Rail Fare Hike

Photos: Protests against rail fare hike across India

The recent move by the railway ministry to hike rail fares across India resulted in a large number of protests, with even NDA ally Shiv Sena opposing the hike.

Rail fare hike: Kejriwal lashes out at Centre in letter to Modi

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today lashed out at the Centre for rising inflation and increasing rail fare and demanded immediate withdrawal of the rail hike.

Amit Shah to the rescue: How BJP MPs got rail fare hike rolled back

Amit Shah has already emerged as the frontrunner for the post of party president, he now also appears to be gaining clout in the party.

Cong stages 'rail roko' protest against fare hike in Maharashtra

Congress workers on Wednesday staged '<em>rail roko</em>' in various parts of Maharashtra, excluding Mumbai, to protest the train fare hike.

Fare hike will not apply to second-class suburban rates: Railways ministry

The railways announced relief in monthly season tickets and second class suburban fares.

Awaiting rollback of rail fare hike, Mumbai's commuters say BJP betrayed them

Queues continued to be long at season ticket counters even as political parties staged protests against rail fare hike.

Rail fare hike: Maha Cong wants full roll back, to go ahead with agitation

Maharashtra Congress tonight said that it would continue its protest until the Union Government rolls back the railway fare hike entirely.

Will rail fare hike reduce inflation, bring good days?: Cong's Jaiswal

Senior Congress leader Sriprakash Jaiswal asked the ruling party if increase in railway fares and freight charges will bring good days promised by them.

Govt should repeal 'unprecedented, anti-people' rail fare hike: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday demanded roll-back of the "unprecedented, anti-people" rail fare hike.

NDA has to choose between bad inflation and worse inflation: the first is better

If the NDA embraces market reforms it may get short-term "bad" inflation; if it does not, it will get something endemic - "worse" inflation. This is the main lesson it should learn from the UPA's economic failures