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English batsman 'on drugs when killed': inquest........

One of English cricket's rising stars died after being electrocuted on a railway line then struck by a train as he attempted to flee police while on drink and drugs, a coroner's inquest was told Tuesday. 

Surrey batsman Tom Maynard, widely regarded as a future England international, was found dead near Wimbledon Park station on the London Underground network in the early morning on June 18 last year. 

The 23-year-old son of former England batsman Matthew Maynard was electrocuted after stepping on a live track before he was hit by a train, causing him to die from multiple injuries, Westminster Coroner's Court in central London heard. 

Maynard had earlier been stopped by police nearby after his black Mercedes was seen driving erratically but he then fled the vehicle and left his keys in the ignition. 

A post-mortem examination revealed alcohol levels in his body four times above the legal limit for drivers and that he had taken cocaine and ecstasy in the form of MDMA after a night out with his two flatmates. 

Tests on hair samples indicated Maynard may have been a regular drug user for as long as three-and-a-half months before his death, the inquest heard. 

Forensic pathologist Simon Poole told the inquest that it was impossible to say whether electrocution or the impact of the train had killed Maynard. 

Cardiff-born Maynard, who came through the ranks at Glamorgan, where his father had been a key player and later a coach, was a member of the second-string England Lions squad that toured Bangladesh and Sri Lanka last year. 

A formal verdict on his death has yet to be given. 

In England and Wales, inquests are held to examine sudden or unexplained deaths and can record any one of a number of possible verdicts including suicide or misadventure. They do not apportion blame. 

In a statement issued Tuesday via the Professional Cricketers' Association, the Maynard family urged that Tom's life not be defined by the evidence heard at the inquest. 

"The results of the inquest do not define our son," the statement said, adding: "The fact that so very many people thought the world of him is what defines him as a person. 

"The only people who would judge Tom on the findings of the inquest are people who didn't know him. 

"He made choices that night that tragically cost him his life but his devastated family and friends will love and miss him unconditionally, always. 

"He was a very special person and his death leaves a huge hole in all our lives." 

Dhoni was more assertive in Chennai: Gavaskar.....

Former skipper Sunil Gavaskar said captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become more assertive and added that the faith shown on him by the Board and the selectors will spur him to do better. "If the captain has the confidence of the board and the selectors, it gives him confidence to employ tactics on the field. It's a huge plus. Now that he is doing so well, it will give him even more confidence," Gavaskar said. 

Dhoni stroked a maiden counter-attacking double hundred to lead India to a comfortable eight wicket victory over Australia in the first cricket Test. "He has changed a bit from the England series. He is more assertive. Towards the end of England series in Nagpur, he was trying to be more assertive, showing displeasure at the lack of efforts by the players and we have seen that in Chennai as well," Gavaskar told a news channel. 

The legendary opener also tried to reason what Dhoni meant when he said that he never dreamt about representing India. "He (Dhoni) came from a place where cricket was not the number one sport. That might have given him a thought that he would not play for India," Gavaskar reasoned. Gavaskar felt that being a bit detached from the game has also helped him remain a "secure person". "He is a very secure person within himself. He is a very confident man. If tomorrow, he wasn't playing cricket, I dont think he would be regretting anything. He would say I had my time and I enjoyed it. If you have such kind of an attitude, you tend to put on less pressure," he said. 

Gavaskar feels that the Australians have the potential to stage a comeback after their loss in the opening Test just like the English team did in the Test series played two months back. "They (Australians) can make a comeback. Just like England skipper Alastair Cook batted so well in the first Test in Ahmedabad, similarly Michael Clarke has scored well in both the innings here. Moises Henriques has also played very well. They have got two players who have scored runs. Others are also good." 

Gavaskar is of the opinion that the Hyderabad track won't be a rank turner like the one in Chennai. "I dont think Hyderabad wicket will take as much turn as it did in Chennai. There will be some turn but not the amount of it along with the bounce that we saw in Chennai," he said. Gavaskar heaped praises on Henriques for his back to back half century knocks on debut. "The way Moises Henriques batted, there in lies the clue for the Australian batsmen. He played the ball very late and used soft hands. He stretched right forward to defend the ball. There was a method in the way he batted," he said. 

