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......

Diwali firecrackers only from 7-10 pm in Mumbai: HC

Citizens have to choose between a disease-free environment and bursting firecrackers during Diwali, the Bombay high court observed on Monday while limiting fireworks between 7 pm and 10 pm for......

SC fines Mumbai Metro Rs 10 lakh for extra tree-cutting at Aarey

The Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily on Mumbai Metro for trying to overreach its earlier order that permitted felling of only 84 trees in Aarey forest for a car shed project and directed......

Modi flags off Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat train

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off the Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express semi-high speed train and inaugurated the first phase of the Ahmedabad Metro rail project on the......

Bids invited for construction of BKC station, bullet train tunnel

The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited has invited bids for the design and construction of an underground station at Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex and for a tunnel for the bullet train......

Infra developers in wait and watch mode in new Uddhav-led coalition govt

Shiv Sena has so far expressed concerns over car shed for the city's planned metro network, the bullet train and the West Coast refinery projects. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com After......

A peek into Modi's infrastructure blueprint

Getting private sector back in a big way would be the topmost priority since the government has a limited fiscal headroom. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In line with its election promise......

Was India at all ready for monorail?

Mumbai Monorail was to be built in two phases - Phase I of 8.93 km and Phase II of 11.20 km. The first phase ran operations for around three years before services were abruptly halted, owing to a......