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A blueprint for India@75

A blueprint for India@75

Rediff.com8 Aug 2017

How could India@75 improve law and order, courts, social, physical and soft infrastructure, efficient cities, e-governance, ease of doing business and other essential state functions by 2022, asks Shailesh Pathak.

5 killed as New Farakka Express derails near Rae Bareli

5 killed as New Farakka Express derails near Rae Bareli

Rediff.com11 Oct 2018

10 women and six minors are among the injured, the officials said.

16 migrant workers sleeping on rail tracks crushed by goods train

16 migrant workers sleeping on rail tracks crushed by goods train

Rediff.com8 May 2020

The migrant workers were walking along the rail tracks apparently to escape the attention of police. A video clip from the scene of the tragedy shows the bodies of migrant workers lying on the tracks and nearby with their meagre personal belongings scattered around.

Indian politics: Why young people are not rising up

Indian politics: Why young people are not rising up

Rediff.com27 Jul 2015

'Indian politics is still very much a closed shop, with leaders in their 80s and 70s still refusing to go into vanaprastha, or retirement.'