News for 'Vishwakarma Puja'

'Gurus Abuse The Very People Who Give Them Power'

'Gurus Abuse The Very People Who Give Them Power'

Rediff.com7 Oct 2025

'What is it about the institution of faith that makes somebody get a sense of impunity, that they believe they can get away with anything?'

The Peeli-Peelis of Kolkata

The Peeli-Peelis of Kolkata

Rediff.com27 Sep 2024

As Kolkata marches towards modernity, it is hard to imagine its streets without these cabs, notes Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd).

Doctors warn Mamata of massive Covid spike post Durga puja

Doctors warn Mamata of massive Covid spike post Durga puja

Rediff.com8 Oct 2020

Members of Joint Platform of Doctors, in their letter to Banerjee, referred to the steep rise in coronavirus cases in Kerala after the recent Onam festival, and a similar situation in Spain following International Women's Day celebrations and a football match to make their point.

Diwali as I remember it

Diwali as I remember it

Rediff.com4 Nov 2010

Ruby Banerjea wanders down memory lane.

Rocky Yadav's Facebook posts show his love of guns

Rocky Yadav's Facebook posts show his love of guns

Rediff.com11 May 2016

Rocky Yadav, son of Bihar legislator Manorama Devi, arrested for the murder of a teenager in Bodh Gaya last week, was fond of guns.

Why Nitish Supports '1 Nation, 1 Poll'

Why Nitish Supports '1 Nation, 1 Poll'

Rediff.com21 Sep 2024

Nitish Kumar wants to assure the BJP leadership that he will continue to be a part of the NDA. But he also wants to secure a larger number of seats for his party in the 2025 assembly elections in Bihar.

More than courage ...: Modi after diving down to pray in submerged Dwarka

More than courage ...: Modi after diving down to pray in submerged Dwarka

Rediff.com26 Feb 2024

Wearing a white diving helmet and ochre robes, Modi sat cross-legged on the sea bed, folded his hands in prayers while being helped by the Navy divers and waved peacock feathers before offering them to Lord Krishna.

C'garh: Naxals set ablaze conveyor belt, mining hindered

C'garh: Naxals set ablaze conveyor belt, mining hindered

Rediff.com18 Sep 2013

Naxals allegedly set on fire a conveyor belt of National Mineral Development Corporation in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district in the wee hours on Wednesday causing production disturbance to the tune of 40,000 tonnes.

Has Udhayanidhi Shot INDIA Alliance in the Foot?

Has Udhayanidhi Shot INDIA Alliance in the Foot?

Rediff.com4 Sep 2023

Udayanidhi has handed over to the BJP one real issue to draw the line between it and the INDIA alliance, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy.

Meet Pad Didi

Meet Pad Didi

Rediff.com14 Feb 2018

Maya Vishwakarma gave up her job as a scientist in California to make 'No Tension' sanitary pads for tribal women who have never used one before.

VHP yatra: Uttar Pradesh on edge, over 350 arrested

VHP yatra: Uttar Pradesh on edge, over 350 arrested

Rediff.com24 Aug 2013

The twin towns of Ayodhya and Faizabad were on the edge on Saturday as tension mounted on the eve of VHP's yatra with the UP government cracking down on the saffron outfit arresting some of its leaders and over 350 activists.

The amazing success story of Flipkart's CTO

The amazing success story of Flipkart's CTO

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

'There was a time when I went without salary for about six months,' says Amod Malviya, an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur and currently CTO, Flipkart.