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  • Major changes planned in railway sector: Gowda

    Railway Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Saturday said he intended to bring major changes in the railway sector and he would focus on the ‘four S’- safety, service, security and speed. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already proposed bringing in speed trains and bullet trains, he said. Gowda said his predecessor Mallikarjuna Khargee had […]

    RIL says CAG comment on gas price is part of draft report

    Reliance Industries on Saturday said the CAG comment that the company charged a rate in excess of the government approved price for its KG-D6 gas is part of a draft report which has not yet been finalised. In a statement, RIL said a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) will come […]

    No decision yet on new CEO, search still on: Infosys

    Country’s second largest software services firm Infosys on Saturday said it is yet to take a decision on its next CEO and MD and the search process is still on. The remark from the Bangalore-based company comes in the wake of reports suggesting that Infosys’ search for the new CEO, who would succeed S D […]

    Rahul meets family of gangrape victims, demands CBI probe

    Rahul Gandhi on Saturday met the family of the two dalit sisters who were gangraped and murdered in Badaun and demanded a CBI probe into the case, saying UP police cannot give them justice and the culprits should know that they cannot get away with such a heinous crime. “They have said that the honour […]

    1 soldier, 16 militants killed on Pak border post

    One soldier and 16 militants were killed on Saturday when the Taliban insurgents launched a major attack from Afghanistan side, triggering hours-long gunbattle at Pakistan border post in restive northwestern tribal area, security sources said. A security official said around 200 militants gathered at the village Ghund in Kunar province of Afghanistan and launched the […]

    Diesel prices hiked by 50 paise per litre

    Diesel prices were on Saturday hiked by 50 paise a litre, excluding state levies, the second increase in rates three weeks. The monthly hike in price came after several rounds discussions that the new Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan held with state-owned oil firms on continuing with the reform initiated by the UPA government. The announcement […]

    Modi asks countrymen to say ‘no’ to tobacco

    On the occasion of World Tobacco Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked the countrymen to say ‘no’ to tobacco and lay the foundation of a healthier India. “On World No Tobacco Day, lets pledge to spread awareness on the risks of tobacco consumption & work to reduce tobacco consumption in India,” he tweeted. […]

    Bangladesh PM Hasina says no further action against Jamaat

    Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said legal obstacles barred her government from pursuing further charges against the fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami for crimes during the 1971 war as she backed her law minister, under fire for going soft on the Islamists. “The law minister’s comment is legally correct,” she told a crowded press conference at her […]

    Indian-origin authors to dominate UK school syllabus

    Indian-origin British author and filmmaker Meera Syal and India-born George Orwell have been given priority in a new English literature syllabus for schools in the UK. It is being seen as a sign of a move away from American texts as the AQA (The Assessment and Qualifications Alliance) exam board became the second UK school […]

    Chinese ship in latest glitch in MH370 search mission

    A Chinese ship mapping the ocean floor ahead of an intensive underwater search for missing Flight MH370 was returning to port on Saturday due to a technical problem The massive Indian Ocean search for the Malaysia Airlines plane, which disappeared on March 8 carrying 239 people including five Indians, has so far failed to find […]