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Darjeeling Battles Landslide Aftermath

Darjeeling is slowly recovering from the devastating impact of relentless rainfall and massive landslides that struck the region. The natural calamity left homes shattered, roads blocked, and......

Darjeeling landslides: What went wrong?

Historically, October has seen some of the worst landslide events in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas. IMAGE: A portion of the Dudhia iron bridge collapsed due to heavy rain, in Darjeeling.......

Downpour triggers 35 landslides in Darjeeling, 23 killed

At least 23 people, including children, were killed as relentless rain triggered one of the worst landslides in a decade in Darjeeling hills and adjoining areas on Sunday, sweeping away homes,......

Darjeeling landslides: Hill pockets cut-off, tourists stuck; toll rises to 24

The toll in the devastating landslides in West Bengal's Darjeeling district rose to 24, as disaster management personnel continued the rescue operation on Monday with several people still missing......

Goa nightclub fire: 5 tourists, 20 staffers among dead

All 25 victims killed in the Goa nightclub fire tragedy have been identified, including 20 members of the staff and five tourists, authorities said on Sunday night. IMAGE: Charred remains of Birch......

Rain havoc: Over 30 Darjeeling tea gardens destroyed; Rs 50 cr loss feared

The recent flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain in north Bengal have caused massive destruction in at least 30-35 tea gardens in Darjeeling, with reports of loss of plantation areas,......

Nepalese tea takes the flavour out of Darjeeling tea

Competition from Nepalese teas -- which has duty free access to the Indian market -- has emerged as a lower-cost alternative to Darjeeling tea, challenging its viability. IMAGE: A tea estate in......

The strange case of Darjeeling tea

If you can't brew champagne in California (even though you use the same sort of grapes) but have to call it sparkling wine or something equally silly, why should you be able to call tea grown in......

Crisis Brews In Darjeeling's Tea Gardens

In the last three years, 20 gardens have changed hands, and 90 per cent of the buyers are from non-tea background. IMAGE: A worker gathers tea leaves at the Happy Valley tea garden estate in......

How India Let Sri Lanka Steal Its Tea Crown

India, the land that gave the world Darjeeling and Assam tea, risks losing its place at the global tea table, not because of its leaves, but because of its lost opportunities, notes Kanika Datta.......

'Shah Rukh Doesn't Work For Money'

'For him what's important is relationships, his role, and, of course, the script.'Rediff celebrates Shah Rukh Khan's 60th birthday on November 2 with a special series that introduces us to the man......

Mallika heads to Darjeeling

Krystle has a question for you...Pooja is ready for Sankranti...at home with Karisma... Please click on the images for a look at the stars. IMAGE: Mallika Sherawat relaxes in......

Review: Via Darjeeling

On paper, the Via Darjeeling guys had a pretty neat idea. Literature and cinema have played with the idea of the unreliable narrator for ages, fooling us and then making us applaud how well we've......

Capturing India in Darjeeling Limited

Making a film in India can never be easy," says director Wes Anderson whose newest film, The Darjeeling Limited, was shot mostly in Rajasthan. "Every little place in the country is so fascinating......

Via Darjeeling promises to thrill

Chillers and thrillers are a fashion statement in Hindi mainstream cinema today. After Rajeev Khandelwal's Aamir comes another promising thriller called Via Darjeeling.Arindam Nandy, who honed his......