Our railway ministers pass the buck on safety and how!

For Indian Railways safety is not necessarily a systemic issue but something it attends to only on a case-by-case basis. If accidents were not to happen, the thought of safety would not arise, says......

Legislations on hold, as UPA juggles numbers

The Manmohan Singh government may have to take a legislative holiday on at least controversial issues till the next Budget session. Or it needs to get a lot more creative on coalition building. The......

Full text: What Modi, Obama agreed on

This is the joint statement issued by the ministry of external affairs on the visit of US President Barack Obama to India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama assessed the......

Modi and Obama set out to create a model for the world

Moving ahead with their new mantra -- Chalein Saath Saath: Forward Together We Go -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday vowed to deepen cooperation in......

Why Railways' financial health is off track

While the Railways was to contribute Rs 15,000 crore for the last three years towards Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh, it has been able to make provisions for only Rs 5,225 crore. In 2019-20, the......

What makes this loss-making steel co so attractive?

Long products demand growth is expected to be sharp, supported by a demand push from the government-led infrastructure investments in affordable housing, railways, rural electrification and road......

No increase in passenger fare, freight rate

The Railway Budget for 2003-04 proposes no increase in passenger fares and freight rates.Rationalisation of fare structure for Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains will result in lower basic fares for most......

'Our priority is to consolidate what we have done'

After presenting the Railway Budget, Railway Board Chairman Vinay Mittal and Financial Commissioner Vijaya Kanth spoke to Business Standard on the proposals.Edited excerpts:How much additional......

Full text of the Delhi High Court judgment

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHIWP (C) 1680/200004.10.2004Judgment reserved on:18.08.2004Judgment pronounced on: 04.10.2004RAHUL MEHRA and ANOTHER ...Petitioners- versus -UNION OF INDIA and......