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26/11 - A Highly Sensitive issue shown in RGV style.......

Ram Gopal Varma, the name itself brings to mind many experiments and many controversies. He takes very sensitive issues as the themes of his films and he has a unique style in handling them. Though he has failed some times, he keeps on continuing experiments.

He is an adept in handling the emotions and he has shown it in his previous films.

Coming to '26/11 India Pai Dhadi', it is one of the most awaited movies of this year, as the movie is based on the attacks on Mumbai by terrorists on 26th November, 2008.

It was one of the gloomiest incidents that happened ever in the history of India.  Many people died and many were wounded in the incident.

Ram Gopal Varma has taken such a sensitive issue as the theme and has made this movie. He is going to show the series of events that had happened before the attack and after the attack. The movie will show how the terrorists had entered India, how they had planned the attacks and how they had executed them.

It also shows the emotions of the people at the spot of the attacks and how the police handled the situation. It in addition shows how Ajmal Kasab, the only terrorist caught alive then, was caught and the events happened up to his hanging.

Nana Patekar plays the character of Rakesh Mehra, the joint commissioner of Police (Crime) in Mumbai then. RGV says that Nana Patekar is only playing the emotions of Rakesh Mehra and not his character.

Sanjeev Jaiswal plays the role of Ajmal Kasab and he seems to have done an excellent job in that character, watching the trailers.

RGV has also rendered his voice for the song 'Netthuti Ruchi Marigindha' in the Telugu version of the film and it has also become a hot topic. The song has been written by Bhaskara Bhatla. Amar Mohile has scored the music for the film. The background score has always been the main asset in RGV's films and it is also said that the film has a good back ground score that carries emotions well.

RGV has erected a huge set of Taj Mahal hotel with a cost of around 4 crores in the art direction of Udhay Prathap Singh and the film has been made with a budget of approximately 25 crores, the most in his career.

The trailers and the songs have already raised expectations and the movie is set to release on March 1st in all the languages. The film is produced by Parag Sanghwi under Alumbra Entertainment studio and distributed by Eros International.

The Attacks Of 26 11-RGV

It can be noted that in the real time, post the Mumbai blasts, the director was spotted at the tragic area along with Ritesh Deshmukh, his father late Vilashrao Deshmukh and others. At that time speculations were running high that RGV had gone there on pretext of making a film out of the situation. But then at the film's music launch, the filmmaker clarified that he had not at all gone there with such intention. Clearing that thought, he had justified, "I had never intended to make a film at that point when I went there. What could I have possibly seen at that place what the media had not already been showing ever since? I never ever intended to make a film on those attacks when I went to The Taj.

Why now?

Now after all these years, after the whole truth has been uncovered by the investigators and by the virtue of an extensive knowledge I have gathered from various sources about the actual truths behind those attacks from both authorized and eye witness accounts, I  developed a desire to film the actual story of those attacks the attacks began."

Nana Patekar plays the role of a Joint Commissioner of Mumbai Police based on the character of Mumbai supercop Rakesh Maria in the film. "I would not term The Attacks of 26/11 a film. It is something you can only experience - you will walk out of the theatre silently," Nana had stated in an interview.

The film's story received a fillip after the hanging of the 26/11 accused Ajmal Kasab after he was proven guilty. The climax of the film thus was changed and has been enabled for the audience to get their high and the Indian masses a shot of adrenaline.

The film was also screened at the prestigious Berlinale International Film Festival 2013.

'The Attacks of 26/11' is all set to hit the big screens on 1st March 2013.

RGV's 'The Attacks of 26/11' leaves Big B in tears......

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and son Abhishek, who recently watched Ram Gopal Verma's 'The Attacks of 26/11', found themselves caught with deep emotions, that they hardly had anything to say to the awaiting reports outside the screening.

A special screening of his latest film was held by the filmmaker, where several celebrities near and dear to RGV were invited.

The film really moved the Bachchan father-son duo that they left the premises speechless. After watching the film an emotional Big B opened his saddened heart on his micro-blogging site thus, "I cannot fathom why I choked with tears after film was over, but I did.. that is the truth.. perhaps that's the reason.. truth!!"

