Over 10K cops deployed for I-Day security in Delhi; heavy vehicle banned

With a few hours left for the Independence Day celebration, the Delhi police beefed up security arrangements in the city by deploying over 10,000 cops and 3,000 traffic police personnel, officials......

8 cr jobs created in last 3-4 years has silenced...: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that as per a report by the Reserve Bank of India, eight crore new jobs were made available in the country in the last three to four years, which had......

Rains, gusty winds cause chaos in Mumbai; flights, trains, metro hit

Flight operations at Mumbai airport were suspended for an hour on Monday and local trains were delayed amid unseasonal rains, accompanied by a dust storm. IMAGE: The unseasonal showers brought......

Modi unveils India's 1st underwater metro line in Kolkata

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday unveiled multiple metro projects across the country, including India's first underwater metro line in Kolkata. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

Bihar to invite tender for Metro rail project

Bihar plans to invite expression of interest from reputed firms to prepare the detailed project report by December for much awaited Metro rail project in Patna, officials said on Monday.Last week,......

Chennai among top 10 cities in the world to visit in 2015

Image: Kathipara Junction, Chennai. Photograph, courtesy: Pratik Gupte/Wikimedia Commons Chennai has been named among the top 10 cities to visit this year by a leading global travel guide with the......

Bengaluru's infrastructure mess taints Karnataka's future

Bengaluru dominates Karnataka's economy and its infrastructure mess compounds the problems, with policies lagging need and expectations, says Raghu Krishnan. The ninth of a 11-part series......

Indian Railways certainly deserves a lot more attention, isn't it?

If you don't rationalise the number of trains, there are limited options to de-stress the railways' high-density networks notes Bibek Debroy Image: Passengers hang off the side of an overcrowded......

Multi-layer security for World Cup opener after threat issued by Khalistani separatists

IMAGE: The Narendra Modi stadium will witness multiple layers of protection for the World Cup opener. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Given a threat issued by Khalistani separatists, about......