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Thursday, October 31, 2024
TopicRailways Minister

Topic: Railways Minister

Over 17,000 FIRs filed in 2020 for crime on trains, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal says

The minister, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha Wednesday, said 54,552 FIRs were registered in 2019, and 55,780 in 2018.

Modi govt would have given befitting reply after 2006 train blasts, UPA didn’t: Piyush Goyal

The UPA government failed to give an appropriate answer after the train blasts in Mumbai 13 years ago which killed 209 people, said Railways Minister Piyush Goyal.

No proposal to privatise railways, Piyush Goyal tells Lok Sabha

Union minister Piyush Goyal submitted a written reply stating that no specific passenger train was identified to be run by private payers so far.

Piyush Goyal gets Railways again, safety, punctuality & food are top priorities

In his first tenure, Goyal eliminated unmanned crossings and got the Vande Bharat express running but will now have to contend with delays in his pet bullet train project.

Tea in kulhad cups will return to railway stations after 15 years

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has instructed caterers at Varanasi and Rae Bareli stations to use terracotta-made 'kulhads', glasses and plates.

Railways lost out due to neglect, warped policies – Suresh Prabhu

Like in China, railways can help transform India and the Modi government has doubled the pace of execution of electrification, commissioning new lines, among others, the Railways Minister said at OTC. SANYA DHINGRA

On Camera

India-China disengagement is tactical. Won’t impact border dispute or power tussle

The quest for territory is not the driver of the border dispute; it is merely China’s tool to assert hegemony. India needs until at least 2047 to be in a position to challenge it.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

India-China disengagement completed at Depsang & Demchok, patrolling to start after Diwali

Corps commanders signed an agreement on 21 October to pull back troops from eastern Ladakh’s two face-off points, following efforts on diplomatic front to ease tensions along LAC.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.