On the other hand, Abhishek had told RGV that the film had disturbed him a lot.

Earlier, in an interview, Nana Patekar had aptly said, "I am very sure that people will not clap after seeing the film and every one will come out of the movie hall with their lips sealed."

Starring Nana Patekar in lead, 'The Attacks of 26/11' is touted to be Ram Gopal Varma's most emotional film till date.

Produced by Alumbra Entertainment and Eros International 'The Attacks of 26/11' is a blow by blow account of what happened on the night of 26/11 when terrorists attacked Mumbai. The film is all set to hit the big screens on 1st March 2013.

Watch Trailer:The Attacks of 26/11

Deepika great in balancing act..

While she is fabulous on screen Deepika Padukone is being same behind the screen as well. Having a great capibility and patience the tall talented beauty is ace at balancing her work and personal life.

Deepika has a fantastic line of films and has been shooting films back to back for them. Currently, she is shooting a for 'Chennai Express' in Wai and has been working on tedious schedule. However, after wrapping up shoot yesterday Deepika drove last night from Wai to Mumbai just to attend Sanjay Bhansali's Fiftieth Birthday.

It is a six hour drive approx however Deepika did not want to miss Sanjay Leela Bansali's special day and thus, against all odds she dropped in just for a couple of hours.

Deepika was tired and yet managed to look gorgeous in a white sari. Seems like it was her Leela avatar. In the morning Deepika left for Wai back and will be shooting a night schedule today

Chinese Navy gets new stealth frigate......

Beijing: The Chinese navy has inducted a new generation of stealth frigate, a media report said. 

China's first Type 056 stealth frigate was delivered to the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy) in Shanghai Monday, Xinhua reported. 

The new generation of frigate, which is about to be put into service on a large scale, features good stealth performance and electromagnetic compatibility, according to a report released Tuesday by the official PLA Daily. The new frigate requires only one-third of the crew needed by its predecessor, the Type 053, and is expected to be deployed primarily for escort missions and anti-submarine operations, said the report. 

The article said the delivery marked the beginning of a systematic upgrade of the navy's equipment and defense.

The new type will enhance the navy's capabilities in safeguarding national security, territorial integrity, marine sovereignty and marine interests, it added. 

Pope to be called 'emeritus pope’ after retirement...

Vatican City: The Vatican on Tuesday announced that post retirement Pope Benedict XVI will take the title of "emeritus pope" and will continue to wear his white cassock. 

The announcement has open doors for conflicts of having both a reigning and a retired pope.

The pope's title and what he would wear have been a major source of speculation ever since Benedict stunned the world and announced he would resign on Thursday, the first pontiff to do so in 600 years. 

The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said Benedict himself had made the decision in consultation with others, settling on "Your Holiness Benedict XVI" and either emeritus pope or emeritus Roman pontiff. 

Lombardi said he didn't know why Benedict had decided to drop his other main title: bishop of Rome. 

In the two weeks since Benedict's resignation announcement, Vatican officials had suggested that Benedict would likely resume wearing the traditional black garb of a cleric and would use the title "emeritus bishop of Rome" so as to not create confusion with the future pope. 

Benedict's decision to call himself emeritus pope and to keep wearing white is sure to fan concern voiced privately by some cardinals about the awkward reality of having two popes, both living within the Vatican walls. 

Adding to the concern is that Benedict's trusted secretary, Monsignor Georg Gaenswein, will be serving both pontiffs — living with Benedict at he monastery inside the Vatican and keeping his day job as prefect of the new pope's household. 

Asked about the potential conflicts, Lombardi was defensive, saying the decisions had been clearly reasoned and were likely chosen for the sake of simplicity. "I believe it was well thought out," he said. 

Benedict himself has made clear he is retiring to a lifetime of prayer and meditation "hidden from the world." However, he still will be very present in the tiny Vatican city-state, where his new home is right next door to the Vatican Radio and has a lovely view of the dome of St. Peter's Basilica. 

Sports ministry’s intervention ends drama over India’s participation in Azlan Shah.......

New Delhi: The sports ministry, on Tuesday, overruled the Sports Authority of India's decision not to clear Indian men hockey team's trip to the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup with a stern warning to Hockey India (HI) not to overshoot its budget in future.

