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History In Minutes: World's First Airmail Flew Over Kumbh

On February 18, 1911, French pilot Henri Pequet carried 6,500 mails in the world's first official airmail flight over Allahabad, coinciding with the Kumbh Mela. IMAGE: Devotees take a dip in the......

Acted swiftly to control situation after Kumbh stampede: Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said his government acted swiftly to control the situation after the January 29 stampede at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, ensuring timely......

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: Engaging The Indian Diaspora Is A Must

The Indian Diaspora has been able to carve a niche in their adopted countries as a result of their talent, perseverance and hardworking nature, asserts Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

CMs Mamata, Soren, Majhi mourn death of Ratan Tata

Chief ministers of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha on Wednesday evening condoled the demise of Tata Group's chairman emeritus and veteran industrialist Ratan Tata, and said his legacy will live......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

Postal service to go green in Gujarat

The Department of Postal Service has decided to convert its fleet of mail delivery vans to run on compressed natural gas. The entire fleet will be phased out and it will be replaced by the new CNG......

Can Flipkart taste success in quick commerce space?

Eight years ago, Flipkart started a new service called Nearby to deliver fruit, vegetable, soap, and other everyday items from supermarkets to customers within an hour of receiving the order.......

Aadhaar's next goal: Financial inclusion in rural areas

Since the first Aadhaar number was issued in September 2010, more than 1.33 billion Aadhaar cards have been generated till June 2022. Photograph: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com With the Aadhaar enrolment......

No salary for Akash, Isha and Anant Ambani; fee for attending board meetings

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's three children as directors of Reliance Industries Ltd will be paid only a fee for attending board and committee meetings, the company said in a resolution seeking......

Postal revenue rises to Rs 4432 cr

Revenue of Indian postal services has increased to Rs 4431.85 crore in 2004-05 from Rs 3297 crore in 2000-01, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. Replying to supplementaries, Minister for......

'The trick is to look forward with excitement, then you're alive all the time'

Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand, who would have turned 99 today, September 26. IMAGE: Dev Anand. This feature was first posted on Rediff.com on April 4,......

India Post's special tribute to Team India's CT triumph

IMAGE: A special cancellation postal marking celebrating India's Champions Trophy win was unveiled by the Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra Circle on Tuesday, March 11. Photograph: Kind......

Legendary footballer Chuni Goswami no more

Iconic former India footballer Chuni Goswami, who captained the 1962 Asian Games gold-winning team and also played first-class cricket, died, in Kolkata, on Thursday after suffering a cardiac......

British Airways incurs wrath of Tendulkar and his fans. Here's why...

IMAGE: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar in a pensive mood. Photograph: Reuters When 'God' gets angry, see what happens! Sachin Tendulkar, 'God of Cricket’, was left fuming on Thursday after......

Roger Federer on Swiss stamp

World number one Roger Federer became the first living Swiss person to have his picture enshrined on a postage stamp. "It's a great moment. I'm proud to be a symbol like the army knife or the......

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