament

Following is the trascriptof President Pratibha Patil's address to the joint sittingof Parliament on Thursday.Honourable Members, I convey my good wishes to you and to all our people. On behalf of......

First train to run in Kashmir Valley on Sat

The decades-old dream of Kashmiris will come true this Saturday when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh flags off the first train connecting Srinagar to central Kashmir during his two-day-long visit to......

Prez's I-Day eve speech to nation

Energy IndependenceMy Dear Citizens of India, On the eve of the 59th Independence Day, I extend to you my best wishes for your happiness and prosperity. My greetings to all our people at home and......

Indian Railways and the case of privatisation

'So far, the private sector's participation in railways has been muted in India, compared to sectors like ports, telecom, electricity, airports and roads.' Image: Indian government is in the......

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Extends fiscal deficit reduction roadmap by one year to 2017-18 Raises services tax, to implement GST by April 2016 and cut corporation tax from 2016-17 to 25% by 2020 The Government has presented......

Railway Budget: 75 new Express Trains

Union Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi announced 75 new Express Trains, 21 Passenger Trains, 8 new MEMU (Mainline Electric Multiple Unit) services and 9 DEMU (Diesel Multiple Unit Trains) services.......

Why Indian Railways is incurring losses under Mamata

'Mamata magic' might have turned the tide in favour of Trinamool Congress in West Bengal in the last Lok Sabha elections, but things don't look hunky dory in the firebrand railway minister's......