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What Is Changing In Railways Starting Today: Full List
Indian Railways has implemented a series of key reforms starting Tuesday, July 1, aimed at streamlining operations and improving passenger convenience.
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Over 740,000 Protest Against France's Pension Reforms, Clash With Police
Protesters delayed trains at Gare de Lyon, one of the busiest stations in Paris, walking on the rails and lighting flares in what they called a show of solidarity for a railway staffer who lost an eye in a previous protest.
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Loss Of Rs 2,220 Crore Due To Farmers' Protests In Punjab, Says Railways
The Railways said it has suffered a loss of Rs 2,220 crore, including Rs 67 crore in passenger revenue, due to the ongoing protest by farmers against the Central farm reform laws.
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Punjab Farm Protests: Railways Incur Loss To The Tune Of Rs 1,200 Crore
The loss suffered by the Railways due to the agitation in Punjab over the Cenral farm reform laws has already crossed an estimated Rs 1,200 crore as protests on train tracks continued at 32 places across the state, the national transporter said today.
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Centre Streamlines Jobs Recruitment Process With Common Eligibility Test
A chunk of recruitment for Central government jobs, including banking and railways, will now have a "Common Eligibility Test" online as a first step that is expected to help disadvantageous sections, rural candidates and women. In what's billed as a "landmark reform", the Union cabinet also approved the creation of the National Recruitment Agency, ...
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2010-2019: India's Top 10 News Events That Defined The Decade
Two of the world's largest-ever democratic elections with a turnout of nearly 2 billion people, dozens of other assembly or state elections - some simultaneous, while most within a few months of each other; giant leaps forward in our space programme, some of the biggest and most significant reforms since independence, strategic shifts in the defenc...
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Airline-Like Food, Modern Kitchens: Railways Plans Major Overhaul Of Catering
Not happy with the catering while travelling in a train? Passengers will soon get airline-like food as the Railways has decided to initiate major reforms in its catering services under which it would "rationalise the menu" and use Artificial Intelligence (AI) and CCTV cameras to flag irregularities in preparation.
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Budget Session Of Parliament: Live Updates
The Budget Session of Parliament will discuss issues related to Jawaharlal Nehru University or JNU controversy, Jat reservation protests in Haryana,suicide of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad and Pathankot terror attack on priority. The Goods and Services Tax or GST Bill which is crucial to the government's reforms plans will also be discu...
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Suresh Prabhu Gets Pat From PM Modi Yet Again
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday again praised Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu for carrying out reforms in the public transporter.
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For Bullet Trains, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu has Wife-Mother Analogy
While discussing one year of the Modi government, senior minister Suresh Prabhu has admitted to NDTV that the backlash to the land reforms was the result of poor public communication of the benefits of the new rules to acquire farmland.
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Railways to Have a Regulatory Body on Lines of Telecom Sector: Union Minister Suresh Prabhu
Railways has initiated the process for setting up of a regulatory body on the lines of telecom sector, said Union Minister Suresh Prabhu who has asked the NITI Aayog Chairman to prepare the roadmap for it.
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Need to Bring 'Changes' in Indian Railways: Union Minister Suresh Prabhu
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today called for "relook" and "changes" in the Indian Railways for its smooth run in the future.
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Cabinet Clears FDI in Railways And Defence
Pushing ahead with the reforms agenda, the government today approved raising FDI limit in the defence sector to 49 per cent and opened up the railway infrastructure segment for foreign direct investment.
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Rail Budget 2014: Minister Sadananda Gowda promises To Take Politics Out Of Railways
Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda will present the Narendra Modi government's first Rail Budget in a short while from now. The Rail Budget is traditionally seen to set the stage for the union budget - to be presented on Thursday and in which the ruling BJP will lay out its economic reform plans.
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France Hit by National Train Strike
French commuters faced traffic chaos on Wednesday amid a national train strike called by trade unions in protest against a proposed railway reform aimed at containing the sector's soaring debt.
