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'Radhanagar beach is the best!'

'Radhanagar beach is the best!'

Rediff.com19 Feb 2016

Readers share impressions of their favourite beaches.

Monsoon likely to arrive in Kerala by May 29

Monsoon likely to arrive in Kerala by May 29

Rediff.com14 May 2008

Monsoon is likely to arrive in Kerala on May 29, the India Meteorological Department predicted on Wednesday. ''This time, the monsoon onset over Kerala is likely to be on May 29, with a model error of four days,'' the IMD said in a statement. With strengthening and deepening of monsoon winds and widespread rainfall activity, southwest monsoon advanced into the southeast Bay of Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and north Andaman Sea on May 12, almost 8 days in advance.

Lucknow tops list of 13 new smart cities

Lucknow tops list of 13 new smart cities

Rediff.com24 May 2016

The 13 cities selected in the Fast Track Smart City Competition have proposed a total investment of Rs 30,229 crore

52 errors in J-K Act: Cabinet Secretary foxed by typos in notes

52 errors in J-K Act: Cabinet Secretary foxed by typos in notes

Rediff.com29 Sep 2019

Following several instances of poor drafting of Cabinet notes and bills in the recent past, on September 11, the Cabinet Secretariat wrote to all ministries and departments to read up paragraph 55 of the 'Handbook of Writing Cabinet Notes'. Archis Mohan reports.

BrahMos missile test-fired, meets all flight parameters

BrahMos missile test-fired, meets all flight parameters

Rediff.com8 May 2015

Today's development follows an unsuccessful test on April 9, when the missile had failed to hit the target.

Boost to Army's air power; will get medium range missile by 2020

Boost to Army's air power; will get medium range missile by 2020

Rediff.com27 Aug 2017

The missile will be capable of shooting down enemy ballistic missiles, aircraft, helicopters, drones, surveillance aircraft and AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control Systems) aircraft from a range of around 70 km.

India to promote tuna export from Andamans

India to promote tuna export from Andamans

Rediff.com10 Jul 2007

Go for tuna. That is the message Union Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh has to give to marine exporters.

#Travel: India in pics

#Travel: India in pics

Rediff.com27 Mar 2016

Our readers from across India have shared their mesmerizing travel pics.

Early monsoon may bring cyclone too

Early monsoon may bring cyclone too

Rediff.com16 May 2007

The Indian Meteorological Department announced that conditions are favourable for further advancement of monsoon to some parts of southwest Bay of Bengal

5 things I learnt from the IAF

5 things I learnt from the IAF

Rediff.com8 Oct 2020

Air Commodore Nitin Sathe reveals what he learnt from the Indian Air Force, which he served for 35 years. An Air Force Day Special.

#Travel: From India with love

#Travel: From India with love

Rediff.com6 Mar 2016

These pictures sent by our readers bear witness to the beauty of our country.

Navy chief heads to Vizag, will review progress on N-sub INS Arihant

Navy chief heads to Vizag, will review progress on N-sub INS Arihant

Rediff.com29 Apr 2014

Adm R K Dhowan is also likely to take a closer look at the submarine building assembly line at the Naval Dockyard co-located with the Eastern Naval Command, on his maiden visit to a field command since taking over, reports RS Chauhan.

Why tourism in India fails to boom

Why tourism in India fails to boom

Rediff.com13 Dec 2007

Indian authorities continue to distinguish domestic from foreign travellers.

Fear looms large as cyclone Hudhud heads for Odisha

Fear looms large as cyclone Hudhud heads for Odisha

Rediff.com9 Oct 2014

Cyclone Hudhud has moved closer to the cost of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh and will turn into a severe cyclonic storm in next 12 hours, the India Meteorological Department said.

'Indian Navy is confident of rising to any challenge'

'Indian Navy is confident of rising to any challenge'

Rediff.com21 Sep 2020

'The Indian Navy has sufficient combat power in areas of interest to India that can quickly scale up operations if the need arises.' 'This includes all the choke points leading into the Indian Ocean as also areas within.'

EC prepares for bigger VVPAT count on May 23

EC prepares for bigger VVPAT count on May 23

Rediff.com9 May 2019

According to the EC, no mismatch has been reported since the practice of cross-checking votes was introduced.

Why do senior govt officials want to leave Delhi?

Why do senior govt officials want to leave Delhi?

Rediff.com19 May 2015

Amid the ongoing row over appointment of an acting chief secretary.

How Mi-8 helped India's Operation Cactus

How Mi-8 helped India's Operation Cactus

Rediff.com3 Nov 2020

We salute the Mi-8 today on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of Operation Cactus. Through its glorious service career, the Mi-8 left an indelible mark on the future by providing the IAF with a lineage of professional helicopter aircrew, says Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd).

How can calm return to the north east?

How can calm return to the north east?

