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5 reasons Kolaveri Di became a HUGE hit online

5 reasons Kolaveri Di became a HUGE hit online

Rediff.com3 Jan 2012

Mobile marketing campaigns that can engage, go viral and become a sensation for mobile consumers are now benchmarks for digital marketing.

Six gangmen run over by train

Six gangmen run over by train

Rediff.com3 Nov 2009

Six railway personnel were killed when they came under a local train between Asaoti and Ballabgarh station in Haryana, in the second such incident in the state on Tuesday.

Smartcard to let you travel on train/bus in most Indian cities

Smartcard to let you travel on train/bus in most Indian cities

Rediff.com1 Dec 2011

Soon city commuters will be able to use a single, rechargeable master mobility card to hop onto any metro, local train or government bus across all major Indian cities without the hassle of queuing up to buy paper tickets.

2002-2003 Mumbai blasts case: HC releases Atif Mulla on bail

2002-2003 Mumbai blasts case: HC releases Atif Mulla on bail

Rediff.com10 Aug 2016

A division bench of justices A S Oka and A A Sayed granted bail to Atif Mulla on a surety of Rs 1.50 lakh.

How Suresh Prabhu's term was derailed

How Suresh Prabhu's term was derailed

Rediff.com3 Sep 2017

Aslam Hunani analyses the train mishaps that will mark Suresh Prabhu's tenure as railway minister.

8 Mumbai measures to defeat coronavirus

8 Mumbai measures to defeat coronavirus

Rediff.com20 Apr 2020

'I am proud of Maharashtra and the city of Mumbai, that this is a state which has done more number of tests than any state in India.' 'The more you test, the more number of cases you will pick up.' 'If you do not do the tests, then you are groping in the dark.'

PHOTOS: Suburban train derails in Mumbai; one injured, services hit

PHOTOS: Suburban train derails in Mumbai; one injured, services hit

Rediff.com15 Sep 2015

Seven coaches of a suburban train travelling from Mumbai's Andheri to Churchgate station, have derailed between Andheri and Vile Parle. Details awaited.

Mumbai's over-aged lifeline

Mumbai's over-aged lifeline

Rediff.com20 May 2009

Nearly 500 coaches of Mumbai local trains are on the tracks despite crossing their operational life of 25 years.

The Most Dangerous Filmi Train Stunts

The Most Dangerous Filmi Train Stunts

Rediff.com8 Sep 2011

Here's a look at some of the train-themed daredevilry of Bollywood.

Now, scratch cards are a marketing tool

Now, scratch cards are a marketing tool

Rediff.com17 Aug 2011

Mobile advertising industry is generating responses that are as high as 40 per cent.

Indifference, not corruption, is India's most threatening malady

Indifference, not corruption, is India's most threatening malady

Rediff.com8 Aug 2011

'As long as millions of our poorest, hungriest, youngest and oldest citizens continue to get the short end of the stick, we will remain nothing but a hollow version of a democratic nation,' says Sanchari Bhattacharya.

Indifference, not corruption, is India's most threatening malady

Indifference, not corruption, is India's most threatening malady

Rediff.com8 Aug 2011

As long as millions of our poorest, hungriest, youngest and oldest citizens continue to get the short end of the stick, we will remain nothing but a hollow version of a democratic nation, says Sanchari Bhattacharya as India readies itself to celebrate its 64th Independence Day.

9 killed, over 100 injured in Germany train collision

9 killed, over 100 injured in Germany train collision

Rediff.com9 Feb 2016

Among the casualties, 50 are "seriously injured" according to police.

Rain wreaks havoc in Mumbai: Flights, trains delayed; roads flooded

Rain wreaks havoc in Mumbai: Flights, trains delayed; roads flooded

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

Incessant rains since the wee hours of Friday threw normal life out of gear in Mumbai

Auto driver who ferried Kejriwal in Mumbai fined

Auto driver who ferried Kejriwal in Mumbai fined

Rediff.com12 Mar 2014

The police on Wednesday fined the driver of the autorickshaw, which ferried Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal to suburban Andheri railway station from airport, for violation of the Motor Vehicle Act by carrying more than three passengers.

City diaries: Life of an MBA intern in Mumbai

City diaries: Life of an MBA intern in Mumbai

Rediff.com21 Jun 2011

Stories of MBA students who have just about left or are in the process of leaving Mumbai after having completed their brief summer internships. For most, this is their first and only close call with actual 'corporate' experience during the MBA.

Maoist threat forces trains to be diverted in WB

Maoist threat forces trains to be diverted in WB

Rediff.com25 Dec 2010

Earlier, four men claiming to be Maoists turned up at the Urma railway station at around 2000 hrs and told the assistant station master and two porters to stop train services and leave immediately, Divisional Railway Manager A K Halder said in Purulia.

'Our mission is to set up a school every year in backward areas'

'Our mission is to set up a school every year in backward areas'

Rediff.com21 Dec 2010

Professor Sandeep Desai has set up two schools for poor children. To achieve his goal of setting up one school every year in a backward area, he collects donations from commuters in Mumbai's local trains. Sanchari Bhatthacharya meets a unique teacher.

Commuters stranded across Tamil Nadu as bus strike enters 4th day

Commuters stranded across Tamil Nadu as bus strike enters 4th day

Rediff.com7 Jan 2018

The state government claimed that 66.49 per cent of buses belonging to state transport undertakings were plying since Saturday night across the state.

Another woman attacked in Kerala train

Another woman attacked in Kerala train

Rediff.com8 Feb 2011

Barely a week after a woman rail passenger was pushed out of a local train and allegedly raped, Railway Police have arrested a 23-year-old youth in another incident when he tried to misbehave with a young woman passenger on board the Thiruvananthapuram-Mangalore express.The woman passenger was asleep on the top berth late on Sunday night when she felt someone trying to embrace her. She screamed for help and the other passengers, who were all asleep, immediately woke up.

