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Were terrorists already inside Pathankot air base a day prior to attack?

Were terrorists already inside Pathankot air base a day prior to attack?

Rediff.com3 Jan 2016

The terrorists who struck at the Indian Air Force base in Pathankot on Saturday and who are believed to be from Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad terror outfit may have stationed themselves within the complex since January one itself apparently unnoticed.

Has Posco's Odisha plan finally hit the wall?

Has Posco's Odisha plan finally hit the wall?

Rediff.com31 Mar 2015

The 2,500-hectares lease included both notified and non-notified areas.

'The BJP government's entire record is of betrayal'

'The BJP government's entire record is of betrayal'

Rediff.com11 Mar 2018

'Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis called us for a meeting in March 2016 and we submitted the same charter of demands that we are submitting now.' 'He gave us wishy-washy assurances.' 'We thought he was the new chief minister and we believed him, but later we found out that nothing is moving on the ground.' 'This time we want a written assurance and a concrete timetable for implementation.' 'We will not leave Mumbai, come what may.'

Cash crisis hits Asia's largest cattle fair

Cash crisis hits Asia's largest cattle fair

Rediff.com21 Nov 2016

Demonetisation makes its presence felt at the Sonepur cattle fair.

Reliance Power shelves mega project on land acquisition delays

Reliance Power shelves mega project on land acquisition delays

Rediff.com28 Apr 2015

Reliance Power has terminated its mega power project in Jharkhand over inordinate delays in land acquisition.

I quit the government 100 per cent for party work: Natarajan

I quit the government 100 per cent for party work: Natarajan

Rediff.com22 Dec 2013

Jayanthi Natarajan on Sunday dismissed reports that she was removed as Environment Minister because she held up clearances to projects and insisted that she resigned on her own.

In MP, RSS internal report warns of unhappiness at ground level

In MP, RSS internal report warns of unhappiness at ground level

Rediff.com13 Nov 2018

Despite his ministers on shaky ground, Chouhan -- at the helm for three consecutive terms -- is holding the fort. He is being aided by a capable team for public relations and the RSS, which has deployed its workers to bolster the BJP's campaign, reports Sandeep Kumar.

Why India can't come to Rohingyas' rescue

Why India can't come to Rohingyas' rescue

Rediff.com18 Sep 2017

Without Myanmar, India can't engage with any of the Asian nations to its east.

Incredible images from the week gone by

Incredible images from the week gone by

Rediff.com20 Jun 2016

Here's a recap of all the events that shaped the world from the previous week.

Mangalore Refinery faces massive protest from villagers for causing 'pollution'

Mangalore Refinery faces massive protest from villagers for causing 'pollution'

Rediff.com14 Oct 2014

Hundreds of Jokatte villagers adjacent to MRPL refinery near Mangalore have complained of air, noise, water pollution from plant.

Patanjali's maze of firms that do shady land dealing in Haryana

Patanjali's maze of firms that do shady land dealing in Haryana

Rediff.com21 Jun 2019

Restricted by state government orders, the ownership of such land could not be formally registered, so the advances made continued to be reflected in the accounts as 'advances against land'.

Canadian wildfires grow tenfold; rescuers pray for rain

Canadian wildfires grow tenfold; rescuers pray for rain

Rediff.com6 May 2016

In little over 24 hours, the wildfires, which erupted on Sunday and forced the evacuation of about 80,000 people from Fort McMurray in the Canadian province of Alberta, have grown tenfold.

'NSG-led surgical operations helped confine terrorists to smaller area'

'NSG-led surgical operations helped confine terrorists to smaller area'

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

The NSG, aided by the Garuds and the Army, conducted a chain of surgical 'step by step' operations to eliminate the six terrorists.

Zoos across India on 'highest' alert after tiger in US gets COVID-19

Zoos across India on 'highest' alert after tiger in US gets COVID-19

Rediff.com7 Apr 2020

The female tiger, named Nadia, is believed to be the first known case of an animal infected with COVID-19 in the US. It is suspected that she contracted the virus from a caretaker who was asymptomatic at that time.

