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Security upped at Woodstock, Doon schools

Security upped at Woodstock, Doon schools

Rediff.com6 Nov 2009

Following inputs from the Home Ministry about terror threats, security has been stepped up at the campuses of Doon School in Dehra Dun and Woodstock school in Mussoorie, officials said.

Rajiv Gandhi: 'I Can't Sack People'

Rajiv Gandhi: 'I Can't Sack People'

Rediff.com13 hours ago

'When I met the prime minister, he asked me, "Dr Ganguly, what do you do with people in your company who lie to you?"' 'I said, "Prime Minister, we counsel them and give them a gentle warning. If they lie again, they are sacked".' '"This is my problem,'" Rajiv responded. "I can't sack people in government".' A revealing excerpt from former Hindustan Lever Chairman Dr Ashok S Ganguly's We Are Our Future: Reflections On Life.

'Mazar' inside school where Rahul Gandhi studied razed

'Mazar' inside school where Rahul Gandhi studied razed

Rediff.com15 Nov 2024

Rajiv Gandhi, his son Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Karan Singh, Naveen Patnaik besides celebrated authors like Amitav Ghosh and Vikram Seth studied at The Doon School.

Dehradun Road Rage Shocks Uttarakhand

Dehradun Road Rage Shocks Uttarakhand

Rediff.com30 May 2025

Viral videos of road rage in Dehradun featuring two families slugging it out over a minor accident has shocked Uttarakhand.

Several Delhi, B'luru schools get 'bombs in black plastic bags' mail

Several Delhi, B'luru schools get 'bombs in black plastic bags' mail

Rediff.com18 Jul 2025

An official said that multiple schools in the national capital received these bomb threats. This is the fourth such day this week when schools in the capital received bomb threats.

Spend a winter at Doon with King's College London

Spend a winter at Doon with King's College London

Rediff.com26 Nov 2014

Between December 7 and 19, 2014, register for a residential academic course at The Doon School, Dehradun taught by experienced tutors from King's College London.

Recipe: Varun Inamdar's Kashmiri Doon Ki Chutney

Recipe: Varun Inamdar's Kashmiri Doon Ki Chutney

Rediff.com24 Jul 2024

This simple chutney can be served with kebabs and other starters.

India's 'Tiger Man' Valmik Thapar dies at 73

India's 'Tiger Man' Valmik Thapar dies at 73

Rediff.com31 May 2025

Thapar had strong reservations about Project Cheetah, India's initiative to reintroduce African cheetahs into the wild. He argued that India does not have the necessary habitat or prey base to support free-ranging cheetahs and that the authorities lacked experience in managing spotted felines in the wild.

A Resort Full Of Army, Cricket Memories

A Resort Full Of Army, Cricket Memories

Rediff.com25 Oct 2024

Run by a former cricketer and son of India's military heroes, Mike's Forest Retreat is an ode to all that we hold dear.

India's youth, educated but unemployable

"India's youth, educated but unemployable"

Rediff.com17 Nov 2009

Aroon Purie, Editor-in-Chief, India Today, talks about his career and the various issues that concern today's youth.

Jitin Prasada, BJP's Brahmin face in UP, returns to Centre

Jitin Prasada, BJP's Brahmin face in UP, returns to Centre

Rediff.com10 Jun 2024

Jitin Prasada was once considered as among Rahul Gandhi's 'young Turks' and was a minister in successive Manmohan Singh governments but defected from the Congress to the BJP in 2021, where he has again established himself as a prominent Brahmin face of Uttar Pradesh.

8 tips to choose a good boarding school

8 tips to choose a good boarding school

Rediff.com4 Oct 2019

It is important to understand the resources that each boarding school offers.

The Soldier Who Was A Chinese PoW For 7 Months

The Soldier Who Was A Chinese PoW For 7 Months

Rediff.com22 Nov 2022

'I was exhausted, hungry, unshaven and despondent.' 'My mouth was full of sores due to dehydration.' 'My clothes were in tatters due to walking through bushes and sliding down thorny slopes,' Brigadier John Parshuram Dalvi wrote of his capture during the 1962 War.

Landour Longings

Landour Longings

Rediff.com1 Jan 2025

When in Landour, discovers Supriya Newar, one of the most important things to do and that too in large measures, is to do nothing at all.

Tired of waiting, options open: Sonia Gandhi aide's son

Tired of waiting, options open: Sonia Gandhi aide's son

Rediff.com5 Apr 2022

Faisal Patel's tweet did not mention what kind of encouragement he was looking for, however, many believe it could be linked to his possible electoral debut.

This Doon student is doing his bit to keep the country clean

This Doon student is doing his bit to keep the country clean

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

Meet 17-year-old Aviral Garg!

Digvijay's son may contest assembly polls from Raghogarh

Digvijay's son may contest assembly polls from Raghogarh

Rediff.com19 Jun 2013

All India Congress Committee General Secretary Digvijay Singh's son Jaivardhan formally joined Congress on Wednesday amid indications that he might contest upcoming Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections from Raghogarh constituency, which has been nurtured by his father over a period of time.

'I see the genius of the Indian people'

'I see the genius of the Indian people'

Rediff.com1 Dec 2014

'Never lose your optimism. Never lose your aspiration and never -- even if India becomes a prosperous consumer society -- never ever lose that shining light in your eyes,' advises Dr Peter McLaughlin, headmaster of the Doon School.

Headley case: NIA records statement of gym trainer

Headley case: NIA records statement of gym trainer

Rediff.com23 Nov 2009

Vilas Warack, a gym instructor who met terror suspect David Coleman Headley along with filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt's son Rahul, was on Monday questioned by the National Investigation Agency, which is probing the Lashkar-e-Tayiba's plot to carry out major strikes in India. The agency recorded the statement of Warack on how he knew Headley, who was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States in October for planning attacks on the National Defence College.

