Modi Firmly In Control Of Ministers

The strong message from the prime minister is of continuity of policies he considers right with strong emphasis on execution, points out T N C Rajagopalan. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi......

Working on target to become $5-10 trillion economy: Modi

India will be among the top three economies in the world in his third term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Surat on Sunday after inaugurating the sprawling Surat Diamond Bourse, which he said......

PM to seek stability, security during trip to Japan, Thailand

Security cooperation and enduring stability in Asia will be on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s mind during his visit to the two friendly nations, reports Rediff.com’s Vipin VIjayan, who......

PM defers visit to Japan; Cambodia trip on

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has put off his visit to Japan from Thursday for the annual summit in view of the sudden political developments in that country. Singh was to visit Japan for three......

Dedicated Freight Corridors in super-slow lane

The light at the end of the much-hyped Dedicated Freight Corridor tunnel will take a long time to be lit.Indian Railways' ambitious project of developing Dedicated Freight Corridors, conceived to......

India to get first dedicated rail freight corridor in December

India is likely to get its first freight-specific rail line commissioned in December, three months ahead of schedule, in Bihar. The 56-km stretch, part of the eastern arm of the ambitious Rs......

Freight corridors not on slow track

The railway minister may have announced new dedicated freight corridors but the perception is that the two corridors already approved -- the Rs 40,000 crore (Rs 400 billion) eastern and western......

Railways need more land for freight corridor

Nearly three years after RITES, the consultancy arm of Indian Railways, prepared a preliminary project alignment design for the proposed dedicated freight corridor project, the railways are......