Hong Kong light railway accident injures 62, say police
Agence France-Presse | Friday May 17, 2013
Sixty-two people were injured when multiple cars derailed on Hong Kong's light railway in the north of the city, throwing passengers onto the floor, police said Friday.
We will give CBI functional autonomy: Finance Minister P Chidambaram to NDTV
Rahul Joglekar | Friday May 17, 2013
Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said that the expert panel formed by the government will work towards giving CBI functional autonomy, but at the same time warned that accountability is important.
Lalu's 'parivartan' rally in Patna: highlights of his speech
Edited by Janaki Fernandes | Wednesday May 15, 2013
Lalu Prasad is addressing a 'parivartan' rally in Patna today. His party, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), has booked 13 trains from different destinations in Bihar and Jharkhand to carry people to Patna for today's rally. The Railways has been paid R...
Country's first woman jawan found hanging
Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 14, 2013
Shanti Tigga, the Territorial Army's first woman jawan, was on Tuesday found hanging inside her cabin in a hospital in Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal where she was admitted a few days ago, police said.
Rail bribery scam probe to be over in three months: CBI Director Ranjit Sinha
Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 14, 2013
The probe into the bribery scandal that led to the resignation of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal is expected to be completed within three months, CBI Director Ranjit Sinha said on Tuesday.
Is Prime Minister Manmohan Singh now a liability for the Congress?
Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Tuesday May 14, 2013
With intense speculation about a deep rift between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi over the two union ministers forced to resign last week, the Congress today issued a statement dismissing the talk as rumour and disi...
CP Joshi takes additional charge of Railway Ministry
Press Trust of India | Monday May 13, 2013
Assuming additional charge of railways, Road Transport and Highways Minister CP Joshi today said he would try to improve the trust deficit prevailing among the staff of Railways rocked by a bribery scandal.
Pawan Kumar Bansal 'threatens' journalist, press club seeks apology
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday May 13, 2013
Former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today had a brush with the media in Chandigarh, barely hours after returning from New Delhi where he quit from the union cabinet. The city press club has sought an apology from him.
Decision on Pawan Bansal, Ashwani Kumar jointly taken by Sonia Gandhi and PM: Congress
Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Sunday May 12, 2013
Dropping of Pawan Kumar Bansal and Ashwani Kumar from the Union Cabinet was the "joint decision" of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi, the Congress said today, dismissing reports that the action was at the insistence of the party preside...
After ministers' exit, Prime Minister's Punjab club in disarray
Reported by Tanima Biswas; edited by Mala Das | Saturday May 11, 2013
As two of the government's senior ministers - smeared with scams - bowed out on Friday, their unprecedented exit has also dealt a blow to what is being called the Prime Minister's Punjab club.
Kapil Sibal gets additional charge of Law Ministry, CP Joshi to handle Railways
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Saturday May 11, 2013
Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal will be the new Law Minister and will replace Ashwani Kumar who resigned from the post yesterday. CP Joshi meanwhile will handle the Railway Minister's post that was vacated after Pawan Kumar Bansal resigned yesterd...
Pawan Bansal, Ashwani Kumar resign as Union ministers; who will replace them?
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Saturday May 11, 2013
A day after Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar handed over their resignations to the Prime Minister, the focus has shifted to who would replace them in the union cabinet.
Edited by Sindhu Manjesh (with PTI inputs) | Friday May 10, 2013
Pawan Kumar Bansal, who has quit as Union Railways Minister today following allegations about his involvement in a bribery scam, is a Congress veteran who won his first Lok Sabha election from Chandigarh in 1991.
Resignations earlier could have saved Parliament session: BJP
Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 10, 2013
As Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal quit his post, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said had the step been taken earlier, the budget session of parliament would not have been wasted.
Railway Minster Pawan Bansal, Law Minster Ashwani Kumar dropped from the Cabinet
Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Saturday May 11, 2013
Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar drove up to the 7 Race Course Road residence of the Prime Minister this evening and handed letters of resignation.
10 images
6 images
