News for 'LONG DISTANCES'

Viswanath on Kohli: 'He achieved one hell of a thing'

Viswanath on Kohli: 'He achieved one hell of a thing'

Rediff.com18 Nov 2023

Kohli also became the first batter ever to break the 700-run barrier in a single World Cup edition with one more game to go.

'BJP's stranglehold over democracy has to be broken'

'BJP's stranglehold over democracy has to be broken'

Rediff.com8 Feb 2024

'You can attack and conspire to weaken us, but you cannot destroy the Congress permanently.'

Strike hits road transport in Assam

Strike hits road transport in Assam

Rediff.com21 Dec 2004

Commercial vehicles kept off the roads in Assam due to protest called by the All Assam Motor Transport Association.

When Chinese ultramarathon turned deadly

When Chinese ultramarathon turned deadly

Rediff.com11 Jun 2021

China punishes 27 officials after deadly ultramarathon

Hybrid vehicles take lead in realm of eco-friendly mobility solutions

Hybrid vehicles take lead in realm of eco-friendly mobility solutions

Rediff.com17 Oct 2023

At a time when consumers increasingly embrace green mobility solutions, it is not electric cars but hybrids that are taking the lead, as automotive sales data indicate. Since January, 64,097 electric cars have been sold compared to 266,465 hybrids, according to data from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways' Vahan dashboard. Hybrid car sales have surged from 4.42 per cent of the 4.1 million cars sold in calendar year 2022 to 7.2 per cent this year.

Abebe Bikila: Emperor of the Marathon

Abebe Bikila: Emperor of the Marathon

Rediff.com21 Jul 2021

Prakash Bhandari salutes the spirit of Abebe Bikila who twice won the Olympic Marathon in record times.

What Pranab Mukherjee thought about Rahul Gandhi

What Pranab Mukherjee thought about Rahul Gandhi

Rediff.com7 Dec 2023

'If Rahul couldn't persuade his colleagues without resorting to theatrics, then maybe politics wasn't his calling

9 Tips To Handle Valentine's Day

9 Tips To Handle Valentine's Day

Rediff.com8 Feb 2023

Valentine's day is nerve-wracking only because people make it so; stop putting pressure on yourself to make it perfect, suggests Ravi Mittal, CEO, Quack Quack, an online dating app.

'My husband loves his office more than me'

'My husband loves his office more than me'

Rediff.com31 Jan 2024

An open and direct conversation is the only way to deal with a marital problem but choose the right time and place to address the issue, advises rediffGURU Ravi Mittal.

New terms for STD/ISD soon

New terms for STD/ISD soon

Rediff.com8 Nov 2003

Hockey 5s Asia Cup: India beat Pakistan in final

Hockey 5s Asia Cup: India beat Pakistan in final

Rediff.com2 Sep 2023

India downed Pakistan in the final of the Men's Hockey5s Asia Cup.

BSNL's reduced STD rates come into effect

BSNL's reduced STD rates come into effect

Rediff.com7 Mar 2003

Customers making frequent long distance calls can now avail the benefits of 47 per cent drop in STD rates, as Bharat Sanchar Nigam's reduced tariff of Rs 4.80 per minute for long distance calls beyond 500 kilometres has been effected from Friday.

Idea may enter STD, ISD segment

Idea may enter STD, ISD segment

Rediff.com11 Nov 2005

Encouraged by the licence fee cut in the long distance segment, Idea Cellular on Friday said it was looking at the possibility of entering that market but only if it made business sense.

Cell, basic firms to set STD rates

Cell, basic firms to set STD rates

Rediff.com2 Jul 2003

Only essential govt staff will be allowed on Mumbai locals

Only essential govt staff will be allowed on Mumbai locals

Rediff.com22 Mar 2020

In a bid to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, only government personnel engaged in providing essential services would be allowed to travel by local trains in Mumbai from Sunday night, a release by the Konkan divisional commissioner said on Saturday night. The restriction, which will effectively shut down the train services, Mumbai's lifeline, will come into effect from the midnight of Sunday, March 22, the release said.

VSNL plans Lanka foray

VSNL plans Lanka foray

Rediff.com31 May 2003

BSNL to launch ILD services in Aug

BSNL to launch ILD services in Aug

Rediff.com16 May 2003

Telecom rates crashing

Telecom rates crashing

Rediff.com9 Mar 2004

BSNL, VSNL to share assets

BSNL, VSNL to share assets

Rediff.com16 Dec 2003

Mumbai's back in business

Mumbai's back in business

Rediff.com6 Aug 2004

Road traffic is as smooth as it could be after days of heavy rains, and local trains are running on time.

'Ranbir said, 'Yaar, what a shot you just gave!''

'Ranbir said, 'Yaar, what a shot you just gave!''

Rediff.com17 Jan 2024

'Ranbir helped me a lot with emotions and dialogues. As an actor, he makes us very secure.' 'He guides us with his experiences. He makes the work really, really easy and wonderful for his co-stars.'

OK To Carry Your Phone To The Toilet?

OK To Carry Your Phone To The Toilet?

Rediff.com10 Jul 2023

One should use the mobile with needed discipline, advises Dr Karthiyayini Mahadevan.

Delay likely in carrier access codes

Delay likely in carrier access codes

Rediff.com31 May 2003

Para Asian Games: Sumit Antil breaks world record to win javelin gold

Para Asian Games: Sumit Antil breaks world record to win javelin gold

Rediff.com25 Oct 2023

Sumit Antil clinched a gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games javelin throw F64 event with a world record effort of 73.29m.

Trai to announce new tariff

Trai to announce new tariff

Rediff.com10 Jan 2003

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India will come out with new tariff for long distance calls and also fix interconnection charges between two points for basic telephone services this month, its chairman M S Verma said on Friday.

200 ambulances, 1200 personnel worked at Odisha train crash site

200 ambulances, 1200 personnel worked at Odisha train crash site

Rediff.com3 Jun 2023

Balasore district hospital looked like a war zone with the injured lying on stretchers in the corridor and rooms bursting at its seams with extra beds propped up.

Home Is Where We Can Begin To Be Kind

Home Is Where We Can Begin To Be Kind

Rediff.com1 Jun 2023

Parents, relatives, friends need to accept that things said in jest can deeply scar young minds and should therefore, be best avoided, notes Aarti David.

Modi inaugurates projects worth Rs 7,600cr in poll-bound Chhattisgarh

Modi inaugurates projects worth Rs 7,600cr in poll-bound Chhattisgarh

Rediff.com7 Jul 2023

Modi also virtually flagged off a new train between Antagarh in Kanker district and Raipur and kickstarted the distribution of cards of the Centre's Ayushman Bharat scheme to beneficiaries in the state.

VSNL bottomline under pressure: Gupta

VSNL bottomline under pressure: Gupta

Rediff.com8 Apr 2003

The bottomline of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd, a Tata group company, is under pressure due to a fall in long distance rates, according to VSNL managing director S K Gupta.\n\n\n\n

Little Things Season 4 review

Little Things Season 4 review

Rediff.com15 Oct 2021

There's bonhomie, balcony discussion, Bollywood music and a pleasing air as everyone is at their agreeable best. The ambience is a tad too ideal and peaceful to be real but there's something comforting about their harmony, almost therapeutic now in a post-Covid society.

PIX: Records shattered, dreams realised at athletics Worlds!

PIX: Records shattered, dreams realised at athletics Worlds!

Rediff.com21 Aug 2023

A wrap from Day 2 of the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest on Sunday.