All stories by Archana Masih
'Exhausted In This Long Fight For Justice'
Rediff.com9 Oct 2024Two months after a junior doctor was brutally raped and killed, the doctors' protest in Kolkata rages on.
Lt Tanishka, A Third Gen Army Officer
Rediff.com4 Oct 2024After both grandfathers, father and uncle, Lieutenant Tanishka Damodaran is the first girl from the family to join the Indian Army. She will join her first posting in Kashmir soon and hopes to follows her family tradition of joining the Paras.
The Ladies Who Will Sail Into History
Rediff.com1 Oct 2024Lieutenant Commanders Dilna K and Roopa A will remain at sea for 8 months. They will rely on wind power, do the repairs on the boat themselves and navigate some the world's most treacherous waters.
'China Will Be India's Main Concern In Sri Lanka'
Rediff.com30 Sep 2024'Will President Dissanayake calibrate his foreign policy taking into account India's immediate security concerns? We need to watch.'
'Cancelling Adani Project Not Good Sign'
Rediff.com30 Sep 2024'If there is a push towards a Marxist oriented government it will be dangerous.' 'We have seen this in Nepal and Myanmar and it will be a concern for India if it is surrounded by countries with such political dispensations.'
Can't Get Coldplay Tickets? Listen To Briti
Rediff.com25 Sep 2024Briti Chatterjee sings Bangla folk songs on her handmade Dotara. This Durga Pujo, she is booked for 17 shows in pandals across Kolkata.
'Abhaya Di Was Killed Ruthlessly'
Rediff.com20 Sep 2024'Abhaya Di was one of the best seniors we could have.' 'She secured a seat in chest medicine which is huge in India, where only 10-20 seats are available for the general category.' 'Such a talent was destroyed ruthlessly.'
'Doctors Have Given Us Citizens A Spine'
Rediff.com20 Sep 2024'When we get justice we will stop the protest.'
'Where Do You Get Courage From?'
Rediff.com19 Sep 2024Air Marshal Denzil Keelor was an Indian Air Force legend. His nephew Basil Keelor, son of another war hero Wing Commander Trevor Keelor, remembers a remarkable officer and gentleman.
'Guns Never Bring Peace'
Rediff.com13 Sep 2024'They only bring pieces. Dialogue is the only way forward.' 'We should get people who have influence to bring the community leaders to sit across the table and talk.' 'Otherwise, our adversaries across the borders will add fuel to the fire. Let's not give them a chance.'
'No One's Home Should Be Destroyed Like Mine'
Rediff.com11 Sep 2024'I don't want what happened to me should happen to anyone else,' says Shagun Parihar, the BJP candidate from Kishtwar whose father and uncle were killed by terrorists.
''Baloch Are Humiliated As Indian Agents'
Rediff.com9 Sep 2024'It has been 14 years since I began living in exile and it's shocking that the situation in Balochistan has only worsened rather than improved.'
'Baloch Believe Pakistan Will Break Up'
Rediff.com9 Sep 2024'The struggle of insurgents and pro-independence political activists is fuelled by a deep conviction that not only is a free Balochistan possible, but they also believe that Pakistan will inevitably break apart, leading to Balochistan's independence.'
'BJP Doesn't Own The Country'
Rediff.com5 Sep 2024'My mother feels it will be tough and emotional for her to enter an assembly which has essentially been reduced to a municipality now.' 'My opinion is that even if it is a municipality one cannot cede that space to the BJP.'
'Pakistan Intelligence Have Killed Hundreds Of Baloch'
Rediff.com4 Sep 2024'If the government sincerely addressed the issue of missing persons, it would alleviate 80% of the grievances in Balochistan.' 'No matter how many development projects Islamabad announces for the region, the people will remain upset as long as their loved ones are missing.'
'Chopper Had To Descend Vertically!'
Rediff.com29 Aug 2024IAF pilots and crew dodged low hanging clouds, mist covered hills, steep valleys and landed on broken landing grounds to rescue civilians in Wayanad. In one mission, they had to descend vertically to get close to the survivors. IAF flew over 80 missions, saving lives and giving hope. This is how they did it.
'Death Was Flying Around Us'
Rediff.com26 Aug 2024'The odds were stacked against us.' 'Through it all, we were determined to overcome and prevail we did!' Wing Commander Shailesh Singh on the high-risk flying mission for which he was awarded the Shaurya Chakra.
The General Who Stood By His Convictions
Rediff.com22 Aug 2024'General Paddy was amongst the last line of generals who stood by his convictions and brooked no interference in matters which were his domain.' Lieutenant General Zameer Uddin Shah (retd) salutes his former chief who passed away on August 19.
'Pakistan Pushing Terrorists Into Jammu'
Rediff.com16 Aug 2024'The terrorists are using better technology to secure their communication.' 'It does appear that excessive reliance on technology led to a weakening of human intelligence.'