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'Why Is There No Accountability In The Congress'

'Why Is There No Accountability In The Congress'

Rediff.com8 Apr 2022

'Fixing accountability in the Congress must be addressed on a war footing.' 'It is impossible for Sonia Gandhi to know each and every party worker, so she has to rely on advisors.' 'If they guide or misguide, the blame should go to them.'

Amitabh Bachchan arranges flights for migrants stuck in Mumbai

Amitabh Bachchan arranges flights for migrants stuck in Mumbai

Rediff.com11 Jun 2020

Migrants hailing from Gonda, Ambedkar Nagar, Unnao and other parts in Uttar Pradesh were looking forward to reach their homes.

10 Satyajit Ray Films You Must Watch

10 Satyajit Ray Films You Must Watch

Rediff.com1 May 2021

Raja Sen lists movies that would work wonders for any generation lucky enough to see them on the big screen.

Now, accident cover for train travel

Now, accident cover for train travel

Rediff.com24 Jul 2016

Similar to a travel insurance that is purchased during booking flight tickets online, those booking tickets on IRCTC's website would get an option to purchase insurance for their train journey

Pandemic slows privatisation of train services

Pandemic slows privatisation of train services

Rediff.com26 Aug 2021

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), the Indian Railways' wholly-owned listed subsidiary, is eyeing partnerships to offset recurring costs incurred in train operations, which is part of its two-year-old diversification from core catering and ticketing businesses. To this end, it is courting public sector undertakings such as Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) and others to create a special purpose vehicle for the routes for which IRCTC has bid. The Railway ministry opened bids for public private partnerships in passenger train operations in July 2021 and received bids to operate 29 pairs of trains with around 40 modern rakes that would entail an investment of Rs 7,200 crore.

Coming soon: This is what your train travel to Ahmedabad will look like

Coming soon: This is what your train travel to Ahmedabad will look like

Rediff.com12 Dec 2017

Very soon, travel on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express will be one smooth and comfortable ride. Check out the swanky features of the new coach unveiled on Tuesday.

A Wedding Dress Bank for the Poor

A Wedding Dress Bank for the Poor

Rediff.com20 Jan 2022

'You will never be able to do any work for society if you wait to make enough money.'

A Tata initiative: Jagriti Yatra

A Tata initiative: Jagriti Yatra

Rediff.com13 Aug 2008

Tata Jagriti Yatra 2008 will be an inspirational train journey undertaken by around 400 young and enterprising participants, between 18-25 years, from India and overseas, Tata Sons' Executive Director, R Gopalakrishnan, said on Wednesday.

'Breakfast in Frontier Mail was 5 star'

'Breakfast in Frontier Mail was 5 star'

Rediff.com9 Nov 2015

Reader Sudhir Mohan takes us back to the 70s when the food served in the Indian Railways was top class.

Loved eating on Indian trains? Tell us about it

Loved eating on Indian trains? Tell us about it

Rediff.com6 Nov 2015

Share your memories of the food you ate on your train journey.

India's overcrowded trains and stations: Will this change?

India's overcrowded trains and stations: Will this change?

Rediff.com17 Jul 2014

As Indians eagerly wait to see a makeover, here's a look at trains and stations of world's fourth largest railway network.

Railways offer package tours with Cox &Kings

Railways offer package tours with Cox &Kings

Rediff.com24 Dec 2006

After its forays into e-ticketing and hospitality, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation has tied up with travel major Cox & Kings for offering tour packages

Meet these Superstar Sisters!

Meet these Superstar Sisters!

Rediff.com28 Jul 2021

'When people who ignored us, when relatives who have not spoken to us for a long time, congratulated us, it was a proud moment for my mother.'

Don't miss! 15 images from a rail journey

Don't miss! 15 images from a rail journey

Rediff.com12 Sep 2014

Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com and A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com boarded the Himsagar Express that runs between Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu and Jammu Tawi in Jammu and Kashmir. Check out the scenes they witnessed...

PHOTOS: Kohli & Co. enjoying time out in UK

PHOTOS: Kohli & Co. enjoying time out in UK

Rediff.com25 Jul 2018

A two week gap between the limited overs series and the five-match Test series against England starting on August 1, has given Virat Kohli and his boys the time to travel around UK with their families, while also bond with their team mates as they mix practice with pleasure.

With Modi Express, dhokla and fafda, Sydney promises to outdo MSG

With Modi Express, dhokla and fafda, Sydney promises to outdo MSG

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

A special train will run from Melbourne to Sydney carrying over 200 passengers who will attend the public address of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Australia, the first by an Indian premier in 28 years.

Onboard India's most expensive train

Onboard India's most expensive train

Rediff.com16 Jun 2011

The Royale Indian Rail Tours offers one of the most luxurious train journeys across India's most beautiful locales.

Onboard India's most expensive train

Onboard India's most expensive train

Rediff.com21 Dec 2011

Luxury knows no bounds on India's most expensive train, The Maharajas' Express.

Pandit Jasraj has gone, but his music lives on

Pandit Jasraj has gone, but his music lives on

Rediff.com30 Aug 2020

All his disciples across the globe feel he was closest to them. All his friends believe he loved them the most. Just like every gopi in Brijbhoomi felt Krishna was closest to her. Pandit Jasraj didn't have acquaintances; he had friends, recalls his biographer Sunita Budhiraja.

