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Adani, GMR among 20 firms keen on rebuilding New Delhi railway station

Adani, GMR among 20 firms keen on rebuilding New Delhi railway station

Rediff.com23 Sep 2020

The Rail Land Development Authority has invited online bids from private players to redevelop the station into an integrated commercial, retail, and hospitality hub.

'Everything has become extremely expensive for the middle class'

'Everything has become extremely expensive for the middle class'

Rediff.com25 Jun 2020

'I've walked 1 hour, 25 minutes to work,' says Nalini Kudalkar.

LG Baijal visits riot-hit areas, interacts with locals

LG Baijal visits riot-hit areas, interacts with locals

Rediff.com2 Mar 2020

Interacting with locals, he observed that the situation is gradually improving day by day, and urged them not to pay attention to rumours and avoid circulating unconfirmed messages.

Railways to privatise retiring rooms

Railways to privatise retiring rooms

Rediff.com11 May 2011

"The maintenance of retiring rooms at New Delhi Station and Old Delhi Station is to be outsourced to offer modern amenities to customers," said a senior official of Northern Railway.

Amulya's family gets security after attack on house

Amulya's family gets security after attack on house

Rediff.com21 Feb 2020

A video of a group of people, allegedly right wing activists, on Thursday evening, purportedly questioning Wazi about his daughter's conduct and making him raise 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' slogans has gone viral.

Now, hotels to offer Muslim-friendly facilities!

Now, hotels to offer Muslim-friendly facilities!

Rediff.com21 Oct 2015

The world's first online hotel reference tool dedicated to Muslim travellers has been launched in Abu Dhabi.

AAP to contest UP assembly polls in 2022: Kejriwal

AAP to contest UP assembly polls in 2022: Kejriwal

Rediff.com15 Dec 2020

Questioning why people from UP should have to look at Delhi for health services and education, he said Mohalla clinics, free electricity, water, good education and health facilities can also be provided in the state.

'We are well prepared for any eventualities'

'We are well prepared for any eventualities'

Rediff.com18 Nov 2021

'Guarding the borders in extreme weather conditions is not easy and most people don't realize it is a very tough job.'

Hina, Sidharth make life hard for Bigg Boss housemates

Hina, Sidharth make life hard for Bigg Boss housemates

Rediff.com5 Oct 2020

The new season of Bigg Boss, with all the twists and some interesting contestants, promises a lot of entertainment, feels Namrata Thakker.

'New era in India-Pakistan relations could beckon'

'New era in India-Pakistan relations could beckon'

Rediff.com15 Apr 2021

'If there is a background of some kind of mutual understanding on how the dialogue process might develop in a mutually satisfactory manner...' 'If this understanding impacts positively on the ground situation...' 'As of now this is a heroic assumption. But it does not have to remain such.'

Only 'women activists' expected to visit Sabarimala: TDB chief

Only 'women activists' expected to visit Sabarimala: TDB chief

Rediff.com30 Sep 2018

"Is it possible for women to trek kilometers through the forest path and stand amongst the packed crowd?"

Mumbai all set for its BIGGEST infra transformation

Mumbai all set for its BIGGEST infra transformation

Rediff.com5 Aug 2021

Mumbai, India's financial capital, is set for a mega transformation with a massive patch of land opening up for redevelopment; a new metro railway ready to start services by the year-end; and the country's oldest railway station, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, going for modernisation with private sector participation. Work on Mumbai's second airport will start from next month, while construction of the sea link connecting central Mumbai to Navi Mumbai has already moved into a fast lane despite Covid-induced lockdowns. Also, a coastal road project, connecting Nariman Point to Worli, is under way and will help decongest the city to quite an extent. Of all these mega infrastructure projects, the one that has a huge potential to change the city's skyline is the Eastern Waterfront project - to be built on the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) land.

Modi's minister mediating with farmers

Modi's minister mediating with farmers

Rediff.com29 Dec 2020

Heckling, confrontation and strong-arm tactics don't come to him easily, reveals Aditi Phadnis.