The sports ministry's decision came minutes after HI withdrew the team from the 22nd edition of the tournament after the SAI refused to pick the airfare tab for the tournament to be held in Ipoh, Malaysia March 9-17.

Sports secretary Pradip Kumar Deb said that the ministry has cleared the trip after the case was forwarded by SAI, which had refused to sanction the trip citing budget issues.

"We have an annual budget of Rs.5.94 crores for Hockey India, but they crossed it and we have already spent Rs.11.27 crores. So SAI didn't clear the case and forwarded it to us. I have cleared the trip since Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is a top tournament and the team will get good exposure," said Deb.

"But we have warned HI that in future they should not cross the budget," he added.

HI said SAI has made it clear that the men's team will play the tournament at no cost to government. 

"Hockey India has been forced to withdraw its participation from the tournament. Government has always covered the airfare of the team for this tournament till date," HI said in a statement.

India are five-time champions in the tournament. They finished third in the last edition in 2012 and were joint winners in 2010 with South Korea. They were winners in 2009 as well. 

The tournament will provide India the much needed exposure of playing against higher-ranked teams like Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Korea.

Earlier this month, HI selectors and government observer had announced the team that would be led by Danish Mujtaba. The team is undergoing training here with the prior sanction of the SAI. 

The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Hockey Tournament is an A-Grade tournament sanctioned by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).

No entry to Imran Khan`s new house.........

New Delhi: Imran Khan has been snowed under with requests from architects and interior design magazines ever since he got his ancestral home renovated -- however, the actor is not keen to let anyone enter his private pad.

Imran`s house in Pali Hill, Mumbai, belonged to his grandfather, late filmmaker Nasir Hussain, and it has been there for the past 50 years. The house is eco-friendly with interesting aspects like solar panels, water harvesting and perfect ventilation. 

It took nearly two years for the renovation to be completed and the actor moved into the home only last month. Ever since, he has been flooded with requests from magazines, which are keen to profile Imran on their cover, but he isn`t keen on it.

The 30-year-old, recently seen in ‘Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola’, is not ready to budge.

"Imran has as of now given a blanket `no` to all the magazines who have got in touch with him to cover his house. He wants his house to be his den and does not want to share his space," said a source close to the actor.

Not ashamed of Parliament attack: Afzal letter.....

Srinagar: Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru had in a letter purportedly written by him over four years ago said that there was no need to be ashamed of the December 13 attack on Parliament, but had stopped short of owning any responsibility for it. 

In the letter written to editor of a local Urdu weekly, Guru, who was hanged in Delhi's Tihar jail on February 9, asked Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin not to be "ashamed of December 13" and stop terming the attack as a "conspiracy". 

Editor of the Urdu weekly Shabnum Qayoom said that he has been receiving Guru's letters and articles and is sure that this letter was written by him. 

"I used to receive his (Guru's) letters and articles, so this was nothing new. The handwriting is the same as the previous letters and articles. I do not care if people believe it to be authentic or not," he said. 

Asked why he did not publish the letter for four years, he said he did not deem it appropriate. 

"I believe he was swept by emotions. He was not involved but he thought that as there was no way for escape, why not accept and achieve martyrdom. I did not think it was appropriate to publish the letter that time as it would might been taken as an evidence against him, but now that he is no more, I went ahead with it," he said. 

Guru had said in the letter, "I request Salahuddin to not call the attack of December 13 as a conspiracy. It pains my heart. The attacks are related to Kashmir issue. If the attack was a conspiracy, then the whole struggle is a conspiracy.We should not be ashamed of December 13". 

He said as long as the Kashmir issue is kept unresolved, India and its rulers will have "temporary peace". 

Bomb blast in Manipur, one jawan killed......

Imphal: In the first major attack on Army personnel this year in Manipur, insurgents on Tuesday exploded a powerful remote-controlled bomb, killing one jawan and injuring three others in interior Churachandpur district. 

The banned Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) claimed responsibility of the attack, officials said. 

The bomb, attached to a roadside culvert, went off at about 6.40 am when personnel of Gorkha Rifles were on patrol duty in the area. A sniffer dog of the Army was also killed in the blast, they said. 

