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Planning To Buy A House? Read This

Planning To Buy A House? Read This

Rediff.com5 Jun 2024

'Some buyers believe prices may correct in the future.' 'This is unlikely. Many developers are increasing prices amid strong sales and inflationary trends.'

Dubai Metro: Most punctual driverless system

Dubai Metro: Most punctual driverless system

Rediff.com10 May 2010

Achieving a more than 99 per cent, the punctuality rate of Dubai Metro is the highest of any driverless metro system in the world, Dubai's Road and Transport Authority has said.

How to ensure urban reforms

How to ensure urban reforms

Rediff.com28 Jun 2006

Vajpayee inaugurates Delhi Metro

Vajpayee inaugurates Delhi Metro

Rediff.com24 Dec 2002

The prime minister said that the rail transport system will reduce traffic congestion and pollution

TN govt files criminal defamation case against state BJP chief Annamalai

TN govt files criminal defamation case against state BJP chief Annamalai

Rediff.com10 May 2023

The Tamil Nadu government filed a criminal complaint in a sessions court in Chennai on Wednesday against state Bharatiya Janata Party president K Annamalai for defaming Chief Minister M K Stalin.

Time to go, Mr Sreedharan

Time to go, Mr Sreedharan

Rediff.com20 Jul 2009

The Comptroller and Auditor General has indicted the way the DMRC is run and points to the novel 50:50 management structure that neither of the governments is in charge, so the company is pretty much run by the management, namely Sreedharan.

Motorola bags deal for Mumbai, Delhi Metro

Motorola bags deal for Mumbai, Delhi Metro

Rediff.com9 Sep 2009

Under the contracts, Motorola will supply its scalable Dimetra IP system, which will enable secure and seamless communications essential for ensuring passenger safety and security and is capable of full interoperability across multiple user segments.

Ambani, Tata: Executioner vs. innovator

Ambani, Tata: Executioner vs. innovator

Rediff.com31 Jan 2013

Here is why Indians prefer leaders with efficient execution capabilities than one who has innovative skills.

India to get $22.6 bn infrastructure loan from Japan

India to get $22.6 bn infrastructure loan from Japan

Rediff.com20 Nov 2012

India's priority was investments by Japanese companies in infrastructure projects like Delhi Metro Rail.

Can't build new century with old laws: PM amid farmers' stir

Can't build new century with old laws: PM amid farmers' stir

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

Modi said his government is carrying out "holistic reforms".

IMAGES: Mumbai monorail to be ready by December

IMAGES: Mumbai monorail to be ready by December

Rediff.com13 Jun 2012

Mumbaikars will have to wait until December for the commissioning of the Mumbai monorail phase-I project and till March next year for the phase-I of Mumbai Metro rail project.

Large gatherings banned in Karntaka amid CAA protests

Large gatherings banned in Karntaka amid CAA protests

Rediff.com18 Dec 2019

Prohibitory orders have been clamped in Bengaluru and Mangaluru in the backdrop of the protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act. The orders in Bengaluru would be in force for three days starting from 6 am on Thursday morning to December 21 midnight.

Delhi 'very tense', fresh stone pelting reported

Delhi 'very tense', fresh stone pelting reported

Rediff.com25 Feb 2020

'We are continuously receiving calls related to incidents of violence from north-east Delhi. Commissioner of Police held a meeting at Seelampur DCP Office last night'

Japan to provide loans for 7 projects

Japan to provide loans for 7 projects

Rediff.com6 Jun 2011

India and Japan on Monday signed seven agreements under which the East Asian economic giant would provide loans worth a total of Rs 8,632 crore (Rs 86.32 billion) for various projects, including the Bangalore Metro Rail Project.

Deadline extended: Rs 500, Rs 1,000 notes valid for key utilities till Nov 14

Deadline extended: Rs 500, Rs 1,000 notes valid for key utilities till Nov 14

Rediff.com11 Nov 2016

These notes can be used at government hospitals, railway ticketing, public transport, airline ticketing at airports, milk booths, crematoria/burial grounds, petrol pumps, metro rail tickets, purchase of medicines on doctor prescription from the government and private pharmacies, LPG gas cylinders, railway catering, electricity and water bills and ASI monument entry tickets. Highway toll has been scrapped till November 14.

