Raghvendra Rao is Senior Assistant Editor. Covers Information & Broadcasting Ministry, Election Commission, Department of Personnel & Training, the Union Cabinet and Lok Sabha.

March 07, 2008 23:47 IST
For 6.9 million people daily commuting on Mumbai’s suburban rail network in Super Dense Crush conditions...
Fri, Mar 07, 2008
March 06, 2008 23:00 IST
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs is likely to consider a proposal to provide relief worth over Rs 215 crore...
Thu, Mar 06, 2008
March 06, 2008 01:00 IST
A Satellite-Digital Multimedia Broadcasting system which enables television and radio broadcasts and Internet...
Thu, Mar 06, 2008
February 29, 2008 01:45 IST
Showering his largesse over his home state Bihar in this year’s Rail Budget, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav is now facing...
Fri, Feb 29, 2008
February 27, 2008 01:04 IST
Bihar, as was anticipated, came in for special treatment from Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav as he presented his fifth consecutive...
Wed, Feb 27, 2008
February 27, 2008 00:55 IST
By announcing reduction in passenger fares, Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav may have got popular applause today...
Wed, Feb 27, 2008
February 27, 2008 00:46 IST
Presenting his fifth consecutive Rail Budget, Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav today played to the gallery by unveiling some populist proposals...
Wed, Feb 27, 2008
February 26, 2008 01:24 IST
When Lalu Prasad Yadav unveils his Rail Budget tomorrow, there’s one detail he is not likely to mention:
Tue, Feb 26, 2008
February 26, 2008 01:08 IST
While this year’s Rail Budget, to be presented on February 26, promises to be loaded with goodies for the aam aadmi...
Tue, Feb 26, 2008
February 22, 2008 01:47 IST
If Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has his way, his home state Bihar is set to bag almost 45 percent of the “New Line” railway...
Fri, Feb 22, 2008
February 18, 2008 00:59 IST
With dozens of government-sponsored infrastructure projects either stuck in red-tape or languishing for one reason or the other...
Mon, Feb 18, 2008
February 14, 2008 01:06 IST
Days after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called Arunachal Pradesh “our land of the rising sun”, in turn evoking a protest from China...
Thu, Feb 14, 2008
February 11, 2008 23:52 IST
Indian Railways’ plan to secure a generous loan from Japan to fund its Rs 28,181 crore Dedicated Freight Corridor...
Mon, Feb 11, 2008
February 08, 2008 23:19 IST
In a gesture aimed at making the Kaladan river navigable and allowing big ships to enter upstream into Mizoram from Myanmar’s Sittwe port...
Fri, Feb 08, 2008
February 05, 2008 01:15 IST
Ahead of Rail Budget, Ministry asked to explain why safety surcharge was collected in another name.
Tue, Feb 05, 2008
January 31, 2008 00:04 IST
While a visit to Tawang is not on his itinerary, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit Kibithu on the India-China border...
Thu, Jan 31, 2008
January 29, 2008 23:12 IST
With its plan to set up a dedicated airline for the North Eastern Region failing to take off...
Tue, Jan 29, 2008
January 25, 2008 00:05 IST
The Indian Railways is eyeing technical cooperation with French National Railways...
Fri, Jan 25, 2008
January 24, 2008 00:17 IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s kitty is full with schemes and announcements as he prepares...
Thu, Jan 24, 2008
January 22, 2008 23:53 IST
Hoping to earn carbon credits under the Clean Development Mechanism of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change...
Tue, Jan 22, 2008
January 20, 2008 23:22 IST
With elections around the corner, this year’s Rail Budget promises to be the most populist by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav.
Sun, Jan 20, 2008
January 18, 2008 00:25 IST
Having successfully used the tactics to mop up additional passenger revenues last year...
Fri, Jan 18, 2008
January 12, 2008 00:21 IST
Hoping to change the general perception of the North Eastern Region...
Sat, Jan 12, 2008
January 11, 2008 00:32 IST
The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave approval for an amendment in the Railways Act of 1889...
Fri, Jan 11, 2008
January 08, 2008 00:02 IST
Eager to secure financial assistance from Japan to fund Rs 28,181-crore Dedicated Freight Corridor...
Tue, Jan 08, 2008




