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The Association of National Exchanges Members of India has also pitched for making Aadhaar card a identity proof document for investors to trade in stock exchanges.

1) Indian Railways started its service 161 years ago on 16 April 1853 when the first passenger train was run over a stretch of 33 kilometres from Mumbai to Thane. The train with 14 railway carriages, carrying around 400 guests, left Bori Bunder at 3:30 p.m. that day.

The Indian Railways plans to cut foreign exchange spend on importing components and systems by encouraging indigenisation, including a part of it through global technology transfer.

Minister of State for Railways, Manoj Sinha, inaugurates Bharat Forge's high tech facility for locomotive components in Baramati. Also seen Amit Kalyani ( Ex Director, Bharat Forge) and Baba Kalyani CMD, Bharat Forge.

The total earnings of Indian Railways grew by 12.67 percent during the ten-month period between April 2014 and January 2015. The earnings registered during this period stood at Rs 1,28,928.28 crore as against Rs 1,14,428.52 crore during the same period in the previous year.

The Indian Railways on Friday confirmed that ten persons had lost their lives and over 17 others were critically injured after nine bogies of the Bangalore-Ernakulam Inter City Express derailed near Anekal this morning.

Anekal (Karnataka), Feb. 13 (ANI): The Indian Railways on Friday confirmed that ten persons had lost their lives and over 17 others were critically injured after nine bogies of the Bangalore-Ernakulam Inter City Express derailed near Anekal this morning. Additional Director General of Police (Railways), Rajvir Pratap Sharma, said relief and rescue operations are underway in full swing and added ...

Indian Railways has registered a 12.6% jump in total earnings at Rs 128,928 crore in the April-January period current fiscal helped largely by higher freight rates even as its passenger business continues to struggle to wriggle out of a historic decline in volumes.

The Telangana government has issued orders constituting a committee to identify posts held by IAS, IPS and Indian Forest Service officers in the State where other Central civil service officers cou...

The CA Institute will soon enter into a MoU with Railways to enable the latter adopt accrual accounting. This was stated by the outgoing CA Institute President K Raghu at the 65th annual function of the institute in the capital on Wednesday.

Earnings stood at Rs 1,28,928.28 crore.

The Telangana Government has issued orders constituting a committee to identify posts held by IAS, IPS and Indian Forest Service officers in the State where other Central civil service officers co...

Ian Jones has been following Ranji matches for the last 15 years

It was on February 3, 1925, that the first electric locomotive with a 1,500 volt capacity lugged coaches from Victoria Terminus to Kurla on the Harbour line! But many people only remember coal-fire...

"The mobility division of Siemens Ltd has won three orders worth approximately Rs 450 crore from... Diesel Locomotive Works of Indian Railways for locomotive equipment," Siemens said a statement.

Ian Jones has been following Ranji matches for the last 15 years

Ian Jones has been watching Ranji matches for 15 years

Mumbai, Feb 7: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat campaign, Indian Railways have taken a new initiatives. An online complaint can be filed while travelling in train and actions will be taken within 15 minutes.The Central Railway will launch a

Indian Railways on Thursday signed its first ever bilateral Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with an electricty producer. This was yet another step implemented by the rail ministry to address the core of the transporter’s financial woes – rising energy bills.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O.Panneerselvam Friday expressed the state's willingness to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian Railways for implementing three projects through a special company.