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India's Cultural Diplomacy: Restoring Shared Heritage Across Asia

India's Cultural Diplomacy: Restoring Shared Heritage Across Asia

Rediff.com8 Jul 2026

India has actively engaged in cultural diplomacy over the past 12 years, providing grant assistance and expertise for the restoration and conservation of significant heritage sites, including temples and archaeological complexes, across multiple Asian countries, reinforcing shared civilisational ties.

Why Malaysia Is Winning Indian Tourists

Why Malaysia Is Winning Indian Tourists

Rediff.com4 Aug 2026

Go once. You will know, even before you board the flight home, that you will return.

'There Could Be More Violence In Pakistan'

'There Could Be More Violence In Pakistan'

Rediff.com18 Mar 2026

'TTP has vowed to take revenge for the attacks that Pakistan is carrying out against Afghanistan.' 'To diminish this threat, Pakistan is hitting Afghanistan hard.'

2026: Kerala Among Best Destinations

2026: Kerala Among Best Destinations

Rediff.com6 Jan 2026

Kerala has earned a spot on Rough Guides' list of the world's top travel destinations for 2026, with the popular guidebook publisher highlighting the state as a must-visit location for the year ahead.

STUNNING: The BEST wildlife photographs of the year!

STUNNING: The BEST wildlife photographs of the year!

Rediff.com7 Dec 2012

We bring you the best pictures from Sanctuary Asia Wildlife Awards 2012. Text and Photograph courtesy Sanctuary Asia magazine.

MUST SEE: Amazing award-winning wildlife photos

MUST SEE: Amazing award-winning wildlife photos

Rediff.com5 Dec 2011

Sanctuary Asia magazine recently announced its wildlife photography awards. Here are some of the pictures that got a special mention and the three award-winning pictures. Click on and be amazed!

Vietnam: A Wonderful Place For A Holiday

Vietnam: A Wonderful Place For A Holiday

Rediff.com12 May 2025

Whether it's navigating the labyrinthine Cu Chi Tunnels, boating on the Mekong, marveling at ancient Champa temples, or the Mekong Bay, Vietnam promises a journey like no other.

Amritsar Declaration calls for dismantling of terror sanctuaries

Amritsar Declaration calls for dismantling of terror sanctuaries

Rediff.com4 Dec 2016

The declaration also names Pak-based terror groups like LeT and JeM.

Photos: These Indians are saving Planet Earth

Photos: These Indians are saving Planet Earth

Rediff.com2 Dec 2011

Bittu Sahgal, Editor, Sanctuary Asia announced the 12th Sanctuary Wildlife Awards, 2011, in Mumbai. Here's the list of the awardees and why they were honoured.

Afghanistan, terror sanctuaries in Pak on agenda for Blinken's India visit

Afghanistan, terror sanctuaries in Pak on agenda for Blinken's India visit

Rediff.com25 Jul 2021

The two sides are also expected to explore ways to deepen defence collaboration, including exercises, defence transfers and technologies ahead of the next edition of the 2+2 defence and foreign ministerial dialogue to be held in the US later this year, they said.

The Woman Who Chases Birds

The Woman Who Chases Birds

Rediff.com18 Jan 2022

Rathika Ramaswamy's love affair with wildlife photography began in 2003, when she took pictures of birds at the Bharatpur bird sanctuary. That love affair -- captured in her lens -- bloomed! And how!

Biggest, Smallest, Highest, Largest...

Biggest, Smallest, Highest, Largest...

Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

How much do you know about our country? Take this fun travel quiz.

This monk offers shelter to snakes in monastery

This monk offers shelter to snakes in monastery

Rediff.com8 Dec 2020

Make sure to visit this monastery-turned-snake sanctuary when you go to Myanmar.

Cheetah deaths: African experts tell Indian govt to...

Cheetah deaths: African experts tell Indian govt to...

