Rail Budget 2015: No passenger fare hike, no new trains; tickets 120 days in advance

Last Updated: Thursday, February 26, 2015, 14:12

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu spared passengers from any hike in fares but made changes in freight rates to rake in more money while ruling out privatisation.

Rail Budget 2015 a 'watershed moment' for Railways: Modi

Last Updated: Thursday, February 26, 2015, 13:59

“Railway Budget 2015 is a watershed moment for Railways, marking a paradigm shift from discussing coaches and trains to comprehensive railway reform.”

No hike in train passenger fares

Last Updated: Thursday, February 26, 2015, 13:46

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today spared passengers from any hike in fares but made changes in freight rates to rake in more money while ruling out privatisation.

Prabhu proposes lowest operating ratio for railways in 9 years

Last Updated: Thursday, February 26, 2015, 13:32

Addressing the pressing issue of finances for the Indian Railways, Minister Suresh Prabhu Thursday proposed an operating ratio below 90 percent to increase revenues for the system.

Rail Budget 2015: Overview and Highlights

Last Updated: Thursday, February 26, 2015, 05:45

Presenting his maiden Rail Budget, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday announced that there will be no increase in passenger fares for the fiscal 2015-16. He also said that the government will improve capacity on high density network in the next five years.

Jet Airways lowers its fare on Foreign routes

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2015, 18:10

Jet Airways offer comes a day after another domestic airline, SpiceJet announced fares as low as Rs 3,799 for international travel.

SpiceJet launches low-fare offer; one lakh seats on the block

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 24, 2015, 15:12

Budget carrier SpiceJet on Tuesday put one lakh seats up for grabs on both its domestic and international routes as it rolled out another discount sale offer with tickets priced as low as Rs 1,699 for travel within the country.

Spicejet announces Holi sale with tickets starting at Rs 1,699

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 24, 2015, 11:32

Tickets have to be booked till 23:59 hours 26th Feb 2015 for travel between 01st Mar and 20th Apr 2015.

SpiceJet offers discount scheme starting at Rs 2,999

Last Updated: Thursday, February 19, 2015, 12:51

Passengers can make bookings for the latest offer starting from Feb 19 to Feb 22, 2015 for travel period from Feb 26 to April 15, 2015.

SpiceJet launches "cheaper than train" travel fares from Rs 599

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 11, 2015, 14:05

Low cost carrier SpiceJet has launched a massive sale, with all inclusive fares starting from Rs. 599 for domestic travel and Rs 3,499 for overseas flights.

No proposal for hike in rail fares at present: Manoj Sinha

Last Updated: Saturday, February 7, 2015, 12:06

Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha on Saturday made it clear that as of now there is no proposal to hike rail fares.

AirAsia India expects break-even by May-June

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 3, 2015, 21:15

Low fare airline AirAsia India, which had originally set a break-even deadline of last November, is expected to achieve the same by May-June when it hopes to introduce its sixth plane, chief executive Mittu Chandilya said here on Tuesday.