Dinesh Trivedi

The founder leader of Trinamool Congress reveals why he resigned and what he plans to do next.

Trinamool MP Dinesh Trivedi resigns from Rajya Sabha citing 'violence' in Bengal

Dinesh Trivedi, considered a close confidant of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, had served as the Railway Minister in the UPA-II government

Importance of railways goes away now: Former Rail Minister

Dinesh Trivedi, Former Rail Minister, said: "If you don‘t have a separate Budget for railways the importance for railways goes away. You don‘t need a railway minister, merge it with surface transport."

Rail Budget 2016: Why borrowing may not be the best bet to boost Railways?

Indian Railways (IR) had signed an MoU with LIC in March last year for financial assistance of Rs 1.5 lakh crore over the next five years for construction of new lines and route electrification

Rlys may go into 'debt-trap, become Air India': Trivedi

Trivedi alleged that the Centre was neglecting both the railways and agriculture, which he said were key to pushing employment generation and GDP growth.

MP twin train accidents: Digvijaya says Prabhu must quit

Former Union Railways Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Dinesh Trivedi took a dig at the Narendra Modi government, saying the country needs better tracks and not bullet trains.

Rail Budget lacks vision, road map to execute ideas: Cong

Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and TMC's Dinesh Trivedi, both of whom are also former Railway Ministers, slammed the Budget for lacking in substance and merely "weaving dreams". "It's a nicely-worded Budget speech.

Rail Budget 2015: Prabhu to unveil plans for raising resources in Rail Budget

Prabhu is likely to unravel his grand plans of how to decrease the cross-subsidy for passenger service from freight earnings which is touching Rs 24,000 crore and the steps to increase goods transportation share in the national transporter with or without hiking fares.

Rail Budget 2015: Prabhu to unveil plans for raising resources in Rail Budget

Prabhu is likely to unravel his grand plans of how to decrease the cross-subsidy for passenger service from freight earnings which is touching Rs 24,000 crores and the steps to increase goods transportation share in the national transporter with or without hiking fares.

How can Indian Railways tackle losses? Experts discuss

In an interaction to CNBC-TV18, a panel of experts comprising Dinesh Trivedi, SB Ghosh Dastidar and Akhileshwar Sahay, discuss ways to improve the heath of the national transporter.

Railways must grow to attain 10% GDP growth: Dinesh Trivedi

Umesh Chowdhary, vice-chairman and managing director of Titagarh says Indian railways has many low-hanging fruits and it is possible to see immediate results if these fruits are plucked.

Jet Airways hikes salaries of pilots

"The airline has hiked its pilots' wages by up to 18 per cent in staggered manner with retrospective effect from 2010-11," sources close to the development said.

Mukul Roy criticises rail fare hike

Former railway minister minister Mukul Roy today termed the across-the-board hike in train fares as 'anti-people' and effected by bypassing Parliament.

Dismal picture for cash-strapped railways in 2012

It was a tumultuous year for the railways as a cash-strapped ministry saw four ministers in quick succession resulting in indecision and delay in policy making process.

Railway Ministry pitches for fare hike of 5-10 paise/ km

Faced with mounting deficit of over Rs 20,000 crore in the passenger segment, Railways is keen on raising passenger fares between 5-10 paise per km in the coming months to generate the revenue of about Rs 4,000 crore.

Dinesh Trivedi indifferent to being called hero or villain

Dinesh Trivedi (Former Railway Minister) hailed as a hero by some people while others have said his grand standing has endangered the government.

Invest in markets on correction: Dilip Bang

Apart from the important announcements by the India’s Central Bank and the government, the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh dominated the news for a large part of the previous fortnight, says Dilip Bang, Nirmal Bang.

PM would have sacrificed TMC for me: Trivedi

Former Union Minister Dinesh Trivedi has claimed that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would have been prepared to retain him as the Railway Minister, even at the cost of losing the TMC's support. The TMC leader was speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate.

Rail Budget 2012-13: Mkt priced in expected change of guard at Railways: Experts

Under fire, the government again seems to have caved in to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) by agreeing to roll back the fare hikes proposed by former Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi in his one and what largely looks like his only Railways Budget.

Rail Budget: Mukul Roy rolls back rail fare hike

Newly elected Railway Minister Mukul Roy has once again underscored the weak position of the UPA government. Making changes in the Railway Budget, Roy has rollback of passenger fare hike in sleeper, sub-urban, AC chair car and AC 3-tier.

Rail Budget 2012-13: Mukul Roy sworn-in as Railway Minister

Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy was today elevated to cabinet rank to take over as Railway Minister replacing Dinesh Trivedi, who was forced to resign after Congress caved in to Mamata Banerjee's pressure.

Rail Budget: I regret Trivedi's departure from Cabinet: PM

Congratulating Dinesh Trivedi for presenting a good rail budget, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday regretted his resignation, indicating the complexities related in running a coalition government.

PM accepts Dinesh Trivedi's resignation

Dinesh Trivedi's resignation as railway minister has been accepted, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told lawmakers in Parliament on Monday.

Rail Budget: Mukul Roy set to replace Trivedi as Railway Minister

Dinesh Trivedi finally quit as Railway Minister on Sunday after speaking to Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Mukul Roy is likely to take over as the Railway Minister, but Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to reply to the debate on the Railway Budget in Parliament.

Rail Budget: Trinamool asks Trivedi to quit

Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, who is in the line of fire of Trinamool Congress, today turned down his party's directive to quit the post insisting that he wants it in writing from party chief Mamata Banerjee.