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When I Took A Boat Holiday
Rediff.com11 Jul 2024The best way to really take in the English countryside is to go narrowboating.
Cong sees 'silent undercurrent' against BJP in west UP
Rediff.com19 Apr 2024The Congress on Friday claimed that a 'silent undercurrent' is brewing across western Uttar Pradesh against the 'failures' of the Modi government, as it flagged issues such as 'neglect' of sugarcane farmers and examination paper leaks.
Nephew Vijay takes on uncle Bhupesh Baghel in Chhattisgarh's Patan
Rediff.com10 Nov 2023Vijay Baghel and Jogi accuse the chief minister of prompting liquor vends across the state.
The NCP Leaders Under The Central Agencies' Scanner
Rediff.com5 Jul 2023Did the fear of central agencies probing scams involving NCP leaders that forced these politicians to jump ship?
Russian Missiles Deprive Kyiv Of Water
Rediff.com1 Nov 2022Russia has increased its attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure as winter looms.
'We Need To Let Nature Heal'
Rediff.com25 Oct 2022'When Covid first struck, the lockdown resulted in clean air in major Indian cities.' 'You were able to see the Himalayan range from Ludhiana.' 'In Delhi, you were seeing deer and stags all over the city because there was no traffic.' 'It was incredible. Nature was waiting to come back.'
Finally, a shimmer of hope for the 'golden fibre'
Rediff.com25 Sep 2022In the early part of 1800, a 30-acre plot next to Fort Gloster on the banks of river Hooghly in Howrah district of Bengal was the nerve centre of industrial activity; it housed India's first steam-powered cotton mill, Bowreah Mills, which was set up by a British merchant and went on to become a hub of factories - a rum distillery, foundry, cotton yarn factory, an oil mill and a paper mill, et al. Spearheaded by Dwarkanath Tagore, the industrialist grandfather of Rabindranath Tagore, the commercial complex was possibly the first of its kind in the country. Close to 200 years later, after much ebb and flow of history, the hub is set for a resurgence of sorts.
Why KCR has Launched War On The BJP
Rediff.com18 Feb 2022There is no one in Telangana to match KCR's stature and he believes he has outgrown the state, observes Aditi Phadnis.
Day 5: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics
Rediff.com9 Feb 2022Norway's Birk Ruud claimed the first men's freeski Big Air Olympic gold
People will choose CM, not Cong high command: Sidhu
Rediff.com12 Jan 2022Sidhu made the sharp retort amid speculation that the former cricketer is himself eyeing the top post if the Congress wins next month's assembly polls.
Museums, churches, malls: Unusual vaccination venues
Rediff.com25 May 2021The distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine is underway across the world. To provide a convenient and safe place for people to receive COVID-19 vaccines, countries around the world transform shopping malls, churches, airports, subway stations and museums to vaccination centers. Some also offer vaccination services on the river and mountain.
Suvendu Adhikari quits TMC, to join BJP in Shah's presence
Rediff.com17 Dec 2020According to the sources, he wrote to TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee apprising her of his decision to resign from the party's primary membership.
Landscape Photographer of the Year: Stunning photos across UK
Rediff.com22 Oct 2020These incredible photos show some of the spectacular scenes captured by photographers as part of the annual Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. Photographers from across the United Kingdom submitted images from wildlife to stormy waves, as well as cityscapes and 'winter wonderland' style scenes. The overall winner of the 2020 competition, whose photo stands in pride of place on the first page of the book, was Chris Frost, whose early-morning shot of Woolland Woods in Dorset shows a blanket of mist rolling over a bank of white wild garlic.
How states are getting back to work amid lockdown
Rediff.com1 May 2020Karnataka, Meghalaya, Punjab, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Telangana and Haryana have partially resumed operations.
BJP Haryana manifesto: Sops for farmers, elderly
Rediff.com13 Oct 2019It also pledged to give interest free crop loan of up to Rs 3 lakh to farmers.
Chennai witnessing one of the worst droughts in over 70 years
Rediff.com7 Jun 2019Lush agricultural lands have turned parch as groundwater levels deplete to new lows, and wells and water reservoirs go dry. While the administration points to deficient rainfall as a reason, experts and activists say the drought is mostly man-made.
'No iota of doubt about Shastri's death'
Rediff.com25 May 2019Moni Chadha was with Lal Bahadur Shastri in Tashkent. He counters colourful conspiracy theories with sobering facts.
A battle of two ex-MoSes in Arakkonam
Rediff.com15 Apr 2019What happens when two former ministers go up against each other? No sparks fly, reports A Ganesh Nadar from the Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu, but it is the summer heat that has the last word on the campaign.
