Sachin Tendulkar celebrates his double century during the second ODI against South Africa in Gwalior on Wednesday. Sachin became the first cricketer ever to score a double century in an ODI, remaining not out on 200. It was his 46th ODI century. Nobody has scored more. India won by 153 runs. PHOTO: Reuters

Railway minister Mamata Banerjee at Parliament House in New Delhi after presenting the Rail Budget 2010-11 on Wednesday.  PHOTO: PTI

New Delhi, Feb. 24: Politics seemed to prevail over sound economics as railway minister Mamata Banerjee took to the stage once again on Wednesday to present her second railway budget in the last seven months.

New Delhi, Feb. 24: Thursday’s talks between the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan is not expected to yield a joint statement. For New Delhi, the meeting between Ms Nirupama Rao and her Pakistan counterpart Salman Bashir, who arrived here

New Delhi, Feb. 24: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said her ministry is setting up a task force to clear proposals from the private sector through the public-private partnership (PPP) mode within 100 days.

New Delhi, Feb. 24: Railway minister Mamata Banerjee is confident she has done something for posterity in her second consecutive railway budget. Speaking at her Rail Bhavan office here soon after her Lok Sabha presentation, she appeared

New Delhi, Feb. 24: The government won the first round of battle against the Oppostion and supporting parties who were trying to corner it by pressing for a discussion on the price rise issue under an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha. On Wednesday, however, these parties agreed to a discussion in both Houses on Thursday under a rule which does not entail voting.

New Delhi, Feb. 24: An escalation in the Bt brinjal controversy forced Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to rein in some of his erring colleagues and warned them to speak in one voice on the crucial issue of biotechnology, which was required to increase agricultural productivity and ensure food security.

PUNE, Feb. 24: The investigations into the Pune blast took a sensational twist after the office of the police commissioner received two letters by post on Wednesday in which two as-yet-unheard-of outfits — Simi International and Mujahideen Islami Muslim Front

People break glass panes to let out the smoke at Carlton Towers in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Nine persons were killed and 70 injured after a fire broke out in the eight-storey commercial complex. Three persons died after jumping from the top floors of the building while six lost their lives due to severe burns and asphyxiation. The fire was brought under control and the building evacuated nearly two hours after it began at around 4.30 pm.  PHOTO: R. Samuel