Vaishnaw, Thakur take charge of Railways, I&B ministry

Bureaucrat-entrepreneur-turned-politician Ashwini Vaishnaw took charge as the country's new railway minister on Thursday.   IMAGE: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw takes charge. Photograph:......

Modi's new ministers take charge a day after expansion

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and other ministers took charge of their respective offices on Thursday,......

Want 'uninterrupted' dialogue with India: Pak foreign minister

Pakistan's new Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday extended the hand of friendship to India soon after taking oath by offering 'uninterrupted' dialogue to resolve all the outstanding......

Pak PM to neighbours: Don't interfere in our affairs

Listing extremism and terrorism as "serious challenges", Pakistan's new Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday vowed to establish the writ of the State and said the country's soil will not be......

Infra Brushstrokes For The Budget

7 key areas that the Budget must address to re-energise the infrastructure sector, suggests Vinayak Chatterjee. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The last few years have demonstrated a......

Railways: Position worsens, PPP projects on hold

Faced with a financial crisis, Railways have put on hold all PPP projects, including proposed plants at Kanchrapara in West Bengal and Madhepura and Marhora in Bihar.Railways have to commit......

Malaysia to revamp 20 railway stations in tier II cities

Indian Railways is firming up plans to join hands with Malaysia to redevelop about 20 stations in tier-II cities across the country. Aimed at attracting nearly Rs 1 lakh crore private......

All about the Infrastructure Finance Secretariat

During his first Union Budget in July 2014, former finance minister Arun Jaitley announced the setting up of an institution called 3P India, with an allocation of Rs 500 crore. Illustration:......