She ran away from home and made it big in fashion

She ran away from home and made it big in fashion

Rediff.com13 Apr 2011

When she was 18, Vaishali Shadangule (nee Talankar) walked out of her parents' home in a small town in Madhya Pradesh with no money. Today, the fashion designer runs a fashion brand in Mumbai that employs 65 people. This is her rags-to-riches tale.

COVID-19: 'Seek treatment early'

COVID-19: 'Seek treatment early'

Rediff.com7 Sep 2020

Until we have these (kinds of) patients come down in numbers, the fear, the mortality is always going to be there

How has the Mumbai train strike hit you? Tell us

How has the Mumbai train strike hit you? Tell us

Rediff.com4 May 2010

Are you one of the harrowed Mumbaikars hit by the train strike? Are you stranded at the station, in your office or at the bus stop somewhere? Has the train strike stopped you from reaching your office/home destination?

PIX: India observes Janta curfew, PM says long battle ahead

PIX: India observes Janta curfew, PM says long battle ahead

Rediff.com23 Mar 2020

The prime minister thanked the people but said it was the start of a long battle, as he urged them to follow social distancing to stop the chain of transmission of Coronavirus which has infected 360 people and claimed seven lives in India.

Heavy rains pound Mumbai; train services badly hit

Heavy rains pound Mumbai; train services badly hit

Rediff.com3 Aug 2019

However, flight operations at the Mumbai airport were not impacted due to rains, an airport official said.

Marathas call off Mumbai bandh after stir turns violent

Marathas call off Mumbai bandh after stir turns violent

Rediff.com25 Jul 2018

Marathas, a politically-influential community constituting around 30 per cent of the state's population, have been demanding reservation in jobs and education.

Sail through Mumbai traffic in 45 minutes flat!

Sail through Mumbai traffic in 45 minutes flat!

Rediff.com30 Aug 2010

Catamaran service from Borivali to Nariman Point at Rs 250.

'Don't get worried if you have tested positive'

'Don't get worried if you have tested positive'

Rediff.com25 May 2020

'It is not the test, but the symptomatic phase in this disease that really matters.'

Another suspect arrested in 2003 Mulund blast

Another suspect arrested in 2003 Mulund blast

Rediff.com10 May 2010

Seven years after the Mulund bomb blast, one more person suspected to be involved in triggering the explosion was arrested in Mumbai, Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad sources said on Monday.

On Kasab's judgment day, CST recounts horror

On Kasab's judgment day, CST recounts horror

Rediff.com6 May 2010

It's just another day for Mumbai's commuters, who travel via the megacity's iconic Chatrapatti Shivaji Terminus, before they hear the breaking news of Pakistani gunman Kasab's death sentence being announced. Writes Nithya Ramani

Mumbaikars turn strike nightmare into a party

Mumbaikars turn strike nightmare into a party

Rediff.com4 May 2010

This unheralded, mandatory holiday of sorts provided one such occasion. It proved to be a blessing in disguise for those who otherwise have to slog it out round-the-clock.

Vinod Kambli pads up for political innings

Vinod Kambli pads up for political innings

Rediff.com24 Sep 2009

Former cricketer Vinod Kambli started his political innings on Thursday by filing his nomination for the Maharashtra assembly polls on October 13, from suburban Vikhroli in north-eastern Mumbai.

Mumbai: Commuters get violent as trains run late

Mumbai: Commuters get violent as trains run late

Rediff.com1 Sep 2009

The Mumbai police on Tuesday resorted to firing in the air and baton charging to control irate passengers at Nalasopara railway station.

RailTel starts free public Wi-Fi service at Mumbai Central

RailTel starts free public Wi-Fi service at Mumbai Central

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

The project was announced by Prime Minister in September.

Maoists blow up tracks, kill 'informer'

Maoists blow up tracks, kill 'informer'

Rediff.com7 Feb 2010

Maoists blew up tracks on the Jhaja-Jasidih section of the East Central Railway in Bihar's Jamui district and killed an alleged police informer in Orissa's Sundergarh district to enforce a 72-hour bandh in five states, on Sunday.

'It's very difficult to be a mother at 40'

'It's very difficult to be a mother at 40'

Rediff.com7 Jul 2009

Shilpa Tulaskar, one of the actors in Ladies Special, talks about the TV show and motherhood.

Unlike 26/11, Mumbai train blast trial bogged down

Unlike 26/11, Mumbai train blast trial bogged down

Rediff.com11 May 2010

The 'record speed' in which the 26/11 probe was conducted may have set a precedent for future terror cases, but why does one forget the July 2006 train blasts which killed 187 innocenct persons travelling in the local trains of Mumbai?

Maoist fury in Jharkhand, Bihar during shutdown

Maoist fury in Jharkhand, Bihar during shutdown

Rediff.com12 Oct 2009

About 12 armed Maoists set fire to three trucks at around 1 am in Giridih's Isri area and cut down trees to block traffic on the Dumri-Giridih road, Giridih Superintendent of police Ravi Kant Dhan said.

Buying stocks? Know your basics first

Buying stocks? Know your basics first

Rediff.com1 Apr 2010

Don't get fooled by your friend's or broker's tips to invest in stock markets. Learn your basics, do your own research first and then dabble in stocks.

Suburban trains collide in Mumbai, 6 injured

Suburban trains collide in Mumbai, 6 injured

Rediff.com9 Aug 2009

A Borivali-bound train stationed at platform No 1 at the Mahim station was hit by another train which was going to Andheri after there was a failure in signal control, Western railway officials said.