Political parties fielding outsiders is against democracy: SP

Political parties fielding outsiders is against democracy: SP

Rediff.com1 Apr 2014

Samajwadi Party, which has decided not to enter the fray in Amethi and Rae Bareli, on Tuesday disapproved the Bharatiya Janata Party fielding "outsiders" from the Nehru-Gandhi pocket borough, saying such a practice was against democracy.

50 years later: The City of Dawn thrives

50 years later: The City of Dawn thrives

Rediff.com17 Mar 2018

Auroville just turned 50. Aurovilians who grew up in The experimental city speak of how their childhood was marked by a sense of openness and possibility.

India's secret project in Karnataka to build H-bomb: Report

India's secret project in Karnataka to build H-bomb: Report

Rediff.com17 Dec 2015

India has built two top-secret facilities in Karnataka to enrich uranium in pursuit of its hydrogen bomb dream.

Bhubaneswar to get India's first energy-sufficient building

Bhubaneswar to get India's first energy-sufficient building

Rediff.com12 Mar 2014

Spread over three acres, the project will house the new office of the Grid Corporation of Odisha Ltd, under the Odisha government's energy department.

No one holidays anymore, they have 'experiences'

No one holidays anymore, they have 'experiences'

Rediff.com6 Nov 2019

Tailored luxury experiences with the most minute of details charted out for discerning travellers is the way forward, says Nikita Puri.

REWIND: India in the last 48 hours

REWIND: India in the last 48 hours

Rediff.com21 Sep 2016

Here's a recap of moments captured in India in the past 48 hours.

Karnataka: 2 Cong MLAs resign, more likely to quit

Karnataka: 2 Cong MLAs resign, more likely to quit

Rediff.com1 Jul 2019

Chief Minister Kumaraswamy, on private visit to the United States, said he was keeping a tab on the developments while the state Congress attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party, alleging the opposition party was trying to destabilise the government.

The noise around the land acquisition law

The noise around the land acquisition law

Rediff.com3 Mar 2015

Land laws in India need not be archaic, say experts.

These photos from space will surely make you gasp!

These photos from space will surely make you gasp!

Rediff.com22 Sep 2020

If you want a reminder of just how gorgeous our universe is, then take some time to browse the winners of the 2020 Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. French photographer Nicolas Lefaudeux took the top prize with a tilt-shift perspective on the Andromeda Galaxy. The winning images are part of an exhibition opening on October 23 at the National Maritime Museum in London and have been collected into a book. Cue some truly innovative an unexpected captures of galaxies, nebulae, planets, the Moon and even SpaceX satellites.

The hit filmmaker who left it all to tend cows

The hit filmmaker who left it all to tend cows

Rediff.com7 Nov 2017

Filmmaker Mansoor Khan turned his back to the movies, to live a simple life off the land. He has another passion now -- Mother Earth.

Niyamraja's subjects won't bow to Vedanta

Niyamraja's subjects won't bow to Vedanta

Rediff.com8 Oct 2013

Celebrations, of course, will happen when Congress scion, Rahul Gandhi, who anointed himself as the 'sepoy of Niyamgiri tribals in Delhi' at a public meeting here in 2008, visits the area again shortly.

Discover India's poshest homes

Discover India's poshest homes

Rediff.com6 Aug 2018

These exist in a unique world of by-invitation-only properties -- those that are never advertised and which money alone cannot buy. One cannot simply walk in for a tour of these apartments. A buyer must first meet the developer's targeted social criteria to get invited for a walkthrough of the property.

6 unbelievable places on Earth

6 unbelievable places on Earth

Rediff.com13 Oct 2015

Hard to believe that some of these surreal places do exist.

