Amit Shah to be named Bharatiya Janata Party president today
Considered the architect of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s impressive performance in Uttar Pradesh in the recent Lok Sabha elections, Amit Shah is all set to take over as the new party president. A formal announcement is expected on Wednesday after the party’s parliamentary board meeting. Mr.... read more »
PM Narendra Modi Confidante Amit Shah Could Be Named BJP President Tomorro...
New Delhi – Amit Shah, a close associate of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, could be named the new president of the BJP tomorrow after a meeting of the top decision-makers of the ruling party. With assembly elections due in Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand, the source said Shah had emerged... read more »
Rail Minister D.V.Sadananda Gowda proposes FDI in Railways to attract inves...
Sparing passengers of any further fare hike, Railway Budget for 2014-15 proposes to attract private domestic and FDI in infrastructure projects and pursuing private-public partnership to boost the finances of the cash-strapped railways. Having hiked fares to the tune of 14.2 per cent recently,... read more »
Railway Budget 2014-15: Highlights
No new increase in passenger fares and freight charges Bullet train in Mumbai-Ahmedabad sector Highest ever plan outlay of Rs. 65,455 crore for 2014-15 Expenditure in 2014-15 pegged at Rs. 149,176 crore. Diamond quadrilateral for high speed trains Plan to hike speed of trains... read more »
Thai government, election agency postpone talks over security worry
A meeting between Thailand’s interim prime minister and the Election Commission to fix a date for polls that the government hopes will break a stalemate was postponed on Wednesday due... read more »
Two killed in police firing in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Two people were killed and nine injured on Wednesday when police opened fire to disperse two clashing groups in Hyderabad, police said. Curfew was imposed to bring the situation... read more »
Google hopes test drives steer Americans to embrace its robot cars
Google Inc’s self-driving car technology likely will not be available for several more years. But the Internet company is already beginning the job of making the public comfortable with... read more »
Sonia Gandhi to host farewell dinner for Manmohan Singh today
Congress President Sonia Gandhi will host a farewell dinner for Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Wednesday. Dr. Singh on Tuesday bid his staff farewell, just days before he is scheduled... read more »
Turkey coal mine explosion: Death toll reaches 201, hundreds stil...
Istanbul: At least 201 people were killed and hundreds more remained trapped underground after an explosion and fire in a coal mine in the western Turkish province of Manisa, the energy minister said... read more »
