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In order to provide quality electricity, the Odisha government is planning to bring down Aggregated Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses to 37 percent by this March-end, an official said today

Powered by centuries from veterans Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka hammered a hapless Bangladesh by 92 runs in a World Cup Pool A contest at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here Thursday

Bhubaneswar: Dhamara harbour in Odisha’s Bhadrak district has been approved by a government inspection agency for export of fishery products to European countries, an official said Thursday. This is the first harbour in the state to have received the approval for export of fishery products, state’s fisheries and animal resources department commissioner-cum-secretary Bishnupada Sethi told […]

Mumbai: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu’s maiden budget on Thursday failed to muster investor confidence in the stocks of railway-related firms. A majority of stocks associated with the railways plunged in the late afternoon trade session Thursday, after Prabhu outlined in the Lok Sabha the 2015-16 development and financial plans for one of the world’s largest […]

New Delhi: The Railway Budget 2015-16, that left passenger and freight fares untouched, envisages an investment of Rs.850,000 crore over the next five years — mostly directed towards modernizing existing tracks and introducing faster trains. Railway minister Suresh Prabhu Thursday told the Lok Sabha that the proportion of rail revenue available for investments would rise […]

United Nations: A UN report says “timely and massive evacuation saved lives” during Cyclone Hudhud that slammed coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha last October, leaving only 41 dead in a disaster of that magnitude. Overall, major disasters last year cost India 1,322 lives and $27 billion in damages, the UN Economic and Social Commission for […]

New Delhi: Railway minister Suresh Prabhu Thursday outlined four goals for improvement in the Indian Railways over the next five years. The goals are: giving a huge boost to customer experience, ensuring safer travel, modernisation of infrastructure and making Indian Railways financially self-sustainable, the minister said while presenting his maiden budget in the Lok Sabha. […]

New Delhi: Keeping passenger fares unchanged, Minister Suresh Prabhu presented his maiden budget for Indian Railways Thursday, promising to balance passenger needs and long-term interests of the organisation to benchmark it globally on quality, safety and reach. Nine more high-speed trains, faster speed of existing trains, Wi-Fi in 400 stations, user-friendly ladders to mount upper […]

Dunedin: A valiant knock from Samiullah Shenwari (96) inspired Afghanistan to a thrilling one-wicket victory against Scotland in a World Cup Pool A game at the University Oval here Thursday. After skipper Mohamad Nabi won the toss and decided to bowl first, Afghanistan’s opening bowlers Shapoor Zadran (4/38) and Dawlat Zadran (3/29) helped them bowl […]

New Delhi: Two officials from the environment ministry and the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) were arrested in connection with the official documents leak case, police said Thursday. Delhi Police have arrested Jatinder Nagpal, who is personal assistant to the joint secretary in the ministry of environment, forests and climate change. He was arrested Wednesday […]

New Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Thursday said his ministry received an overwhelming response and suggestions on social media during the formative phase of the Railway Budget 2015-16. “We received over 20,000 responses from people on social media and some of the suggestions are there in the budget,” he said in his maiden budget speech […]

Chennai: On his 34th wedding anniversary Thursday, superstar Rajinikanth briefly spent some time with his fans here at his residence. Several of his fans came to convey their wishes to the ‘Thalaiva’. “Rajini sir spent a few minutes with his fans assembled outside his residence. They met and greeted him on his anniversary. People had […]

Kochi: All 161 passengers on board an Air India aircraft, on a Delhi-Kochi flight, had a narrow escape when a tyre of their plane burst on landing at the airport here Thursday, said an airport official. A.C.K. Nair, a top official at the Cochin International Airport Limited, told IANS that the incident occurred at 9.15 […]

New Delhi: Minister Suresh Prabhu began presenting his maiden budget for the Indian Railways in the Lok Sabha Thursday, promising to balance the needs of passengers and the long-term interests of the network so that it can be benchmarked globally on quality, safety and reach. “Railways facilities have not improved substantially for the past few […]

Rio de Janeiro: The International Olympic Committee has asked Rio de Janeiro to step up preparations to a new level to ensure the city is ready for the 2016 Games. The comments coincide with concerns about the progress of construction work at some venues and delays to a planned new metro line, reported Xinhua. Speaking […]