By Arun Kumar Das, New Delhi : Steam locomotives will be chugging along on all hill railways across the country -- besides charting out a new course on the Delhi Ring Railway -- as the Railways pushes the idea of reviving the glory of its steam heritage. With the...
Kochi : Former Defence Minister and senior Congress leader A.K. Antony on Sunday asked the Central government to reveal the purchase price and other terms and conditions of the Rafale fighter deal with France to clear doubts about the controversial defence contract....
New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the government's move to recapitalise public sector banks (PSB) would improve their lending capacity. "I think the indications are that it's (credit offtake) already happening and that seems to be good sign...
New Delhi : In a major move on sustainable development, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided to increase the number of beneficiaries under the Ujjwala Yojana for receiving deposit-free new cooking gas connection to eight crore through an additional allocation of Rs...
Guwahati : Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu said a new industrial policy is being framed after 25 years and it is "being designed" to equip Indian industry for the future. The minister spoke at an event organised here to commence the "nation-wide...
Guwahati : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the two-day Global Investment Summit in Guwahati, a first of its kind initiative in the northeast, and said a new terminal being constructed at Guwahati airport would boost the region's connectivity with...
By Porisma P. Gogoi, New Delhi : The government's move to increase expenditure on food processing, infrastructure, healthcare and rural economy will generate more demand for the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector, said industry players. "The country has been...
By Anand Singh, New Delhi : Indian Railways' all new 12,000 horsepower electric locomotive -- being produced in collaboration with Alstom of France and which can run at speeds of up to 120 kmph -- would be rolled out in March when French President Emmanuel Macron...
By Arun Kumar Das, New Delhi : Overriding concern for safety, improvement in passenger amenities and big investment in infrastructure are slated to be the focus for the railways with the Modi government expecting to loosen the purse strings in its last full budget...
By Aroonim Bhuyan, New Delhi : Though the US Congress has extended the deadline for the EB5 visa, popularly known as the "Golden Visa", that allows foreign nationals to apply for a green card by investing in the US, experts are of the view that the investment limits...