News for '-northern-india'

Twitter appoints Taranjeet Singh to head India business

Twitter appoints Taranjeet Singh to head India business

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

Taranjeet Singh has been appointed the India Business Head of Twitter as the micro blogging site looks to enhance revenues from one of the world's biggest Internet markets.

30 soldiers drown in Himachal bridge collapse

30 soldiers drown in Himachal bridge collapse

Rediff.com9 Sep 2005

The soldiers were rebuilding a bridge damaged in June by monsoon floods in Kinnore, about 180 kilometers north of Simla

Vishal Retail to invest Rs 200 cr in N India

Vishal Retail to invest Rs 200 cr in N India

Rediff.com8 Aug 2007

Delhi-based Vishal Retail said Wednesday it plans to invest Rs 200 crore (Rs 2 billion) to set up 40 additional stores mostly in northern India.

5.8 magnitude quake strikes U'khand, tremors felt in north India

5.8 magnitude quake strikes U'khand, tremors felt in north India

Rediff.com7 Feb 2017

There were no immediate reports of any loss of life or damage to property.

Eight dead, as rains lash north India

Eight dead, as rains lash north India

Rediff.com11 Feb 2007

The weatherman has forecast that the wet spell will continue for the next three days.

Blackberry to expand southern presence

Blackberry to expand southern presence

Rediff.com5 Jan 2007

Chaudhry said the company had chalked out a major expansion plan in 2006 for vertical and horizontal growth. "We are today the biggest brand in the premium trouser category" said Chaudhry.

Looking to win more titles; coach kids, says Saina

Looking to win more titles; coach kids, says Saina

Rediff.com24 Dec 2014

India shuttler Saina Nehwal is now looking for an 'even better' outing in the coming year besides getting ready to try her hand in coaching.

Nepal warns India of flash floods after major landslide blocks river

Nepal warns India of flash floods after major landslide blocks river

Rediff.com24 May 2015

Nepal has alerted India of possible flash floods in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh after massive landslides, likely triggered by recent devastating earthquakes, blocked Kali Gandaki river in western Nepal, creating a huge artificial lake.

Flood threat in Nepal after landslide blocks river

Flood threat in Nepal after landslide blocks river

Rediff.com24 May 2015

A massive landslide in western Nepal has blocked a river that also flows through India, forcing thousands of people to flee to safety and triggering fears of a flood, officials said on Sunday.

Evaluating Tamil Nadu's 69% quota

Evaluating Tamil Nadu's 69% quota

Rediff.com30 May 2006

Vistara flight cancellation rate highest in Feb

Vistara flight cancellation rate highest in Feb

Rediff.com27 Mar 2015

Vistara was operating from Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Goa.

India's nuclear posture entering a new phase: Think tank

India's nuclear posture entering a new phase: Think tank

Rediff.com3 Sep 2015

After nearly two decades of nuclear competition with Pakistan, India with the several long-range ballistic missiles in development is seemingly now paying attention to its future strategic relationship with China, a think-tank report has said.

Cold wave sweeps north India, two die

Cold wave sweeps north India, two die

Rediff.com12 Dec 2005

The winter chill also swept through Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh and minimum temperatures hovered between minus and plus five.

Century's first solar eclipse

Century's first solar eclipse

Rediff.com31 May 2003

The eclipse was visible between 07.35 am to 08.39 am in Delhi, Jaipur, Srinagar, Agra and Haryana.

Spicejet launches services to J&K

Spicejet launches services to J&K

Rediff.com10 Nov 2005

Expanding its network in northern India, budget airlines Spicejet on Thursday launched its six-day a week service to Jammu and Srinagar.

Encephalitis vaccine for kids in 60 districts

Encephalitis vaccine for kids in 60 districts

Rediff.com13 Sep 2005

Children are most susceptible to the disease, and many of the dead in the outbreak have been under age 15.\n

Meet Bakshi Ram, the man behind Uttar Pradesh's overflowing sugar mills

Meet Bakshi Ram, the man behind Uttar Pradesh's overflowing sugar mills

Rediff.com15 May 2018

Presently director at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's Sugarcane Breeding Centre in Coimbatore, Bakshi Ram's next target is to improve both cane yields and sucrose content in cane varieties cultivated beyond the Vindhyas in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, as also Maharashtra.

