Akhilesh Yadav lays out his 'development agenda'

In an obvious bid to re-establish his credentials as a man of action, Uttar Pradesh’s youngest chief minister Akhilesh Yadav appears to be once again making a bid to prove that he means......

Working on target to become $5-10 trillion economy: Modi

India will be among the top three economies in the world in his third term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Surat on Sunday after inaugurating the sprawling Surat Diamond Bourse, which he said......

Independence Day speech will sound poll bugle

Expect Modi to speak about internal security, terrorism, agriculture, the Triple Talaq Bill, the SC/ST Bill and, of course, the controversial NRC. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi,......

Union ministers join in on 'boycott Chinese products' call

The clamour to boycott China-made products grew in the country following the killing of 20 Indian Army personnel by Chinese troops in a violent face-off in Ladakh's Galwan Valley, with two Union......

Dedicated Freight Corridors in super-slow lane

The light at the end of the much-hyped Dedicated Freight Corridor tunnel will take a long time to be lit.Indian Railways' ambitious project of developing Dedicated Freight Corridors, conceived to......

India to get first dedicated rail freight corridor in December

India is likely to get its first freight-specific rail line commissioned in December, three months ahead of schedule, in Bihar. The 56-km stretch, part of the eastern arm of the ambitious Rs......

Freight corridors not on slow track

The railway minister may have announced new dedicated freight corridors but the perception is that the two corridors already approved -- the Rs 40,000 crore (Rs 400 billion) eastern and western......

Railways need more land for freight corridor

Nearly three years after RITES, the consultancy arm of Indian Railways, prepared a preliminary project alignment design for the proposed dedicated freight corridor project, the railways are......