Railway Minister Mukul Roy

Summoned by the CBI in the Saradha chit fund scam, Trinamool Congress general secretary and former railway minister Mukul Roy on Wednesday met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, and said he will contact the probe agency about his appearance.

The multi-crore Saradha ponzi scam has now come knocking at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's door. It now appears that, back in 2010, when Ms Banerjee was the Union Railway minister, the Saradha Group had bagged a contract with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, or IRCTC. It puts out of court her claims that she was no...

Hours after the Kolkata Metro Railway formally announced that the fares would be raised from October 18, Minister of State for Railways Adhir Chowdhury stalled the move saying there was a need for review the increased tariff.

A day ahead of the Trinamool Congress' protest rally at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, former Railway Minister and party leader Mukul Roy warned the Centre that their agitation will spark a movement in the country against the UPA government's decisions to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, hike diesel prices and put a cap on ...

Amid speculation of a Cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met President Pranab Mukherjee for around 45 minutes today. According to sources, Dr Singh assured the President that the Congress-led UPA government has the numbers to stay in power.

After the divorce with Ms Banerjee's party, the Congress is likely to keep the Railways portfolio, which was till yesterday held by Trinamool's Mukul Roy, sources told NDTV. Road Transport and Highways Minister CP Joshi is likely to get additional charge of the Railway Ministry, according to sources.

Trinamool Congress unhappy over hike in diesel price.

Passengers to Jaipur can now take a ride on an air conditioned double-decker train. Railway Minister Mukul Roy flagged off the train at a function in the capital which was attended by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and a host of other political leaders and senior railway officials.

The prolonged absence of Railway Minister Mukul Roy from Delhi came in for questioning in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday with JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav taking a dig at him, saying he was not attending his office while the railways is suffering. Mr Yadav said the condition of railways was so bad that it requires immediate attention.

The Railways has already seen at least four train tragedies this year. And on Monday, India woke up to yet another after the S-11 coach of the Tamil Nadu Express caught fire, killing 28 people.

Railway Minister Mukul Roy did not rule out the possibility of a blast behind the devastating fire in Tamil Nadu Express that left 28 passengers dead today.

As he arrived in the nation capital around noon today to take part in a meeting of the UPA allies, Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy refused to comment on who his party will favour for the Vice-President's post. "I am not the authorised person to speak on this. The party will speak at right time," the Railway Minister said.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called up West Bengal Chief Minister and ally Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday to ensure her Trinamool Congress is represented at Saturday's UPA meeting, said Trinamool leader Kunal Ghosh. Ms Banerjee has reportedly assured Dr Singh that Railways Minister Mukul Roy, who is a Trinamool leader, will represent the party at th...

All services except those which are in the negative list will become expensive from Sunday.

"The railways are not going to introduce service tax from July one," he said.

Summoned by the CBI in the Saradha chit fund scam, Trinamool Congress general secretary and former railway minister Mukul Roy on Wednesday met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, and said he will contact the probe agency about his appearance.

The multi-crore Saradha ponzi scam has now come knocking at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's door. It now appears that, back in 2010, when Ms Banerjee was the Union Railway minister, the Saradha Group had bagged a contract with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, or IRCTC. It puts out of court her claims that she was no...

Hours after the Kolkata Metro Railway formally announced that the fares would be raised from October 18, Minister of State for Railways Adhir Chowdhury stalled the move saying there was a need for review the increased tariff.

A day ahead of the Trinamool Congress' protest rally at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, former Railway Minister and party leader Mukul Roy warned the Centre that their agitation will spark a movement in the country against the UPA government's decisions to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, hike diesel prices and put a cap on ...

Amid speculation of a Cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met President Pranab Mukherjee for around 45 minutes today. According to sources, Dr Singh assured the President that the Congress-led UPA government has the numbers to stay in power.

After the divorce with Ms Banerjee's party, the Congress is likely to keep the Railways portfolio, which was till yesterday held by Trinamool's Mukul Roy, sources told NDTV. Road Transport and Highways Minister CP Joshi is likely to get additional charge of the Railway Ministry, according to sources.

Trinamool Congress unhappy over hike in diesel price.

Passengers to Jaipur can now take a ride on an air conditioned double-decker train. Railway Minister Mukul Roy flagged off the train at a function in the capital which was attended by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and a host of other political leaders and senior railway officials.

The prolonged absence of Railway Minister Mukul Roy from Delhi came in for questioning in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday with JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav taking a dig at him, saying he was not attending his office while the railways is suffering. Mr Yadav said the condition of railways was so bad that it requires immediate attention.

The Railways has already seen at least four train tragedies this year. And on Monday, India woke up to yet another after the S-11 coach of the Tamil Nadu Express caught fire, killing 28 people.

Railway Minister Mukul Roy did not rule out the possibility of a blast behind the devastating fire in Tamil Nadu Express that left 28 passengers dead today.

As he arrived in the nation capital around noon today to take part in a meeting of the UPA allies, Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy refused to comment on who his party will favour for the Vice-President's post. "I am not the authorised person to speak on this. The party will speak at right time," the Railway Minister said.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called up West Bengal Chief Minister and ally Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday to ensure her Trinamool Congress is represented at Saturday's UPA meeting, said Trinamool leader Kunal Ghosh. Ms Banerjee has reportedly assured Dr Singh that Railways Minister Mukul Roy, who is a Trinamool leader, will represent the party at th...

All services except those which are in the negative list will become expensive from Sunday.

"The railways are not going to introduce service tax from July one," he said.