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What Is Changing In Railways Starting Today: Full List
Indian Railways has implemented a series of key reforms starting Tuesday, July 1, aimed at streamlining operations and improving passenger convenience.
-
Over 740,000 Protest Against France's Pension Reforms, Clash With Police
Protesters delayed trains at Gare de Lyon, one of the busiest stations in Paris, walking on the rails and lighting flares in what they called a show of solidarity for a railway staffer who lost an eye in a previous protest.
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Loss Of Rs 2,220 Crore Due To Farmers' Protests In Punjab, Says Railways
The Railways said it has suffered a loss of Rs 2,220 crore, including Rs 67 crore in passenger revenue, due to the ongoing protest by farmers against the Central farm reform laws.
-
Punjab Farm Protests: Railways Incur Loss To The Tune Of Rs 1,200 Crore
The loss suffered by the Railways due to the agitation in Punjab over the Cenral farm reform laws has already crossed an estimated Rs 1,200 crore as protests on train tracks continued at 32 places across the state, the national transporter said today.
-
Centre Streamlines Jobs Recruitment Process With Common Eligibility Test
A chunk of recruitment for Central government jobs, including banking and railways, will now have a "Common Eligibility Test" online as a first step that is expected to help disadvantageous sections, rural candidates and women. In what's billed as a "landmark reform", the Union cabinet also approved the creation of the National Recruitment Agency, ...
-
2010-2019: India's Top 10 News Events That Defined The Decade
Two of the world's largest-ever democratic elections with a turnout of nearly 2 billion people, dozens of other assembly or state elections - some simultaneous, while most within a few months of each other; giant leaps forward in our space programme, some of the biggest and most significant reforms since independence, strategic shifts in the defenc...
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Airline-Like Food, Modern Kitchens: Railways Plans Major Overhaul Of Catering
Not happy with the catering while travelling in a train? Passengers will soon get airline-like food as the Railways has decided to initiate major reforms in its catering services under which it would "rationalise the menu" and use Artificial Intelligence (AI) and CCTV cameras to flag irregularities in preparation.
-
Budget Session Of Parliament: Live Updates
The Budget Session of Parliament will discuss issues related to Jawaharlal Nehru University or JNU controversy, Jat reservation protests in Haryana,suicide of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad and Pathankot terror attack on priority. The Goods and Services Tax or GST Bill which is crucial to the government's reforms plans will also be discu...
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Suresh Prabhu Gets Pat From PM Modi Yet Again
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday again praised Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu for carrying out reforms in the public transporter.
-
For Bullet Trains, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu has Wife-Mother Analogy
While discussing one year of the Modi government, senior minister Suresh Prabhu has admitted to NDTV that the backlash to the land reforms was the result of poor public communication of the benefits of the new rules to acquire farmland.
-
Railways to Have a Regulatory Body on Lines of Telecom Sector: Union Minister Suresh Prabhu
Railways has initiated the process for setting up of a regulatory body on the lines of telecom sector, said Union Minister Suresh Prabhu who has asked the NITI Aayog Chairman to prepare the roadmap for it.
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Need to Bring 'Changes' in Indian Railways: Union Minister Suresh Prabhu
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today called for "relook" and "changes" in the Indian Railways for its smooth run in the future.
-
Cabinet Clears FDI in Railways And Defence
Pushing ahead with the reforms agenda, the government today approved raising FDI limit in the defence sector to 49 per cent and opened up the railway infrastructure segment for foreign direct investment.
-
Rail Budget 2014: Minister Sadananda Gowda promises To Take Politics Out Of Railways
Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda will present the Narendra Modi government's first Rail Budget in a short while from now. The Rail Budget is traditionally seen to set the stage for the union budget - to be presented on Thursday and in which the ruling BJP will lay out its economic reform plans.
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France Hit by National Train Strike
French commuters faced traffic chaos on Wednesday amid a national train strike called by trade unions in protest against a proposed railway reform aimed at containing the sector's soaring debt.
