Just like in airlines, passengers of private trains, once launched, could have to pay for preferred seats, baggage and onboard services, the earnings from which will be part of the gross revenue to be shared with the Railways, according to an official document.
The US military "will continue to stand strong" in a conflict between India and China or anywhere else, a top White House official said on Monday, after the US Navy deployed two aircraft carriers to the South China Sea to boost its presence in the region.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday said India has shown to the world that despite the crippling coronavirus crisis, the show goes on here as smoothly as during the pre-pandemic times.
A Chinese company on Monday signed a USD 1.5 billion agreement with Pakistan to set up a hydropower project in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) under the ambitious CPEC project.
Amid rising coronavirus cases, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said the ongoing battle against the pandemic will be definitely won and asserted that success against adversities can be achieved only when every section of the society comes together.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday expressed concern over several industries sacking workers at a time when the government is allowing resumption of business activities in the state.
The "precious pluralism" that has been a civilisational asset to India in the globalised world is "sadly" under threat today and religious intolerance and majoritarian politics should not be allowed to undermine the country's soft power, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Monday.
The BJP in West Bengal on Monday launched a website through which people can lodge complaints regarding relief distribution after cyclone Amphan, after protesters alleged large-scale irregularities at the local level in the affected areas.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday granted permission for recommencement of reality TV shoots but disallowed the presence of audience on sets.
A plasma bank for treating COVID-19 patients has been set up at Kolkata Medical College and Hospital (KMCH), the first of its kind in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday.
With coronavirus cases showing no signs of abating in the state, West Bengal has persuaded Indian Railways to reduce the frequency of trains arriving from Delhi, Mumbai and Ahmedabad. This move comes days after flights from six cities with "high prevalence" of the deadly virus were stopped from landing in Kolkata.
The NTPC has shot off a letter to the Bihar government complaining about the reluctance of private hospitals in the state capital to admit patients testing positive for, or showing symptoms of, COVID-19, and sought intervention in the matter.
