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Ferrari fined $10,000 for pitlane collision

Ferrari fined $10,000 for pitlane collision

Rediff.com4 Jul 2003

F1 world champion Michael Schumacher collided with Australian Mark Webber's Jaguar in the French Grand Prix pitlane.

DGCA to carry out surprise safety checks on foreign aircraft

DGCA to carry out surprise safety checks on foreign aircraft

Rediff.com10 Feb 2014

Days after its recent downgrade by the US aviation regulator, DGCA has set up two dedicated technical teams for surprise inspections on the aircraft of foreign airlines and charter firms and carry out extensive safety checks.

Zomato gets inspired by Satyajit Ray film

Zomato gets inspired by Satyajit Ray film

Rediff.com20 Jun 2019

The Gurugram-based company had acquired Lucknow-based drone manufacturer and consultant start-up TechEagle in December, to expand food delivery using drones

Chinese fighter jet endangers Australian plane near South China Sea

Chinese fighter jet endangers Australian plane near South China Sea

Rediff.com6 Jun 2022

Australia's Defence Ministry on Sunday claimed that a Chinese fighter jet's aggressive manoeuvres endangered an Australian reconnaissance plane near the South China Sea.

Aadhaar must to avoid fake PAN cards: Centre to SC

Aadhaar must to avoid fake PAN cards: Centre to SC

Rediff.com2 May 2017

The AG said that due to Aadhaar, government has saved over Rs 50,000 crore on the schemes to benefit the poor as well as the pension schemes.

CBI begins investigation into Balasore train accident with filing FIR

CBI begins investigation into Balasore train accident with filing FIR

Rediff.com6 Jun 2023

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday started its investigation into alleged criminal negligence leading to the Balasore train accident which claimed 278 lives after registering a first information report (FIR), officials said.

PIX: Hamilton wins crazy Saudi GP to level with Verstappen

PIX: Hamilton wins crazy Saudi GP to level with Verstappen

Rediff.com6 Dec 2021

Lewis Hamilton won a crazy, twice-halted Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday to go level on points with Red Bull rival Max Verstappen and set up a winner-takes-all title showdown.

China, Beware Of India's Women Soldiers

China, Beware Of India's Women Soldiers

Rediff.com14 Mar 2022

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PIX: Verstappen wins in Belgium from 14th on the grid

PIX: Verstappen wins in Belgium from 14th on the grid

Rediff.com28 Aug 2022

IMAGES from the Belgian F1 Grand Prix

Cab driver reveals details of Harry, Meghan car chase

Cab driver reveals details of Harry, Meghan car chase

Rediff.com18 May 2023

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were 'pretty nervous' as they were chased by paparazzi in New York, according to an Indian-American cab driver who drove the couple for about 10 minutes after picking them up at a police station in Manhattan.

Auto industry asks govt to de-license several spectrum bands for telematics tech

Auto industry asks govt to de-license several spectrum bands for telematics tech

Rediff.com24 Feb 2015

Move to help India export hi-end vehicles.

Lockheed Martin proposes custom-built fighter jets to be made in India

Lockheed Martin proposes custom-built fighter jets to be made in India

Rediff.com20 Jan 2018

Noting that the India-specific fighter on offer and its programme's size, scope and success will enable Indian industry to take advantage of unprecedented manufacturing, upgrade and sustainment opportunities well into the future, Lall said the platform will give Indian industry a unique opportunity to become a part of the world's largest fighter aircraft ecosystem.

Govt plans to contest SC order on this endangered bird

Govt plans to contest SC order on this endangered bird

Rediff.com7 Jul 2021

The Great Indian bustard is at the centre of another impending legal tussle. The government is planning to move the Supreme Court seeking a review of its order that asked Gujarat and Rajasthan to lay transmission lines linked to solar power units underground so as to not pose any threat to the endangered bird. The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) has sought a view from the law ministry and will move the court basing its arguments on estimates showing that the bird's population was declining even before solar power plants came to the region, said a senior government official requesting anonymity.

