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What the SpiceJet COO has to say on the mounting crisis

What the SpiceJet COO has to say on the mounting crisis

Rediff.com9 Dec 2014

The chief operating officer said that the carrier will surmount the present crisis very soon.

Sebi's ponzi crackdown catches 26 firms within a month

Sebi's ponzi crackdown catches 26 firms within a month

Rediff.com7 Dec 2014

Sebi has prohibited firms, including Greenworld Agro Industries, Mass Infra Realty, Orchid Cultivation Projects India, Aditya Global Industries and Real Tulip, from raising funds from investors through issuance of securities.

Drought Tales: Humanity triumphs in parched times

Drought Tales: Humanity triumphs in parched times

Rediff.com16 May 2016

Drought or no drought... life goes in the water-starved Beed district in Maharashtra's Marathwada region

Is Art of Living damaging the Yamuna floodplains?

Is Art of Living damaging the Yamuna floodplains?

Rediff.com8 Mar 2016

'Does the government help ordinary citizens like you and me with our marriages, birthdays and anniversaries?' Rashme Sehgal reports on the controversy over the the Art Of Living Foundation's plans for a cultural festival on the Yamuna floodplains.

Sony World Photography Awards presents the most wonderful and weird moments

Sony World Photography Awards presents the most wonderful and weird moments

Rediff.com1 Mar 2017

In the pitch dark of the African night, a herd of cape buffaloes gather at the watering hole for a drink, taking care to stay by the edge to avoid the crocodiles lurking in the depths. In Gangiova, a village in Romania, a doctor places her stethoscope to the chest of a newborn baby, listening intently for the beating of his tiny heart. These are just some of the moments that have been picked by the judges for the Sony World Photography Awards. For the 2017 competition, photographers entered 227,596 images across the awards' Professional, Open and Youth categories. The Open competition winner will receive $5,000 (Rs 3.3 lakh), Sony digital imaging equipment and flights and accommodation to the awards ceremony at Somerset House in London. Sony World Photography Awards has been kind enough to share some of their shortlisted pieces with us.

Why Gujarat's 'GIFT' is doomed to fail

Why Gujarat's 'GIFT' is doomed to fail

Rediff.com15 Oct 2015

GIFT is a financial centre almost entirely devoid of bankers and, indeed, of people.

US snowstorm: Things are going to get worse

US snowstorm: Things are going to get worse

Rediff.com21 Nov 2014

The death toll from a rare pre-winter snowstorm has risen to 10.

Why Amethi's 10,000 women will vote for Rahul

Why Amethi's 10,000 women will vote for Rahul

Rediff.com7 May 2014

While grinding poverty remains in Amethi, the Rajiv Gandhi Mahila Vikas Pariyojna, an umbrella body of 1,200 self-help groups, has helped several women feed their families.

India's most fascinating rural sports... Take a look!

India's most fascinating rural sports... Take a look!

Rediff.com4 Nov 2014

Traditional Indian sports have been played in villages since ages. Though most sports lovers in the country follow cricket, hockey, tennis and even English football on television, disciplines like kabaddi, archery and wrestling are fast catching up. But there are some sports people hardly know anything about. Take a look.

'Progress is for big people, not small people'

'Progress is for big people, not small people'

Rediff.com3 May 2014

Is the Gujarat model of development in evidence all across Vadodara? Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com and Patrick Ward meet five different communities in the district. Are they all on the road to affluence? Or is prosperity a distant mirage for some of them?

'Meri toh Mayawati hai, kasam se'

'Meri toh Mayawati hai, kasam se'

Rediff.com7 Feb 2017

In an all Dalit village in Muzzaffarnagar, three girls who do mazdoori after finishing the day's chores, will cast their vote for the first time. Opening their home and heart to Archana Masih/Rediff.com, they say all they want is a high school, a vehicle to take them to the main road and a sewing machine.

A country that only feels for its cows

A country that only feels for its cows

Rediff.com30 Mar 2015

The beef ban has sparked considerable debate and confusion

CPI for factory workers eases to 2-year low of 6.73% in Feb

CPI for factory workers eases to 2-year low of 6.73% in Feb

Rediff.com1 Apr 2014

The statement said the food inflation stood at 7.56 per cent in February, 2014, against 8.94 per cent of the previous month and 14.98 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.

Amul plans to bring camel milk to the breakfast table

Amul plans to bring camel milk to the breakfast table

Rediff.com19 Mar 2015

Amul plans to bring camel milk to the breakfast table

The dangers of banning cow slaughter

The dangers of banning cow slaughter

Rediff.com19 Mar 2015

The sentiments of the ignorant are what politicians unfortunately fan to inflame passions for political gain, says Murad Ali Baig

Hindu radicals find fertile soil in western UP

Hindu radicals find fertile soil in western UP

Rediff.com16 Jan 2016

With a rise in the clout of Muslims in western Uttar Pradesh, fearful Hindus are being radicalised.

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

Rediff.com15 Jan 2016

Here's your weekly digest of the craziest stories from around the world.

MasterChef India judge Kunal's recipes: Grilled fish, Ravioli, more

MasterChef India judge Kunal's recipes: Grilled fish, Ravioli, more

Rediff.com18 Mar 2014

Nine mouth-watering recipes from Chef Kunal Kapur's cook book, A Chef In Every Home.