The dead jawan was identified as Kailash and the injured as Lance Naik Sushil Kumar, Amit Tamang and Raj Bahadur. The condition of the injured was serious, the officials said. 

Soon after the incident, security personnel cordoned off the area and launched a search operation. 

However, no arrest has been made so far, the officials said, adding that the attackers used the jungle and hilly terrain to their advantage and managed to flee. 

In another incident, a powerful bomb planted near the office of the Border Road Task Force at Lamphel area in Imphal West district was recovered during the day and was later defused, they said. 

Did Shah Rukh Khan avoid Salman Khan?......

Mumbai: As if we haven’t had enough of the Salman Khan-Shah Rukh Khan enmity stories, here’s yet another episode to their age-old rivarly.

Reportedly, Salman, the owner of Mumbai Heroes had sent an invite to his arch rival SRK to take part in the Celebrity Cricket league match. But King Khan chose to give a royal ignore to his arch rival’s invitation and instead made his presence felt at the University Cricket Championship.

“I personally wont get time to play cricket so I don`t think I will be attached to anything else but if it requires me.. I think there are so many stars in CCL, I don`t think they need a smaller star like me,” SRK said.

With the cold-vibes only growing stronger with time, we wonder if the two warring Khans will ever call a ceasefire! 

Railway Budget 2013: Railway stocks derail, see losses of up to 16%....

Mumbai: Share prices of companies that cater to the railway sector like Stone India, Kernex Microsystems and Kalindee Rail tanked by as much as 16 percent in the absence of big ticket announcements in the Rail Budget on Tuesday.

Rail Budget 2013: Between the lines for Aam Aadmi 

Railway Minister P K Bansal, the first Congress Minister to present Railway Budget in 17 years, failed to enthuse investors and railway-related stocks witnessed heavy selling.

Stone India was the largest loser and dropped by 16.21 percent on BSE, followed by Kernex Microsystems (15.13 percent) and Kalindee Rail Nirman (11.62 percent).

Among others, Texmaco Rail tanked by 11.36 percent, Hind Rectifiers was down 8.82 percent, Titagarh Wagons lost 8.14 percent and BEML fell by 2.80 percent.

"Overall neutral to positive budget as passenger fare and freight targets look reasonable and commensurate with the current growth rate. Reasonable allocations towards building of iron-ore and coal infrastructure. Market was expecting a marginal hike in passenger fare which did not come through," Aditya Birla Money Head of Research Vivek Mahajan said.

The Railway Minister today said that the railways will give a greater focus on safety devices -- anti-collision devices, automatic fire & smoke detection system among others.

Accordingly, the stocks of those companies which cater the security segment ended the day with gains defying the tepid broader market sentiment. Zicom Electronics was up 4.24 percent.

Commercial Engineers and Body Builders (CEBBCO) rose 1.41 percent and Container Corporation (Concor) was up 2.23 percent were also gainers.

Meanwhile, Railways is expected to fall short of targeted revenues by as much as Rs 7,491.66 crore mainly due to lower passenger and freight earnings.

As per official data, Railways is projected to see gross receipts Rs 1.28 lakh crore for the fiscal ending March 31, 2013, compared to the budget estimate of Rs 1.35 lakh crore.

It is expected that shortfall in revenue mobilisation, both from passenger and freight movement, will be to the tune of Rs 3,573 crore and Rs 3,383 crore respectively as compared to the Budget estimates for 2012-13. 

Increase in frequency of trains...

