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Haj pilgrims may soon go via sea route to Jeddah

The Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) & Parliamentary Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said that there is an “active consideration”, in consultation with Shipping Ministry, on reviving the option of sending Haj pilgrims via sea route to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in the coming days. It was stated by Naqvi while addressing a […]

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High Speed Railway Cooperation between India and France

Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu today held meeting with the Minister of State for Transport, Marine Affairs and Fisheries of the Republic of France, Alain Vidalies. The two of them were accompanied by their respective delegation and recalled the long-standing technical cooperation between French National Railways and the Indian Railways (IR) and reaffirmed their […]