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The Modi Government made its first difficult decision today by raising rail fares and freight steeply.From June 25, rail travel will become costlier by 14.2 per cent and moving goods by about 6.5 per cent. The rate hikes come ahead of the Rail Budget to be presented next month by Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda.
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Stealing Show With talk of assembly elections in the air, Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari announced that battery-powered rickshaws, known as e-rickshaws, would not be considered motor vehicles, and hence won`t be covered under the Motor Vehicles Act. In other words, it will virtually be a free-for-all for e-rickshaws. The move is seen as an act of political one- upmanship to counter AAP , who have taken up the cause of e-ricks. -
Nihalchand: A black spot on Modi sarkar Pressure is mounting on the Bharatiya Janata Party as a woman who has alleged she was sexually assaulted by Union Minister of State Nihal Chand three years ago, has called for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove him from the Cabinet. -
Suicide Note Uttar Pradesh governor BL Joshi resigned today and Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s government is keen for at least a dozen more to follow because they were selected by its predecessor, the UPA. -
BJP eyeing Delhi The Bharatiya Janata Party is reported to be considering the option of forming government in Delhi with the help of turncoat Congress and AAP MLAs. -
Goa-L! Facing a relentless opposition assault over `wasteful expenditure`, the Goa government on Friday cancelled a state-funded trip of six legislators, including three ministers, to Brazil to watch the football World Cup that would have cost the exchequer Rs 89 lakh.