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Are we ready yet for the bullet trains?

Are we ready yet for the bullet trains?

Rediff.com17 Feb 2016

Currently, the travel time between Mumbai and Delhi varies between 16 and 30 hours.

'Vijay Mallya has completely ruined our lives'

'Vijay Mallya has completely ruined our lives'

Rediff.com17 Mar 2016

'I used to tell my wife to pack extra food in my tiffin so that I could at least offer that to my colleagues who were living on vada pav.'

Rains will batter TN for 7 days more: IMD

Rains will batter TN for 7 days more: IMD

Rediff.com3 Dec 2015

Rains will continue to batter Tamil Nadu for the next seven days and the next 48 hours are "very crucial", the IMD has said.

AirAsia QZ8501: Relatives of 162 passengers wait anxiously for news of missing plane

AirAsia QZ8501: Relatives of 162 passengers wait anxiously for news of missing plane

Rediff.com28 Dec 2014

An AirAsia flight from Indonesia to Singapore with 162 people aboard reportedly went missing on Sunday morning after losing contact with air traffic controllers.

Chennai oil spill: Centre orders probe, 80% clean-up ops over

Chennai oil spill: Centre orders probe, 80% clean-up ops over

Rediff.com3 Feb 2017

Minister of State for Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan said the vessel had more than 32,000 tonne of oil and has been emptied.

'The change from pessimism to confidence is a major achievement'

'The change from pessimism to confidence is a major achievement'

Rediff.com5 Jul 2016

'This has to be seen in the context not only of the legacy we inherited, but also of global economic weakness.'
'If after inheriting the very bad situation we have reached this level despite consecutive years of drought and no growth in the world economy, it is no accident.' 'It is a result of the sound macro economic policies followed by this government.' 'We have eschewed populism and stuck to a path of fiscal prudence.'

IPR: US trade body bats for India despite tough resistance

IPR: US trade body bats for India despite tough resistance

Rediff.com14 Mar 2014

The council resisted intense pressure from the powerful manufacturing, pharma and other trade lobbies that have urged the Obama administration to enact punitive measures against India for a laundry list of alleged intellectual property and patent violations.

INS Arihant: The story of India's incredible hard work

INS Arihant: The story of India's incredible hard work

Rediff.com12 Aug 2013

With the launch of the first indigenous aircraft today, India will join a club of nations like the United States, Russia, China, the United Kingdom and France that possess nuclear-powered submarines

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