PHOTOS: Train services resume after nearly 2 months

PHOTOS: Train services resume after nearly 2 months

Rediff.com13 May 2020

A total of 1,177 passengers are booked on the New Delhi-Bilaspur special train, which departed at 4 pm, while 1,122 passengers are booked on the New Delhi-Dibrugarh special train that departed at 4:45 pm.

Rail fares are the highest in these 20 cities

Rail fares are the highest in these 20 cities

Rediff.com18 Sep 2012

It costs most to travel by bus, tram or subway, taxi and train in Western Europe and North America.

FIFA World Cup: Best Fan of the Day

FIFA World Cup: Best Fan of the Day

Rediff.com19 Jun 2018

The many moods of the fans at the World Cup in Russia

Veteran women's pacer Jhulan Goswami quits T20Is

Veteran women's pacer Jhulan Goswami quits T20Is

Rediff.com23 Aug 2018

The 35-year-old will only play ODIs (as India don't play Test cricket), in which format she is the world's highest wicket-taker with 200 scalps from 169 games.

Reality show hosts, IPL players in tax net

Reality show hosts, IPL players in tax net

Rediff.com19 Mar 2012

The next time Amitabh Bachchan hosts Kaun Bangea Crorepati or Sachin Tendulkar hits a ton in an Indian Premier League match, the taxmen may come knocking on their doors.

Survivors speak: We saw bodies all around us

Survivors speak: We saw bodies all around us

Rediff.com11 Jul 2011

It was a train journey that these passengers would certainly want to forget, but the memories of being trapped inside the ill-fated Kalka Mail and others screaming for help is unlikely to fade anytime soon. Nearly 167 passengers, who survived the derailment of the Delhi-bound express train on Sunday, arrived in New Delhi on Monday with horror tales to narrate to their relatives and media persons who were waiting for them at the railway station.

When Dilip Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar didn't speak for 13 years

When Dilip Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar didn't speak for 13 years

Rediff.com9 Jul 2021

The way Dilip came to the porch to receive Lata, you would never have guessed something was amiss between the two. Raju Bharatan's many wonderful insights into Dilip Kumar's life.

Modi takes the Shinkansen bullet train ride

Modi takes the Shinkansen bullet train ride

Rediff.com12 Nov 2016

Modi and Abe travelled from Tokyo to Kobe, a city on Osaka Bay in Japan.

Enjoy home-cooked local food in trains soon!

Enjoy home-cooked local food in trains soon!

Rediff.com13 Apr 2016

Passengers can now look forward to enjoying home cooked local food supplied by self-help groups during their train journey.

Which Malayalam movie will YOU watch this weekend?

Which Malayalam movie will YOU watch this weekend?

Rediff.com23 Oct 2015

It's Mohanlal versus Manju Warrier this weekend.

First look: Now, 'Metro Read' books for journeys

First look: Now, 'Metro Read' books for journeys

Rediff.com8 Feb 2010

A series of novels by 'promising first-time authors' and published by Penguin Books, these are ideal reading companions for a plane or train journey. And the first three titles have just hit the bookshelves.

10 mindblowing places to visit before the year ends

10 mindblowing places to visit before the year ends

Rediff.com27 Sep 2017

You'll be surprised, but India is one of them!

Why migrants prefer trucks over Shramik trains to return home

Why migrants prefer trucks over Shramik trains to return home

Rediff.com16 May 2020

The migrants said that they prefer trucks and tempos to go back to their native places as the trucks drop them close to their villages, while buses drop them only till the state border, from where they have to find another mode of transport to reach home.

A 'memorable' journey in the Duronto

A 'memorable' journey in the Duronto

Rediff.com13 Nov 2009

The greatest plus of the Duronto is the service of the outsourced catering staff.

Contest: Win one of the Metro Reads!

Contest: Win one of the Metro Reads!

Rediff.com15 Feb 2010

Here's your chance to win a free book from Penguin's new Metro Reads series!

Tale of two sets of passengers on a rainy night

Tale of two sets of passengers on a rainy night

Rediff.com2 Jul 2019

'There were no airhostesses and stewards to bring us food, water and the news of when the journey would resume.'

FIFA World Cup: Best Fan of the Day

FIFA World Cup: Best Fan of the Day

Rediff.com22 Jun 2018

The many moods of the fans at the World Cup in Russia

China's engines of growth

China's engines of growth

Rediff.com29 May 2007

The headlines in the South China Morning Post, among other regional newspapers this morning, are focused on the failure of the US-China trade talks.

9 killed, 24 injured in Assam bus accident

9 killed, 24 injured in Assam bus accident

Rediff.com26 Oct 2014

At least nine persons, including five women, were killed and 24 injured when a bus in which they were travelling fell into a roadside ditch at Uluani in Nagaon district on Sunday.

Travelling by train? Pay 92 paisa and get insurance of Rs 10 lakh

Travelling by train? Pay 92 paisa and get insurance of Rs 10 lakh

Rediff.com1 Sep 2016

However, no refund of the premium will be given in case of cancellation of the ticket