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'You Will See More Devastation In Uttarakhand'

'You Will See More Devastation In Uttarakhand'

Rediff.com6 Aug 2025

'The government only wakes up after devastation.' 'The government does not understand the gravity of the situation nor they do not want to understand the gravity of the situation.'

Meet the real showstoppers!

Meet the real showstoppers!

Rediff.com10 Sep 2018

Five acid attack survivors walked for designer Agnimitra Paul's show in Kolkata.

It was like Shiva dancing in rage: Shobha Karandlaje

It was like Shiva dancing in rage: Shobha Karandlaje

Rediff.com21 Jun 2013

Former Karnataka Minister Shobha Karandlaje, who returned to Bangalore after remaining stranded for four days at Rudraprayag in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, on Friday said it was a harrowing experience as her group of 1,000 pilgrims had to spend sleepless nights sandwiched between high mountains and flooded Ganga river.

Magic workouts? Not quite

Magic workouts? Not quite

Rediff.com28 Jan 2015

In a world where people do not have the time to go to the gym, home exercise equipment is becoming popular. But do they work?

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