Akshat Kaushal &Amp; Shine Jacob

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Surge pricing: Flying looks cheaper than train travel

Surge pricing: Flying looks cheaper than train travel

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2016

A comparison shows that for Delhi to Mumbai air travel, the lowest airfare price is in the range of Rs 2,755, while the surged price for second-AC comes at Rs 4,104, a 42 per cent increase from the current train fares

Reliance must pay penalty to govt: Shah panel

Reliance must pay penalty to govt: Shah panel

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2016

The committee said whatever benefit RIL received in terms of the migrated gas is liable to be returned to the government.

Talgo trial runs conducted without safety clearance

Talgo trial runs conducted without safety clearance

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2016

A railway official said the Talgo run was only a trial and, in case of launch of commercial services, clearance from CRS would be taken

Pay 92 paise for Rs 10-lakh train travel insurance

Pay 92 paise for Rs 10-lakh train travel insurance

Rediff.com   19 Aug 2016

Apart from rail mishaps, the coverage would take care of terrorist attacks and accidental fall of a passenger from a train and normal accidents, riots, robbery and dacoity

Indian Railways to run magnetic trains soon

Indian Railways to run magnetic trains soon

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2016

Magnets on the track push and lift the train up in the air by about 1 inch to 6 inches

Rail Budget's 92-year-old journey set to end

Rail Budget's 92-year-old journey set to end

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2016

Likely to be merged with Union Budget from FY18

Oil India wants to develop a major belt in Rajasthan: Utpal Bora

Oil India wants to develop a major belt in Rajasthan: Utpal Bora

Rediff.com   12 Aug 2016

Oil India is set to usher in a new era with a road map drawn to ramp up production and diversification plans to foray into liquefied natural gas

Now, get aircraft-like features on trains!

Now, get aircraft-like features on trains!

Rediff.com   4 Aug 2016

The focus is now on having premium service to give passenger comfort and increasing train speeds.

Kerosene, LPG prices to be raised every month

Kerosene, LPG prices to be raised every month

Rediff.com   2 Aug 2016

The phased increase of prices is being done to sell the fuel at international prices.

Mayawati sees good omen for 2017

Mayawati sees good omen for 2017

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2015

After a series of defeats since 2012, the results of the recent panchayat polls are being seen by her as a tide changer for the upcoming UP assembly elections

Bihar's liquor ban is good politics, bad economics

Bihar's liquor ban is good politics, bad economics

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2015

Several states that imposed prohibition in the past lifted it once revenue loss began to pinch

Will Punjab slip back into militancy?

Will Punjab slip back into militancy?

Rediff.com   2 Nov 2015

It is as much about farmer woes and the lack of job opportunities as about the mixing of religion and politics.

Why dominant castes want 'backward' status

Why dominant castes want 'backward' status

Rediff.com   29 Oct 2015

Ground surveys have found that several members of the dominant castes are in economic conditions quite similar to that of peer communities with the advantage of quotas.

A Faridabad village is living on the edge

A Faridabad village is living on the edge

Rediff.com   26 Oct 2015

The burning of a Dalit house has put Sunpedh on tenterhooks, and overenthusiastic politicians and activists aren't helping matters.

We are facing an unprecedented situation: Sahitya Akademi chief

We are facing an unprecedented situation: Sahitya Akademi chief

Rediff.com   13 Oct 2015

A clueless Sahitya Akademi has now called a meeting of its executive council on October 23 to decide the future course of action.

'Present crisis unlikely to affect China's economic power'

'Present crisis unlikely to affect China's economic power'

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2015

The Chinese had enough foreign reserves.

India's infrastructure sector gets a big boost

India's infrastructure sector gets a big boost

Rediff.com   11 Aug 2015

The Narendra Modi government plans to pump around Rs 12.61 lakh crore into the economy over seven years.

'The first thing we have to address is the fear of public opinion'

'The first thing we have to address is the fear of public opinion'

Rediff.com   12 Jul 2015

Everything about the way Delhi is governed needs to change, Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia tells Aditi Phadnis and Akshat Kaushal.

Indian diplomats' domestic trouble

Indian diplomats' domestic trouble

Rediff.com   9 Jul 2015

Contracts with India-based domestic assistants for officials abroad have become a headache for the Indian government.

New CIC Vijai Sharma has his plate full

New CIC Vijai Sharma has his plate full

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2015

The central government last week named Vijai Sharma as the new chief information commissioner, a post vacant since August 2014. Sharma, an information commissioner since 2012, must know that his plate is full.