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'India, Japan must have robust strategic, global partnership'

On the eve of his visit to Japan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke to the Japanese media on the agenda of his visit. Here’s an excerpt: Mr Prime Minister, thank you very much for you time.......

PM all set to do more than just 'look east'

Rediff.com’s Vipin Vijayan, who will accompany Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his upcoming trip to Japan and Thailand, gives his take on what to expect on the bilateral fronts from the......

PM to visit Japan later this month; N-deal on the cards

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit Tokyo later this month to expand India's strategic partnership with Japan and discuss a bilateral civilian nuclear cooperation agreement. Singh will visit......

7.3 quake rocks Japan; 1 metre high tsunami hits Miyagi

A strong earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck northeastern Japanon Friday.A 1 metre high tsunami hit Miyagi prefecture soon after. The earthquake occurred at 5:18 pm Japan time......

Lalu checks out 300 km/hour bullet train in Japan

Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, who has an ambitious plan for introducing high-speed train corridor in the country, today took a ride on the bullet train in Tokyo.Prasad, accompanied by senior......

Trains take political track

If a prime minister could be chosen on the basis of announcing new trains, Lalu Prasad would be there already. An unprecedented number of new trains-- 43 in all-- with a majority of them touching......

High-speed trains? India baulks at cost

The launch of the new $15 billion Taiwan High Speed Rail service, built with imported Japanese high-velocity-train technology, on Jan. 5 once again confirmed the Asia's economic dynamism. And......

PM's penchant for showpiece projects

Mr Vajpayee has a penchant for showpiece projects. So we have the Golden Quadrilateral, an evocative name for a project to improve India's main road arteries. There is also the Sagarmala, an......

People speak for shinkansen

QNA

Q. Hindi movie THE BURNING TRAIN was a remake of which english movie?
: A. Shinkansen Daibakuha 1975 more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/hindi-movie-the-burning-train-was-a-remake-of-which-english-//answers/13948899

Q. which is longest railway tunnel in the world ?
Mohd Yousuf: A. fallowing are the list of railway tunnels Switzerland Gotthard Base 57 072 m 2010 "Galleria del Base del San Gottardo". Length of...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-is-longest-railway-tunnel-in-the-world-/13948856/answers/13070032

Q. which is longest road tunnel in the world ?
Sudesh : A. The world's longest tunnels - in useName Location metres (miles) Type Year Comment Pijnne Water Tunnel Southern Finland, Finland...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-is-longest-road-tunnel-in-the-world-/13069974/answers/13070073

Q. which is the fastest train in world?
Sudesh : A. The French TGV and the Shinkansen Bullet Train in Japan have been vying for the title of the world's fastest train for several years. However, the...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-is-the-fastest-train-in-world/13069966/answers/8101851

Q. highest train speed in india
Ajay Sheroan: A. The current tracks of the Indian Railways can undertake the maximum speed of 160 km/hr, that is what the technology permits. The fastest train in...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/highest-train-speed-in-india/8101719/answers/3800967

Web results for Shinkansen

World's 10 fastest trains

New Delhi : In the age of bullet trains and Maglev (magnetic levitation) trains, let's have a look at the world's 10 fastest trains.... ...

http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/world-fastest-trains--12010.html

Japan unveils new levitating 500 kmph bullet train

Fast and Furious! Japan has unveiled its new "levitating" bullet train, designed to travel at speeds of upto 500 kmph, which has undergone its... ...

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/international/japan-unveils-new-levitating-500-kmph-bullet-train/article4784428.ece

Japan tests its 500 kmph "floating" bullet train

Japan tests its 500 kmph "floating" bullet train India TV webteam Tokyo: These are the trains of the future, designed to travel with magentic... ...

http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/japan-tests-its-kmph--11943.html

World War II vintage bombshell stops bullet train in Japan

Tokyo: An unexploded World War II shell that was discovered just metres from a busy rail track halted high speed trains in Japan on Tuesday, as... ...

http://post.jagran.com/world-war-ii-vintage-bombshell-stops-bullet-train-in-japan-1370337594

Japan India seek prompt nuke accord

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh agreed to conclude a nuclear cooperation agreement as soon as... ...

http://www.mumbainews.net/index.php/sid/214881450/scat/701ee96610c884a6

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