Rail stocks fall as much as 6% ahead of budget
Stocks of companies related to the railway sector Wednesday fell up to 6 percent a day ahead of the rail budget.
Feb 25, 2015, 18:33 PM ISTSuresh Prabhu – Know your Rail Minister
With the aim of clearing the financial and administrative mess in the Railways, Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu is all set to present his maiden Railway Budget 2015-16 on February 26.
Feb 25, 2015, 17:02 PM ISTRail Budget 2015: Suresh Prabhu to unveil plans for raising resources
Considered a reformer, Prabhu may lay the road map for attracting private investment for the public transporter, which badly needs funds for completion of many crucial rail projects.
Feb 25, 2015, 14:26 PM ISTSuresh Prabhu to present White Paper on Railways today
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu is likely to present a White Paper in Parliament Wednesday on finances and projects in the ailing national transporter.
Feb 25, 2015, 10:38 AM ISTRail Budget 2015: No possibility of reduction in train fares
Ahead of presentation of the Railway Budget in Parliament on Thursday, government has ruled out the possibility of reducing train fares, saying they were "already low".
Feb 25, 2015, 09:42 AM ISTRail Budget 2015: Suresh Prabhu to present White Paper in Parliament
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu is likely to present a White Paper in Parliament on finances and projects in the ailing national transporter.
Feb 23, 2015, 21:03 PM ISTNo possibility of reduction in train fares: MoS Railways
Ahead of presentation of the Railway Budget in Parliament next week, government on Thursday ruled out the possibility of reducing train fares, saying they were "already low".
Feb 19, 2015, 13:35 PM ISTRailways eyes RFID tags for wagons, coaches and locomotives
Rail Budget 2015-16 is expected to propose extensive use of IT systems in everything from the management of rolling stock to the development of Apps for passengers and provision for Wi-Fi on rail premises.
Feb 15, 2015, 09:54 AM ISTRathwa writes to PM on stalled rail projects linking MP, Gujarat
Former Minister of State for Railways Naranbhai Rathwa has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allocate sufficient funds in the upcoming Railway Budget to fast-track two stalled rail projects linking Gujarat with Madhya Pradesh.
Feb 13, 2015, 16:11 PM ISTRail Budget 2015: Railways to build 200-kmph train coaches indigenously
The Railways will build coaches to run at a 200-km per hour speed at its Chennai facility in keeping with the Modi government's 'Make in India' initiative.
Feb 08, 2015, 09:39 AM IST'No proposal to hike rail fares'
Ahead of the presentation of the Rail Budget in Parliament, Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha on Saturday said there was no proposal at present to increase rail fares.
Feb 07, 2015, 13:47 PM ISTNo proposal for hike in rail fares at present: Manoj Sinha
Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha on Saturday made it clear that as of now there is no proposal to hike rail fares.
Feb 07, 2015, 12:06 PM ISTIndian Railways: Trivia
Here’s a list of interesting trivia about Indian Railways:
Feb 02, 2015, 13:25 PM ISTFeasibility report on Bullet train being prepared, says Prabhu
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Saturday said the feasibility report on high-speed bullet train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai was being prepared with the assistance of a Japan government's company.
Jan 31, 2015, 23:59 PM ISTRailway passenger fare won't be reduced despite diesel price cut: Suresh Prabhu
Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Saturday said that although diesel prices have come down, reduction in passenger fares is unlikely to happen.
Jan 31, 2015, 23:18 PM ISTTraction motor plant in Sushma's LS seat in the offing
The railways is firming up plans to set up a traction motor factory in Vidisha and a wagon workshop in Visakhapatnam with an aim of stepping up its manufacturing activities in line with the 'Make in India' campaign.
Jan 25, 2015, 10:46 AM ISTRailways to form multi-modal transportation system
Railways is finalising a multi- modal transportation system in coordination with other agencies to serve the passengers in a better way.
Jan 14, 2015, 23:19 PM ISTRailway Budget 2015: Less on populism, more on substance
Keen to bring in fundamental changes in the manner in which Indian Railways operates, Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu may abandon the populist path in Rail Budget 2015.
Jan 05, 2015, 15:30 PM IST