CIDCO steps up efforts for Navi Mumbai airport project

CIDCO steps up efforts for Navi Mumbai airport project

Rediff.com5 Nov 2013

The CIDCO and the Maharashtra government have stepped up efforts to arrive at a consensus over compensation for PAPs, before a meeting called by the prime minister on November 13 to expedite the work. PAPs, who have dropped their earlier demand of Rs 20 crore (Rs 200 million) per acre, are demanding allocation of 35 per cent developed land against the offer of 22.5 per cent made by the state government and CIDCO.

How Ashok Leyland plans to reinvent itself

How Ashok Leyland plans to reinvent itself

Rediff.com17 Jul 2018

More than just a legacy brand in commercial vehicles, Ashok Leyland wants to be seen as an old brand embracing new values.

PCC chief killed to stop him from becoming Chhattisgarh CM: Rahul

PCC chief killed to stop him from becoming Chhattisgarh CM: Rahul

Rediff.com8 Nov 2013

Making a strong emotional pitch over the Maoist ambush on Congress leaders in May, Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that former Pradesh Congress Committee chief Nand Kumar Patel was killed to stop him from becoming the chief minister and to silence the voice of the poor and the tribals.

A picturesque dwelling the Sahara chief could do without

A picturesque dwelling the Sahara chief could do without

Rediff.com2 Mar 2014

At the Kukrail guest house, Roy is under the watch of a DSP, three station officers and armed constables.

Godrej & Boyce: From locks and safes to rockets and missiles

Godrej & Boyce: From locks and safes to rockets and missiles

Rediff.com20 Sep 2018

An industrial house bred in old-school manufacturing values, Godrej & Boyce has displayed unusual agility to become a trusted builder of advanced weaponry, discovers Ajai Shukla.

PM to visit Naxal-affected Dantewada, 10,000 troops deployed

PM to visit Naxal-affected Dantewada, 10,000 troops deployed

Rediff.com8 May 2015

The prime minister will be visiting an education city, aimed at providing education to under-privileged children living in the area

Pay fine by tomorrow or face action: NGT to Sri Sri

Pay fine by tomorrow or face action: NGT to Sri Sri

Rediff.com10 Mar 2016

The tribunal also refused to give an urgent hearing on a fresh plea seeking stay on the three-day event on the banks of river Yamuna from Friday, alleging that AOL has not taken permissions from the competent authority as directed by the tribunal.

Odisha: Of unkept promises and chasing big-ticket investments

Odisha: Of unkept promises and chasing big-ticket investments

Rediff.com12 Jul 2016

A large chunk of the Rs 8.8 lakh crore of investments the Patnaik government had attracted is in uncertain territory.

Lessons from Uttarakhand: When 'development' is destruction

Lessons from Uttarakhand: When 'development' is destruction

Rediff.com28 Jun 2013

To avert another Uttarakhand-type catastrophe, we must change course. We should stop pandering to the Indian elite's insatiable appetite for electricity, which is driving reckless dam construction, says Praful Bidwai

29 dead: A government-made disaster

29 dead: A government-made disaster

Rediff.com12 Jul 2019

The injured -- 130 -- cannot go back to work nor do they have homes to return to. Many of them refuse to leave the hospital while some of their relatives sleep in the hospital corridors. Apart from their physical injuries, the trauma of seeing their family members swept away haunts them as does the loss of all their possessions. But the BJP-Sena government remains indifferent to this human crisis.

India's first 'smart' city Lavasa failed to take off

India's first 'smart' city Lavasa failed to take off

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

Of the five towns planned, work is progressing in two, Dasve and Mogao.

The sorry case of a whistle-blower IAS officer

The sorry case of a whistle-blower IAS officer

Rediff.com3 Apr 2015

Whistle-blower officer Ashok Khemka has been shunted again, in breach of rules by BJP government in Haryana. All actions of the previous Congress govt against him still stand even as the Narendra Modi government has chosen to keep away.

6 awesome camping sites in India

6 awesome camping sites in India

Rediff.com12 May 2016

Why check into a hotel when you can pitch a tent and get close to nature.