Rediff.com4 Aug 2023

Younger cheetahs that are habituated to management vehicles and human presence are preferred candidates for relocation to India, international experts involved in Project Cheetah have told the government based on lessons learnt from the initial experience in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park.

21 award-winning wildlife photographs of the year!

21 award-winning wildlife photographs of the year!

Rediff.com18 Dec 2015

Presenting the best of Sanctuary Asia Wildlife Awards 2015.

The Most FANTASTIC Pix You Will See!

The Most FANTASTIC Pix You Will See!

Rediff.com15 Feb 2024

The World Photography Organisation has revealed the winners for the Sony World Photography Awards 2024.

Countering 'lifeblood' of terror should be priority: NSA Doval

Countering 'lifeblood' of terror should be priority: NSA Doval

Rediff.com6 Dec 2022

Describing Central Asia as India's "extended neighbourhood", Doval said New Delhi accords "highest priority" to this region, adding Afghanistan is an important issue "concerning all of us".

Why Heart of Asia will have no love for Pakistan

Why Heart of Asia will have no love for Pakistan

Rediff.com30 Nov 2016

Identifying terror emanating from Pakistan as the "greatest threat" to regional peace and stability, India and Afghanistan have said that setting up an effective counter-terror framework to deal with the challenge will be a major focus at the two-day Heart of Asia conference beginning Saturday.

Don't blame others for your own failures: Taliban to Pak on Peshawar blast

Don't blame others for your own failures: Taliban to Pak on Peshawar blast

Rediff.com3 Feb 2023

On January 30, a suicide bombing at a mosque in the Peshawar Police Lines area claimed the lives of at least 101 people

Welcome to the jungle! 5 safaris to beat the summer heat

Welcome to the jungle! 5 safaris to beat the summer heat

Rediff.com4 Jun 2018

A forest safari is the best way to observe animals in their natural habitat.

Every River Is Under Attack By The Sand Mafia

Every River Is Under Attack By The Sand Mafia

Rediff.com28 Oct 2022

The demand for minerals, boulders and sand is so great that it has fueled a black market and the goons who control this trade do not hesitate to kill law enforcement officers and reporters who have tried to expose them.

World's 'loneliest elephant' is finally free

World's 'loneliest elephant' is finally free

Rediff.com1 Dec 2020

Kaavan, the world's loneliest elephant, will finally get a chance to live in a place he can call home.

Reach out to Taliban, don't allow polarisation: Eminent citizens to govt

Reach out to Taliban, don't allow polarisation: Eminent citizens to govt

Rediff.com1 Sep 2021

Expressing concern over the situation in Afghanistan, a group of eminent persons, including former ministers K Natwar Singh, Yashwant Sinha and Mani Shankar Aiyar, on Wednesday urged the government to continue engaging with the Taliban and not allow any political party to use the developments in that country to communally polarise Indian society for electoral gains.

China could convince Pakistan for dismantling terror safe havens: US

China could convince Pakistan for dismantling terror safe havens: US

Rediff.com7 Jan 2018

The official was quick to point out that China has been playing a more helpful role in terms of encouraging better relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan. "It is taking a more active role in this regard."

'Time we show maturity to do business,' Swaraj tells Pakistan during 2-day visit

'Time we show maturity to do business,' Swaraj tells Pakistan during 2-day visit

Rediff.com9 Dec 2015

India on Wednesday extended a hand of friendship to Pakistan, saying it was time the two countries display "maturity and self-confidence" to do business with each other.

Pak hasn't done 'anything significant' in war against terror, says 'unsatisfied' US

Pak hasn't done 'anything significant' in war against terror, says 'unsatisfied' US

Rediff.com3 Dec 2017

The US also termed the release of Mumbai-terror attack accused Hafiz Saeed as "a step backward" in that direction.

Bird flu outbreak reported in four states now

Bird flu outbreak reported in four states now

Rediff.com4 Jan 2021

Himachal Pradesh on Monday became the fourth state to report cases of bird flu after Rajasthan, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh, with officials confirming that migratory birds found dead at Pong Dam Lake in Kangra district have tested positive for the dreaded avian influenza.

