BJP on Saturday accused former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal of favouring the contractors by reducing license fee on catering contracts, causing ‘massive’ financial losses to railways.

Anticipating Tibetan protests during the visit of Chinese premier Li Keqiang, DMRC has decided to close Metro station at Race Course Road for two hours in the evening, besides shutting four others on Monday.

A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped by three youths at a lodge near the railway station, police said on Monday.

Race Course Metro station, which was closed on Sunday nearly for three hours in wake of protests staged by BJP Yuva Morcha over string of scams in UPA regime, was reopened at 1:51 pm, said a metro official.

Assuming additional charge of railways, Road Transport and Highways Minister CP Joshi on Monday said he would try to improve the trust deficit prevailing among the staff of railways rocked by a bribery scandal.

In yet another incident of brazen abuse of power by UP police, a cop was caught on camera slapping a young girl inside a Police Station in Ghaziabad district.

CBI on Monday seized files related to railways promotions and tenders which emerged in the phone calls intercepted by it in connection with bribery scam.

Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal should resign to ensure fair investigation in the case related to the arrest of his nephew Vijay Singla for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 90 lakh, the Samajwadi Party (SP) said on Monday.

Claiming that recent bribery allegation in Railways is nothing new, the Federation of Railway Officers' Association has written a letter to the Cabinet Secretary alleging the Ministry ‘often bends rules for postings of senior officers."

A day after he was forced to step down, former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal maintained that he had nothing to with the bribery allegation for which his nephew was arrested by the CBI.