Resurgent Pakistan beat England in T20 run fest

Resurgent Pakistan beat England in T20 run fest

Rediff.com17 Jul 2021

Pakistan's poor fielding was a major talking point in the final ODI but they turned up on the night, taking difficult catches in the deep and even inflicting a run out with a direct hit.

Fuel tanker explosion kills 200 villagers in Nigeria

Fuel tanker explosion kills 200 villagers in Nigeria

Rediff.com13 Jul 2012

As many as 200 villagers trying to scoop up fuel from an overturned tanker were killed in southern Nigeria on Thursday, when the petrol carrying vehicle exploded in a horrific inferno.

Formula One: Rosberg apologises, disciplined for Hamilton crash

Formula One: Rosberg apologises, disciplined for Hamilton crash

Rediff.com29 Aug 2014

Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg has apologised for colliding with team mate Lewis Hamilton during Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix and has been disciplined, his Mercedes team said on Friday.

Why I Signed The Work Remotely Forever Pledge

Why I Signed The Work Remotely Forever Pledge

Rediff.com8 Nov 2021

Employees deserve the chance to focus on work-life harmony, not struggle with work-life balance, asserts Sree Sreenivasan.

Volvo safety feature to stop hitting pedestrians

Volvo safety feature to stop hitting pedestrians

Rediff.com12 Nov 2009

Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo's all-new S60 compact sedan equipped with the ground-breaking technology to avoid hitting wayward pedestrians will be sold in Australia from 2010.

Mumbai ATC averts major air disaster

Mumbai ATC averts major air disaster

Rediff.com10 Apr 2010

Timely action by the Mumbai Air Traffic Control avoided a major air disaster over the Indian Ocean at approximately 6 am on Friday, when two aircraft traveling on the same flight level narrowly missed a collision off the Karwar coast in Karnataka. According to sources, over 500 passengers were traveling on board a Qatar Airways Boeing and a Condor Airlines Airbus, when the two aircraft were heading towards each other at a height of 35,000 feet.

Coming soon: Talking cars!

Coming soon: Talking cars!

Rediff.com14 Jul 2009

According to the scientists, each car will be controlled by a centralised brain guided by a series of algorithms. The brains will talk to each other and instruct the cars to merge lanes and move in formation together.

F16s for IAF: Best way to neutralise PAF

F16s for IAF: Best way to neutralise PAF

Rediff.com2 Apr 2019

Group Captain Murli Menon (retd) reveals how India can neutralise the Pakistan air force's combat capabilities without firing a shot.

Airline safety programme introduced

Airline safety programme introduced

Rediff.com1 Nov 2007

Revealing that 70 per cent of incidents involving airplanes are due to pilot error and most are due to non-compliance of procedures which are "avoidable", Kanu Gohain, director general of DGCA, said the aviation regulatory body has stepped up measures to ensure strict compliance of operational procedures.

CES 2019 transports you to the future

CES 2019 transports you to the future

Rediff.com11 Jan 2019

Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com offers a quick checklist of the best of CES's Auto World. The future is here, you will witness self driven cars to flying cars controlled by AI. We bring you the highlight of the CES auto world.

PICS: Verstappen pips Hamilton in epic to win F1 title

PICS: Verstappen pips Hamilton in epic to win F1 title

Rediff.com13 Dec 2021

The Dutchman stopped Hamilton from winning an eighth title with a gutsy turn in the final lap.

How safe are the Indian skies?

How safe are the Indian skies?

Rediff.com4 Jan 2008

Indian skies appear a lot safer than the ground. In the air, with fly-by- wire technology in place in most aircraft, the pilot can be fast asleep for certain stretches of the flight and nothing, by and large, will go amiss.

F1: Vettel gets grid penalty for spinning Rosberg

F1: Vettel gets grid penalty for spinning Rosberg

Rediff.com2 Oct 2016

Sebastian Vettel will drop three places in next week's Japanese Grand Prix as punishment for tipping championship leader Nico Rosberg into a spin at the start of Sunday's Formula One race in Malaysia.

Human error caused mishap: Railways

Human error caused mishap: Railways

Rediff.com21 Apr 2005

"The signal was off. The signal maintainer and his helper came and then ran away. It means it is their mistake," Ansari said.

Sporting coach, players injured in accident

Sporting coach, players injured in accident

Rediff.com26 Jan 2005

The coach and ten players of Goan football club Sporting Club de Goa were injured when their team bus, on way to the airport, overturned at Kolkata.

Gascoigne escapes injury in car crash

Gascoigne escapes injury in car crash

Rediff.com30 Jan 2004

Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne swerved to avoid a collision with an oncoming vehicle and crunched his car into the back of a delivery truck.

Alonso cleared after precautionary checks

Alonso cleared after precautionary checks

Rediff.com4 Nov 2013

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso had precautionary checks in hospital after hurting his back on a heavy jolt over the kerbs at the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday.

China demands details of where US N-sub struck in SCS

China demands details of where US N-sub struck in SCS

Rediff.com8 Oct 2021

Expressing grave concern over a US nuclear-powered submarine sustaining damage in the disputed South China Sea, China on Friday demanded Washington to reveal the details and the location of the accident and blamed America's frequent air and naval sorties in the Indo-Pacific to assert the "freedom of navigation" as the "root cause" of the incident.

PIX: Verstappen wins Brazil GP thriller as Ferraris collide

PIX: Verstappen wins Brazil GP thriller as Ferraris collide

Rediff.com18 Nov 2019

In a race of safety cars and surprises, Verstappen's former team mate Pierre Gasly made a first podium appearance in second place for Red Bull-owned Toro Rosso, a rare Honda-powered one-two.

Prabhu unveils big initiatives to reform the Railways

Prabhu unveils big initiatives to reform the Railways

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

Budget proposals have set four goals to transform Indian Railways.

PICS: Spurs win group; Liverpool finish behind Napoli

PICS: Spurs win group; Liverpool finish behind Napoli

Rediff.com2 Nov 2022

A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Athletes to watch

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Athletes to watch

Rediff.com9 Jan 2020

American Caeleb Dressel will become a global superstar predicts Olympic historian Bill Mallon.

Hawk aircraft proposals to feature in Modi's talks

Hawk aircraft proposals to feature in Modi's talks

Rediff.com12 Nov 2015

'The most ambitious part of the BAE-HAL agreement involves building an advanced version of the Hawk, which could be used as a light, manoeuvrable, fighter that could operate in the narrow valleys of India's Himalayan frontier, where high-performance fighters cannot turn,' reports Ajai Shukla.

PHOTOS: Serena gets warm welcome and win on US Open return

PHOTOS: Serena gets warm welcome and win on US Open return

Rediff.com28 Aug 2018

Serena Williams took the first cautious step towards a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title with a 6-4, 6-0 first-round win over Magda Linette.

Telangana tragedy: Man at wheel was presented best driver award last month

Telangana tragedy: Man at wheel was presented best driver award last month

Rediff.com12 Sep 2018

The overcrowded state-run bus had swerved off the road and hurtled down a hillside into a gorge on Tuesday, killing 57 people and injuring 28 others in one of the worst highway tragedies in recent memory.

I'm my own worst enemy in title race, says Vettel

I'm my own worst enemy in title race, says Vettel

Rediff.com13 Sep 2018

The 31-year-old German fell 30 points behind race-winner Hamilton after a collision with the Briton left him struggling to finish fourth in Monza last time out, one of several races where Vettel has frittered away a position of authority.

India should 'conscientiously withdraw': China

India should 'conscientiously withdraw': China

Rediff.com25 Jul 2017

Even senior Indian officials have openly stated that Chinese troops did not enter into the Indian territory, Wang said.