Rail Budget 2015: Highlights & fresh ideas

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Railway Budget 2015: 15 things common man can cheer about "We are directing our efforts to make travel on Indian Railways a happy experience with a mix of various initiatives,...

Rail Budget 2015: Highlights "We want to work on goals to deliver a sustained improvement in customer experience; make railways a safer means of t...

Railway Budget 2015: Freight rates to be hiked from April 1 Rates for coal transport will rise by 6.3%, while those for iron ore and steel will increase 0.8%. Charges for transp...

Suresh Prabhu's 5-point execution strategy to transform Railways Talking about revamping management practices, Prabhu said that Indian Railways will speed up decision making and tigh...

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Prabhu's maiden push has long-term positives; eight stocks that could gain good Railway minister Suresh Prabhu has outlined a five-year road map for the national transporter with a plan outlay of ...

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