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Lakme Fashion Week's Grand Finale Was Lit

Lakme Fashion Week's Grand Finale Was Lit

Rediff.com3 Apr 2025

As the runway shimmered with reimagined classics, the night became an ode to Indian fashion's impactful evolution.

Four-time MLA Mohan Majhi sworn in as Odisha's first BJP CM

Four-time MLA Mohan Majhi sworn in as Odisha's first BJP CM

Rediff.com12 Jun 2024

Senior BJP leader and Patnagarh MLA KV Singh Deo and debutant from Nimapara assembly segment Pravati Parida took oath as deputy chief ministers.

Odisha: BJD emerges winner in Athgarh assembly by-poll

Odisha: BJD emerges winner in Athgarh assembly by-poll

Rediff.com21 Mar 2012

The ruling Biju Janata Dal candidate Ranendra Pratap Swain on Wednesday defeated his nearest Congress candidate Suresh Chandra Mohapatra by 47,390 votes in the by-election for Athgarh assembly seat in Odisha.

Tax raids find Rs 225 cr, Modi vows to return money 'looted from public'

Tax raids find Rs 225 cr, Modi vows to return money 'looted from public'

Rediff.com9 Dec 2023

With the Income Tax department recovering over Rs 225 crore cash during a series of raids on an Odisha-based distillery group on charges of tax evasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday assured the people that the money looted from the public will be returned.

Odisha steps up relief work after Hudhud

Odisha steps up relief work after Hudhud

Rediff.com13 Oct 2014

The Odisha government stepped up relief and restoration activities as cyclone Hudhud passed to neighbouring Chhattisgarh on Monday after claiming three lives, damaging about 50,000 thatched houses, electrical infrastructure and roads in four districts.

PIX: Deepika attends MAMI's closing ceremony

PIX: Deepika attends MAMI's closing ceremony

Rediff.com25 Oct 2019

Bollywood took a break from the Diwali parties to attend the closing night of the 21st Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.

Naveen Patnaik's peon 'donated' crores to BJD

Naveen Patnaik's peon 'donated' crores to BJD

Rediff.com5 Aug 2017

P C Padhi became headlines in Odisha after a media expose on funds received by the BJD became known.

Modi govt reshuffles top secretaries; Ajay Bhalla to be new home secy

Modi govt reshuffles top secretaries; Ajay Bhalla to be new home secy

Rediff.com24 Jul 2019

The appointments committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi cleared Bhalla's appointment as OSD in the ministry with immediate effect.

Expert tips: The best options to study in the US

Expert tips: The best options to study in the US

Rediff.com16 Jul 2016

In an online chat with readers, NNS Chandra offered advice on how to pursue an education abroad.

Opposition disrupts Day 1 of Parliament's Monsoon Session

Opposition disrupts Day 1 of Parliament's Monsoon Session

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

The disruption by Opposition members drew sharp criticism from Prime Minister Modi who accused them of being unable to digest the fact that a large number of new ministers are women, Dalits, tribals and those from other backward classes

Get ready to pay higher EMIs for home, auto loans

Get ready to pay higher EMIs for home, auto loans

Rediff.com7 Jun 2018

The central bank tweaked the retail inflation range to 4.8-4.9 per cent in the first half of 2018-19, and 4.7 per cent in the second half.

Odisha flood situation grim, toll 10, lakhs marooned

Odisha flood situation grim, toll 10, lakhs marooned

Rediff.com25 Oct 2013

Floods triggered by low pressure induced rains wreaked havoc in cyclone-hit Ganjam and other coastal districts of Odisha, leaving 10 persons dead and lakhs marooned as helicopters launched rescue operations on Friday.

Bye-election results: Cong wins Arunachal, BJP wins Rajkot-West

Bye-election results: Cong wins Arunachal, BJP wins Rajkot-West

Rediff.com19 Oct 2014

Congress candidate Gabriel Denwang Wangsu won the Kanubari Assembly seat in Arunachal Pradesh in a close contest defeating his lone rival Rongnai Maham of BJP by 885 votes in the October 15 by-poll.

RIL, ONGC, BP, Cairn demand immediate hike in natural gas price

RIL, ONGC, BP, Cairn demand immediate hike in natural gas price

Rediff.com25 Aug 2014

As the government began consultations with stakeholders on raising gas prices, gas producers and consumers met a committee of secretaries separately with their pleas on the issue.

All you need to know about the seats going to polls in first phase

All you need to know about the seats going to polls in first phase

Rediff.com10 Apr 2019

Aslam Hunani/Rediff.com gives the lowdown on the constituencies going to polls in the first phase on April 11.

The brightest Indian-American stars in the US

The brightest Indian-American stars in the US

Rediff.com18 Sep 2018

Indian Americans are not just shining in the fields of technology, education and management. You can now spot them every where... in politics, in research, in the movies and even on YouTube, says Ignatius Chithelen.Indian Americans are not just shining in the fields of technology, education and management. You can now spot them every where... in politics, in research, in the movies and even on YouTube, says Ignatius Chithelen.

Lodha verdict a big relief, but the damage is irreparable

Lodha verdict a big relief, but the damage is irreparable

Rediff.com14 Jul 2015

Sadly, the Lodha panel verdict on the IPL spot-fixing scandal of 2013 can't guarantee such incidents won't happen in the future, says Bikash Mohapatra/Rediff.com.

Why Indian bureaucracy is under virtual lockdown

Why Indian bureaucracy is under virtual lockdown

Rediff.com9 Nov 2013

Recent investigations into the telecom spectrum and coal scams have made bureaucrats very wary of taking decisions.