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India's impressive railway stations

India's impressive railway stations

Rediff.com25 Mar 2014

The Indian Railways has one of the busiest and largest railway networks in the world.

Raj in trouble for calling CST 'Victoria Terminus'

Raj in trouble for calling CST 'Victoria Terminus'

Rediff.com19 Mar 2010

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray, who forced filmmaker Karan Johar to apologise for calling Mumbai 'Bombay' in his film, has attracted the ire of critics for calling the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus by its former name VT.The bustling terminus, designed by Frederick William Stevens, a consulting architect in 1887-1888, was renamed as Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in 1996, but the abbreviation VT has stuck with most Mumbaiites and Raj proved he is no "At

World's most spectacular train stations

World's most spectacular train stations

Rediff.com7 Oct 2014

These architectural masterpieces have retained the flair of the era gone by and they still remain part of commuters' daily life.

Salaam, CST!

Salaam, CST!

Rediff.com8 Jul 2016

Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com pays tribute to one of Mumbai's unforgettable landmarks.

Mumbai's Art Deco marvels

Mumbai's Art Deco marvels

Rediff.com8 Nov 2019

'Art Deco was the last of the truly international styles.'