MUST READ: How India, China can work together

'As China rises and India grows to reclaim their earlier positions on the world stage as two of the largest economies and most important countries, there will indeed be some contention between......

TEXT: President Patil's last address to Parliament

President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......

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......

Railways to change catering recipe

Food to be cooked in base kitchens instead of trains; private players to be involved The Indian Railways will follow the aviation sector’s model to ensure quality food is served to......

How Railways plans to supply quality food to passengers

The government had also appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers as consultant to come up with a road map to upgrade base kitchens and service on trains. As part of its strategy to overhaul the catering......

IRCTC joins hands with SBI to promote rail ticketing

The MoU was signed by IRCTC CMD A K Manocha and Arundhati Bhattacharya, CMD, SBI on July 18. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation has joined hands with the State Bank of India to chalk......

Hotel shortage? Start more luxury trains

Here's one way to offset India's hotel room shortage - put more luxury trains on the tracks. The ministry of railways, it would seem, is already onto the idea. It is busy urging private operators......