Back in time, one of Gandhi's co-travellers, too, sat through the day at the Central station at Madras watching passengers pay bribes to procure their tickets.
T N Seshan believed that toughness at every level is needed to keep the flock under him strictly duty bound, recalls Dr K S Parthasarathy, former secretary, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board.
'Tens of millions will be working from home for months at a time, which means the smartest brains in business will be focussed on creating more efficient WFH processes,' predicts Devangshu Datta.
Starting this December, for the first time ever, travellers will be able to embark on a cruise from India.
Whether the experiment will continue will be determined after assessing the impact of these 15 days - from January 1 to 15
Pilot project in Bengaluru; Snapdeal got into the category last month
Tata-SIA joint venture carrier Vistara on Friday announced scaling up of operations and said it plans to operate 164 flights per week.
One perk of being a pilot, apart from travelling the world, is a front-row seat to the Earth's natural wonders -- from jaw-dropping sunrises to silver slivers of lightning against ink coloured-clouds. One among them is Ecuador-based Santiago Borja who is known as "The Storm Pilot" because of the images he's taken. Borja, who lives in Quito, Ecuador, was kind enough to grant us permission to show some off his work.
Long-haul low-cost carriers like Scoot and AirAsia X offer a similar configuration.
Known as the "the world's most profitable high-speed rail," the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway covers more than 1,300 km within five hours.
An Indo-Canadian Sikh comedian was forced to take off his turban in San Francisco during a security check, weeks after a Sikh-American actor was barred from boarding a flight.
Leyland expects the digital drive to help tap its in-house strength as well as segments such as passenger cars and two-wheelers.
Don't let minor hiccups come in the way of your best off-roading moments.
Competition is intense and with the blurring of differences in service proposition and fares, it becomes imperative that airlines use their on-time performance for messaging and brand building.
India's move to opt for Japanese bullet trains on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route had raised concerns in China which is competing with Japan to build high-speed rail networks in India.
Captain Indu Nair, joined a private airline after her tenure as a pilot in the Indian Air Force ended five years ago. Among the first batches of women pilots in the IAF, she flew during the Kargil conflict. As a commercial airline pilot, one of her best experiences, she says, is when she takes off with an all woman crew - in the cockpit and the cabin.
Rediff readers share their experience of eating on the Indian Railways.
The Union Cabinet will soon take a call on setting up Railway Development Authority of India, an independent regulator, which will decide on passenger and freight rates
India prepares itself for world class rail stations.
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The national carrier's market share has declined from a near-monopoly to 16.6 per cent as of September 2014.
Boris Johnson urged the public to contain their impatience against the lockdown.
One pilot died and another suffered a major injury after Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo crashed during a test flight in California's Mojave Desert on Friday.
'When the lockdown grounded a billion people, nothing had been planned well: Testing, masks, face shields, protective gear, medical equipment, contact tracing ... nothing.' 'Before COVID, if you didn't know that the state had neither the money, nor the intent, nor the capacity to govern wisely and humanely, you were simply blind.' 'After COVID, if we continue to look to the State, look forward to a financial package or ask "What is the government doing" when faced with a calamity, the joke is on us, says Debashis Basu.
Apart from Air India, the implementation of the airport hub project would involve the airport authorities, other Star Alliance partner airlines which operate from the two airports and ground handling agencies, among others, to make it easier for smooth transfer of passengers from one flight to another.
India's network has expanded at a compound annual rate of around 4% which has added more than 4.8 km of additional roads since 1951, but even so the network remains badly underdeveloped
The death toll also saw a record single-day increase of over 350 fatalities to move closer to the 8,500-mark, more than one-third of which have been recorded in 11 days since June 1 -- the day that marked the beginning of a phased exit from most restrictions imposed under a nationwide lockdown with effect from March 25.
Engineering product firms were among the first to embrace AI and machine learning. And the early adopters are reaping gains.
Host of carpool mobile apps are offering shared taxi rides within cities
The Jaguar XJL is now the oldest limousine in India, unlike its contemporaries which have recently been updated.
'It was incredibly heart-wrenching to see people waiting to be evacuated -- children, parents and grandparents. Many families did not get to leave together. An order of priority was drawn up, and the first ones to be evacuated were pregnant women, single and/or older women and dialysis patients. Most were happy to be on the plane but also very distressed to have left behind family and friends.'
Budget airlines claim to offer Re 1 air tickets. Is it possible to ever get them? Tell us what you think.
IndiGo which has close to 40 per cent market share, at present has 129 aircraft and operates 883 daily flights to 44 destinations. It also has around 400 aircraft on order.
Nissan is confident that the new offering will make its customers feel special
A truly 'made in India' satellite that will empower a digital India.
American Express on Wednesday launched a new scheme offering its co-branded card to domestic travellers at airports with a commitment to deliver the card the same day for returning passengers.
The company believes there is a shift in consumer demand, more buyers could opt for Skoda in future
It was an emotional moment for the people of Kashmir when the PM flagged off the bus along with Gandhi.
Keeping safety as a priority, the vehicle will have an option of airbags right from the base variant, like all other Maruti vehicles.