The frequency of the following trains will be increased:
1. 12547/12548 Agra Fort –Ahmedabad Express 3 to 7 days 
2. 11453/11454 Ahmedabad-Nagpur Express 2 to 3 days 
3. 22615/22616 Coimbatore-Tirupati Express 3 to 4 days 
4. 14037/14038 Delhi-Pathankot Express 3 to 6 days 
5. 19409/19410 Gorakhpur – Ahmedabad Express 1 to 2 days 
6. 13465/13466 Howrah – Malda Town Express 6 to 7 days 
7. 12159/12160 Jabalpur – Amravati Express 3 to 7 days 
8. 11103/11104 Jhansi – Bandra (T) Express 1 to 2 days 
9. 19325/19326 Indore – Amritsar Express 1 to 2 days 
10. 12469/12470 Kanpur – Jammu Tawi Express 1 to 2 days 
11. 12217/12218 Kochuveli – Chandigarh Express 1 to 2 days 
12. 12687/12688 Madurai – Dehradun/Chandigarh Express 1 to 2 days 
13. 13409/13410 Malda Town – Jamalpur Express 6 to 7 days 
14. 17213/17214 Narsapur – Nagersol (Near Sainagar Shirdi) Express 2 to 7 days 
15. 12877/12878 Ranchi-New Delhi Garib Rath Express 2 to 3 days 
16. 18509/18510 Visakhapatnam – Hazoor Saheb Nanded Express 2 to 3 days 
17. 22819/22820 Visakhapatnam – Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 2 to 7 days 
18. 18309/18310 Sambalpur-Hazoor Saheb Nanded Express 2 to 3 days 
19. 12751/12752 Secunderabad – Manuguru Express 3 to 7 days 
20. 12629/12630 Yesvantpur – Hazrat Nizamuddun Sampark Kranti Express 2 to 4 days 
21. 56221/56222/56525/56526 Bangalore – Tumkur Passenger 6 to 7 days 
22. 56321 Kanniyakumari-Tirunelveli Passenger 6 to 7 days 
23. 56325 Nagercoil – Kanniyakumari Passenger 6 to 7 days 
24. 56312 Tirunelveli - Nagercoil Passenger 6 to 7 days

Railway Budget 2013-14: List of new trains........

New Delhi: Union Rail Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Tuesday announced 106 new trains in Railway Budget 2013-14. Of the new trains 67 are Express, 26 passenger trains, 5 MEMUs and 8 DEMUs.

Rail Budget 2013: Between the lines for Aam Aadmi

Besides the new services, 57 trains have been extended and the frequency of 24 trains has been increased.
Rail Budget New Trains 2013

