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BJP gives ticket to Sandeshkhali protester

The Bharatiya Janata Party surprised many with its latest list of Lok Sabha candidates for West Bengal, nominating a protester from Sandeshkhali for the Basirhat constituency and changing the seats......

Revealed! Mo-Shah's 370 MPs Plans

The BJP's top leadership will drop its MPs found to be facing anti-incumbency, according to its internal surveys -- a pivotal tactic to ensure the party achieves its target of winning 370 seats.......

Set up delimitation panel for SC/ST quota, SC tells govt

The Supreme Court directed the Centre on Thursday to set up a fresh delimitation commission for ensuring a proportional representation of the communities specified as Scheduled Castes and Scheduled......

Congress promises nationwide caste census, women's quota asap if voted to power

The Congress on Monday promised that a government led by it will conduct a nationwide caste census and implement 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies......

'What haven't the Gorkhas done for the Indian Army?'

'Gorkhas are terrific soldiers. They are known the world over for their fighting qualities.' IMAGE: Gorkha soldiers in the Indian Army. Photograph: From the Rediff Archives "In the Kargil War in......

Crisis Brews In Darjeeling's Tea Gardens

In the last three years, 20 gardens have changed hands, and 90 per cent of the buyers are from non-tea background. IMAGE: A worker gathers tea leaves at the Happy Valley tea garden estate in......

Is Darjeeling Tea Losing its Fizz?

Scanty rainfall, last year's lockdown, growing competition from Nepal and the disaster of the 2017 Gorkhaland agitation are steadily weakening exports and sales of Darjeeling tea. IMAGE: A worker......

4 more products get GI tag

Kerala's Tirur betel leaf, Tawlhlohpuan and Mizo Puanchei from Mizoram, and Palani Panchamirtham, a temple 'prasadam' from Tamil Nadu have been awarded Geographical Indication tag.......

Indian Railways' heritage routes likely to be monetised

The railways heritage lines that are part of the UNESCO-accorded sites list include Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Nilgiri Mountain Railway, and Kalka Shimla Railway. As part of its plan to monetise......

As gardens stay shut tea firms suffer heavy losses

The quality of Indian tea had lately come under scrutiny in major export markets, due to the presence of pesticides and chemicals beyond permissible limits. The Tea Board’s earlier decision......

'You need violence and gore to shake things up'

'I always feel that to shake up human beings, you have to go a little extreme.' IMAGE: Anil Kapoor, Mukti Mohan and Director Raj Singh Chaudhary on the sets of Thar. Raj Singh Chaudhary, who......

'You need violence and gore to shake things up'

'I always feel that to shake up human beings, you have to go a little extreme.' IMAGE: Anil Kapoor, Mukti Mohan and Director Raj Singh Chaudhary on the sets of Thar. Raj Singh Chaudhary, who......

Mithya Review

Mithya fumbles to make headway towards truth or dare, observes Sukanya Verma. There's a *lot* of talk about truth in Mithya. But you never see anyone being honest till the very end. Rohan Sippy's......

ROMANCE. REVENGE. SUSPENSE.

Sukanya Verma leaves you spoilt for choice on OTT this week. Sarpatta ParambaraiWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: Tamil (with subtitles) Pa Ranjith's blazing boxing drama revolves......

The BEST of my father, Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2. To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com brings you a treasure trove of features from our archives. 'I don't need......

Can India win an Olympic Medal in Climbing?

While sport climbing made its debut in the Olympics only this year, it has had a popular home in India for many years now, says Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Shauna Coxsey of Britain in action during the......

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BJP gives ticket to Sandeshkhali protester

Revealed! Mo-Shah's 370 MPs Plans

Set up delimitation panel for SC/ST quota, SC tells govt

Congress promises nationwide caste census, women's quota asap if voted to power

'What haven't the Gorkhas done for the Indian Army?'

Crisis Brews In Darjeeling's Tea Gardens

Is Darjeeling Tea Losing its Fizz?

4 more products get GI tag

Indian Railways' heritage routes likely to be monetised

As gardens stay shut tea firms suffer heavy losses

'You need violence and gore to shake things up'

'You need violence and gore to shake things up'

Mithya Review

ROMANCE. REVENGE. SUSPENSE.

The BEST of my father, Satyajit Ray

Can India win an Olympic Medal in Climbing?

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