40% tourists cancel Asian holiday

40% tourists cancel Asian holiday

Rediff.com31 Dec 2004

Monsoon likely to hit north India by July 5

Monsoon likely to hit north India by July 5

Rediff.com30 Jun 2014

After missing its deadline, the monsoon is likely to hit the national capital and parts of north India by the end of the week, a private forecasting agency said on Monday.

Just what is a blackbuck?

Just what is a blackbuck?

Rediff.com17 Feb 2006

UP: Encephalitis toll 136

UP: Encephalitis toll 136

Rediff.com22 Aug 2005

Encephalitis claims more lives in north India. Toll goes up to 136.

Realtors target small towns

Realtors target small towns

Rediff.com16 Sep 2004

PHOTOS: North India gets the shivers and chills

PHOTOS: North India gets the shivers and chills

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

In North India, the sweaters and shawls are out and the coals are burning. The entire region has been hit with a cold wave and the upper areas have even experienced snowfall. The temperatures have dipped in the nation's capital, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand and other northern states. And even as bone-chilling conditions are set to engulf most parts of northern India, weather experts warned that they are just a taste of the biting days to come. Here are some images of the biting cold.

North India shivers; death toll 32

North India shivers; death toll 32

Rediff.com17 Dec 2005

North India shivers; death toll 32

Chilly conditions prevail over north India

Chilly conditions prevail over north India

Rediff.com21 Jan 2005

According to the Met department, Srinagar recorded 0.4 mm of snowfall till 0830 am.

Fog disrupts air, rail operations in Delhi

Fog disrupts air, rail operations in Delhi

Rediff.com7 Jan 2005

The minimum temperature in the capital rose by over a degree Celsius to seven, which is normal, Indian Meteorological Department officials said.

'Which way is the wind blowing?'

'Which way is the wind blowing?'

Rediff.com15 Mar 2019

Sir Mark Tully on the magic of Indian elections. A fascinating excerpt from The Great March of Democracy: Seven Decades of India's Elections.

Two tie for lead

Two tie for lead

Rediff.com20 Jul 2004

Simarjeet Singh and Jagmohan Gill submitted an identical score of two-under 70 after the first round in the Northern India Amateur championship.

Cold wave grips north India

Cold wave grips north India

Rediff.com22 Dec 2004

Kashmir shivers as mercury stays way below freezing point

Kashmir shivers as mercury stays way below freezing point

Rediff.com29 Dec 2015

A bright sunny day and rise in night temperature brought some respite from cold in most parts of the northern India except Kashmir valley where the mercury dipped further.

India to be invited for Afghanistan gas pipeline

India to be invited for Afghanistan gas pipeline

Rediff.com7 Apr 2003

Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkmenistan will meet in Manila on Tuesday to formally invite Indian participation in the transnational pipeline project originating from Dauletabad fields in Turkmenistan.

Rs 9,900 Xenitis PC launched!

Rs 9,900 Xenitis PC launched!

Rediff.com15 Mar 2005

However, Xenitis has used the cheaper variety of Cyrix-based chip platform as against the better known Intel or AMD-based platforms used by other companies.

North India without jobs? It's an alarming situation

North India without jobs? It's an alarming situation

Rediff.com7 Apr 2016

Researchers at Ambit capital fear that the region "runs the risk of exploding as millions of barely literate men face a lifetime without jobs and without women."

Ahead of 2019, BJP faces caste challenge

Ahead of 2019, BJP faces caste challenge

Rediff.com22 Sep 2018

Caste assertions, including from the upper castes, could have the Sangh Parivar stumble yet again in its efforts to construct a Hindu rashtra.

Weight loss mart on a growth curve

Weight loss mart on a growth curve

Rediff.com26 May 2004

HPCL proposes Rs 1,300 cr Mundra-Delhi pipeline

HPCL proposes Rs 1,300 cr Mundra-Delhi pipeline

Rediff.com11 Nov 2003

The state-run Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd has proposed to lay a Rs 1,300 crore (Rs 13 billion) pipeline from Mundra in Gujarat to Delhi for transporting petroleum products to northern India.