Uddhav to attend Modi's public function in Mumbai

Uddhav to attend Modi's public function in Mumbai

Rediff.com21 Dec 2016

Shiv Sena had last year boycotted the foundation laying of Babasaheb Ambedkar memorial by Modi saying Uddhav was not invited.

Budget 'ignores' Maharashtra, focuses on Bihar, Andhra

Budget 'ignores' Maharashtra, focuses on Bihar, Andhra

Rediff.com23 Jul 2024

The Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies on Tuesday welcomed the Union Budget and said it focussed on youth, farmers, women, and has 'substantial allocations' for Maharashtra, but the opposition slammed the annual financial statement, claiming it neglected the western state and only seeks to please the saffron outfit's partners in Bihar and Andhra Pradesh.

Modi's bullet train project gets green light

Modi's bullet train project gets green light

Rediff.com21 Sep 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream project -- the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train has been shown the green light with the formation of the company tasked with taking the project forward

Realty volatility to end by year-end

Realty volatility to end by year-end

Rediff.com15 Feb 2011

L&T Infra is undertaking a public issue of 'Long Term Infrastructure Bonds 2011 A-series'.

Pvt operators for bullet train on RailMin radar

Pvt operators for bullet train on RailMin radar

Rediff.com5 Jan 2016

DMRC-like SPV to be floated in a month for the Rs 98,000 crore Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor.

REL to carve out another subsidiary

REL to carve out another subsidiary

Rediff.com30 Oct 2007

"The Board of the company has approved a proposal to further unlock overall shareholder value by transferring its infrastructure projects to a separate 100 per cent subsidiary, subject to compliance with applicable laws," REL informed the Bombay Stock Exchange.

Corruption has become a way of life: SC judge

Corruption has become a way of life: SC judge

Rediff.com8 Dec 2010

Holding that corruption has become a "way of life", senior Supreme Court judge Altamas Kabir has said "sensitivity" and values in governance are required to curb the menace. "Why are we still floundering with our values? Why is it that the people are still helpless? The answer is simple, now it (corruption) has become a way of life... it has been accepted as a way of life," Justice Kabir said.

Not retired from politics yet: Suresh Kalmadi

Not retired from politics yet: Suresh Kalmadi

Rediff.com23 Aug 2014

Putting up a brave face, former Member of Parliament and suspended Congress leader Suresh Kalmadi said on Saturday that he is not yet retired from politics and will become active at an appropriate time. He also said that it is too early to evaluate the performance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.

Mamata keeps Buddha away from Prez function

Mamata keeps Buddha away from Prez function

Rediff.com22 Sep 2010

In a snub to Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Mamata Banerjee-led Railways kept the Communist Party of India-Marxist veteran away from the ceremony attended by President Pratibha Patil to mark the start of a new Metro Rail project in Kolkata.

Security forces conduct flag marches in riot-hit areas of Delhi

Security forces conduct flag marches in riot-hit areas of Delhi

Rediff.com26 Feb 2020

Shops and schools remained closed and streets wore a deserted look as sporadic violence continued since Monday with mobs running amok, looting shops and setting properties on fire.

Budget in 2 minutes: 'Bad bank' gets nod, discoms to get funds & more

Budget in 2 minutes: 'Bad bank' gets nod, discoms to get funds & more

Rediff.com2 Feb 2021

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her third Budget on February 1.

Maytas Infra asked to shed flab

Maytas Infra asked to shed flab

Rediff.com30 Jun 2009

The company had approached banks with a CDR request for about Rs 1,700 crore. However, according to company sources, the banks felt that Maytas must shed the flab, which includes dilution of stake in the Bangalore elevated tollway to raise funds before the CDR is granted. It has also been reportedly told that it should disengage from various projects which it cannot take forward.

Ivanka Trump to attend entrepreneurship meet in Hyderabad

Ivanka Trump to attend entrepreneurship meet in Hyderabad

Rediff.com22 Nov 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Global Entrepreneurship Summit and launch Hyderabad Metro Rail next week.

