Following are the prominent highlights of the railway budget for 2012-13 presented in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday by Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi:

* No steep increase in passenger fares; 2 paise pe

It may now take more time for people to get money out of an ATM. Cash machines may now play advertisements before you get your banknotes.

The idea is being trialled in Australia after the US and cust

First Lady Michelle Obama has announced that she would be leading the US delegation to the London Olympics.

Obama will travel to London for the Games' opening ceremony July 27, and tie the event into

Set to present his maiden budget in parliament on Wednesday, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi said it would keep in my mind the needs of the common man and the country.

"The budget is going to be very

Indian Railways plans to borrow Rs.15,000 crore (about $3.33 billion) from the market, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi said on Wednesday presenting the railway budget for 2012-13 in the Lok Sabha.

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Parkash Singh Badal was on Wednesday sworn in as chief minister of Punjab at a ceremony at the historic Sikh battlefield of Chappar Chiri in Mohali, 20 km from here.

The Indian Railways is like a cow that neither gives milk nor bears calves. So says former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Wednesday.

Declining to comment on the railway budget 'for political r

Presenting corporate America's wish list for the Indian budget, a leading US-India trade association wants India to press forward with bold economic reforms to make it easier for companies to conduct

While the fare hikes in the railway budget for 2012-13 didn't cause much of a stir among the public, the man on the street remained skeptic of the government's ability to deliver on the facilities pro

With safety as the prime focus, Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Wednesday spelt out five priority areas for his ministry over the 12th Five Year Plan.

"My focus will be safe safety, safety, safet