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ML Khattar - Haryana's new no-nonsense, master strategist CM

ML Khattar - Haryana's new no-nonsense, master strategist CM

Rediff.com26 Oct 2014

A Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh man, Manohar Lal Khattar toiled on the ground to build the organisation for last four decades till he was handpicked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lead the first Bharatiya Janata Party government in Haryana.

Another year of utter disappointment for Indian athletics

Another year of utter disappointment for Indian athletics

Rediff.com31 Dec 2016

An overview of India's underwhelming performance in athletics

Congress may not make substantial gains in Telangana

Congress may not make substantial gains in Telangana

Rediff.com17 Feb 2014

While the United Progressive Alliance government is preparing to ignore the protests from anti-Telangana members of Parliament and push through the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill in Parliament on Tuesday, the Congress' grim internal assessment is that the move may not pay the requisite electoral dividends which it had originally hoped for, says Anita Katyal

A start-up that helps you learn the job while you're still in college

A start-up that helps you learn the job while you're still in college

Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

Mumbai-based start-up Purple Squirrel Eduventures is helping students decide on their careers through industrial visits

75% voter turnout in Punjab; skirmishes at some places

75% voter turnout in Punjab; skirmishes at some places

Rediff.com4 Feb 2017

Two persons were injured in a clash which took place between AAP and Congress workers at Sultanpur village in Sangrur district.

40 years ago and now: How Ranbaxy moved out of family control

40 years ago and now: How Ranbaxy moved out of family control

Rediff.com22 Oct 2014

Ranbaxy did its maiden public issue in 1973.

Manohar Lal Khattar: RSS pracharak to Haryana CM

Manohar Lal Khattar: RSS pracharak to Haryana CM

Rediff.com21 Oct 2014

Manohar Lal Khattar is a low profile Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader who is known for his quiet work on the field and in the BJP that has earned him the reputation of a tough task master with a no-nonsense approach.

Army, air force intensify rescue operations in Jammu and Kashmir

Army, air force intensify rescue operations in Jammu and Kashmir

Rediff.com11 Sep 2014

Death was staring them in the face as flood waters rapidly rose and there were no rescuers in sight. Relief came only after the Indian Army, the Indian Air Force and teams from the National Disaster Rescue Force swung into action with the needed equipment. And with that, dimming hopes soared up, says our correspondent Mukhtar Ahmad, who himself had a narrow escape in Srinagar.

Feeling bored to do your laundry? A start-up will do it for you

Feeling bored to do your laundry? A start-up will do it for you

Rediff.com11 May 2015

In February 2012, Laundry Project opened its first factory in Chennai. Initially, it catered to hotels - Taj, Oberoi, Marriot, Ascot and Radisson.

In the name of the cow: What motivates gau rakshaks?

In the name of the cow: What motivates gau rakshaks?

Rediff.com22 Apr 2017

'It's not only holy reverence that drives them to such vigilantism -- there is adventure too.' 'Some of the younger gau rakshaks enjoy the thrill of the chase: Stopping vehicles, wielding weapons, badgering passengers and then gloating.'

AAP Impact: Nitish to drop sitting RS members, including N K Singh

AAP Impact: Nitish to drop sitting RS members, including N K Singh

Rediff.com24 Jan 2014

While all political parties have been talking about following in the footsteps of the debutant Aam Admi Party by fielding fresh faces in the coming Lok Sabha polls, Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal-U leader Nitish Kumar has set the ball rolling by deciding not to renominate his party's three sitting MPs in the coming biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha scheduled for February 7. Anita Katyal reports.

Energy, health care sectors gain from Modi's UK visit

Energy, health care sectors gain from Modi's UK visit

Rediff.com15 Nov 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-day visit to Britain has seen India and the UK agreeing on Rs 90,000 crore deals.

Why India needs more well-managed and viable states

Why India needs more well-managed and viable states

Rediff.com12 Aug 2013

India's fear of small states derives from memories of Partition and the paranoid view that it will break up under 'too many' states. It's time to shed such fears and bite the 'states' reorganisation' bullet. India won't crumble under a few more Telanganas, Vidarbhas or Gorkhalands, says Praful Bidwai.

Bureaucrats to boardrooms: Murthy on India's remarkable journey

Bureaucrats to boardrooms: Murthy on India's remarkable journey

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

India has made a remarkable journey from a top-down system of economic decision-making to one that unleashed our entrepreneurial spirits but the next big jump lies in enhancing the quality of our tale.

Silencing the whispers

Silencing the whispers

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

The inspiring story of Birubala Rabha who will go to any lengths to protect the 'witches'!

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