Cold wave hits North India; fog disrupts normal life

Image: A view of the Rajpath on a cold foggy morning in New Delhi on Thursday. Photograph: Subhav Shukla/ PTI It was another chilly morning in the national capital as icy winds swept the city......

Partial success for opposition's Bharat Bandh

Rediff.com brings you a combined update of the effect of Thursday's Bharat bandh, called by the National Democratic Alliance, Left parties and Samajwadi Party to protest against the latest hike in......

BJP MLA in Karnataka passes away

Chandrasekhar Patil Revoor, the BJP legislator representing Gulbarga South, died of a heart attack on Wednesday at Sedam, about 60 km from Gulbarga. He was 54 and is survived by his wife, two sons......

Why India needs to crush the Maoist insurgency

The Maoist insurgency is a blatantly illegal and no holds barred war against the Indian State, against the idea and existence of Indian democracy and it must be dealt with an iron hand, believes......

Indian Railways team in China for Delhi-Chennai bullet train

An Indian Railways team is in China to chalk out plans for conducting feasibility study to build the 1,754 km-long Delhi-Chennai high-speed train corridor, world's second largest bullet train line.......

Tatkal booking linked to dynamic pricing system, fares to go up

In a move that could be described as “festival dampener”, the rates of the tatkal tickets will go up with the Railways deciding to sell 50 per cent of the quota tickets using dynamic......

Cleanliness drive: Disposable bed linen in Rajdhani Express!

If you are on board an Indian Railways coach and get bed linen never used by anyone, your chances of getting a good night's sleep increase manifold, especially if the compartment is......

AI strike: Govt staff can travel by pvt carriers

With summer holiday rush at its peak, government servants were on Wednesday permitted to travel by private carriers for a temporary period due to the flight disruptions caused by the Air India......