Japan to lend Rs 10,535 cr for six infra projects

Japan to lend Rs 10,535 cr for six infra projects

Rediff.com29 Mar 2010

Japan on Monday committed 215 billion Yen (Rs 10,535 crore) to six infrastructure projects in India

TN BJP chief releases video alleging scams, DMK threatens legal action

TN BJP chief releases video alleging scams, DMK threatens legal action

Rediff.com14 Apr 2023

Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party state president K Annamalai on Friday released 'DMK Files' alleging top ministers from the party and Chief Minister MK Stalin's family members had accumulated unaccounted assets.

Tata arm to construct Noida International Airport at Jewar

Tata arm to construct Noida International Airport at Jewar

Rediff.com3 Jun 2022

Tata Group's infrastructure and construction arm, Tata Projects, has bagged the contract to construct the upcoming Noida International Airport at Jewar, in Uttar Pradesh. As part of the contract, Tata Projects will construct the terminal, runway, airside infrastructure, roads, utilities, landside facilities and other ancillary buildings at the airport, Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL) said in a statement on Friday. YIAPL is a 100 per cent subsidiary of Swiss developer Zurich Airport International AG and has been incorporated as a Special Purpose Vehicle to develop Noida International Airport. In 2019, Zurich Airport International AG won the bid to develop the airport.

Govt appoints nominees on Maytas boards

Govt appoints nominees on Maytas boards

Rediff.com5 Mar 2009

Within hours of Company Law Board orders, the government on Thursday appointed its nominees on the boards of Maytas Infra and Maytas Properties, the companies promoted by the kin of disgraced founder of the Satyam Computer Services B Ramalinga Raju.

BJP guarantees jobs to every Agniveer in Haryana, Rs 2,100 to women

BJP guarantees jobs to every Agniveer in Haryana, Rs 2,100 to women

Rediff.com19 Sep 2024

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday released its manifesto for the October 5 Haryana assembly polls, promising a monthly assistance of Rs 2,100 for women, two lakh government jobs for the youth and guaranteed government job for Agniveers hailing from the state.

Capital expenditure by 54 large CPSEs, key depts rose 93% in April-May

Capital expenditure by 54 large CPSEs, key depts rose 93% in April-May

Rediff.com12 Jun 2023

Capital expenditure by 54 large central public sector enterprises and five departmental arms, having a capex minimum target of Rs 100 crore, rose 93 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in the April-May period to Rs 1.39 trillion. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Railways have started this financial year's capex cycle on a stronger note. In the first two months of FY24, the 54 CPSEs, along with the departmental arms, achieved 19 per cent of their combined budget target of Rs 7.33 trillion, Business Standard has learnt.

Coming Soon! The Bullet Train!

Coming Soon! The Bullet Train!

Rediff.com5 Mar 2024

With land acquisition completed and infrastructure work streamlined, India's bullet train dreams are slowly, but finally, inching closer to reality.

2,141 Aarey trees cut; MMRCL to take up construction

2,141 Aarey trees cut; MMRCL to take up construction

Rediff.com7 Oct 2019

The MMRCL informed that only clearing of already felled trees will continue at the site.

Indian companies look to cash in on bulging infrastructure order book

Indian companies look to cash in on bulging infrastructure order book

Rediff.com6 Feb 2024

Investments worth more than Rs 80 trillion are expected in roads, railways and urban infrastructure between now and FY30 and the supply chains helping to build this core infrastructure are also readying to cash in on the growth. In the first half of the current financial year, orders worth more than Rs 2.6 trillion were tendered in the roads and railways segment alone, according to data sourced from ICRA Ratings and Research. "India's transportation infrastructure sector is in high gear, and we enjoy a sizable share of it," said S V Desai, whole time director and senior executive vice president (Civil Infrastructure) for Larsen & Toubro.

TN governor refuses to read out address, speaker expunges his remarks

TN governor refuses to read out address, speaker expunges his remarks

Rediff.com12 Feb 2024

In yet another instance of his confrontation with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam dispensation in Tamil Nadu, Governor R N Ravi on Monday concluded his customary address to the House within a few minutes, making certain remarks over the content of the address that were 'expunged'.

PM wants world class cities for India

PM wants world class cities for India

Rediff.com21 Jun 2006

Stating there was an urgent need for investment in world-class infrastructure in urban areas, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday this was essential for cities to become 'more liveable and people-friendly'.