By Arun Kumar Das, New Delhi : In its endeavour to provide a safe and secure travel experience to passengers, India Railways is pitching for the procurement of about 12 lakh CCTV cameras to ensure state-of-the-art surveillance systems in all trains and stations across...
By Arun Kumar Das, New Delhi : A government cannot run industry and regulation on businesses should be kept to a minimum to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI) and spur domestic financing, according to a minister. Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu...
New Delhi : Oil and gas explorer ONGC on Sunday said that "all options" including internal accruals and short-term borrowing are available to fund its acquisition of HPCL. "We have various options available with us to fund this deal," Shashi Shanker, Chairman and...
Chandigarh : Appealing to the state's angry debt-ridden farming community, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday urged them to shun the path of agitation and said his government could not afford to waive off any more of their debts at the present juncture....
By Arun Kumar Das, New Delhi : Indian Railways is firming up a proposal to develop a railway heritage theme park, a first-of-its-kind in the country, at Rewari, in cooperation with the Union Tourism Ministry and the Haryana government. The rail theme park, to be...
By Arun Kumar Das, New Delhi : With the aim of providing better amenities, Railways will make a budget provision of Rs 3,400 crore for installing about 3,000 escalators and 1,000 lifts at all major urban and suburban stations across the country. This will facilitate...
New Delhi : The central and state governments in India should not provide subsidy or funds to pilgrimages of any religion, the CPI-M said on Wednesday, a day after the Centre announced withdrawal of Haj subsidy. "As per the secular principle of the state, the CPI-M is...
New Delhi : India is expected to become a $5 trillion economy in the next eight-nine years with the manufacturing sector alone contributing 20 per cent towards that, Union Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Wednesday. "We are preparing a detailed plan towards...
By Rohit Vaid, New Delhi : "Suggestions" on Air India's strategic divestment are welcome but the proposed stake sale in the debt-ridden national carrier will go on, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju has said. On recent reports that a Parliamentary Panel...
Jaipur : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the commencement of work of an oil refinery in Rajasthan's Barmer district on Tuesday. The launch will be at 12.30 p.m, after which he will address a public rally. Modi had earlier said in a tweet: "Looking forward to...