News for 'canale'

'The Sethu Samudram does not make nautical sense'

'The Sethu Samudram does not make nautical sense'

Rediff.com1 Oct 2007

A mariner's perspective of the Sethu Samudram Shipping Canal Project.

Bruges, it's easy to fall in love with you

Bruges, it's easy to fall in love with you

Rediff.com13 Feb 2015

Lakshmi Sharath loses herself in the narrow lanes of a magical city.

PIX: Liverpool in last 16; Manchester City on course

PIX: Liverpool in last 16; Manchester City on course

Rediff.com4 Nov 2021

Images from Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.

More bones found in Nandigram

More bones found in Nandigram

Rediff.com8 Dec 2007

Coming close on the heels of the recovery of charred bones and portions of skulls from five graves, the CBI has found more bones from a canal near a village at Nandigram.

Why is Amarinder threatening to quit?

Why is Amarinder threatening to quit?

Rediff.com4 Nov 2020

Although assembly election are 16 months away, it makes sense to let his party know he's very much in the running for the job he's currently holding.

Vizag: Maoists blast main hydel power control room

Vizag: Maoists blast main hydel power control room

Rediff.com30 May 2007

The power house, commissioned in 1983, has an installed capacity of 25 megawatts and generates half a million units of power every day. The damage to the power station due to the Maoist blast is being assessed.

Gujarat first Indian state to launch ago-solar policy

Gujarat first Indian state to launch ago-solar policy

Rediff.com17 Aug 2015

Gujarat has earlier made a strong pitch in the area of solar energy.

UP's record on law and order is disgraceful

UP's record on law and order is disgraceful

Rediff.com15 Oct 2018

'Yogiji has neither been successful in reducing crime in the state nor has he been able to make the people feel that they are safe,' says one UP minister.

Picture perfect! 15 iconic landmarks in the world

Picture perfect! 15 iconic landmarks in the world

Rediff.com26 Jun 2014

You've probably seen them in the movies or have visited them. But these photographs of the most popular landmarks according TripAdvisor will blow your mind away! Here are some... in no particular order:

Arjun Kapoor's touching post for his mum

Arjun Kapoor's touching post for his mum

Rediff.com26 Mar 2018

'Wish u were here Mom.'

Three decades passed, memories of Hashimpura still haunt ex-SP

Three decades passed, memories of Hashimpura still haunt ex-SP

Rediff.com31 Jul 2016

Rai says the story is a 'sordid saga of the relations between the Indian state and minorities'.

No trace yet of Kavita's body, search continues

No trace yet of Kavita's body, search continues

Rediff.com29 Dec 2006

The accused has confessed that he strangled the lecturer to death before disposing of the body in a canal in Sanauta in Bulandshahr district.

Rains: 500 marooned in Andhra village

Rains: 500 marooned in Andhra village

Rediff.com28 Oct 2005

Though there was no danger of the village being submerged as it was on elevated land, the district administration is finding it difficult to send rescuers.\n\n

Indian Muslims should emerge out of 'Khilafat' mindset

Indian Muslims should emerge out of 'Khilafat' mindset

Rediff.com21 Dec 2019

'How does relief in the form of citizenship to a persecuted Hindu in Bangladesh put the citizenship of an Indian Muslim in danger?', asks Dr Sudhir Bisht.

Italian village meets China

Italian village meets China

Rediff.com15 Jun 2012

China has constructed a copy of an Italian city called Florentia Village.

'I believe in freedom'

'I believe in freedom'

Rediff.com26 Mar 2007

President Pervez Musharraf says Pakistan is progressing and no one can stop that progress.

How Purvideen Khera got its road

How Purvideen Khera got its road

Rediff.com5 Dec 2019

Who'd have imagined that a bunch of poor, illiterate women in a slum would be able to achieve this?

Fidel 'frail', but still the revolutionary of old

Fidel 'frail', but still the revolutionary of old

Rediff.com31 Oct 2013

Vice President Hamid Ansari discovers the iconic Fidel Castro in fine form during a rare 65-minute encounter. Nikhil Lakshman reports from Havana

2 Babbar Khalsa terrorists held in Delhi; arms, ammunition recovered

2 Babbar Khalsa terrorists held in Delhi; arms, ammunition recovered

Rediff.com8 Sep 2020

The duo were planning targeted killings in various north Indian states on the directions of Khalistan movement leaders sponsored by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, they said.

Punjab and its State-sponsored anarchy

Punjab and its State-sponsored anarchy

Rediff.com21 Mar 2016

Punjab politics has produced a dog's breakfast on the river waters issue. Except, you'd see even dogs eat better, says Shekhar Gupta.

Bus mishap in Karnataka; 35 feared dead

Bus mishap in Karnataka; 35 feared dead

Rediff.com10 Jan 2005

The bus was proceeding from Hubli to Chitapur in Gulbarga district when it fell into the Almatti canal.

Singer Ayiroor Sadasivan dies in road accident

Singer Ayiroor Sadasivan dies in road accident

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

He was 78.

How India can realise its true potential

How India can realise its true potential

Rediff.com5 Jan 2021

Sanjeev Nayyar offers a roster of things to do to see the India of our dreams.