Express trains

1. Ahmedabad – Jodhpur Express (Weekly) Via Samdari, Bhildi 
2. Ajni (Nagpur) – Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express (Weekly) Via Hingoli 
3. Amritsar – Lalkuan Express (Weekly) Via Chandigarh 
4. Bandra Terminus – Ramnagar Express (Weekly) Via Nagda, Mathura, Kanpur, Lucknow, Rampur
5. Bandra Terminus – Jaisalmer Express (Weekly) Via Marwar, Jodhpur 
6. Bandra Terminus – Hisar Express (Weekly) Via Ahmedabad, Palanpur, Marwar, Jodhpur, Degana 
7. Bandra Terminus – Haridwar Express (Weekly) Via Valsad 
8. Bangalore – Mangalore Express (Weekly) 
9. Bathinda – Jammu Tawi Express (Weekly) Via Patiala, Rajpura 
10. Bhubaneswar – Hazrat Nizamuddin Express (Weekly) Via Sambalpur 
11. Bikaner – Chennai AC Express (Weekly) Via Jaipur, Sawai Madhopur, Nagda, Bhopal, Nagpur 
12. Chandigarh –Amritsar Intercity Express (Daily) Via Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali), Ludhiana 
13. Chennai – Karaikudi Express (Weekly) 
14. Chennai – Palani Express (Daily) Via Jolarpettai, Salem, Karur, Namakkal 
15. Chennai Egmore – Thanjavur Express (Daily) Via Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai 
16. Chennai – Nagarsol (For Sai Nagar Shirdi) Express (Weekly) Via Renigunta, Dhone, Kacheguda 
17. Chennai – Velankanni Link Express (Daily) Via Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, Tiruvarur 
18. Coimbatore – Mannargudi Express (Daily) Via Tiruchchirappalli, Thanjavur, Nidamangalam 
19. Coimbatore – Rameswaram Express (Weekly) 
20. Delhi – Firozpur Intercity Express (Daily) Via Bathinda 
21. Delhi Sarai Rohilla – Sikar Express (Bi-weekly) after gauge conversion 
22. Delhi – Hoshiarpur Express (Weekly) 
23. Durg – Jaipur Express (Weekly) 
24. Gandhidham – Visakhapatnam Express (Weekly) Via Ahmedabad, Wardha, Ballarshah, Vijaywada 
25. Hazrat Nizamuddin – Mumbai AC Express (Weekly) via Bhopal, Khandwa, Bhusawal 
26. Howrah – Chennai AC Express (Bi-weekly) Via Bhadrak, Duvvada, Gudur 
27. Howrah – New Jalpaiguri AC Express (Weekly) Via Malda Town 
28. Hubli – Mumbai Express (Weekly) Via Miraj, Pune 
29. Indore – Chandigarh Express (Weekly) Via Dewas, Ujjain, Guna, Gwalior, Hazrat Nizamuddin 
30. Jabalpur – Yesvantpur Express (Weekly) Via Nagpur, Dharmavaram 
31. Jaipur – Lucknow Express (Tri-weekly) Via Bandikui, Mathura, Kanpur 
32. Jaipur-Alwar Express (Daily) 
33. Jodhpur –Jaipur Express (Daily) Via Phulera 
34. Jodhpur – Kamakhya (Guwahati) Express (Weekly) Via Degana, Ratangarh 
35. Kakinada – Mumbai Express (Bi-weekly) 
36. Kalka – Sai Nagar Shirdi Express (Bi-weekly) Via Hazrat Nizamuddin , Bhopal, Itarsi 
37. Kamakhya (Guwahati) – Anand VIhar Express (Weekly) Via Katihar, Sitapur Cantt, Moradabad 
38. Kamakhya (Guwahati) – Bangalore AC Express (Weekly) 
39. Kanpur – Anand Vihar Express (Weekly) Via Farrukhabad 
40. Katihar – Howrah Express (Weekly) Via Malda Town 
41. Katra – Kalka Express (Bi-weekly) Via Morinda 
42. Kolkata – Agra Express (Weekly) Via Amethi, Rae Bareli, Mathura 
43. Kolkata – Sitamarhi Express (Weekly) Via Jhajha, Barauni, Darbhanga 
44. Kota – Jammu Tawi Express (Weekly) Via Mathura, Palwal 
45. Kurnool Town – Secunderabad Express (Daily) 
46. Lokmanya Tilak (T) – Kochuveli Express (Weekly) 
47. Lucknow – Varanasi Express Via Rae-Bareli (6 Days a week) 
48. Madgaon – Mangalore Intercity Express (Daily) Via Udupi, Karwar 
49. Mangalore – Kacheguda Express (Weekly) Via Dhone, Gooty, Renigunta, Coimbatore 
50. Mau – Anand Vihar Express (Bi-weekly) 
51. Mumbai – Solapur Express (6 Days a week) Via Pune 
52. Nagercoil – Bangalore Express (Daily) Via Madurai, Tiruchchirappalli 
53. New Delhi – Katra AC Express (6 Days a week) 
54. Nizamabad – Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express (Weekly) 
55. Patna – Sasaram Intercity Express (Daily) Via Ara 
56. Patliputra (Patna) – Bangalore Express (Weekly) Via Chheoki 
57. Puducherry – Kanniyakumari Express (Weekly) Via Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, Tiruchchirappalli 
58. Puri – Sai Nagar Shirdi Express (Weekly) Via Sambalpur, Titlagarh, Raipur, Nagpur, Bhusawal 
59. Puri –Ajmer Express (Weekly) Via Abu-Road 
60. Radhikapur – Anand Vihar Link Express (Daily) 
61. Rajendra Nagar Terminus (Patna)– New Tinsukia Express (Weekly) Via Katihar, Guwahati 
62. Tirupati – Puducherry Express (Weekly) 
63. Tirupati – Bhubaneswar Express (Weekly) Via Visakhapatnam 
64. Una / Nangaldam– Hazoor Saheb Nanded Express (Weekly) 
Via Anandpur Saheb, Morinda, Chandigarh, Ambala 
65. Visakhapatnam – Jodhpur Express (Weekly) Via Titlagarh, Raipur 
66. Visakhapatnam – Kollam Express (Weekly) 
67. Yesvantpur – Lucknow Express (Weekly) via Rae Bareli, Pratapgarh 

