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India's 10 Prettiest Villages

India's 10 Prettiest Villages

Rediff.com4 Nov 2024

Here's your travel guide to exploring some of India's most beautiful villages.

4 Times When Modi's Hindu-Muslim Rhetoric Backfired

4 Times When Modi's Hindu-Muslim Rhetoric Backfired

Rediff.com25 Apr 2024

Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com does a deep dive into four elections when Narendra Modi resorted to anti-Muslim fervour and points out that Hindu-Muslim politics does not necessarily mean victory for the BJP.

Cong locked Lord Ram, now it wants to lock up Hanuman worshippers: PM

Cong locked Lord Ram, now it wants to lock up Hanuman worshippers: PM

Rediff.com2 May 2023

He called it the party's attempt at trying to lock up those who worship Hanuman. He claimed that the Congress had earlier locked up Lord Rama and now it wanted to lock up those who chant 'Jai Bajrang Bali' (Hail Hanuman).

Stung by Bajrang Dal ban call, Congress embraces Hanuman in Karnataka

Stung by Bajrang Dal ban call, Congress embraces Hanuman in Karnataka

Rediff.com4 May 2023

All the issues around which the grand old party wanted to fight the May 10 assembly elections have been put on the backburner as party state president DK Shivakumar in damage control mode took up a temple run.

Train delay, change in centres cause many students missing NEET

Train delay, change in centres cause many students missing NEET

Rediff.com5 May 2019

Students ran from pillar to post in a vain bid to appear for the exam.

'Y'-category security to HC judges who delivered hijab verdict

'Y'-category security to HC judges who delivered hijab verdict

Rediff.com20 Mar 2022

Condemning the incident, Bommai said, "Being in favour of community is not secularism, that is communalism. I condemn this, we all should stand together. The government will condemn this."

K'taka CM-BSY meet amid discontent among ministers

K'taka CM-BSY meet amid discontent among ministers

Rediff.com14 Aug 2021

Tourism Minister Anand Singh and Municipal Administration and Small Scale Industries' Minister N Nagaraj (MTB) have openly expressed displeasure over their portfolio, and have sought "weighty" ones.

Centre's divestment plan: A stress test for zombie steel plants

Centre's divestment plan: A stress test for zombie steel plants

Rediff.com30 Apr 2021

With the government looking to divest loss-making steel assets, significant interest from secondary players is most likely this time apart from the anticipated list of large integrated primary steel producers, said industry experts. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd (NINL), NMDC Integrated Steel Plant (NISP)-Nagarnar, Ferro Scrap Nigam Ltd and three units of Steel Authority of India (SAIL) - Alloy Steels Plant, Durgapur; Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant, Bhadravati; and Salem Steel Plant, Salem - constitute the divestment list. All the three units of SAIL have been loss-making for more than five years.

K'taka Cong in fix as office-bearers link Shivakumar to scam in video

K'taka Cong in fix as office-bearers link Shivakumar to scam in video

Rediff.com13 Oct 2021

The Congress in Karnataka on Wednesday found itself in a tight spot after a video showed a purported conversation between the party media coordinator M A Saleem and former Lok Sabha member V S Ugrappa attributing the Congress state president D K Shivakumar's involvement in a scam when he was a minister.

Now Bommai faces dissidence as ministers sulk over portfolio allocation

Now Bommai faces dissidence as ministers sulk over portfolio allocation

Rediff.com11 Aug 2021

With sulking Tourism Minister Anand Singh shutting down his MLA's office in Hospet in Vijayanagar district reportedly to show his displeasure over the portfolio allocation, Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai on Wednesday said he would speak to him.

CBI raids unearth illegal mining worth Rs 2500 cr

CBI raids unearth illegal mining worth Rs 2500 cr

Rediff.com15 Sep 2012

CBI sources say that they have information that 50 lakh metric tons of iron ore has been mined in various parts of the state and the value of the same is Rs 2500 crore.

JSW Steel in dock for getting illegal ore supply

JSW Steel in dock for getting illegal ore supply

Rediff.com29 Jul 2011

State exchequer lost Rs 325 crore, says Lokayukta.

Photo Essay: The royal ruins of Hampi

Photo Essay: The royal ruins of Hampi

Rediff.com4 Mar 2011

Sanjeev Nayyar recently visited Hampi festival and came back with these lovely pictures and charming stories to tell!

Govt sees national security risk in illegal mining

Govt sees national security risk in illegal mining

Rediff.com21 Dec 2009

The Union home ministry wants state governments to take proactive action against illegal mining as it has become a national security threat. In a recent meeting with the states, the home ministry said that windfall profits from such mining of minerals and sand were being used by the mafia to aid extremist elements.

Karnataka to promote helicopter tourism

Karnataka to promote helicopter tourism

Rediff.com15 Jan 2009

In an interactive session at the 7th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas event at Chennai, Viswanatha Reddy, director, KTD, said the state helicopter tourism was proposed for Mangalore and Hospet. The department had identified Mangalore, Karwar and its coasts, which would have casinos, bars and so on for cruise tourism. He said 14 more helipads would be set up soon in addition to the present 23.

Bangalore: Infosys, airport attacks foiled

Bangalore: Infosys, airport attacks foiled

Rediff.com5 Jan 2007

"Police have foiled a conspiracy to attack the airport and Infosys," Chief Minister H D Kumarawamy said.

Interrogation of terror suspect leads to Hampi

Interrogation of terror suspect leads to Hampi

Rediff.com6 Jan 2007

The 32-year-old suspected militant was running a handicrafts shop in front of Virupaksha temple at Hampi for the last five years.

Rahul to kickstart Karnataka poll campaign on Feb 10

Rahul to kickstart Karnataka poll campaign on Feb 10

Rediff.com30 Jan 2018

All senior leaders will be along with Rahul Gandhi during these programmes and this will be the 'first leg' of the campaign by the Congress president.

Is presence of US cos attracting terrorists to B'lore?

Is presence of US cos attracting terrorists to B'lore?

Rediff.com29 Dec 2014

The presence of top American companies like Microsoft, Cisco and McKinsey in Bengaluru seem to be motivating terror groups to repeatedly target the IT city as it gives them instant publicity globally and acts to thwart foreign investment there.

Bangalore is officially Bengaluru from now

Bangalore is officially Bengaluru from now

Rediff.com1 Nov 2014

It's official! Bangalore is now Bengaluru, Mangalore is Mangaluru and Mysore is Mysuru from Saturday as Karnataka turned 68.

Court freezes assets worth Rs 37.86 cr of mining baron Reddy

Court freezes assets worth Rs 37.86 cr of mining baron Reddy

Rediff.com17 Aug 2014

A special anti-money laundering court in New Delhi has attached assets worth over Rs 37.86 crore belonging to former Karnataka minister and mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy and his wife in connection with an alleged multi-crore iron ore mining scam.

Why Sajjan Jindal now wants to make cars

Why Sajjan Jindal now wants to make cars

Rediff.com5 Jul 2018

'We will have a well-designed product, and not a compromise.' 'We will make a completely contemporary vehicle, in keeping with consumers' aspirations, not like the Nano, which disappointed them,' Sajjan Jindal tells Shreekant Sambrani.

'Does Islam teach you to hurt your parents?'

'Does Islam teach you to hurt your parents?'

Rediff.com11 Jan 2016

'The path you were planning to choose was wrong. The safest place in this world is India. Why do you want to waste your life?' How the Mumbai Anti Terror Squad is trying to rehabilitate a young man who may have wanted to join ISIS.