India
Railways Budget: Some good initiatives, implementation & monetary allocation are key
Railways Minister has said that it now has an enhanced capacity of e-ticketing system from 2,000 tickets per minute to 7,200 per minute. These are some of the welcome moves.
Indian Railways targets new sources of revenue, cost cuts
The Indian Railways plans to cut costs and generate new sources of revenue in FY16-17 to offset a big rise in its wage bill and help keep an ambitious modernisation plan on track.
Rail Budget 2016: 30,000 bio-toilets in trains, all stations to be made disabled friendly
He also said that portable bio toilets will be provided at all platforms of select stations to cater to the demand of senior citizens, persons with disabilities and women passengers.
News Digest: In riot-hit Rohtak, Army helps a love story bloom
Here are some important reports from the biggest newspapers of India.
Lahore-Delhi 'Dosti' bus service resumed
The Samjhauta Express train service which was also suspended due to the agitation will resume on Thursday.
Short circuit causes fire at the Make in India event in Mumbai, says probe report
Mumbai fire department slammed the 'Make In India' event organizer for keeping inflammable materials carelessly beneath the stage, which caused the fire.
Pro-Afzal Guru event at JNU Umar's idea, Anirban prepared posters: Sources
Both Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya claimed that 'anti-India' slogans, if made, were by outsiders and not JNU students.
Target Rahul for BJP in Parliament, to ask why he backed 'anti-India' sloganeers
BJP MPs were asked to corner Rahul Gandhi in Parliament why he supported JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and others who allegedly raised anti-national slogans.
UP babu caught on cam peeing on banks of Triveni Sangam
The embarrassing video of Additional District Magistrate OP Shrivastava relieving himself at the Triveni Sangam appeared on the same day when the Uttar Pradesh government announced that it plans to post videos of offenders on YouTube.
Booked for sedition, 5 JNU students may file plea seeking security after Kanhaiya's assault
Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya, Rama Naga, Ashutosh Kumar and Anant Prakash had gone missing from the campus since February 12 after Kanhaiya was arrested on sedition charges.
'Gandhigiri' by Hyderabad Traffic Police, garlands those who urinate in public
Afzal Guru row: JNU grants 7-day extension to probe panel
A high-level committee was formed to enquire Afzal Guru event in the JNU where anti-national slogans were allegedly raised. The panel was supposed to submit its report by February 22 and the deadline has now been deferred to March 3.
Jat stir: Domestic carriers continue to charge exorbitant fares
This is despite the Government saying on Sunday that it has asked the airlines to mount additional capacity on routes such as Jaipur, Amritsar and Chandigarh with a view to cater to the increased demand due to road blockades and disruption in rail service...
The Jat revolt in Haryana: The costs of losing political power
It is noted that in the agitation for quotas by the Jats, their principal ire was targeted against those who represented power in the state of Haryana.
26/11 Mumbai attacks: Headley's cross-examination may run for 4 days, court told
Jundal's lawyer Abdul Wahab Khan has moved applications objecting to Headley being made an approver in the 2008 terror attacks case.