'Osama hinted at 9/11 attacks six months before strike'

'Osama hinted at 9/11 attacks six months before strike'

Rediff.com7 Mar 2014

Osama bin Laden had hinted at 9/11 attacks six months before the terror strike while addressing American "recruits" in Afghanistan, a media report said on Friday.

This BJP MLA believes the beef ban must go

This BJP MLA believes the beef ban must go

Rediff.com11 Mar 2016

'Muslims eat beef, some Hindus and poor people also eat, so why should we stop them from eating?'

World Cup Blogs: Federer caught up in India-Pak rivalry

World Cup Blogs: Federer caught up in India-Pak rivalry

Rediff.com24 Feb 2015

A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup.

Next big Ponzi will be an app

Next big Ponzi will be an app

Rediff.com26 Aug 2014

As smartphones penetrate through the country, apps are getting more and more localised, democratised.

A day in the life of Cashless India

A day in the life of Cashless India

Rediff.com5 Dec 2016

Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore visited Akodara village that went cashless and digital on January 2, 2015.

Politicos spar over Dadri lynching, question PM's silence

Politicos spar over Dadri lynching, question PM's silence

Rediff.com2 Oct 2015

"This wasn't an attack over meat. He has been killed in the name of religion. This is a pre-planned, cold-blooded killing. It cannot be an accident," said Owaisi.

Why Aamir Khan has begun smoking again

Why Aamir Khan has begun smoking again

Rediff.com19 Dec 2016

Intensive training and meticulous planning have gone into the making of Dangal.

We can bring constructive change in India after 182 days: Modi

We can bring constructive change in India after 182 days: Modi

Rediff.com10 Jan 2014

In a statement signalling a change of regime at the Centre in the coming months, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said in Gandhinagar on Friday that the country is looking forward to a "constructive" change within the next 182 days.

'I'm caught between Maulana Modi and Maulana Mulayam'

'I'm caught between Maulana Modi and Maulana Mulayam'

Rediff.com16 Jun 2016

Asaduddin Owaisi opens up to T S Sudhir on his party's plans for the elections in Uttar Pradesh next year and why he thinks both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Samajwadi Party have vitiated the secular atmosphere in the state.

Meat ban fever spreads across 3 states

Meat ban fever spreads across 3 states

Rediff.com11 Sep 2015

The fever of banning meat spread on Thursday with such directives being issued in Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir and Ahmedabad.

Arunachal Pradesh: Hindi, Hindu, Tribalistan

Arunachal Pradesh: Hindi, Hindu, Tribalistan

Rediff.com30 Jan 2016

'The Congress, all these decades, worked on a slow Hindi-isation and Indianisation of Arunachal tribes. The RSS wants rapid Hinduisation,' says Shekhar Gupta.

Modi and the VHP will be shocked to read this

Modi and the VHP will be shocked to read this

Rediff.com27 Dec 2014

The Sangh Parivar forgets that not only is there no scriptural prohibition, venerable authorities in India held beef as both a desirable and an essential food, says Sunanda K Datta-Ray

High-end restaurants eye a fortune from India's rich

High-end restaurants eye a fortune from India's rich

Rediff.com13 Dec 2013

The branch of New York's venerable Le Cirque, at the Leela Mumbai hotel, is the latest in a wave of overseas-based high-end eateries to enter India.

Budget: Experts seek higher farm investment, market reforms

Budget: Experts seek higher farm investment, market reforms

Rediff.com5 Jun 2014

In a pre-budget meeting with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, the experts suggested timely implementation of the BJP's election manifesto promises to fix higher support prices. They also favoured a Kissan TV channel, an efficient procurement policy, priority for farm mechanisation and the linking of rivers.

Birthday Special: Vishal Bhardwaj's BEST film? VOTE!

Birthday Special: Vishal Bhardwaj's BEST film? VOTE!

Rediff.com4 Aug 2015

One of the most prolific filmmakers of his time, VB turns 50 August 4!

Gujarat's lions will go to Madhya Pradesh

Gujarat's lions will go to Madhya Pradesh

Rediff.com15 Apr 2013

A bench of Justices K S Radhakrishnan and C K Prasad has given six months time to the wildlife authorities concerned for trans-locating the lions.

India's milkman: A genius who never compromised on quality

India's milkman: A genius who never compromised on quality

Rediff.com26 Nov 2014

Remembering Verghese Kurien, a visionary who singlehandedly built world's biggest agricultural development programme.

Mallika in a Goddess Lakshmi bikini at Cannes?

Mallika in a Goddess Lakshmi bikini at Cannes?

Rediff.com10 May 2011

Here's what your favourite celebrities are tweeting.

The Huge Call Centre Scam

The Huge Call Centre Scam

Rediff.com20 Oct 2016

An industry of scamsters is operating in the guise of call centres in India.

The caged lions of Gir

The caged lions of Gir

Rediff.com5 Jul 2016

Are the lions tourists see in Gir forest really wild and free? Prasanna D Zore doesn't feel so.

Congress govt in K'taka overturns BJP decision on cow slaughter

Congress govt in K'taka overturns BJP decision on cow slaughter

Rediff.com23 Aug 2013

The state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has decided to restore the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act, 1964, that governs the slaughter of cattle in the state, Law Minister T B Jayachandra told reporters

India, China discuss incursions, review ties

India, China discuss incursions, review ties

Rediff.com20 Aug 2013

India and China on Tuesday discussed the recent spate of incursions and ways to maintain peace and tranquility along the Line of Actual Control in the border areas.