How the Budget will make train travel a better experience

How the Budget will make train travel a better experience

Rediff.com23 Feb 2016

Improvement in passenger amenities and better interiors would also figure in the budgetary proposals.

SC dismisses PIL seeking LoP status to Congress in Lok Sabha

SC dismisses PIL seeking LoP status to Congress in Lok Sabha

Rediff.com8 Aug 2014

The Supreme Court today dismissed a PIL seeking that the Leader of Opposition status in Lok Sabha be granted to Congress party, saying it cannot decide political issues filed under the garb of Public Interest Litigation.

Approach LG for resolving civic issues now: AAP after HC verdict

Approach LG for resolving civic issues now: AAP after HC verdict

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

The party also attacked Jung over alleged inaction in the compressed natural gas fitness scam, irregularities in the Delhi & District Cricket Association.

Maha CM declares Rs 10,000 cr aid to flood-hit areas

Maha CM declares Rs 10,000 cr aid to flood-hit areas

Rediff.com23 Oct 2020

Thackeray also claimed that the Maharashtra government is yet to receive a total of around Rs 38,000 crore from the Centre.

Wrestler Ravi carries hopes of Nahri village to Tokyo Olympics

Wrestler Ravi carries hopes of Nahri village to Tokyo Olympics

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

The villagers have pinned their hopes for development on Ravi, whose success has much to do with the sacrifices and moral guidance of one man -- his father Rakesh Kumar Dahiya.

When Gandhi-Jinnah First Met

When Gandhi-Jinnah First Met

Rediff.com2 Oct 2021

No plaque marks the historic meeting place of the fathers of two nations. And no history textbook tells us about that first meeting and their mutual admiration, common ethos and comradeship.

Bigg Boss 14: Which girl will seduce Sidharth?

Bigg Boss 14: Which girl will seduce Sidharth?

Rediff.com8 Oct 2020

Bigg Boss announces a new immunity task, and Sidharth Shukla probably loves it!

Derek O'Brien gets a new role in Railways

Derek O'Brien gets a new role in Railways

Rediff.com20 Jul 2009

Kolkata-based quiz master Derek O'Brien and leading artist Shuvaprasanna will head two separate committees set up by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee to improve passengers' amenities and services in trains and stations.

Salman, Kareena rough it out in Rajasthan

Salman, Kareena rough it out in Rajasthan

Rediff.com6 Jan 2015

The pair are currently filming Kabir Khan's Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

Railways to develop 528 model stations

Railways to develop 528 model stations

Rediff.com4 Jun 2009

With a view to attracting more passengers and improve basic amenities, the Indian Railways has decided to give a facelift to over 500 stations across the country incorporating state-of-the-art facilities.

Why train travel will never be the same again

Why train travel will never be the same again

Rediff.com14 Jul 2020

The first two coaches that rolled out from the Railway Coach Factory in Kapurthala also have fixtures coated with titanium dioxide and the provision for plasma air equipment in AC ducts to sterilise interiors using ionised air. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal also indicated that the new coaches could be the new normal.

'How did President come into picture in AAP MLAs' disqualification?'

'How did President come into picture in AAP MLAs' disqualification?'

Rediff.com23 Jan 2018

'By the combined reading of Articles 101 and 102-1, and 191 and 192, and 239 AA, how did the President become the arbitrator of the disqualification of the members of the Delhi legislative assembly?'

Development my top-priority, says Mayawati

Development my top-priority, says Mayawati

Rediff.com6 Aug 2009

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Wednesday said that the top priority of her government is to provide basic amenities to urban poor.

Loan rejected? You still have an option

Loan rejected? You still have an option

Rediff.com24 Dec 2009

Housing finance companies step in to provide loan to customers turned away by banks.

'Pakistan was happy to let China do the heavy lifting'

'Pakistan was happy to let China do the heavy lifting'

Rediff.com24 Mar 2021

'There is a sense of realism in the Pakistan army that if they needled India during the Ladakh standoff, they would have seen a strong retaliation.' 'Pakistan was hoping that India would come out looking weaker in the region and get embarrassed, but that obviously has not happened.'

