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Chennai Central station to be renamed after MGR, announces Modi

Photograph: Courtesy WikiMedia Commons In his first public rally in Tamil Nadu after his party inked a poll pact with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Prime Minister Narendra......

89 students, 6 teachers held for agitation in Manipur University

Mobile internet services have been suspended in the state for the next five days. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons A total of 89 students and six teachers of Manipur University were arrested early on......

Wiki's Pictures of the Year

Wikimedia Commons, the most popular website for sharing and using photographs, has compiled the best pictures of 2011. In the second part of this photo series, rediff.com presents some of the......

STUNNING: Wiki's Pictures of the Year

Wikimedia Commons, the most popular website for sharing and using photographs, has compiled the best pictures of 2011. In the first part of this photo series, rediff.com presents some of the......

Will India turn into a Hindu Rashtra?

'It is only because of the Congress that we became a secular republic.''As we enter a period where another political force has became dominant, it will be interesting to see if this legacy of Nehru......

India to become 3rd largest aviation market by 2026

Image: Delhi airport. Photograph: Courtesy, Kprateek88/Wikimedia Commons India to become 3rd largest aviation market by 2026, according to a forecast by global airlines grouping International......

Bullet train between Delhi and Chennai soon?

Image: A high speed bullet train. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Wikimedia Commons The railways ministry is considering implementing a high-speed bullet train service between Delhi-Chennai. Union......

Connaught Place 6th most expensive office location in the world

Image: Connaught Place, New Delhi. Photograph: Courtesy, Rohit Rath/Wikimedia Commons Connaught Place in the Capital city has become the world's sixth most costliest office destination, moving up......

Hinduja group to turn UK's Old War Office building into a hotel

Image: UK's iconic Old War Office building. Photograph: Courtesy, ChrisO/Wikimedia Commons The Hinduja Group, in partnership with a Spanish industrial company, has acquired UK's......

Bengaluru, Chennai join '100 Resilient Cities' network

Image: Check-in counters at Bengaluru International Airport; Photograph: Kind courtesy, Wikimedia Commons Bengaluru and Chennai have joined the 100 Resilient Cities network, dedicated to helping......

10 Things You Didn't Know About Gone With The Wind

Did you know Clark Gable nearly didn't say 'Frankly, my dear I don't give a damn' in Gone With The Wind?Or about the film's India connections? IMAGE: Rhett Butler and the widowed Scarlett O'Hara......

Take the Gone With The Wind Quiz

Gone With The Wind approaches a landmark birthday.Take this quiz and celebrate the movie classic. IMAGE: Rhett Butler comforts Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With The Wind. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Shashi Kapoor's lasting legacy: Prithvi@40

A year has passed since Shashi Kapoor passed into the ages.His movies live on on television, but Shashiji's greatest legacy must remain Mumbai's Prithvi Theatre, where people came to be......

Deepika weds Ranveer: All the details

Haven't been invited to the biggest wedding of the year? Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh enjoyed a fairy-tale wedding in Lake Como, Italy. The wedding was very......

PIX: Here's where Deepika-Ranveer will marry

Step inside Deepika-Ranveer's fairy-tale wedding venue. Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh left for Italy over the weekend for their destination wedding. The venue is reportedly the Villa del......

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Will India turn into a Hindu Rashtra?

'It is only because of the Congress that we became a secular republic.''As we enter a period where another political force has became dominant, it... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/column/will-india-turn-into-a-hindu-rashtra/20190514.htm

There were elections here 1,000 years ago!

Some 1,100 years ago, Uthiramerur had an election system similar to what India has today.T E Narasimhan reports. IMAGE: The Sundara Varadaraja... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/special/there-were-elections-here-1000-years-ago/20190504.htm

Why aam panna, lassi and jaljeera are best for summer

Besides soothing your senses, these natural drinks can aid digestion, keep your body cool and fight ailments. IMAGE: Raw mangoes are filled with... ...

http://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/food-why-aam-panna-lassi-and-jaljeera-are-best-for-summer/20190426.htm

President Trump, in a move that could have implications on India's energy security, on Monday decided not to grant sanctions exemptions to any oil... ...

http://www.rediff.com/money/report/chabahar-project-wont-be-hit-by-iran-sanctions-us/20190424.htm

They won't let India's coral reefs die!

ReefWatch's artificial reefs offer hope to the endangered marine ecology. Geetanjali Krishna reports. IMAGE: Alanna Pandey admires coral reefs.... ...

http://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/they-wont-let-indias-coral-reefs-die-reefwatch/20190411.htm

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