Indian Railways has registered record revenue figures of Rs. 2.40 Lakh Crores for Financial Year 2022-23. This is nearly Rs.49,000 Crores more than the previous year, reflecting 25% growth. During this financial year 2022-23, Freight revenue too has leapfrogged to Rs.1.62 lakh Crores, a growth of nearly 15% on previous year. Indian Railways’ passenger revenues have registered an all-time high growth of 61% to reach Rs.63,300 Crores. After three years, Indian Railways is able to fully meet the pension expenditures. Buoyancy in revenues and tight expenditure management have helped in achieving an Operating Ratio of 98.14%, well within the RE…
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The wholesale price-based inflation eased to a 29-month low of 1.34 per cent in March on easing prices of manufactured products and fuel items, even though food articles turned expensive. March is the 10th straight month when wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation has declined. The inflation was 3.85 per cent in February and 14.63 per cent in March 2022. “Decline in the rate of inflation in March 2023 is primarily contributed by fall in prices of basic metals, food products, textiles, non-food articles, minerals, rubber and plastic products, crude petroleum and natural gas and paper and paper products,” the…
The ITUC demands that the government of Kazakhstan immediately implement ILO recommendations, restore the status of the Trade Union of Fuel and Energy Industry Workers (TUFEIW), as the regional sectoral union and carries out reforms to take discrimination in the sector. It comes after over a hundred oil workers were arrested on 11 April for demonstrating in the capital, Astana, to highlight their unjust, exploitative and indecent. They were protesting after around 250 oil workers had been fired in the town of Zhanaozen by the company Ali Ber after it lost a contract with Kazmunaigaz, the state oil and Gas…
Former Karnataka chief minister, and senior BJP leader Jagadish Shettar on Monday joined Congress at the grand old party office in Bengaluru. He joined the Opposition party in Karnataka in the presence of Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and DK Shivakumar. Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar said There were no demands from Shettar and his did not offer anything. “He (Shettar) will have to agree with the principles and the leadership of the party. We want to keep the country united and only Congress can do that,” he added. In a jolt to the ruling BJP ahead of the May 10 Assembly…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday for questioning in connection with the case pertaining to alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of the excise policy of the Union Territory government. Arvind Kejriwal was questioned by the CBI for nearly nine hours in connection with the excise policy scam case, officials said. The AAP chief, who arrived at the heavily fortified agency headquarters at around 11 am in his official black SUV. He was taken to the first-floor office of the Anti-Corruption Branch where he was quizzed by the investigation team, they said. Kejriwal…
Despite global promises and progress, some 263 million children and young people are out of school, indicating that achieving quality education for all by 2030 is “seriously off track”, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned on Monday. The issue is under the microscope this week at the latest session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD), taking place at UN Headquarters in New York. Delivering opening remarks, Ms. Mohammed began by highlighting the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan, who have been banned from high school and university, calling this “one of the gravest educational challenges of our time.”She…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented the “Maharashtra Bhushan” award for the year 2022 to Dr. Appasaheb Dharmadhikari at Raigarh, Maharashtra on Sunday. On this occasion, Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and many other dignitaries were present. In his address, Amit Shah said that people have immense respect and devotion for Appasaheb, a social worker who did social service in public life without aspiring for any fame. He said that such respect and devotion can be achieved only through sacrifice, dedication and service done by Appasaheb. People’s love, trust and respect for Appasaheb is…
The CBI arrested Kadapa MP YS Avinash Reddy’s father YS Bhaskar Reddy on early hours of Sunday at his home in Pulivendala of Kadapa district in the 2019 murder case of his elder brother and former AP minister YS Vivekananda Reddy. Bhaskar Reddy is uncle of Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the CBI arrested Bhaskar Reddy and handed over the arrest memo to Bhaskar Reddy’s family and took him into custody. A large number of Bhaskar Reddy and Avinash Reddy’s supporters had reached their residence. The CBI was shifting Bhaskar Reddy to…
Targeting the Congress in Rajasthan over infighting, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday claimed the party will always give precedence to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over Sachin Pilot as his contribution is higher in filling its coffers with the ‘corruption’ money from the state. “Pilot sits on dharna on any pretext but his number will not come because his contribution in filling the coffers of Congress party is less and Gehlot’s contribution is higher,” Shah said while addressing booth-level party workers meeting in Bharatpur. “Gehlot has made the Rajasthan government an ‘adda’ (hub) of corruption and has looted the…
In a shocking incident, mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shot dead in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Saturday night. The incident occurred when they were being escorted by police to a medical college. Moments ahead of their killing, both criminals were speaking to the media while being taken for a medical and their murder was captured on camera. The shooting that occurred around 10:00 pm was caught on camera as media persons were following the handcuffed duo, who were being taken to the hospital by police for a medical checkup. At least three people, who posed as media…