Centre introduces ease of living index in 114 cities

Centre introduces ease of living index in 114 cities

Rediff.com8 Feb 2020

Launched by the ministry of housing and urban affairs, the ease of living index (EoLI) is aimed at providing a holistic view of the country's cities. These will be done on parameters like services provided by local bodies, effectiveness of the administration, outcomes generated through those services in terms of liveability and citizens' perception of the outcomes.

Covid suspect's body to be handed over sans test: Govt

Covid suspect's body to be handed over sans test: Govt

Rediff.com15 Jun 2020

The ministry on Sunday wrote to the Delhi government, saying the bodies of suspected COVID-19 cases should be handed over to their relatives without waiting for laboratory confirmation but the mortal remains should be treated as per the government guidelines.

Chidambaram slams Mayawati over statue controversy

Chidambaram slams Mayawati over statue controversy

Rediff.com29 Jun 2009

Slamming Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for spending Rs 1,000 crore to install her own statues, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has said the amount could have been used to provide basic amenities to the people of the state and wipe out poverty. "Of what use will be the statues in that state? The Rs 1000 crore could have helped wipe out the poverty of thousands of people and provided basic amenities and education," he said.

Encephalitis claims 3 more lives in Gorakhpur; toll reaches 304

Encephalitis claims 3 more lives in Gorakhpur; toll reaches 304

Rediff.com27 Sep 2013

With three more children succumbing to encephalitis at the BRD Medical College Hospital in Gorakhpur, the death toll due to the disease has climbed to 304 in eastern Uttar Pradesh this year.

Dronacharya awardee boxing coach O P Bhardwaj dies

Dronacharya awardee boxing coach O P Bhardwaj dies

Rediff.com21 May 2021

Tokyo-bound AFI medical commission chairman AK Mendiratta dies of COVID-19.

Economy requires Rs 4.5 lakh crore fiscal support: Ficci to FM

Economy requires Rs 4.5 lakh crore fiscal support: Ficci to FM

Rediff.com11 May 2020

also made a case for the need to create a self-sufficiency fund for innovation, construction and manufacturing clusters to make use of the emerging opportunities in the wake of disruption in global supply chain.

'Ballot over bullets': Delhi first-time voters' priorities

'Ballot over bullets': Delhi first-time voters' priorities

Rediff.com8 Feb 2020

'My vote has gone for better education, health, and jobs for the youth, as I am one'

Fall in line or rework 2021 poll options: AIADMK to BJP

Fall in line or rework 2021 poll options: AIADMK to BJP

Rediff.com27 Dec 2020

The BJP has to endorse chief minister K Palaniswami's candidature for the CM's post for the polls and agree to its other terms -- like non-participation in government -- and if not, should rethink of its 2021 electoral options, the AIADMK indicated at its meet.

Day after quitting RJD, Raghuvansh reaches out to Nitish

Day after quitting RJD, Raghuvansh reaches out to Nitish

Rediff.com11 Sep 2020

In his letter to Kumar, the veteran leader has made a series of suggestions including an amendment in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act, bringing Lord Buddha's begging bowl from Kabul and hoisting tricolor at Vaishali, the land of world's first Republic.

Will Nirav Modi be extradited to India by the end of 2020?

Will Nirav Modi be extradited to India by the end of 2020?

Rediff.com7 Sep 2020

Modi is subject to two sets of criminal proceedings, the first brought by the CBI relating to a large-scale fraud said to have been committed upon PNB and the ED case, relating to the laundering of the proceeds of that fraud.

Rail Budget: Free Wi-Fi facility in select trains!

Rail Budget: Free Wi-Fi facility in select trains!

Rediff.com26 Feb 2013

Railway Minister P K Bansal has announced that special coaches will be launched in each train with high end facilities.

Finally, some good news for tourism sector

Finally, some good news for tourism sector

Rediff.com25 Oct 2020

Goa, Kerala, Maldives and Dubai are among the popular destinations.