Rediff.com14 Dec 2019

'In terms of sheer incompetence, this government has rivaled the Rajiv Gandhi-led government that was derisively called the 'Baba-log' government for its naive handling of many issues,' notes Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

'The Pakistanis had state of the art anti-aircraft missiles to shoot us down'

'The Pakistanis had state of the art anti-aircraft missiles to shoot us down'

Rediff.com16 Jul 2020

'The Pakistanis were not the mujahids or terrorists as claimed initially.' .'They were trained soldiers who held state of the art anti-aircraft missiles to shoot down our airplanes.'

Suez, de-globalization, and a Semiconductor Fab for India

Suez, de-globalization, and a Semiconductor Fab for India

Rediff.com31 Mar 2021

'If the almost literally heart-stopping Suez block has any positive outcome, it is to be hoped that it will accelerate the setting up of a fab (perhaps Taiwanese) in India,' asserts Rajeev Srinivasan.

Schools in Nagapattinam to remain closed

Schools in Nagapattinam to remain closed

Rediff.com4 Jan 2005

A majority of the tsunami victims are staying in the schools, which have been converted into relief camps.

Railways rout Andaman 33-0

Railways rout Andaman 33-0

Rediff.com21 Oct 2006

Railways massacred a hapless Andaman and Nicobar islands 33-0 in the national hockey championships.

They won't let India's coral reefs die!

They won't let India's coral reefs die!

Rediff.com11 Apr 2019

Coral reefs protect coastal areas from flooding and high waves, function as fish nurseries, provide subsistence food, and of course, draw in tourists

Cabinet okays more tsunami aid

Cabinet okays more tsunami aid

Rediff.com18 Feb 2005

India sees record spike of 896 COVID-19 cases, 37 deaths in 24 hrs

India sees record spike of 896 COVID-19 cases, 37 deaths in 24 hrs

Rediff.com11 Apr 2020

While the number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 6,039, as many as 515 people have been cured and discharged, and one had migrated, it said. The total number of cases include 71 foreign nationals.

All metros among 130 districts identified as COVID-19 red zones

All metros among 130 districts identified as COVID-19 red zones

Rediff.com1 May 2020

This classification of districts is to be followed by states and union terrotories till a week post May 3, when the second phase of lockdown will end, for containment operations.

NGO to spend Rs 161 cr for tsunami-hit

NGO to spend Rs 161 cr for tsunami-hit

Rediff.com18 Jun 2005

Various rehabilitation programmes will be taken up for the tsunami-affected in Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands by a non-governmental organisation which has earmarked Rs 161 crore

Tsunami alters tribal food habits

Tsunami alters tribal food habits

Rediff.com20 Dec 2005

Despite hardships, rural India gives thumbs up to Modi govt on Covid

Despite hardships, rural India gives thumbs up to Modi govt on Covid

Rediff.com10 Aug 2020

About 78 per cent respondents said they were also satisfied with the steps taken by their own state government, according to the findings of the survey.

A&N police help tsunami widows

A&N police help tsunami widows

Rediff.com3 Nov 2005

They have offered jobs and land to the widows and families.

Indo-Thai naval exercise in Andaman sea

Indo-Thai naval exercise in Andaman sea

Rediff.com23 Sep 2005

This was the first such exercise.

Air Sahara to fly to Andamans

Air Sahara to fly to Andamans

Rediff.com22 Aug 2006

Air Sahara has decided to operate flights to Andaman and Nicobar islands from September.

Bad news on job front as unemployment rate hits 5-year high

Bad news on job front as unemployment rate hits 5-year high

Rediff.com29 Sep 2016

The unemployment rate in India has shot up to a five-year high of five per cent in 2015-16, with the figure significantly higher at 8.7 per cent for women as compared to 4.3 per cent for men, says a report by Labour Bureau.

Coming soon, an air accident every week!

Coming soon, an air accident every week!

Rediff.com5 Aug 2006

This will be the average accident rate by the year 2010.

Andamans reeling from 'mystery disease'

Andamans reeling from 'mystery disease'

Rediff.com3 Aug 2006

Chikungunya it is a type of Arbovirus disease caused by the bite of infected culicine mosquitoes (aedes aegypti/day biter) reported long back in Tanzania in Africa.

Large reserves, poor country

Large reserves, poor country

Rediff.com24 Jan 2005

Will coronavirus topple Trump?

Will coronavirus topple Trump?

Rediff.com18 Mar 2020

'It is perplexing to see the leader of the First World with a first rate medical infrastructure come up short on its foresight to handle the pandemic,' notes Group Captain Murli Menon (retd).

MH370 and three worrying 'ifs'

MH370 and three worrying 'ifs'

Rediff.com17 Mar 2014

Kuala Lumpur's delay in roping in India to help track the missing aircraft is an indicator that New Delhi must redouble its diplomacy and capacity demonstration in East Asia, feels Nitin Pai