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Jet launches 11 new Delhi-Mumbai flights

Jet launches 11 new Delhi-Mumbai flights

Rediff.com16 Apr 2004

Jet Airways has introduced 11 Boeing 737 daily flights between Delhi and Mumbai to meet the summer rush.

Air Sahara to fly to 14 new routes

Air Sahara to fly to 14 new routes

Rediff.com17 Aug 2006

Air Sahara, whose ranking took a hit after a failed takeover deal, on Thursday announced operations to 14 new destinations including two international routes.

Insisted on full disengagement in all talks with China: Govt

Insisted on full disengagement in all talks with China: Govt

Rediff.com31 Dec 2021

"Numerous rounds of talks have taken place with the Chinese counterparts to deescalate the situation without compromising on India's stand of 'complete disengagement and immediate restoration of status quo ante'," the defence ministry said.

Monsoon pics: Romance in the rains

Monsoon pics: Romance in the rains

Rediff.com10 Aug 2016

Readers share their monsoon pics. You can share yours too.

Air Deccan carried 5.3 lakh passengers in May

Air Deccan carried 5.3 lakh passengers in May

Rediff.com5 Jun 2006

Air Deccan said on Monday it recorded a 90 to 100 per cent load factor in May as the holiday season increased the passenger traffic in most of the sectors.

Andamans base boosts India in Indian Ocean

Andamans base boosts India in Indian Ocean

Rediff.com26 Jan 2019

'The Andamans are strategic territory for India.' 'We need at least three full-length, 10,000-feet airfields here.'

Govt washes hands off Savarkar row

Govt washes hands off Savarkar row

Rediff.com27 Aug 2004

Whatever Mani Shanker Aiyar has said, 'we don't agree with it as he has said it in his individual capacity', Ghulam Nabi Azad said.

Savarkar issue stalls Parliament

Savarkar issue stalls Parliament

Rediff.com19 Aug 2004

The Veer Savarkar issue rocked both Houses of Parliament for the third consecutive day on Thursday as the Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party members demanded an apology from Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar.

Fly Mumbai-Chennai @ Rs 500

Fly Mumbai-Chennai @ Rs 500

Rediff.com2 Feb 2006

Beginning March 1, Air Beginning March 1, Air Deccan will introduce an additional flight between Chennai and Mumbai.\n

Students hit hard in Andamans

Students hit hard in Andamans

Rediff.com5 Jan 2005

With schools in Andaman and Nicobar Islands converted to relief camps, where do students go?

No rescue for Andamans' rare tribes yet

No rescue for Andamans' rare tribes yet

Rediff.com30 Dec 2004

'If one island gets wiped out it will be the loss of an entire culture, a whole tradition.'

GoAir plane with 168 passengers hits aerobridge at Chennai airport

GoAir plane with 168 passengers hits aerobridge at Chennai airport

Rediff.com10 Jul 2015

A GoAir plane carrying 168 passengers from Mumbai hit an aerobridge after landing at Chennai airport damaging a portion close to its front door, but there was no report any injuries.

Defence ministry report ignores Ladakh stand-off

Defence ministry report ignores Ladakh stand-off

Rediff.com14 Jan 2022

The ministry's year-end review is silent on the continued occupation by Chinese troops of territory that India has always claimed and patrolled.

IAF An-32 aircraft missing: Parrikar undertakes aerial survey of search ops

IAF An-32 aircraft missing: Parrikar undertakes aerial survey of search ops

Rediff.com23 Jul 2016

The plane went missing on Friday while flying from Chennai to Port Blair with 29 people on board.

First Look: Tsunami survivors play cricket

First Look: Tsunami survivors play cricket

Rediff.com6 Jan 2005

The Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands was one of the worst tsunami-hit areas in India.

Alert! Cyclone Vardah to slam into Andhra coast on Dec 12

Alert! Cyclone Vardah to slam into Andhra coast on Dec 12

Rediff.com8 Dec 2016

The depression over southeast Bay of Bengal in Andaman and Nicobar Islands developed into a deep depression and intensified into a cyclonic storm "Vardah."

With an eye on China, Navy commissions 3rd air base in Andamans

With an eye on China, Navy commissions 3rd air base in Andamans

Rediff.com24 Jan 2019

The Navy chief also inaugurated the new Air Traffic Control building there.

The India we know so little of

The India we know so little of

Rediff.com28 Sep 2005

AN-32: IAF files formal complaint with TN police as search for missing aircraft enters third day

AN-32: IAF files formal complaint with TN police as search for missing aircraft enters third day

Rediff.com24 Jul 2016

Meanwhile, the search and rescue team is seeking satellite imagery to find any clue of the plane that lost contact over the Bay of Bengal.

Navy chief heads to Vizag, will review progress on N-sub INS Arihant

Navy chief heads to Vizag, will review progress on N-sub INS Arihant

Rediff.com29 Apr 2014

Adm R K Dhowan is also likely to take a closer look at the submarine building assembly line at the Naval Dockyard co-located with the Eastern Naval Command, on his maiden visit to a field command since taking over, reports RS Chauhan.

With prayers and hope, ISRO begins final countdown for Mars Mission

With prayers and hope, ISRO begins final countdown for Mars Mission

Rediff.com5 Nov 2013

The final countdown for India's historic Mars mission kicked off at 6.08 am today.

Missing AN-32 crew 'presumed dead': IAF writes to kin

Missing AN-32 crew 'presumed dead': IAF writes to kin

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

The massive search and rescue operation carried out in the Bay of Bengal for close to two months failed to yield any substantial breakthrough.

AN-32: Rescuers fail to reach crash site due to bad weather

AN-32: Rescuers fail to reach crash site due to bad weather

Rediff.com12 Jun 2019

The area is thickly forested and has been receiving heavy rains since the last three days

AN-32 pilot's wife was on ATC duty when plane went missing

AN-32 pilot's wife was on ATC duty when plane went missing

Rediff.com7 Jun 2019

Four days on, a massive search and rescue operation to trace the Russian-origin aircraft continues, with these tense circumstances leaving family members in despair.

IAF's AN-32 aircraft with 13 on board missing

IAF's AN-32 aircraft with 13 on board missing

Rediff.com3 Jun 2019

Indian Air Force has deployed all available resources, including Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft and C-130 Special Operations aircraft, on a search mission for locating the missing aircraft.

Covid: Anthropologists fear for safety of low-immunity Andaman tribes

Covid: Anthropologists fear for safety of low-immunity Andaman tribes

Rediff.com28 Mar 2020

With the tribes together accounting for less than 1,000 people, largely disconnected from the rest of the world and having very low immunity levels, anthropologists fear they could get extinct should the pandemic spreads its tentacles across the islands.

'Radhanagar beach is the best!'

'Radhanagar beach is the best!'

Rediff.com19 Feb 2016

Readers share impressions of their favourite beaches.

Soon you can fly in a SpiceJet seaplane in Andamans

Soon you can fly in a SpiceJet seaplane in Andamans

Rediff.com19 Jan 2019

The islands that would be connected through seaplanes are Campbell Bay, Car Nicobar, Havelock, Hutbay, Neil, Long Island and Diglipur, reports Arindam Majumder.

Lucknow tops list of 13 new smart cities

Lucknow tops list of 13 new smart cities

Rediff.com24 May 2016

The 13 cities selected in the Fast Track Smart City Competition have proposed a total investment of Rs 30,229 crore

Nervous Chennai braces for more rains in next 48 hours

Nervous Chennai braces for more rains in next 48 hours

Rediff.com6 Dec 2015

After a brief lull, intermittent rains lashed Chennai and its suburbs on Sunday, while the weatherman predicted more showers in Tamil Nadu over the next 48 hours.

Odisha on high alert for landfall of Cyclone Kyant

Odisha on high alert for landfall of Cyclone Kyant

Rediff.com25 Oct 2016

The IMD has warned of squally winds speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph likely to commence along and off Odisha and north coastal Andhra Pradesh coasts from October 27 onwards.

No trace of missing AN-32 as op continues for 3rd day

No trace of missing AN-32 as op continues for 3rd day

Rediff.com5 Jun 2019

Search operation by IAF and Indian Army helicopters was adversely affected by weather during the day today

Massive search ops continue for missing IAF aircraft

Massive search ops continue for missing IAF aircraft

Rediff.com4 Jun 2019

A fleet of fixed wing aircraft and choppers have been deployed to locate the missing Antonov AN-32 aircraft, officials said.

Unfazed by legal blocks, Netmeds bets big on digital

Unfazed by legal blocks, Netmeds bets big on digital

Rediff.com8 Feb 2019

Netmeds is looking at using new technologies such as deep learning and data analytics to improve forecasting in terms of the demand of the products for pharma companies, reports Peerzada Abrar.

10 totally awesome #India-Photos!

10 totally awesome #India-Photos!

Rediff.com8 Mar 2015

Rediff.com's readers share the best of their India travel images. You can share yours too!

2nd supersession in defence services in 2 years

2nd supersession in defence services in 2 years

Rediff.com25 Mar 2019

This will be the first instance since Independence that two of the three service chiefs will be the government's chosen men.

Chennai floods: Rail, air services restored as water retreats

Chennai floods: Rail, air services restored as water retreats

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

With water receding in most parts of this rain-battered city and its suburbs, the focus is now on clearing the various areas of the waste and muck left behind.