Pawan Bansal

Today was the black Friday for Congress-led UPA government as two of its ministers resigned from their posts after Congress President Sonia Gandhi instructed them to do so. Law minister Ashwani Kumar quit following the resignation of…

For the first time in 18 years, a Congress leader took the charge of Railway Ministry. And, within a few months, his nephew was arrested in a bribery scandal. Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla and Mahesh Kumar, a…

Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal called his budget as 'realistic' without announcing hike in basic passenger fare. However, Superfast charges and Tatkal fees were raised in the rail budget 2013-14. As per the announcement yesterday,…

TNI Bureau: Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal has announced a fare hike in rail fares with effect from January 21, 2013. This is the first time in 10 years, the Railways have gone for a fare hike. The sleeper class fares were…

New Railway Minister Pawan Bansal today hints at possible passenger fare hike to improve services in the railways. Justifying the need for such astep, the Railway Minister said, "We have to ensure that the vast infrastructure of the…

TNI Bureau: As speculated earlier, Salman Khurshid was made the External Affairs Minister of the country. He replaced SM Krishna, who had resigned earlier. Pawan Kumar Bansal got the Railways portfolio. Interestingly, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury…