India-Japan Trade: The Abe Effect

During Abe's tenure, Japan had announced support for a number of major projects.These included the bullet train project between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, besides allocations for a freight corridor......

Maharashtra lifts stay on Metro car shed at Aarey, puts project on fast track

In an important decision, the new government in Maharashtra on Thursday announced lifting of the stay on the construction of Mumbai Metro-3 car shed at the controversial site in the Aarey Colony, a......

Thackeray stays Aarey metro carshed work

IMAGE: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray formally takes charge of his office, in Mumbai, on Friday. Photograph: Twitter/PTI Photo Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on......

Louis Berger case: Chargesheeted Digambar Kamat alleges political vendetta

A day after Goa Crime Branch chargesheeted former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat in the Louis Berger bribery scam, the veteran Congress leader on Friday denied any involvement in the case and......

Delhi-Alwar rapid rail: India in talks for $3 bn funding

The project will be in three stages and sources indicate that the funding will be for the first stage of 107 kilometre from Sarai Kale Khan to SNB Urban Complex. The ministry of finance is in......

Will bullet train start running from 2023?

Apart from land acquisition, another major cause for concern before the project is cost escalation owing to a fall in the rupee against the Japanese yen. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Why Modi's dream of starting bullet train by 2022 may be derailed

While farmers in Gujarat are rejecting the compensation package, those in Maharashtra say they do not wish to part with their land for a project that largely benefits Gujarat. Illustration: Dominic......

Bullet train will have 4 halts in M'rashtra, 8 in Gujarat

Everything you wanted to know about the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train but didn't know who to ask. The Rs 99,000-crore (Rs 990 billion) Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project has got a move-on as......