The Congress is likely to take final call on its minister Ashwani Kumar and Pawan Kumar Bansal by tomorrow evening. The core group, which was slated to meet today, will be meeting tomorrow for a discussion on the fate of the two Cabinet ministers.
The government is not ready to let railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal resign, as they feel that there is no direct proof to prove his involvement in the railgate scam, but CBI's explosive revelation has the UPA running for cover. The phone number of a senior ...
Bihar's Deputy CM Sushil Modi calls JDU's attack on Gujarat CM Narendra Modi as 'unfortunate'. He said so because earlier today, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said that he has already explained his stand in the Parliament after the riots. He also added that railway's ...
A day after BJP reminded Bihar CM Nitish Kumar that he was a part of the Centre as railways minister in 2002, he says that he has already explained his stand in the Parliament after the riots. He also added that railways is only concerned about rail safety and...
A day after BJP reminded Bihar CM Nitish Kumar that he was a part of the Centre as railways minister in 2002, he says that he has already explained his stand in the Parliament after the riots. He also added that railways is only concerned about rail safety and...
A team of ministers led by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy is set to meet Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal. The team is expected to take up the neglect that the state faced in the recently presented Railway Budget. There are also several projects which await t...
The regular passengers at the Kozhikode railway station have high expectations from the Railway Budget. They hope that the railway ministry will set a much needed pit line for the station. The authorities say to extend the five-day-a-week Jan Shatabdi Express ...
The stampede at Allahabad railway station has affected families across the country. The families of the victims still have not come to terms with the death of their loved ones who went to Kumbh Mela for the holiest dip on 'Mauni Amavasya'.
Two whole days after the accident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav finally decides to visit the stampede victims and their families in Allahabad. The reason behind this delay was that he was busy attending his cousin's wedding. When he questioned o...
Confirming the death of 36 pilgrims in the stampede that occurred at the Allahabad railway station, railway PRO says that the situation is under control in the area. The Railway Ministry is paying for the treatment of the injured who are hospitalized. Even as ...
Over 36 pilgrims were reportedly killed and several others injured in a stampede at Allahabad railway station. Initial reports suggest that the stampede occurred after the railing of a footover bridge collapsed although the Railway Ministry has denied any such...
In a stampede that occurred at the Allahabad railway station last night, 36 people died and 31 have been injured. The reason behind the stampede is yet to determined. The public blame the stampede on the lathi-charge by the police and the subsequent confusion ...
According to the railway authorities at Allahabad, 36 people died and 31 others were injured in the stampede that occurred on the overbridge, at platform number six last night. The victims mostly include pilgrims returning after the holy dip at the Maha Kumbh.
It has been 10 hours since the stampede occured at the Allahabad Railway Station. Family members are pouring in to the city, hoping that their loved ones are not part of the causality list. Although the reason behind the incident is still not clear, eyewitness...
The stampede at the Allahabad Railway station last night claimed 36 lives and injured 30 others. 19 deceased have been identified by their family members and 16 dead bodies are yet to be identified.
The Maha Kumbh Mela ends on a very grim note, with a stampede at the Allahabad station which claims 20 lives and injures dozen others. According to the authorities the stampede occurred due to the breaking of the railing on the over-bridge. But according to th...
At least 20 pilgrims were reportedly killed and several others injured in a stampede at Allahabad railway station. Initial reports suggest that the stampede occurred after the railing of a footover bridge collapsed although the Railway Ministry has denied such...
The ministry of Railways has decided to impose a fine up Rs 500 if caught littering on its premises. After the failure of several awareness campaigns, the Railway ministry has decided to prosecute offenders with a fine. The rules prohibit a person from litteri...
Reacting to the newly appointed Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's hint at a possible fare hike, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury asks the government to end the perennial mismanagement of the Railway Ministry first. Yechury was certainly taking a dig at TMC wh...
Hinting at a possible hike in railway fares, newly sworn in Minister of State for Railways Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury says that increase in railways fare is essential. Justifying the need for a hike, he claims the passengers will be willing to pay more for better ...
Railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on his first day at work in the ministry talked to the media regarding a host of issues ailing the Railways. He said the fares will not be increased for the sake of increasing it, it would be done to commensurate the improve...
Going by the statements made by the new Minister of Railways Pawan Kumar Bansal and his deputy Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, there is likelihood of a hike in railway tariff. Are their statements made on the day they took over the charges after the UPA cabinet reshuf...
With the TMC's exit from the cabinet, the Railways portfolio is up for grabs. There are indications that the Congress MPs from West Bengal are eyeing for the portfolio so that the coveted Railway Ministry stays with West Bengal. The confidence of WB Congress M...
Congress, it appears, is planning to keep the Railway Ministry, left vacant following the exit of TMC from the government. Congress leaders who stand to chance to get the coveted Railway Ministry include Jairam Ramesh, Ghulam Nabi Azad and CP Joshi.
Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh will meet today to discuss the cabinet reshuffle after the TMC ministers' exit. The Railways ministry has always been handled by the UPA allies and it is likely that DMK and NCP are both vying for it.
There are indications that the DMK is eyeing for the Railway Ministry that is left vacant following the exit of TMC from the cabinet. But it appears as if the Congress is wanting to keep the railways for itself. But DMK chief M Karunanidhi looks forward to mou...
TMC ministers have tendered their resignation to the Prime Minister, and thus making the TMC-Congress split official. Six ministers who belonged to the Congress-led UPA government have quit the government, protesting against the 'anti-people' reforms of the go...
25-year-old Pritam Bhattacharjee's death is causing massive outrage across the nation as the authorities continue to show their apathy and indifference even 12 days after the murder. Thus far, there has been no breakthrough into the case. Apart from the suspen...
It's been five days since 26-year-old Pritam Bhattacharjee was found murdered on a Delhi-bound train, but the authorities continue to pass the buck. While Pritam's family holds a silent protest and a candle-light march demanding justice, the Bihar Government a...
It's been over 90 hours since Pritam Bhattacharjee was beaten up by goons and pummelled to death on a Delhi-bound train, but no action has been taken yet. The shocking truth of the matter is that the Bihar government and the Railway Ministry are entangled in a...
Centrestage | The Ministry of Home Affairs is considering the prospect of overriding the Railway Ministry's jurisdiction over the RPF following repeated instances of gross indiscipline and unionism in the Railway Protection Force. The MHA fears that the 'union...
After repeated instances of gross indiscipline and unionism in the Railway Protection Force, the Ministry of Home Affairs is considering the prospect of overriding the Railway Ministry's jurisdiction over the RPF. The Home Ministry fears that this unionism cou...
The battle between the UPA and its estranged ally, the Trinamool Congress, continues. A report accessed exclusively by Headlines Today says that the Home Ministry must take over the administrative control of the Railway Protection Force. Railway Minister Mukul...
Trinamool Congress member Derek O'Brien dubbed former Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi's argument that fares were being raised to enhance safety as absurd.
The hike in rail passenger fares for second class suburban and non-suburban, Sleeper, AC Chair Car and AC 3-tier was rolled back by new Railway Minister Mukul Roy.
Congress is being lambasted by its allies TMC and DMK. Has this attitude of back-pedalling on important issues, hurting its image and laying bare its lame duck status?
Aggrieved over his resignation as Railway Minister, Dinesh Trivedi rues that there is too much of politics in the country and that the system should be above it.
Trinamool Congress's Mukul Roy will be sworn-in as cabinet minister to replace his party colleague Dinesh Trivedi who has resigned as Railway Minister.
TMC chief Mamata Banerjee indicates that she is willing to forgo her demand for a complete rollback of rail fares, if the hike in general class fares is reversed.
After Dinesh Trivedi's resignation as the Union Railway Minister, another Trinamool candidate Mukul Roy is all set to take over his position in the cabinet.
An unprecedented drama has almost derailed the UPA government after the railway budget in Parliament. The suspense over the fate of Union Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi continues.
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's demand to sack Dinesh Trivedi as the Railways Minister, has created a major headache for the UPA government.
Senior Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy may replace Dinesh Trivedi as the Railway Minister, after Mamata Banerjee recommended Roy's name for the post.
Clarifying on the mattter of his resignation as the Union Railways Minister, Dinesh Trivedi says that he hasn't quit yet and will do so only if the Prime Minister tells him.
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee asks Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to remove her party nominee Dinesh Trivedi from the post of Railway Minister.
With the DMK serving an ultimatum to the Centre on the UN resolution issue and Mamata Banerjee rejecting the Railway Budget, the UPA government has a lot more reason to worry.
The senior-most leaders of the Congress met at the Prime Minister's house to discuss Mamata Banerjee's request to sack Dinesh Trivedi, as Railways Minister.
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee wrote to the Prime Minister to remove Dinesh Trivedi as railway minister and proposed Mukul Roy's name for the post.
There is a big bonanza for about 7 million Mumbai railway passengers as the Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi has proposed a slew of initiatives in the railway budget for 2012-13.
The railway budget for 2012-13 presented in parliament does not adequately address safety issues and is disappointing, says RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah welcomed the fare hike in the Rail Budget, soon after Union Minister Dinesh Trivedi received criticism from his own party colleagues in Trinamool Congress.
Criticising the hike in passenger fare, former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav said it will put a burden on common people and wondered how the Railways had been reduced to a 'dry cow'.
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi faces the prospect of losing his job for proposing a hike in passenger fares after which his party TMC threatened to replace him.
Unfazed by the attack on him by his own party for raising rail fares, Railway minister Dinesh Trivedi justified the move saying it was in the best interest of the Railways.