Be prepared to sacrifice life for Sethusamudram: Karuna

Be prepared to sacrifice life for Sethusamudram: Karuna

Rediff.com17 Jun 2013

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief M Karunanidhi on Monday mounted a blistering attack on the Tamil Nadu government over its opposition to the Rs 2,400 crore Sethusamudram project and asked his partymen to be prepared to sacrifice their lives for its implementation.

PIX: Lady Gaga, Uma Thurman and more at Cannes

PIX: Lady Gaga, Uma Thurman and more at Cannes

Rediff.com12 May 2011

Check out the celebs who've made it to Cannes

Indian student missing in Britain, father issues appeal

Indian student missing in Britain, father issues appeal

Rediff.com8 Jan 2013

Souvik Pal, from Kolkata, vanished after being separated from friends while celebrating New Year's Eve a nightclub in Manchester city.

Govt plans to convert 101 rivers into waterways: Gadkari

Govt plans to convert 101 rivers into waterways: Gadkari

Rediff.com18 Jan 2015

Transport minister says they are cheaper mode of transport than road and rail; so far only 5 river stretches have been declared waterways

Even world leaders find time to stay in shape

Even world leaders find time to stay in shape

Rediff.com19 Nov 2010

Meetings, appointments, speeches, policy-making, tours world leaders have a lot on their palate. Yet some of them find time to stay in shape. Let's take a look at them

BEST college campuses: Readers share their pics

BEST college campuses: Readers share their pics

Rediff.com8 Apr 2013

Readers share photographs of their favourite college campuses. You can share yours too.

Sonia wraps up 2-day visit to Rae Bareli

Sonia wraps up 2-day visit to Rae Bareli

Rediff.com27 Jul 2012

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday wrapped up a two-day visit to her Lok Sabha constituency by meeting people's representatives who highlighted various problems of the area and sought her help in resolving them.

How Modi's SVAMITVA scheme aims to help rural property holders

How Modi's SVAMITVA scheme aims to help rural property holders

Rediff.com21 Oct 2020

SVAMITVA is a new government project that primarily aims to demarcate abadi areas that includes inhabitant land, inhabited areas contiguous to abadi and wadis/basties in rural areas, using drone surveying technology.

Aussie jailed to 45 yrs for raping and killing Indian girl

Aussie jailed to 45 yrs for raping and killing Indian girl

Rediff.com17 May 2013

A 21-year-old Australian man was Friday sentenced to 45 years in jail with a minimum non-parole period of 30 years for the "planned and premeditated" rape and murder of Indian student Tosha Thakkar, who he strangled to death, stuffed into a suitcase and dumped in a canal.

Zlatan promises to stay at PSG if they replace Eiffel Tower with his statue

Zlatan promises to stay at PSG if they replace Eiffel Tower with his statue

Rediff.com14 Mar 2016

'If they put a statue of me in place of the Eiffel Tour, of course I'll stay.'

Ahead of Model Code of Conduct, Raje announces free electricity to farmers

Ahead of Model Code of Conduct, Raje announces free electricity to farmers

Rediff.com6 Oct 2018

Raje said the electricity infrastructure in the state was in bad shape when she came to power, adding that the government turned the situation around by infusing nearly Rs 40,000 crore.

Gujarat: 3 tribal women, one minor girl gang-raped

Gujarat: 3 tribal women, one minor girl gang-raped

Rediff.com19 Oct 2012

Three tribal women and a minor girl working at a construction site of Narmada canal were allegedly gang-raped by about seven unidentified men at Viramgam near Ahmedabad, a police official.

Portfolios allocated to ministers in Rajasthan; Gehlot keeps 9, Pilot 5

Portfolios allocated to ministers in Rajasthan; Gehlot keeps 9, Pilot 5

Rediff.com27 Dec 2018

Apart from the chief minister and deputy chief minister, 13 cabinet and 10 ministers of state were allocated portfolios.

England fan sails from Bulgaria to Russia for World Cup match

England fan sails from Bulgaria to Russia for World Cup match

Rediff.com18 Jun 2018

It took Graham Kentsley, originally from St Albans in Hertfordshire, just over five weeks to make the around 2,000 kilometre (1,243 miles) journey, which he timed so that he would arrive in good time for England's first World Cup match against Tunisia in the southern Russia city of Volgograd.

'Sasikala's arrival won't impact AIADMK'

'Sasikala's arrival won't impact AIADMK'

Rediff.com6 Feb 2021

'Our party cadre does not want her in the party.'

Bring back Souvik's body soon: Family

Bring back Souvik's body soon: Family

Rediff.com23 Jan 2013

The family of Indian student Souvik Pal, whose body was found in a canal near Manchester United Club's football ground in London, on Wednesday asked the government to prevail on Britain to expedite handing over their son's body and bear the cost of flying it back to India.

Why giant hands are emerging from the water in Venice

Why giant hands are emerging from the water in Venice

Rediff.com17 May 2017

Support, a temporary artwork by artist Lorenzo Quinn, sees two large hands emerge from Venice's Grand Canal to protect, and as the name suggests, support the historic Ca' Sagredo Hotel.