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12 life lessons I learnt from Long Distance Running

12 life lessons I learnt from Long Distance Running

Rediff.com21 Feb 2018

'Long Distance Running is not merely a sport, it's life's breath.' 'While everyone breathes so they can run, runners run so they can breathe,' says Krishna Kumar.

India entry may get tougher for foreign telecom firms

India entry may get tougher for foreign telecom firms

Rediff.com3 Apr 2014

Govt likely to make security clearance mandatory for telcos irrespective of equity holding before giving licences; DoT members to meet today.

Downpour continues in Mumbai; roads flooded, trains delayed

Downpour continues in Mumbai; roads flooded, trains delayed

Rediff.com10 Jul 2018

Mumbai's dabbawalas have also suspended their services on Tuesday.

Mumbai: Rs 2500 crore cash, jewellery seized from 4 trucks

Mumbai: Rs 2500 crore cash, jewellery seized from 4 trucks

Rediff.com2 Jul 2013

The Income Tax Department and National Investigation Agency personnel have seized cash worth Rs 2,500 crore, and gold and diamond jewellery from four trucks in Mumbai and detained 47 people.

After idlis, Jaya now sells 'Amma Mineral Water'

After idlis, Jaya now sells 'Amma Mineral Water'

Rediff.com21 Jun 2013

In a bid to ensure quality and affordable drinking water to the poor and middle class people, the Jayalalithaa government in Tamil Nadu is set to launch nine 'Amma Mineral Water' production units across the state that would offer one litre bottle priced at Rs 10.

India to have New York's Grand Central like top rail stations

India to have New York's Grand Central like top rail stations

Rediff.com21 Dec 2014

India prepares itself for world class rail stations.

The village that hasn't forgotten Tukaram Omble

The village that hasn't forgotten Tukaram Omble

Rediff.com27 Nov 2018

Mayura Janwalkar travels to Kedambe, a tiny village in Maharashtra's Satara district, now better known as 26/11 hero Tukaram Omble's home. An excerpt from 26/11 Stories Of Strength by The Indian Express.

Acid attack: 'Jealous' neighbour held for Preeti Rathi's death

Acid attack: 'Jealous' neighbour held for Preeti Rathi's death

Rediff.com17 Jan 2014

Nine months after the acid attack on a Delhi resident in Mumbai that claimed her life, her neighbour was arrested for allegedly carrying out the crime as he was jealous of her career growth, police said on Friday.

EPFO to announce interest on deposits; expected to be over 8.5%

EPFO to announce interest on deposits; expected to be over 8.5%

Rediff.com17 Dec 2013

The EPFO is likely to decide soon the rate of interest on PF deposits for 2013-14, which is expected to be over 8.5 per cent.

What to expect from Pakistan's new army chief

What to expect from Pakistan's new army chief

Rediff.com28 Nov 2016

General Bajwa, who commanded the 10 Corps that looks after Pakistan's border with India, is unlikely to change his army's and nation's policy on Kashmir,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

25 killed, 250 rescued in Madhya Pradesh twin train tragedy

25 killed, 250 rescued in Madhya Pradesh twin train tragedy

Rediff.com5 Aug 2015

Over 250 passengers have been rescued, a railway official said.

Modi moves ordinance to get secretary of his choice

Modi moves ordinance to get secretary of his choice

Rediff.com29 May 2014

It is significant that Modi who speaks of introducing a new kind of governance, decided to amend the law to accommodate one person, when the law was made to ensure that bureaucrats do not use their connections to seek out lucrative postings.

Acid attack worse than rape, says court as it hands death to Preeti Rathi case convict

Acid attack worse than rape, says court as it hands death to Preeti Rathi case convict

Rediff.com8 Sep 2016

Special Judge A S Shende pronounced the death penalty for the convict, after the prosecution said that he did not commit the crime on the spur of the moment but it was a pre-planned attack.

Authorities hint negligence caused UP train tragedy

Authorities hint negligence caused UP train tragedy

Rediff.com20 Aug 2017

Investigators were on Sunday looking into what caused one of the deadliest train accidents in recent times as rescue operations continued

PHOTOS: Nation remembers 26/11 martyrs; survivors recall horror

PHOTOS: Nation remembers 26/11 martyrs; survivors recall horror

Rediff.com26 Nov 2016

Family members of the martyred personnel and survivors of the daring strike recalled the harrowing moments and pledged support to efforts to root out terrorism.

Unsung Heroes: The men and women we don't notice

Unsung Heroes: The men and women we don't notice

Rediff.com21 Feb 2017

Ace photographer Pravin Talan has come out with the first-ever Mumbai Railway Police Calendar 2017 that explores this lesser-known police force.

Timeline: From Dawood Gilani to 26/11 plotter David Headley

Timeline: From Dawood Gilani to 26/11 plotter David Headley

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

Here is how Headley became an 'international' terrorist from being a nondescript

Why boycott calls against China, India's largest trade partner, will fail

Why boycott calls against China, India's largest trade partner, will fail

Rediff.com19 Oct 2016

Apart from cotton, copper, petroleum and industrial machinery, India does not export much to China. This means that India buys six times the merchandise it sells to China, points out Abhishek Waghmare.

Why you need to take a closer look at the real state of jobs creation in India

Why you need to take a closer look at the real state of jobs creation in India

Rediff.com16 May 2016

Columnist A K Bhattacharya wonders why is it that the value of investment proposals in 2015 declined by 23 per cent, but the number of jobs to be created through such investments actually went up by 12 per cent.

