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How Haja Fakruddin ended up in Syria

How Haja Fakruddin ended up in Syria

Rediff.com28 Jul 2014

Haja Fakruddin, a 37 year from Tamil Nadu, is one of ISIS's Indian fighters. Today, Indian intelligence agents tell Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com more Indians are ready to take the jihadi trip to Syria and Iraq.

Desalination plant in Chennai

Desalination plant in Chennai

Rediff.com8 Jul 2004

This is part of a proposal to provide drinking water to several cities that face a shortage.

BJP welcomes 'clean, strong' leaders to gain footing in Odisha, Kerala

BJP welcomes 'clean, strong' leaders to gain footing in Odisha, Kerala

Rediff.com13 Apr 2017

In Odisha and Kerala, the BJP is being accused of engineering splits in the BJD and the Congress

200 ambulances, 1200 personnel worked at Odisha train crash site

200 ambulances, 1200 personnel worked at Odisha train crash site

Rediff.com3 Jun 2023

Balasore district hospital looked like a war zone with the injured lying on stretchers in the corridor and rooms bursting at its seams with extra beds propped up.

Major News Events From 2023

Major News Events From 2023

Rediff.com21 Dec 2023

As the year 2023 comes to an end, a look at some newsy events that shaped the world in the first half of the year.

Cyclone Tauktae: 8 dead in Karnataka, 121 villages affected

Cyclone Tauktae: 8 dead in Karnataka, 121 villages affected

Rediff.com17 May 2021

Six people have lost their lives so far in the Cyclone Tauktae-hit coastal and surrounding Malnad districts of Karnataka, officials said.

Meet N V Ramana, India's next Chief Justice

Meet N V Ramana, India's next Chief Justice

Rediff.com22 Apr 2021

'There is no doubt that he commands respect. He's on the ball.'

In veshti, Modi strikes a chord with Xi at Mahabalipuram

In veshti, Modi strikes a chord with Xi at Mahabalipuram

Rediff.com11 Oct 2019

Xi and Modi are scheduled to hold informal summit talks on Friday evening and on Saturday.

'We will search till we find the last fisherman'

'We will search till we find the last fisherman'

Rediff.com16 Dec 2017

'Not only have we rescued 1,700 fishermen but on the morning of November 30, we evacuated 1,044 fishing folk, otherwise the missing numbers would have been much higher.'

CBI meant to investigate crimes, not railway accidents: Kharge to PM

CBI meant to investigate crimes, not railway accidents: Kharge to PM

Rediff.com6 Jun 2023

In his letter to Modi, Kharge hit out at the railway minister for seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe, saying the law enforcement agency is meant to investigate crimes, not railway accidents.

Howrah-Chennai train services resume

Howrah-Chennai train services resume

Rediff.com15 Feb 2009

Train services resumed on the busy Howrah-Chennai route on Sunday, 36 hours after the derailment of the Coromandel Express, which claimed nine lives and severely affected the rail traffic. One track was thrown open to traffic today morning after removal of all mangled bogies and repair of power channels and rails near the Jajpur-Keonjhar Road railway station, about 100 km from Bhubaneswar, East Coast Railway officials said.

Puducherry, a walker's delight

Puducherry, a walker's delight

Rediff.com14 May 2015

Its quiet, whitewashed elegance and colourful vibrancy make the erstwhile colonial town of Puducherry an ambler's delight.

Ask Ajit: 'Bought shares at peak; please advice'

Ask Ajit: 'Bought shares at peak; please advice'

Rediff.com30 Mar 2021

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.

Why Modi's Myanmar visit signals the beginning of a realignment

Why Modi's Myanmar visit signals the beginning of a realignment

Rediff.com11 Nov 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Myanmar is aimed at transforming the arch of Bay of Bengal into the Circle of Southeast Asia, says Anirban Ganguly.

Andhra Pradesh hit by heavy rains; toll mounts to 29

Andhra Pradesh hit by heavy rains; toll mounts to 29

Rediff.com26 Oct 2013

Incessant rains have claimed as many as 29 lives in Andhra Pradesh during the past four days while more than 72,000 people have been evacuated from low-lying areas.

Rains, floods unleash fury on Andhra, Odisha; 48 killed

Rains, floods unleash fury on Andhra, Odisha; 48 killed

Rediff.com26 Oct 2013

At least 16 people have died in flood-related incidents in Odisha, where the situation remained grim even as major rivers were receding on Saturday. Two deaths each were reported from Bhadrak, Jajpur and Nayagarh districts while in worst-hit Ganjam district it remained unchanged at six and four in Jagatsinghpur, Special Relief Commissioner P K Mohapatra told reporters here after the situation was reviewed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

BJP leader: 'Jagan won't be spared'

BJP leader: 'Jagan won't be spared'

Rediff.com9 Jul 2019

'The BJP will take time to come to power in Andhra.'

Whoa! The idli did not originate in South India at all?

Whoa! The idli did not originate in South India at all?

Rediff.com24 Oct 2017

Some food historians believe idli was derived from some steamed rice preparations from Indonesia.