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Srinand Jha

Srinand Jha

Srinand Jha covers the Ministry of Railways and writes on politics in the Hindi heartland. Also interested in media and social/cultural issues.

Articles by Srinand Jha

Shaky Opposition’s fresh take on unity, to launch campaign against Modi govt

JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav is expected to announce a countrywide campaign against the policies of the NDA government.(Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 08, 2017 07:58 AM IST

Lalu Prasad questioned for over 7 hours by CBI in IRCTC hotel scam

RJD leader and former railway minister Lalu Prasad, accompanied by his daughter Misa, arrives at the CBI headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday for questioning.(PTI Photo)

Updated on Oct 05, 2017 10:57 PM IST

Diesel locomotive project with General Electric on track, says Piyush Goyal

Railway minister Piyush Goyal with MoS Manoj Sinha at a press conference in New Delhi on Thursday.(PTI Photo)

Updated on Sep 28, 2017 05:00 PM IST

Sharad Yadav says JD(U) faction will ally with Cong, Left to take on BJP in Gujarat

JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav with his party leaders during the national executive meeting in New Delhi on Sunday.(Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 19, 2017 12:08 AM IST

Modi, Abe lay foundation for India’s first Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe press a button to launch a high speed rail project in Ahmadabad on Thursday(AP Photo)

Updated on Sep 14, 2017 09:11 PM IST

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train: PM Modi’s flagship project set for takeoff

A worker cleans a hoarding featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe ahead of Abe's visit, in Ahmedabad on September 10.(REUTERS)

Updated on Sep 12, 2017 10:30 AM IST

Opposition parties to meet in Jaipur against NDA govt’s move to ‘create social disharmony’

RJD chief Lalu Prasad with JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav at an opposition rally in Patna on August 27.(AP Dubey/HT File Photo)

Published on Sep 09, 2017 10:24 PM IST

As Piyush Goyal takes charge of railway ministry, many challenges await him

BJP politician and member of Parliament Piyush Goyal takes oath during the swearing-in ceremony of new ministers at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi.(REUTERS)

Updated on Sep 03, 2017 09:53 PM IST

Nitish’s JD(U) to seek Sharad Yadav’s disqualification as Rajya Sabha MP

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav (right) with rebel Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Sharad Yadav during the 'BJP bhagao, desh bachao' rally at Gandhi Maidan in Patna on Sunday. Lalu’s elder son Tej Partap Yadav is also seen.(PTI)

Updated on Aug 27, 2017 09:39 PM IST

India’s irony: Rlys shows improved safety record but scores high in fatalities

Railway police and local volunteers look for survivors in the upturned coaches of the Kalinga-Utkal Express after an accident near Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh. According to data-journalism website IndiaSpend, 333 people died in train derailments alone in the last three years.(AP File)

Updated on Aug 25, 2017 05:00 PM IST

Who is Ashwani Lohani, the ‘turnaround man’ who takes over the Railway Board

Ashwani Lohani was chairman and managing director of Air India before his new appointment with the Railway Board.(Virendra Singh Gosain/HT File Photo)

Published on Aug 23, 2017 10:31 PM IST

Air India’s Ashwani Lohani is new Railway Board chief, Suresh Prabhu offers to quit

Ashwani Lohani, who was the chairman and managing director of Air India, at his office in New Delhi.(Livemint photo)

Updated on Aug 24, 2017 09:36 AM IST

Utkal Express derails: Officials suspended, probe report blames staff negligence

Mangled coaches of the Puri-Haridwar Utkal Express being removed from the tracks in Khatauli near Muzaffarnagar on Sunday.(PTI)

Updated on Aug 21, 2017 12:08 PM IST

If we fight together, BJP won’t be seen anywhere, says Rahul Gandhi at Oppn meet

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, former PM Manmohan Singh and former JD(U) president Sharad Yadav attend a day-long convention 'Sajha Virasat Bachao Sammelan' in New Delhi on Thursday.(PTI)

Updated on Aug 17, 2017 09:26 PM IST

JD(U) rift: Nitish-Sharad face-off likely at parallel meets

Sharad Yadav at the Parliament House in New Delhi, on August 2, 2017.(Sushil Kumar/ Hindustan Times)

Updated on Aug 17, 2017 12:15 AM IST

As sons rise, dynasties continue reign on Indian politics

Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi (right).(AFP FILE PHOTO)

Updated on Aug 14, 2017 05:56 PM IST

Nitish faction removes Sharad Yadav as JD(U)’s Rajya Sabha head, considers steps against dissidents

JD(U) removed Sharad Yadav as head of its parliamentary party in the Rajya Sabha.(PTI File Photo)

Updated on Aug 12, 2017 10:57 PM IST

Sharad Pawar’s NCP skips Opposition meeting called by Sonia Gandhi, raises doubt over unity

Former PM Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi and NCP leader Sharad Pawar during an all-opposition party meeting in New Delhi, in June this year.(Arvind Yadav/HT File Photo)

Updated on Aug 11, 2017 11:14 PM IST

Opposition leaders meet in Delhi to plan stopping BJP’s march in 2019

Congress leader Ahmed Patel’s dramatic victory in the Rajya Sabha elections in Gujarat has galvanised the party to organise a conclave of Opposition leaders in New Delhi to work out a plan for the 2019 general elections.(HT PHOTO)

Updated on Aug 11, 2017 01:21 PM IST

Sharad Yadav-led JD(U) faction plans to expel Nitish Kumar over alliance with BJP

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and JD(U) colleague Sharad Yadav flank RJD chief Nitish Kumar (centre) during a Grand Alliance event in November, 2015. Yadav and party leaders loyal to him are angry with Kumar for breaking the so-called Grand Alliance.(HT FILE)

Updated on Aug 10, 2017 03:59 PM IST

Mayawati keeps Lalu guessing, undecided on attending RJD’s Patna rally

BSP chief Mayawati ‘s ambivalence about attending the RJD’s rally in Patna on August 27 may scuttle Lalu Prasad’s attempts to stitch a coalition against the BJP.(PTI)

Published on Aug 08, 2017 01:30 PM IST

Bihar switch: Tough days ahead for Nitish as dissenting voices grow louder in JD-U

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar with RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav and Bihar MLA Rabri Devi in happier times.(Santosh Kumar/ HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 02, 2017 01:02 PM IST

Railways must exit catering business and focus on managing train services

India’s 163-year-old State-owned transporter has clearly been unable to fix its catering business as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pointed out in a report tabled in Parliament(AFP)

Updated on Jul 31, 2017 07:35 AM IST

CPM’s Yechury, Cong’s Azad meet Sharad Yadav after Nitish wins trust vote in Bihar

JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav at his residence in New Delhi on Thursday.(PTI Photo)

Published on Jul 28, 2017 09:36 PM IST

Rumblings in JD(U) over Nitish’s ‘unilateral’ decisions

JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav talks on the phone at his residence in New Delhi on Thursday.(PTI)

Updated on Jul 28, 2017 12:47 AM IST

Nitish’s resignation as Bihar CM hits idea of Grand Alliance at national level

Lalu Yadav with Nitish Kumar during the oath taking ceremony in November 2015.(HT File Photo)

Updated on Jul 27, 2017 01:05 AM IST

Lalu prepares for life after Nitish, plans alternative pact with Maya and Manjhi

Amid frosty ties with alliance partner JD (U), RJD chief Lalu Prasad is scouting for potential new partners.(HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jul 26, 2017 08:54 AM IST

Presidential poll: How damaging is Meira Kumar’s defeat for Opposition unity?

Meira Kumar with Opposition leaders at Parliament during filing of her nominations for the presidential poll.(HT File Photo)

Updated on Jul 22, 2017 07:50 AM IST

JD(U) rumblings: ‘Party likely to split if Nitish Kumar allies with BJP’

Many JD(U) leaders are said to be uncomfortable with Nitish Kumar’s equation with the BJP.(HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jul 19, 2017 09:39 PM IST

Kashmir unrest may drive luxury glass-roof trains down south

The tense law and order situation has prompted the government to rethink deploying the luxury train along the Banihal-Baramulla stretch in Kashmir.

Updated on Jul 14, 2017 10:55 AM IST

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