FinMin asks RBI to ease infra funding norms

FinMin asks RBI to ease infra funding norms

Rediff.com4 Nov 2014

The ministry seeks to make lending requirements flexible for banks financing key stalled projects.

Why these are scary times for India

Why these are scary times for India

Rediff.com22 May 2017

'There is no holistic picture of our own goals and objectives.' 'For some inexplicable reason, the decision makers find it best to listen to their inner souls in dealing with these issues rather devising a carefully thought-out, structured plan,' says Vice Admiral Premvir Das (retd).

What you didn't know about Indian trains

What you didn't know about Indian trains

Rediff.com6 Sep 2016

'Trains, at one point in time, were not just a mode of transport. They told a story,' says Bibek Debroy.

I-T dept may grant tax relief to partnership firms

I-T dept may grant tax relief to partnership firms

Rediff.com3 Apr 2014

Generally,profit of a partnership firm is divided among its partners in sync with their partnership deal.

From a city of hope to despair: Mumbai loses its glory

From a city of hope to despair: Mumbai loses its glory

Rediff.com3 Nov 2015

An execution paralysis has gripped the city.

'India is the swing superpower of the 21st century'

'India is the swing superpower of the 21st century'

Rediff.com23 Aug 2018

'If India maintains the Constitutional set-up that its founders envisaged -- which is that it is a parliamentary democracy, with a broadly speaking market economy, in which all people are equal as everyone votes, in which the rights of minorities are respected -- that will be a great thing.' 'Not just for India. But for humanity.'

What's the EU migrant crisis about?

What's the EU migrant crisis about?

Rediff.com3 Sep 2015

For those who are unaware of the migrant crisis the EU is facing and wondering just what the fuss is all about, here's an explanation of what's going on.

Revisiting Boot Polish: A beautiful celebration of sibling love

Revisiting Boot Polish: A beautiful celebration of sibling love

Rediff.com18 Aug 2016

In our special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, Sukanya Verma looks back at Raj Kapoor's Boot Polish (1954), starring Baby Naaz and Ratan Kumar.

How India's trains get their names

How India's trains get their names

Rediff.com16 Apr 2016

Why is a Katra-Chennai train known as Andaman Express? Since no capitals are involved, why should a Katihar-New Jalpaiguri train be called Capital Express? What about Matysagandha Express, Padmavati Express or Sanghamitra Express?

Monsoon's back! Mumbaikars reel under heavy rains

Monsoon's back! Mumbaikars reel under heavy rains

Rediff.com21 Jul 2015

The metropolis has received heavy rains in the last 24 hours.

The Obamas are coming with a wishlist

The Obamas are coming with a wishlist

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

US President Barack Obama told Prime Minister Narendra Modi, when the two met on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Myanmar in November 2014, how he barely had two years left to his presidential term and so much to do. The wish list included getting his daughters to see a tiger in the wild and the Taj Mahal.

Swanky railway stations in India? A forgotten promise

Swanky railway stations in India? A forgotten promise

Rediff.com22 Sep 2015

If we can adhere to those standards, most passengers will be happy.

10 fidayeen attacks that shocked the nation

10 fidayeen attacks that shocked the nation

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

The Indian Army, the Border Security Force, Hindu temples and the people of India, all have been targetted by fidayeen from Pakistan.

Pujas performed over SC freeing Nataraja temple of government control

Pujas performed over SC freeing Nataraja temple of government control

Rediff.com7 Jan 2014

On Monday, the Supreme Court directed that the famous Nataraja temple in the town of Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu will be managed by priests and not by the state government.

How the ISI tried to erase the traces of 26/11

How the ISI tried to erase the traces of 26/11

Rediff.com27 Oct 2016

'An operation such as the Mumbai attacks, which needed expert technical assessment, money and time to prepare, could not have been carried out without the knowledge of the ISI's leadership.'

'Headley can teach us a lot about terrorism'

'Headley can teach us a lot about terrorism'

Rediff.com1 Aug 2016

'India simply wasn't prepared for the fact that a natural-born American could be organising a major terror plot in their country. And they didn't look for people like him.' 'Headley is one of the most complex and interesting terrorists of the last many years.'

Sheena Bora Murder trial: Indrani declares war on Peter

Sheena Bora Murder trial: Indrani declares war on Peter

Rediff.com17 Nov 2017

'I have strong reasons to believe that Accused number 4 (A4) Pratim Mukerjea with the assistance of other persons, including Accused no 3 (A3) turned approver Shyamwar Pinturam Rai may have conspired and abducted my daughter Sheena in 2012 and made her untraceable and subsequently destroyed evidence.'

Lessons Asian cities need to learn from China's urbanisation

Lessons Asian cities need to learn from China's urbanisation

Rediff.com20 Mar 2014

With a population of more than 60 million, the delta region accounts for nearly 30 per cent of China's exports.

Beef ban and the death of protest

Beef ban and the death of protest

Rediff.com25 Mar 2015

Maharashtra's beef ban has led to heated arguments on social media, but when a protest against the ban was held in Mumbai, only a few thousands turned up. Perhaps it is easier to outrage online than join an actual protest, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

Asia's first woman to drive a diesel train is an Indian

Asia's first woman to drive a diesel train is an Indian

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

Mumtaz Kazi recounts her life's journey in her own words.

9 bloody standoffs the world has seen

9 bloody standoffs the world has seen

Rediff.com10 Jan 2015

Even as France mourns the bloodiest terrorist attack for 20 years, let's take a look at some major standoffs witnessed in the past: