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The 23-man team lists for the 2006 World Cup

The 23-man team lists for the 2006 World Cup

Rediff.com16 May 2006

e 23-man lists of the 32 teams for the 2006 football World Cup after the May 15 deadline to confirm squads ended on Monday.

Day after launch, India's fastest train breaks down

Day after launch, India's fastest train breaks down

Rediff.com16 Feb 2019

The train is scheduled to begin it's first commercial run on Sunday with all tickets already sold out.

Ritu Beri to design uniform for railway staff!

Ritu Beri to design uniform for railway staff!

Rediff.com10 May 2016

All staff dealing with customers such as personnel involved in ticket and parcel booking and onboard staff will have new uniform now.

Railways offers industry free bio-diesel tech

Railways offers industry free bio-diesel tech

Rediff.com26 May 2007

The Indian Railways is ready to provide the technology to extract bio diesel from Jetropha and Neem free of cost to any entrepreneur.

Trump lets it rip: US Fed is out of control

Trump lets it rip: US Fed is out of control

Rediff.com12 Oct 2018

"I think the Fed is out of control. I think what they're doing is wrong. Under the Obama administration, you had a lot of help because they had very little interest," Trump told reporters at the White House Thursday while responding to questions on the down sliding of the stock market for a second consecutive day.

Railways mulls private-run trains in the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah stretches

Railways mulls private-run trains in the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah stretches

Rediff.com10 Sep 2019

On these routes, the train speed would also be increased to above 160 kmph over the next four or five years by revamping the entire signaling, tracks and fencing.

Will private railway services be a reality by 2023?

Will private railway services be a reality by 2023?

Rediff.com16 Jul 2020

Under the plan, there will be 151 private trains covering 109 routes which may entail investments worth Rs 30,000 crore.

Obsessed with women's legs? There's a caf for you in Japan

Obsessed with women's legs? There's a caf for you in Japan

Rediff.com30 Oct 2017

The World of Thighs Photography Cafe lets diners feast on an array of dishes while surrounded by hundreds of pictures of long limbs.

Railways to try out new signalling system

Railways to try out new signalling system

Rediff.com24 Nov 2018

Electronic devices installed along tracks provide train signals to a computer fitted in the locomotive. If a driver goes over the designated speed, a dashboard in front of him gives a red alert sign at first. Even after this, if the train continues its journey, the train's brake is automatically applied.

Railway Minister orders probe in freak train mishap at Churchgate

Railway Minister orders probe in freak train mishap at Churchgate

Rediff.com29 Jun 2015

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Monday ordered a probe into the freak accident at Churchgate Station in Mumbai wherein a local train crashed into the dead end, injuring five passengers and disrupting suburban services on the Western Railway line.

Train services hit in Seema-Andhra due to power strike

Train services hit in Seema-Andhra due to power strike

Rediff.com8 Oct 2013

Railway passengers in the restive Seema-Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh are bearing the brunt of ongoing strike by employees of state power corporations with many trains are either being partially cancelled or rescheduled.

How has the Railways fared? Promise vs performance

How has the Railways fared? Promise vs performance

Rediff.com23 Sep 2016

The railways is expecting a revenue of Rs 1,84,820 crore during the current financial year (FY17).

Railway gateman, event organisers blamed for Amritsar train mishap

Railway gateman, event organisers blamed for Amritsar train mishap

Rediff.com6 Dec 2018

The probe report, however, gave a 'clean chit' to Navjot Kaur Sidhu, who was the chief guest at the Dussehra event, saying 'she had no role in organising the event'.

330,000 govt jobs up for grabs!

330,000 govt jobs up for grabs!

Rediff.com6 Nov 2018

The railways, the country's largest employer, will be hiring 127,000 people in 2018-2019, for which 23.7 million are competing.

Is this why govt needs money from RBI?

Is this why govt needs money from RBI?

