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Just Who Is Directing Tiger 3?

Just Who Is Directing Tiger 3?

Rediff.com7 Nov 2023

The director has primarily seen successes with romantic films so far, and so it would be interesting to see how he directs Salman Khan in an Adrenalin-pumping action thriller.

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.

For your love only: 10 best Mirza Ghalib shayaris

For your love only: 10 best Mirza Ghalib shayaris

Rediff.com13 Feb 2017

This V-day, turn to Ghalib for inspiration.

New terms for STD/ISD soon

New terms for STD/ISD soon

Rediff.com8 Nov 2003

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

Neeraj confident of breaching 90m this year

Neeraj confident of breaching 90m this year

Rediff.com1 Jul 2022

'I thought I could throw even over 90m today. But it is okay as I have more competitions coming this year'

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

This Mumbai teenager is world's youngest Ironman

This Mumbai teenager is world's youngest Ironman

Rediff.com11 Dec 2019

18-year-old Aditya Choudhary successfully completed the Ironman 70.3 triathlon in six hours and five minutes.

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.

Nikhil Chopra: From commentator to caddie

Nikhil Chopra: From commentator to caddie

Rediff.com25 Oct 2022

Nikhil did commentary duty for a match in Australia before coming to Bangkok. He will return to Australia at the end of this week after his son's event on Sunday.

Should Selectors Stick With The Old Or...

Should Selectors Stick With The Old Or...

Rediff.com6 Dec 2023

We need to make sensible choices that are in the long-term interest of Indian cricket -- and the game itself, suggests Indrajit Gupta.

Are You Having An Emotional Affair?

Are You Having An Emotional Affair?

Rediff.com19 Feb 2024

You can end your marriage and move on with your extramarital partner, but is she willing to do the same as well? No point remaining stuck in limbo for years to come. Make a decision as to your future and move ahead.

EPL PIX: Arsenal go top; Man United down Everton

EPL PIX: Arsenal go top; Man United down Everton

Rediff.com10 Mar 2024

Images from the Premier League matches played on Saturday, March 9.

Delay likely in carrier access codes

Delay likely in carrier access codes

Rediff.com31 May 2003

Anti-collision system yet to be installed on route, railways launches probe

Anti-collision system yet to be installed on route, railways launches probe

Rediff.com3 Jun 2023

The railways has initiated a high-level probe into the train crash in Odisha to be headed by the commissioner of railway safety, South Eastern Circle.

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.

After Rs 351-cr Odisha cash find, IT dept ends 10-day raids

After Rs 351-cr Odisha cash find, IT dept ends 10-day raids

Rediff.com15 Dec 2023

The last two I-T teams left the premises, one each in Odisha and Jharkhand, carrying with them a number of seized "incriminating documents" and data cloned from electronic gadgets in the early morning hours.

SC panel for not allowing tiger safaris, zoos in wildlife parks

SC panel for not allowing tiger safaris, zoos in wildlife parks

Rediff.com7 Feb 2023

A Supreme Court-constituted panel has asked the Union environment ministry to amend or withdraw the guidelines related to setting up zoos and safaris within tiger reserves and wildlife sanctuaries to discourage the use of wildlife habitats for tourism activities which are non-site specific.

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.

For the foreseeable future, diesel is likely to drive India's economy

For the foreseeable future, diesel is likely to drive India's economy

Rediff.com19 May 2023

India's climate change goals are turning combustible. On the one hand, a protracted dispute between the government and manufacturers over subsidies threatens to slow the pace of electric vehicle (EV) sales. On the other hand, repeated assertions by different arms of the government over banning sales of new fossil fuel-fired vehicles have queered the pitch for energy investments. Before we address the issue of the recommended diesel vehicle ban in the recent report on energy transition, issued months before the next round of global climate talks begin in Dubai in November, let's look at what's at stake.

India's Untold Nepal Stories

India's Untold Nepal Stories

Rediff.com11 Mar 2024

In 2017, a retired R&AW officer conveyed that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was keen to get monarchy restored in Nepal and suggested that I support these efforts.

DGCA drafts rules to allow pilot take short nap on long flight

DGCA drafts rules to allow pilot take short nap on long flight

Rediff.com28 May 2013

Taking cue from global best practices, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation has drafted rules to allow a pilot take a short nap on flight deck, with the other pilot taking full control of the aircraft on a long-distance flight, official sources said.

When Chinese ultramarathon turned deadly

When Chinese ultramarathon turned deadly

Rediff.com11 Jun 2021

China punishes 27 officials after deadly ultramarathon

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

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.

Election 2024: The Big Fights In Kerala

Election 2024: The Big Fights In Kerala

Rediff.com1 Apr 2024

Kerala's election discourse operates surreptitiously. Its explicit face focuses on important national and local issues. At the same time, it seeks to secure apt communal equations to ensure votes, notes Shyam G Menon.