Bypolls held in 7 states amid violence in Uttarakhand, Bengal, Bihar

Moderate to high turnout was recorded in 13 assembly constituencies across seven states where bypolls were held on Wednesday amid sporadic incidents of violence in Uttarakhand, Bihar and West......

13 assembly seats in 7 states go to bypolls today

Bypolls to 13 assembly constituencies in seven states will be held on Wednesday. Image only for representation. Photograph: ANI Photo The electoral exercise, the first since the Lok Sabha......

Railways reduces speed of Vande Bharat till Kavach is operational

The Railway Board has reduced the speed of semi-high speed trains Gatimaan Express and Vande Bharat from 160 kmph to 130 kmph till the automatic train protection system gets operational. IMAGE:......

Fire in Bhopal-Delhi Vande Bharat train, no casualty

A fire broke out in the battery box of a coach of the Vande Bharat train heading from Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal to New Delhi on Monday morning, a senior railway official said. IMAGE: The......

BSES moves SC against NTPC notice to cut power supply

Reliance Group-owned power distribution companies in Delhi on Thursday approached the Supreme Court against NTPC's notice threatening to cut off power supply for not clearing outstanding dues. A......

Pay dues or face power cuts: NTPC to BSES

NTPC on Tuesday asked the two BSES utilities to make their payments and said in the event of failure to do so it would be forced to regulate supplies to the state discoms. Chairman and Managing......

Railway Budget speech

Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Friday presented a populist interim Railway Budget in Parliament on Friday. Following is the entire speech of the railway minister: 1. Mr. Speaker, Sir I rise to......

Rs 200bn rail projects languishing

About 80 railway projects worth over Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion) have been lying derailed for years due to the lack of funds and non-availability of land. The projects were mentioned as......

Buzz: Bangladesh mull SL tour in October

IMAGE: The BCB is also looking to reschedule its Ireland tour as well as the home series against Australia and New Zealand which could not take place because of the pandemic. Photograph: BCCI......

Bangar turns down Bangladesh coaching offer

IMAGE: Sanjay Bangar was India's batting coach from 2014 to 2019 before he was replaced by Vikram Rathour in September last year. Photograph: BCCI Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar has......

'Unrest threatens hosting of T20 World Cup in Bangladesh'

A day after the West Indies Cricket Board cancelled its Under-19 team's tour of Bangladesh due to a low intensity bomb blast near the team hotel in Chittagong, BCB president Nazmul Hassan admitted......