UP govt renames Faizabad rly station to Ayodhya Cantt

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to rename the Faizabad railway station, a tweet by the office of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday. It will be called the Ayodhya Cantt......

Renaming in Modi's India: From cities to fruits

Cities, roads, stations rechristened in the time of Modi.  Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh is the latest city to be renamed. Madhya Pradesh Chief......

How Many Children do BJP MLAs in UP have?

Given the controversy over the Uttar Pradesh government's population control policy, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP legislators in UP have. IMAGE: Uttar......

Mundra dockyard supervisor held for working as ISI agent

The National Investigation Agency has arrested a supervisor at Mundra dockyard in Gujarat, who allegedly worked as an agent of Pakistani spy agency ISI, an official said. Rajakbhai Kumbhar, a......

Railways to get first dedicated corridor for freight train

The 190-km railway line will be between Dadri in Uttar Pradesh and Phulera in Rajasthan, which fall under the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor After 165 years of its birth, Indian Railways is......

Japan to offer 81% loan for Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail project

Construction is supposed to begin in 2017, with completion slated for 2023. Japan has offered a loan amounting to 81 per cent of the cost of the $15 billion Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail......

It's the best time for Railways to bring a historic turnaround

Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu aligns priorities, funding and organisation to shape a transformation agenda, notes Vinayak Chatterjee. It is not easy being railway minister. Ask Union Railway......

Bullet trains? Be prepared to pay steep fare

High tariff and large passenger volumes are required to justify investment in high-speed train projects as these are highly capital intensive in nature, the Economic Survey (ES) has said. Railways......