New Delhi | Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal on Monday demanded an apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on his statement in the UK. Goyal said that his statement has brought disrepute to the country and Rahul Gandhi should apologize. He said, “A prominent Opposition leader goes abroad and attacks Indian democracy. […]
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No lockdown, trains will continue to run: Railway Minister
New Delhi | Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has said that there is no lockdown in the country and people do not need to panic about how they will reach home. Trains will continue to run as before and people will be able to go anywhere by booking tickets. Goyal said this after a huge number of […]
Indian Railways will not be privatised, will remain with government: Goyal
New Delhi: Clearing the air over the privatisation of India Railways, which has been opposed by several leaders, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that the national transporter will not be privatised and it will always with the government. Speaking on the Demand for Grants of Ministry of Railways 2021-22 in Lok Sabha, Goyal […]
Stalemate over farm laws continues, next meeting on Jan 19
New Delhi: The ninth round of talks between the government and the agitating farmers ended inconclusively on Friday. The next round of meeting has been scheduled for January 19. The meeting of the farmer leaders with the government, which started at 12 noon on Friday and went on for around five hours, over the three contentious […]
No breakthrough in govt-farmers talks, next meeting on Jan 15
New Delhi: The eight round of talks between the protesting farmers and the government on Friday failed to break the stalemate, and the next meeting will be held on January 15. Ahead of the talks, the government had expressed hope of positive results from the meeting while the farmers threatened to intensify the stir if their […]
Govt, farmers agree on 2 out of 4 issues, next meet on Jan 4
New Delhi: The sixth round of meetings between protesting farmers and the government ended after over five hours with the Centre saying that the two sides had reached consensus on two out of four key issues. The next meeting will take place on January 4. Addressing media persons after the meeting with 41 farmer leaders at […]
Piyush Goyal’s mother Chandrakanta Goyal passes away
Mumbai: Former Bharatiya Janata Party leader Chandrakanta Goyal – who was the mother of Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, passed away here on Saturday morning. She was 88. Goyal shared the news of his mother’s demise with a touching social media post. “My revered mother, who always guided me with her love and affection, has passed away […]
Train ticket bookings to resume at 1.7 lakh centres from Friday
New Delhi: In a major relief to passengers across the country, Union Railway and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that bookings of tickets will resume at 1.7 lakh common service centres from Friday. The announcement comes a day after the Indian Railways, which suspended the passenger, mail and express train services from March […]
Railways to start 200 non-AC train services from June 1, online bookings to start soon: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday announced that Indian Railways will resume the services of 200 special non-airconditioned trains and bookings for them will start soon. The announcement came a week after the national transporter started running the 15 pairs of special air conditioned trains. In a series of tweets, Goyal said: “In a […]
Railways to start 200 non-AC train services from June 1: Goyal
New Delhi: In a major relief to people across the country, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday announced that Indian Railways will resume the services of 200 special non-airconditioned trains and bookings for them will start soon. The announcement came a week after the national transporter started running the 15 pairs of special air conditioned […]