Rediff.com7 Dec 2018

Money permits patronage. Money means power. No wonder details of the crores locked up in NPAs and never repaid loans are top secret, Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

Sonia highlights UPA schemes in parl constituency

Sonia highlights UPA schemes in parl constituency

Rediff.com8 Oct 2013

With Lok Sabha polls not too far away, Congress President Sonia Gandhi signalled that the ambitious Food Security and Land Acquisition Acts brought in by the Centre would give a new deal to the people, especially the farmers and the poor.

SC issues notice to Tamil Nadu on plea on farmers' suicide

SC issues notice to Tamil Nadu on plea on farmers' suicide

Rediff.com13 Apr 2017

"State stands on the position of a loco parentis to the citizens and when there are so many deaths of farmers in the state of Tamil Nadu, it becomes obligatory on the part of the state to express concern and sensitiveness to do the needful and not allow the impecunious and poverty stricken farmers to resign to their fate or leave the downtrodden and the poor to yield to the idea of fatalism.

7 ways Suresh Prabhu will transform the Railways

7 ways Suresh Prabhu will transform the Railways

Rediff.com25 Feb 2016

Rail Budget caters to all sections of the society and showcases a vision to reorganise and rejuvenate the national transporter

The most delayed train in India

The most delayed train in India

Rediff.com19 Aug 2018

With a 20 hour average delay, the New Jalpaiguri Express is the queen among late-running trains.

PM Modi inaugurates Hyderabad Metro Rail

PM Modi inaugurates Hyderabad Metro Rail

Rediff.com28 Nov 2017

Besides the chief minister of Telangana, Modi was accompanied by Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana E S L Narasimhan, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri, Telangana's IT Minister K T Rama Rao and state Bharatiya Janata Party chief K Laxman in the much-awaited train's inaugural run.

Amritsar tragedy: Case against Sidhu's wife; NHRC notices to Railways, Punjab

Amritsar tragedy: Case against Sidhu's wife; NHRC notices to Railways, Punjab

Rediff.com22 Oct 2018

Detailed reports have been sought from the state's chief secretary and from the chairman of the Railway Board in four weeks, an NHRC spokesperson said.

Ritu Beri's designer line for Railway employees, soon

Ritu Beri's designer line for Railway employees, soon

Rediff.com1 Aug 2016

Ritu Beri said the look of the uniform will be an ode to India and her exoticism

Train mishap: Railways announces ex-gratia for victims

Train mishap: Railways announces ex-gratia for victims

Rediff.com19 Aug 2013

Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of those killed in the train mishap in Bihar's Khagaria district and ordered an inquiry into it.

UP: Rajya Rani Express derails, sabotage suspected

UP: Rajya Rani Express derails, sabotage suspected

Rediff.com15 Apr 2017

UP police said that a three-foot portion of the track where the train derailed was missing.

IIT centre on bullet train technology to be ready this year

IIT centre on bullet train technology to be ready this year

Rediff.com9 Jan 2015

India is currently considering two corridors for high speed trains.

Interesting facts about India's fastest train

Interesting facts about India's fastest train

Rediff.com5 Apr 2016

Gatimaan's record speed of 160 km per hour (kph) would be a marginal improvement over the maximum 150 kph clocked currently by Bhopal Shatabdi on the same route.

A verdict that could stall river linking project

A verdict that could stall river linking project

Rediff.com26 May 2017

Every river is a living person, argues Gopal Krishna on the basis of the recent Uttarakhand HC verdict.

Railways gets cracking on environment protection, fuel bill

Railways gets cracking on environment protection, fuel bill

Rediff.com2 Feb 2015

Diesel prices for the Railways have come down from Rs 60.08 a litre in June to Rs 50.51 a litre now.

The man behind Vande Bharat Express

The man behind Vande Bharat Express

Rediff.com19 Feb 2019

'This is not just Make in India; this is much more than that. Right from design to delivery, everything was done in India.'

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?

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.

India's infrastructure action on the Twitter route

India's infrastructure action on the Twitter route

Rediff.com18 Dec 2013

From Kudankulam to the Land Bill, the author takes the Twitter route to capture the infra action of 2013.

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