Extended mega block disrupt Central Railway services in Mumbai

Train services on some Central Railway routes were disrupted on Sunday morning due to an extended mega block for a bridge girder launch in Mumbai, causing inconvenience to people heading for......

Accident at bullet train construction site disrupts trains

A segmental launching gantry used for construction at a bullet train project site near Ahmedabad accidentally skid from its position and affected the adjoining railway line, disrupting the movement......

When Queen Elizabeth Visited NDA

'I have never seen such a large parade being commanded with such precision just by a vocal word of command.''I would like to import this technology to England.'IAF Veteran Air Commodore Nitin......

Queen Elizabeth II to be buried with husband Prince Philip

Queen Elizabeth II will be buried with her late husband Prince Philip at the conclusion of a solemn state funeral service made up of an hour-long ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London on Monday,......

The Marie Antoinette of Indian politics

'Everybody knows that any solution would upstage and expose official bungling.''That is something Mrs Sitharaman's masters will not allow.''No matter how high the cost in human misery, they will......

Luxury brands have to brace for high rent

The luxury market in India seems to be beating the economic slowdown with double-digit growth. But the fall in the year-on-year growth rate of luxury retail is expected to continue because of high......

The little known story about Shakuntala Railway

A historic railway service flounders for an inflexible privatisation policy, notes Bibek Debroy. Narrow Gauge Train at Rajim Station. Photograph, courtesy: Pankaj Oudhia/Wikimedia Commons......

India-Singapore trade has future but few hurdles may come in the way

No matter how much Singapore changes, the promise of the 'Look East' policy will remain elusive until conditions in India alter, says Sunanda K Datta-Ray. Lee Hsien Loong's splendid victory......

Sukanya Verma's Best Films of 2014

Rediff's film critic Sukanya Verma lists her top Hindi movies of 2014. It was a rather blah year from Bollywood. Until the first quarter, 2014 appeared to progress at a rollicking pace, quite a few......

365 days. 319 films

How many of the 319 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2018 have you seen? IMAGE: Deepika Padukone in Padmaavat. I watch many films in a year -- for work and pleasure, and I keep a record of them. In......

Sports Shorts: Anand shares lead with Carlsen in Tata Steel Chess

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday IMAGE: Viswanathan Anand looks pensive. Photograph: Tata Steel Chess/Twitter Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand scored a......

Meet Chelsea's iron man John Terry

‘At my age you get written off as well, so it was nice on a personal note to play all the games’ Chelsea FC captain John Terry poses with Koala mascots during a photo opportunity after......

Sportsperson who have tested positive for coronavirus

IMAGE: Loftus Road Stadium, home to Queens Park Rangers is pictured on March 23, 2020 in London. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty Images While the whole world grapples to contain the spread of the......

EPL: Liverpool sink Norwich in 9 goal thriller; Leicester fairytale continues

'If 11 men can't defend their goal for two minutes, then you will get punished' IMAGE: Liverpool's Adam Lallana (without shirt) celebrates scoring his team's fifth goal with team mates against......