Raghvendra Rao is Senior Assistant Editor. Covers Information & Broadcasting Ministry, Election Commission, Department of Personnel & Training, the Union Cabinet and Lok Sabha.
September 03, 2009 04:35 IST
A railway committee headed by prominent Kolkata painter Shuvaprasanna,a close aide of Mamata Banerjees,has recommended...
Thu, Sep 03, 2009September 03, 2009 04:07 IST
Helicopters and VIPs have had a rather tumultuous relationship given the number of emergency and crash landings that have...
Thu, Sep 03, 2009September 02, 2009 05:30 IST
In a move aimed at freeing up police transfers,postings,promotions and other service-related matters from political...
Wed, Sep 02, 2009September 01, 2009 04:30 IST
A former railway minister visiting the current incumbent at Rail Bhavan perhaps nothing to write home about. However,its...
Tue, Sep 01, 2009September 01, 2009 03:38 IST
Underlining her countrys zero-tolerance stance towards violence against Indian students,Australian Deputy Prime Minister...
Tue, Sep 01, 2009August 29, 2009 03:30 IST
The physically challenged and elderly will soon have battery operated cars to ferry them to board trains at major railway stations across the country....
Sat, Aug 29, 2009August 25, 2009 04:16 IST
The two persons,whose sudden disappearance a few days back prompted the CPI (Maoists) to call for a two-day bandh across five states starting Monday....
Tue, Aug 25, 2009August 25, 2009 03:29 IST
Starting October 1,booking railway tickets under the Tatkal scheme will cost less with the Railways deciding to cut the premium for such tickets....
Tue, Aug 25, 2009August 22, 2009 04:38 IST
India Friday handed to Pakistan a detailed dossier on Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeeds role in 26/11 attacks.
Sat, Aug 22, 2009August 21, 2009 04:16 IST
Committee suggests only journey ticket holders be allowed entry in platform areas to ensure security....
Fri, Aug 21, 2009
August 18, 2009 11:40 IST
It was a platform to discuss matters relating to internal security. But by the time some of CMs,mainly from NDA-ruled states,had spoken,the politics that had managed to find its way into their respective agendas was quite evident.
Tue, Aug 18, 2009August 18, 2009 09:12 IST
To free up police postings and promotions from political control,the Centre is moving to set up Police Establishment Boards in National Capital Territory of Delhi and other UTs.
Tue, Aug 18, 2009August 12, 2009 04:16 IST
In A move that will effectively bring to an end the 20-year-old legacy of Subash Ghisings Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) over the demand...
Wed, Aug 12, 2009
August 10, 2009 12:56 IST
The countrys biggest employer,the Indian Railways,is finally feeling the pinch of the global economic slowdown.
Mon, Aug 10, 2009August 03, 2009 05:12 IST
At a time when the pompous claims of a financial turnaround of the Indian Railways made during former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav....
Mon, Aug 03, 2009
July 31, 2009 13:24 IST
From Friday,101 men from CISF will guard IT major Infosys in Bangalore round the clock against possible terror strikes.
Fri, Jul 31, 2009July 26, 2009 02:56 IST
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India on Friday punctured Indian Railways punctuality claims saying that even the prestigious....
Sun, Jul 26, 2009
July 24, 2009 08:43 IST
US Transportation Security Administration has come out squarely behind Continental Airlines,making it clear that it couldnt accept India's list exempting select VIPs from airport checks.
Fri, Jul 24, 2009July 24, 2009 03:26 IST
Following a request from the Bangladesh government,the India has agreed to provide a staggered time-table for the Kolkata-Dhaka Maitree Express from August 1 onwards.
Fri, Jul 24, 2009
July 22, 2009 04:16 IST
FIR against Continental; Kalam aide says he has no objections; airline says rules are rules,honour to have Kalam....
Wed, Jul 22, 2009
July 21, 2009 09:04 IST
Frisking of A P J Abdul Kalam by the staff of America's Continental Airline caused uproar in Parl after which the Govt registered an FIR here against the concerned staff of the airlines.
Tue, Jul 21, 2009July 20, 2009 02:19 IST
This train is fast changing the way people travel in the Kashmir valley. Almost nine months since it made its debut on a standalone stretch in the Valley...
Mon, Jul 20, 2009July 17, 2009 02:13 IST
Film producers will now have to shell out a lot more to shoot on Indian Railways. Citing steep rise in input cost,the Railway Ministry....
Fri, Jul 17, 2009July 15, 2009 01:38 IST
Three of Mamata Banerjees 12 Duronto trains will start operating in the second week of August,two of them from Kolkata. The non-stop,point-to-point expresses...
Wed, Jul 15, 2009July 13, 2009 01:21 IST
The railway line that will finally connect the Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country is late by another eight years. In limbo for almost a year after Railways suspended works and started mulling a re-alignment...
Mon, Jul 13, 2009



