Ayodhya station revamped: Airport-like facilities, temple-inspired design

Topped with a shikhar style dome and bow and arrow peculiar to Lord Ram, the new railway station in Ayodhya, which is set to be inaugurated on Saturday, has all the trappings of a temple. IMAGE: A......

China Threat Leads India Japan To Boost Defence Ties

The compulsion behind India and Japan to deepen security cooperation is in response to China's growing political and economic clout and its assertive behaviour in disputed areas. This has been the......

India, Lanka to find 'innovative' solution to fishermen issue

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo on Friday. Photograph: Dinuka Liyanawatte/ Reuters India and Sri Lanka on Friday......

Kolkata bridge collapse: Toll hits 2; railway had issued warning in July

One body was recovered from the debris of the collapsed Majerhat bridge in south Kolkata on Wednesday, taking the toll in the incident to two. IMAGE: Rescuers clear the debris at the site of a......

Bullet trains may soon be in India

The government plans to introduce Japanese-style bullet trains on some routes in the country and a techno-economic feasibility study on the proposal is likely to be completed by the end of......

Divestment: India's new financial mantra?

Presenting the Union Budget in Parliament on July 6, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee proposed estimated divestment proceeds of Rs 1,120 crore for 2009-10, while only a few days before that the......

4 high-speed Rail corridors likely

The Railways has identified four potential high speed corridors linking industrial centres which have the capacity to pay and existing air traffic that can shift to trains.Among the proposed lines......

New entity likely to develop last-mile port connectivity

The shipping ministry is looking at setting up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for all major ports to provide last-mile rail connectivity. Public sector undertakings (PSUs) under the......