Passenger Trains 

1. Bathinda – Dhuri Passenger (Daily) 
2. Bikaner-Ratangarh Passenger (Daily) 
3. Bhavnagar – Palitana Passenger (Daily) 
4. Bhavnagar – Surendranagar Passenger (Daily) 
5. Bareilly – Lalkuan Passenger (Daily) 
6. Chhapra –Thawe Passenger (Daily) 
7. Loharu – Sikar Passenger (Daily) after gauge conversion 
8. Madgaon – Ratnagiri Passenger (Daily) 
9. Marikuppam – Bangalore Passenger (Daily) 
10. Muzaffarpur – Sitamarhi Passenger (Daily) via Runnisaidpur 
11. Nadiad – Modasa Passenger (6 days a week) 
12. Nandyal – Kurnool Town passenger (Daily) 
13. New Amravati – Narkher Passenger (Daily) 
14. Punalur – Kollam Passenger (Daily) 
15. Purna – Parli Vaijnath Passenger (Daily) 
16. Palani-Tiruchendur Passenger (Daily) 
17. Ratangarh - Sardarsahar Passenger (Daily) after gauge conversion 
18. Samastipur- Banmankhi Passenger via Saharsa, Madhepura (Daily) after gauge conversion 
19. Shoranur – Kozhikode Passenger (Daily) 
20. Surendranagar – Dharangdhara Passenger (Daily) 
21. Suratgarh – Anupgarh Passenger (Daily) 
22. Somnath – Rajkot Passenger (Daily) 
23. Sitamarhi – Raxaul Passenger (Daily) 35 
24. Sriganganagar – Hanumangarh-Sadulpur Passenger (Daily) after gauge conversion 
25. Talguppa – Shimoga Town Passenger (Daily) 
26. Thrisur-Guruvayur Passenger (Daily) 
MEMU Services

1. Barabanki – Kanpur 
2. Chennai – Tirupati 
3. Delhi- Rohtak (Replacement of conventional service by MEMU) 
4. Lucknow – Hardoi 
5. Sealdah – Berhampore Court 

DEMU Services 

1. Bhatkal – Thokur 
2. Delhi – Kurukshetra Via Kaithal 
3. Katwa – Jangipur 
4. Lucknow – Sultanpur 
5. Lucknow – Pratapgarh Via Gauriganj 
6. Madgaon – Karwar 
7. Rohtak – Rewari 
8. Taran Taran – Goindwal Saheb 

Clarke refuses to blame pitch after debacle......

Australian skipper Michael Clarke was candid in his assessment of his side's eight-wicket defeat against India in the Chennai Test. 

The visitors were outplayed on a turning pitch where R Ashwin bagged 12 wickets and MS Dhoni scored an outstanding double hundred. Virat Kohli's fourth hundred only added to Australia's misery. However, despite all the talk of how much the pitch aided the Indian spinners, Clarke was not the one to use that as an excuse for a poor performance. 

"I don't think we bowled well enough in our first innings, and we certainly didn't bat well enough in our second innings," Clarke said after the Test finished inside the first session on Day 5. 

The Aussie skipper, who scored a gritty hundred in the first innings to help Australia post a healthy 380, did not believe he had missed a trick by not including a second specialist spinner in the team - India looked vulnerable at one point on Day 3 when Nathan Lyon got the ball to turn sharply off the pitch and even removed Sachin Tendulkar. But the lack of back-up for the off-spinner allowed the hosts to build on a brilliant partnership between Dhoni and Kohli, a stand that took the game away from the Aussies. 

"It's not just about selection. It's about how you perform." said Clarke. 

"There were areas in the Indian team we didn't attack enough," explained Clarke, adding, "If we'd got 150 or 200 on the board (in the second innings), we might have been able to expose, or at least see how they played on a deteriorating wicket." 

Clarke was gracious enough to accept that India were the better team, saying the hosts played outstanding cricket and they deserved the victory. 

"A lot of credit has to go to India," said Clarke. 

Besides the skipper himself and debutante Moises Henriques, who scored 68 and 81 not out, the other batsmen failed and that did seem to bother Clarke but he was still not convinced about a change in the batting order.