UID for 600 mn people in four years, says Nilekani

UID for 600 mn people in four years, says Nilekani

Rediff.com14 Mar 2011

He said so far only 3 million people have been covered in the country since the project was launched by the Centre.

BJD-BJP Alliance: Wishful Thinking

BJD-BJP Alliance: Wishful Thinking

Rediff.com23 Mar 2024

Although the BJP has never been ballistic about the BJD and Narendra Modi has avoided being critical of Naveen Patnaik, the BJP is optimistic that the party can improve its electoral fortunes in Odisha on its own, notes Rup Narayan Das.

Summanwar is new DG, military intelligence

Summanwar is new DG, military intelligence

Rediff.com22 Feb 2005

Information in Army headquarters.

Kannan, Ogorodov lose in frist round

Kannan, Ogorodov lose in frist round

Rediff.com19 Nov 2003

The seventh and eighth seeds were beaten by Manoj Mahadevan and Vinod Sridhar respectively in the ITF Futures tournament.

Clarke wins ITF Masters

Clarke wins ITF Masters

Rediff.com24 Jun 2005

The second seeded Irishman beat Mohammad Salifu of Ghana in a keen final.

Salifu Mohd. upsets Bopanna

Salifu Mohd. upsets Bopanna

Rediff.com21 Jun 2005

Top seed Rohan Bopanna was knocked out of the ONGC-ITF Masters tennis tournament losing both his singles as well as doubles matches.

'I was in the best team that never played for India'

'I was in the best team that never played for India'

Rediff.com17 Jan 2023

Michael Dalvi, who played first class cricket for Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Bengal, once hit a century against a fiery Malcolm Marshall and the West Indies. At 77, he has a razor sharp memory, a ready wit and is a rare cricketing treasure.

Aisam Qureshi wins ITF Futures

Aisam Qureshi wins ITF Futures

Rediff.com23 Nov 2003

This was the first Futures title on Indian soil for the third seeded Pakistani.

Ramaswami-Sipaeya win ITF doubles title

Ramaswami-Sipaeya win ITF doubles title

Rediff.com22 Nov 2003

The Indian challenge in the men's singles ended with the ouster of Punna Vishal.

Vishal in semis, Liberhan out

Vishal in semis, Liberhan out

Rediff.com21 Nov 2003

Vishal became the only Indian to enter the semifinals of the ONGC ITF Futures men's tennis tournament in Dehradun.

Mankad loses, Liberhan advances

Mankad loses, Liberhan advances

Rediff.com20 Nov 2003

Top seed Mankad lost to Uzbekistan's Dmitry Mazur while 18-year old Liberhan shocked fifth seed Matwe Middelkoop of The Netherlands in the ITF Futures tournament.

Uppal shocks Sipaeya

Uppal shocks Sipaeya

Rediff.com18 Nov 2003

The unseeded Indian Davis Cupper beat the sixth seed in straight sets in the ITF tournament.

'I got support in all jail authorities except Tihar'

'I got support in all jail authorities except Tihar'

Rediff.com7 Jun 2023

'The IB and authorities knew I had given away all my property and had nothing in my name.' 'Even among police officers, they all respected me for this sacrifice which is rare these days.' 'They respected me from this point of view -- in this day and age few individuals live by ideals for the poor.'

Kamal Nath, man of the match, in Madhya Pradesh

Kamal Nath, man of the match, in Madhya Pradesh

Rediff.com14 Dec 2018

The 72-year-old master strategist ensured that the Congress's internal conflict ended and took on the Bharatiya Janata Party and Shivraj Singh Chouhan -- the state's longest ever serving chief minister.

From CM to nobody: Amarinder fails big time in Punjab

From CM to nobody: Amarinder fails big time in Punjab

Rediff.com10 Mar 2022

Amarinder Singh failed spectacularly in these assembly elections -- his new party failed to open its account, his ally BJP fell flat and he failed to even win his own constituency.

BJP may lose 70 seats, says new app

BJP may lose 70 seats, says new app

Rediff.com25 Aug 2018

Neta app claims BJP is down to 212 seats from its 2014 tally of 282.

Aristotle Would Have Envied Ivan

Aristotle Would Have Envied Ivan

Rediff.com8 Jun 2023

'I think my first obsessive, possessive and only half-requited -- as we would joke -- 'love' was Ivan. I saw him first slouching down the corridor of St Stephen's College nearly 50 years ago and was instantly smitten (as was everyone else around him).'

Noted journalist B G Verghese dead

Noted journalist B G Verghese dead

Rediff.com30 Dec 2014

Eminent journalist B G Verghese, a Ramon Magsaysay award winner and former editor of leading dailies Hindustan Times and Indian Express, died on Tuesday at the age of 87 after brief illness.

Prince Charles, Camilla to visit India in November

Prince Charles, Camilla to visit India in November

Rediff.com15 Oct 2013

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Parker-Bowles will make a nine-day visit to India next month on their way to Sri Lanka for the Commonwealth heads of government meeting.

Amarinder Singh: The man who revived Cong in Punjab

Amarinder Singh: The man who revived Cong in Punjab

Rediff.com18 Sep 2021

The 79-year-old widely respected and popular leader steered the Congress in 2017 to a landslide victory in the 117-member assembly to occupy the chief minister's post for the second time.

Fortis' Shivinder Singh to step down; to join spiritual organisation

Fortis' Shivinder Singh to step down; to join spiritual organisation

Rediff.com23 Sep 2015

Fortis Healthcare Executive Vice-Chairman Shivinder Mohan Singh is stepping down from his position to join a philosophical and spiritual organisation.