How India can become a hub of software products
Rediff.com1 Mar 2019Policy lays out a 5-year road map seeking creation of 3.5 mn jobs and promoting 10,000 start-ups.
The lost and now 'found' Saraswati river
Rediff.com8 Nov 2018This Haryana village believes it has 'found' the Saraswati river of the Vedas.
Farmers end protest after Delhi midnight march
Rediff.com3 Oct 2018The farmers entered the national capital riding their tractors and trolleys and proceeded towards Kisan Ghat where heavy police deployment has been made.
KCR, the man who is not afraid to take risks
Rediff.com17 Sep 2018Fortune favours the brave and he has done well by taking risks and winning it all, says Aditi Phadnis.
Distressed Kanpur leather industry now faces Kumbh trouble
Rediff.com5 Sep 2018Ahead of the Kumbh Mela from January-March 2019 at Prayag, the tanneries have been asked to shut down to stop discharge of effluents into the Ganga.
Sheena Bora Trial: Why is Indrani downcast?
Rediff.com31 Aug 2018'With folded hands, on humanitarian grounds, if she can get temporary bail on medical grounds so she can get treatment.' 'If she dies, the whole trial gets derailed.'
Why few England fans are making trek to Russia
Rediff.com17 Jun 2018Only a small contingent of diehard English fans have made the journey to see the start of their team's World Cup campaign in Russia, with many others put off by fears of violence and a diplomatic crisis between London and Moscow.
The man who helped shape India
Rediff.com10 Jun 2018Mahendra Raj is a towering figure of 20th century Indian architecture.
Heaven is a place on earth. Indian earth
Rediff.com24 May 2018From Dudhwa to Veppathur and Havelock Island, the Indian tourism market is booming like never before.
Budget 2018: An Exercise in Mindlessness
Rediff.com4 Feb 2018'In the final analysis, all Budgets everywhere are like the schemes hatched by A A Milne's lovable Winnie-the-Pooh.' 'They may be well-intended, but often go awry.' 'Although Pooh and his friends agree that he 'has very little brain', he is occasionally acknowledged to have a clever idea, usually driven by common sense.' 'This Budget at a first glance does not appear to belong to that latter category,' says economist Shreekant Sambrani.
Bullet trains and more: Modi, Abe's big plans
Rediff.com12 Sep 2017'Modi and Abe are working seriously for India-Japan bonhomie to grow stronger.' 'It is a win-win situation for both countries and the future look promising,' says Rajaram Panda, the Indian Council for Cultural Relations India Chair Visiting Professor at Reitaku University, Japan.
Rains! Lights! Camera! Action!
Rediff.com12 Jul 2017What happens when you shoot at night, under pouring rain, as electrical wires snake around and your eyes turn gritty due to lack of sleep?
'Jail tourism' - new mantra to deter officials from corruption
Rediff.com20 Jun 2017District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar hit upon the novel idea and sent 576 government employees to the central jail in Farrukhabad to interact with inmates, including government officials who are living in confines of the prison.
'The Cauvery water dispute is going to get worse'
Rediff.com12 Sep 2016'The Cauvery river has become excessively politicised by all political parties.' 'They see a vote bank in an emotive issue of this kind.'
REWIND: India in the last 24 hours
Rediff.com9 Sep 2016A recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.
Drought-hit Latur to get water by train in 15 days
Rediff.com7 Apr 2016Latur district by trains in the next 15 days while prohibitory orders were clamped near water supply spots in Parbhani town to prevent any violence as authorities grapple with drought in the worst-hit Marathwada region of Maharashtra.
The ultimate guide to eating in Tamil Nadu
Rediff.com17 Jun 2015Priya Bala of Folomojo.com hits the road!
The war that changed the world
Rediff.com8 May 2015'The Russians? had risen to great heights of sacrifice and heroism and won a victory against Hitler and Nazism at such a tremendous cost in spite of being weighed down by the tyranny and oppression of Stalin.'
Why Rahul is wrong about the Indian farmer
Rediff.com23 Apr 2015'Rahul Gandhi accuses the Modi government of being in thrall to corporate fat cats at the expense of farmers and other common folk. But the facts do not bear out this argument, as Indian farmers are relatively better off compared to the really wretched of the earth, the unfortunate landless, often itinerant, labourer. And since Rahul's ancestors are the ones who failed them, it is a little disingenuous of him to ignore them in his rhetorical flourishes,' says Rajeev Srinivasan.
Travel: A Parisian rendezvous
Rediff.com6 Mar 2015Paris is a place brimming with history, irony and a bit of discontent.
'The Gandhis never influenced environmental clearance for big projects'
Rediff.com19 Feb 2015'Today, environment has become an issue of political debate. It has become a media issue. I think that is a good development.'