Migratory birds stay put in Chilika despite heat

Migratory birds stay put in Chilika despite heat

Rediff.com14 Apr 2016

Forest officials said 43,156 water fowls of 121 different species were spotted in the lake during the survey last summer, of which 9,928 were found in Nalabana bird sanctuary.

'Trump admin trying something different for Pak'

'Trump admin trying something different for Pak'

Rediff.com8 Jan 2018

The US is committed to not allowing either Pakistan or Afghanistan to become a safe haven for terrorists from where they can attack the US and its allies, said the senior Trump administration official.

Arunachal: Where Elephants Roam at 10,000 feet

Arunachal: Where Elephants Roam at 10,000 feet

Rediff.com21 Nov 2019

'This is the only place on earth where Elephas maximus climbs to these heights.'

India's tiger numbers up. Salute to unsung women who helped!

India's tiger numbers up. Salute to unsung women who helped!

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

In the jungles of the Pench National Park and Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, 28 brave women walk 20 km every day. They often come across tigers, leopards, bears, bison and other wild animals. But there is another species far deadlier that often crosses their path: Humans.

Headley factor behind Pak crackdown on Taliban?

Headley factor behind Pak crackdown on Taliban?

Rediff.com26 Feb 2010

Revelations by Pakistani-American David Headley, a Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative charged with conspiring in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, may have prompted Islamabad to finally go after the Afghan-Taliban, a noted United States scholar on South Asia has said.

Ken-Betwa project: 'Tiger population won't survive'

Ken-Betwa project: 'Tiger population won't survive'

Rediff.com7 Apr 2021

'Tiger reserves were created to protect areas from developmental activities.' 'If we go ahead with these projects, then it is a complete mockery of our institutions and our laws, it is against everything we have stood for, our Forest Conservation Act, our Wildlife Biodiversity Act.'

Taliban Will Be Around For A Long While

Taliban Will Be Around For A Long While

Rediff.com15 Sep 2021

Unless the Taliban goofs up in a big way, which seems highly unlikely, we are looking at a regime that will be around for quite a long while and present a level of governance that the puppets of the richest and most advanced countries failed to provide, predicts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

UK agrees to support India's defence manufacturing

UK agrees to support India's defence manufacturing

Rediff.com23 Apr 2022

After his wide-ranging talks with Modi on the second and final day of his India visit, Johnson said the new defence and security partnership will enable India to strengthen its domestic defence industry as well as help the two countries protect vital shared interests in the Indo-Pacific.

'India needs to do much more in Afghanistan'

'India needs to do much more in Afghanistan'

Rediff.com11 Nov 2021

'The threat of ceding space to China in Afghanistan appears to be one factor propelling our government to get a bit more active now.'

Rogue Pakistan's biggest victim is India

Rogue Pakistan's biggest victim is India

Rediff.com7 Mar 2009

India had responded appropriately by calling for dismantling of the terror infrastructure in Pakistan. It needs to be proactive in isolating and pressuring Pakistan, says Ram Madhav

India's tiger numbers up. Salute to unsung women who have helped!

India's tiger numbers up. Salute to unsung women who have helped!

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

In the jungles of the Pench National Park and Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, 28 brave women walk 20 km every day. They often come across tigers, leopards, bears, bison and other wild animals. But there is another species far deadlier that often crosses their path: Humans.

Pak will benefit by ending terror safe havens: Mattis

Pak will benefit by ending terror safe havens: Mattis

Rediff.com4 Oct 2017

Mattis said the Trump administration is being very clear and firm in what it expects from Pakistan.

US asks Pakistan to expel terrorists operating from its soil

US asks Pakistan to expel terrorists operating from its soil

Rediff.com7 Feb 2018

The US has been in discussions with Pakistan but there has been not a 'sufficient amount of action' from it against terrorists.