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Sri Lanka: Is Mahinda Taking Charge?

Sri Lanka: Is Mahinda Taking Charge?

Rediff.com2 Apr 2022

There have been reports that the Rajapaksa brothers, which dominates the current Sri Lankan government, are not on the same page. Gota, it is said, is not on the same wave length as his elder brother, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, the former president, or Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, who is seen to be the family's strategist.

The Statue Of Equality

The Statue Of Equality

Rediff.com1 Feb 2022

A 216-foot statue of the 11th century saint Ramanujacharya ahead of its unveiling ceremony at Shamshabad, on the outskirts of Hyderabad.

Yeh Hai India: Rancho's School

Yeh Hai India: Rancho's School

Rediff.com24 Jan 2022

Yeh Hai India: Capturing the events and moods across our incredible country.

Even Santa Is Scared Of Omicron

Even Santa Is Scared Of Omicron

Rediff.com20 Dec 2021

The threat of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has forced Santa to take cover.

Who? Me Resign? Naaa..

Who? Me Resign? Naaa..

Rediff.com22 Oct 2021

There have been bandhs, rasta rokos, rail rokos demanding his resignation as a Union minister... his son Ashish Mishra has been arrested for alleged involvement in the violence in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, on October 3, 2021, in which several people were killed, but Ajay Kumar Mishra continues to be India's minister of state for home.

Yogi And The Buddha

Yogi And The Buddha

Rediff.com13 Oct 2021

A week from now, October 20, Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi will host Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh.