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Kerala floods: Rescue workers risk lives to save stranded pets

Kerala floods: Rescue workers risk lives to save stranded pets

Rediff.com21 Aug 2018

The Hyderabad-based Humane Society International/India has set up an emergency helpline to coordinate animal rescue throughout Kerala. It is collaborating with Compassion Unlimited Plus Action, based in Bangalore, for rescue efforts in Karnataka's hill district of Coorg.

'Hindutva is the language you speak today'

'Hindutva is the language you speak today'

Rediff.com1 Jun 2023

'Education played the most significant role in entrenchment of Hindutva ideology in coastal Karnataka.' 'Teachers of most of the schools, junior colleges, degree colleges and universities are active agents of Hindutva propaganda.'

The Mystery Lady At The IPL Auction

The Mystery Lady At The IPL Auction

Rediff.com18 Feb 2022

Kaviya Maran is the co-owner of the Sunrisers Hyderabad team.

War Rages Inside Karnataka BJP

War Rages Inside Karnataka BJP

Rediff.com8 Nov 2022

Sniping at the BJP senior leadership has reached a new high in Karnataka. For the moment, there is a truce, but the party knows the damage it could do ahead of the polls.

IPL auction: Women who stole the show

IPL auction: Women who stole the show

Rediff.com22 Feb 2021

Jahnavi Mehta. Kaviya Maran. Preity Zinta.

Homestays come to travellers' aid in Covid times

Homestays come to travellers' aid in Covid times

Rediff.com27 Sep 2020

Intimate getaways offered in the form of homestays by hotels are proving to be the flavour of this extraordinary and difficult time. Not far from cities, they offer a pleasant respite from homebound lives, says Pavan Lall.

Will Sindhu end long wait for Commonwealth Games gold?

Will Sindhu end long wait for Commonwealth Games gold?

Rediff.com21 Jul 2022

Star shuttlers, including P V Sindhu, will chase individual gold medals but doubles would also under the spotlight as India would aim to retain the mixed team title and continue their consistent run at the Commonwealth Games.

What a match! Ashwini Ponnappa finds her mixed doubles partner

What a match! Ashwini Ponnappa finds her mixed doubles partner

Rediff.com25 Dec 2017

Indian Badminton player Ashwini Ponnappa on Sunday got married to businessman and model Karan Medappa at a ceremony in Karnataka's Coorg.

'Kindness is so important, especially in today's age'

'Kindness is so important, especially in today's age'

Rediff.com7 Sep 2022

'I was always told that one day your beauty will fade.' 'Hence, what's important is how you make people feel and how you treat them.' 'Are you kind? Do you have good intentions?' 'If that quality is there in you, no matter what you do or where you are in your life, people will always remember you.'

Travel pix: The scenic hill stations of India

Travel pix: The scenic hill stations of India

Rediff.com15 Feb 2019

Rediff readers shared these beautiful pics of India from their travels.

India hockey forward S V Sunil calls it a day

India hockey forward S V Sunil calls it a day

Rediff.com1 Oct 2021

The two-time Olympian (2012 and 2016), from Somwarpet in Coorg, was a key player in the Indian forward line for over a decade with fine performances.

A museum for General Timmy!

A museum for General Timmy!

Rediff.com8 Feb 2021

General K S Thimayya served as chief of the army staff from 1957 to 1961.

Top 20 summer getaways in India

Top 20 summer getaways in India

Rediff.com20 May 2016

Visit these places to escape the summer heat.

Reader's pix: Stunning views of Mount Everest

Reader's pix: Stunning views of Mount Everest

Rediff.com1 Mar 2019

Rediff readers shared these beautiful photographs of India from their travels.

'I am strong because a strong woman raised me'

'I am strong because a strong woman raised me'

Rediff.com9 May 2020

Ahead of Mother's Day, Rediff readers write about their mothers and tell us what they mean to them.

6 budget-friendly monsoon getaways

6 budget-friendly monsoon getaways

Rediff.com23 Jul 2018

Budget travelers, these monsoon getaways are meant for you!

'I have even performed a stunt in B3 that any girl wouldn't try'

'I have even performed a stunt in B3 that any girl wouldn't try'

Rediff.com6 Dec 2013

Two films Advaita and B3 of Harshika Poonacha are releasing simultaneously.

Long weekend brings cheer to hotels, travel firms as demand picks up

Long weekend brings cheer to hotels, travel firms as demand picks up

Rediff.com3 Oct 2020

While airlines are seeing improved demand and industry-wide seat occupancy has increased to over 60%, it is road trips which are generating higher traction. Booking trends show that customers are also choosing homestays or four- star and five-star accommodations, as hygiene and safety is a priority now.

Daughters Day Gift: RKFC launches women's football team in Kashmir

Daughters Day Gift: RKFC launches women's football team in Kashmir

Rediff.com27 Sep 2020

Real Kashmir Football Club (RKFC) has presented its fans in the union territory the perfect Daughter's Day gift by announcing the formation of an all-women's team, which will compete in national tournaments.

TOP 12: India's most romantic destinations

TOP 12: India's most romantic destinations

Rediff.com1 Feb 2013

STUNNING PICS: 12 Unusual and Luxurious Romantic Destinations in India

'Kongu Nadu' part of BJP's Grand Plan?

'Kongu Nadu' part of BJP's Grand Plan?

Rediff.com13 Jul 2021

New Union minister L Murugan's declaration of Kongu Nadu as his native place, instead of Tamil Nadu, may be part of a grand BJP strategy to create new states out of existing ones, particularly those that have anti-BJP governments, mulls N Sathiya Moorthy.

First Look: Lenin Rajendran's Edavappathy

First Look: Lenin Rajendran's Edavappathy

Rediff.com21 May 2012

The film also stars Manisha Koirala.

Tata Coffee to close ranks with Starbucks

Tata Coffee to close ranks with Starbucks

Rediff.com25 Oct 2012

The Indian partner will be one among the the seven highly specialised global coffee roasteries of the coffee giant.

The search for authentic Indian cuisines ends here

The search for authentic Indian cuisines ends here

Rediff.com23 May 2018

This start-up connects diners with regional cuisines that restaurants do not serve.

Loopholes in Madani chargesheet will hurt cops

Loopholes in Madani chargesheet will hurt cops

Rediff.com18 Aug 2010

The Bengaluru police have an uphill task when it commences the interrogation of high profile blast accused, Abdul Nasar Madani. A crucial document in rediff.com's possession regarding the visits made by Madani highlights the contradictions in the chargesheet filed by the Bengaluru police.

Unusual monsoon pics: Braving the rain!

Unusual monsoon pics: Braving the rain!

Rediff.com7 Jul 2011

We invited readers to send in their interesting monsoon snapshots. Here is the next set of responses -- and you can share yours too!

Madani in the dock over Bengaluru blasts

Madani in the dock over Bengaluru blasts

Rediff.com17 Jun 2010

The Bengaluru police have found concrete proof about the involvement of People's Democratic Party leader Abdul Nasser Madani in planning the serial blasts in Bengaluru that claimed two lives on July 25, 2008.According to the charge-sheet filed by the city police, Madani attended a very crucial meeting along with terror suspect T Nasir at a place in Coorg, 250 kms away from Bengaluru, to plan the serial blasts.

Is another state reorganisation on cards?

Is another state reorganisation on cards?

Rediff.com12 Dec 2009

It is like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. The Telangana episode has triggered many other leaders to restart their chant for separate states

At 30, Rohan Bopanna is just starting

At 30, Rohan Bopanna is just starting

Rediff.com4 Jan 2011

At an age when most players contemplate retirement, Bopanna is looking forward to what could potentially be the best year of his career.

Natural calamities wreak havoc on spices and coffee plantations

Natural calamities wreak havoc on spices and coffee plantations

Rediff.com22 Nov 2019

Karnataka suffered a crop loss in around 97,365 hectares out of the total bearing area of 2,26,244 hectares of coffee and spices plantations.

Bopanna hoping to make best of Chennai wild card

Bopanna hoping to make best of Chennai wild card

Rediff.com4 Jan 2010

Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna talks about the draw at the Chennai Open, his prospects and, of course, his big serve.

Monsoon pics: Gone with the wind

Monsoon pics: Gone with the wind

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

Readers share their monsoon pics. You can share yours too.

Did Modi misread south India?

Did Modi misread south India?

Rediff.com23 May 2019

In the next two years, reveals says R Rajagopalan, Modi-Shah will make a strong effort to woo the south.

6 hill stations in South India that you must visit

6 hill stations in South India that you must visit

Rediff.com24 May 2015

Tea and coffee estates, the smell of eucalyptus in the crisp mountain air, cool nights huddled in shawls, sylvan lake rides and mountain treks... Peace and tranquility is at hand!

Food pilgrimage! A gastronomic tour of 7 Indian cities

Food pilgrimage! A gastronomic tour of 7 Indian cities

Rediff.com22 Oct 2014

Get set to burrrrrrp! Presenting the real taste of India!

Sushant death: CBI registers case against Rhea, 5 others

Sushant death: CBI registers case against Rhea, 5 others

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

The agency acted swiftly on a reference from the government in Bihar, the home state of 34-year-old Rajput, where his family had lodged an FIR against Chakraborty.

Squash star Joshna shows how to cope in lockdown

Squash star Joshna shows how to cope in lockdown

Rediff.com7 Apr 2020

Used to travelling 200 days in a year, India's leading squash player Joshna Chinappa is grappling with the anxiety of being home alone amid a nationwide lockdown, during which even going to a grocery store has become an "amazing experience". With her mother staying elsewhere in Chennai and father in Coorg, Chinappa has been forced to do things she seldom did and is enjoying for now.

'Cheese is a slow food. You need patience. It's not that it's going to happen overnight'

'Cheese is a slow food. You need patience. It's not that it's going to happen overnight'

Rediff.com18 Nov 2021

When the Indian brunost bravely ventured into the international cheese arena in Spain, along with 4,000 others from 45 countries, before 230 judges, its sterling desi pedigree spoke for itself, winning a silver in the brown cheese category and giving India a berth on the global cheese map.

Robin Uthappa profile

Robin Uthappa profile

Rediff.com16 Jan 2007

Scored 86 off 96 balls with 12 fours and a six in his debut ODI v England at Indore in 2005-06.

Bopanna falls at final hurdle

Bopanna falls at final hurdle

Rediff.com26 Aug 2006

The Indian Davis Cupper lost 2-6, 4-6 to Janko Tipsarevic in the final of the Bukhara Challenger.