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Upset over denial of ticket, Jaswant Singh likely to quit BJP

Upset over denial of ticket, Jaswant Singh likely to quit BJP

Rediff.com22 Mar 2014

Hurt over denial of ticket, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh is likely to resign from the party on Sunday.

Bengal' development model better than that of Gujarat, claims Mamata

Bengal' development model better than that of Gujarat, claims Mamata

Rediff.com9 Mar 2014

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is not ready to give credit to Narendra Modi for development work in Gujarat and feels her own model is much better and has paid good dividends.

Film on Indian novel is Nepal's pick for Oscars

Film on Indian novel is Nepal's pick for Oscars

Rediff.com14 Oct 2005

Nepal has entered Basain, based on a famous novel of the same name by Darjeeling-born Lila Bahadur Chhetri, for the Oscars

UK girl's murder: Prime suspect arrested

UK girl's murder: Prime suspect arrested

Rediff.com28 Jul 2004

Maninder Pal Singh Kohli was arrested from Panitanki on the Indo-Nepal border in West Bengal's Darjeeling district.

Golay's tricky road ahead

Golay's tricky road ahead

Rediff.com13 Jun 2019

Sikkim's new chief minister will have to achieve growth without compromising nature.

Ghising may revive demand for Gorkhaland

Ghising may revive demand for Gorkhaland

Rediff.com11 Apr 2005

Subhas Ghising has been called to New Delhi for tripartite talks.

Court extends Kohli's judicial custody

Court extends Kohli's judicial custody

Rediff.com17 Sep 2004

Kohli was produced before Metropolitan Magistrate S K Sharma, as the additional chief metropolitan magistrate 'enquiring' into the demand for his extradition to the UK was on leave.

A palette of colours: India in photos

A palette of colours: India in photos

Rediff.com10 Jan 2016

Travel through the length and breadth of India, just at the click of a button!

Celebrating Heroes: Meet the IAF's first para rower

Celebrating Heroes: Meet the IAF's first para rower

Rediff.com3 Dec 2020

'I am grateful to God that I am alive and he has made me differently-abled for a greater cause,' says Wing Commander Shantanu.

Movies playing this summer!

Movies playing this summer!

Rediff.com19 Apr 2004

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Indian tea exporters eye China

Indian tea exporters eye China

Rediff.com21 Oct 2004

Indian tea exporters on Thursday took their first step to enter the huge Chinese market by offering the world famous Darjeeling tea and other high-quality varieties for which they hope to secure a 'niche' market in the world's most populous nation.

Booked for the season

Booked for the season

Rediff.com31 Dec 2004

300 detonators found in New Jalpaiguri station

300 detonators found in New Jalpaiguri station

Rediff.com9 Jan 2003

No arrests have been made, but police have cordoned off the area, sources said.

India's best schools of 2014

India's best schools of 2014

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

Does your school feature in the list? Find out!

Battle for the right brew

Battle for the right brew

Rediff.com3 Jan 2004

The 10 best places to have chai

The 10 best places to have chai

Rediff.com19 Jul 2016

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Sinclairs to host 150 car rallyists from China

Sinclairs to host 150 car rallyists from China

Rediff.com15 Sep 2003

Nature therapy package launched ahead of Nathu-La traffic.

How Nehru could have saved Tibet from China

How Nehru could have saved Tibet from China

Rediff.com29 Sep 2020

Arpi deserves to be complimented for the commitment and hard work that have gone into this production. The frustrations of seeking reliable documentation from the catacombs of the Indian bureaucracy did not deter him from going after the best information available, and the result is one that he can take much satisfaction in. Ambassador Prabhat P Shukla, Member Advisory Council, Vivekananda International Foundation, reviews Claude Arpi's The End of an Era: India Exits Tibet.

Specialty teas become popular with Assam's growers

Specialty teas become popular with Assam's growers

Rediff.com8 Sep 2018

Sale of India's specialty tea varieties from exclusive estates in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are on the rise in the domestic market, and sought after in overseas markets too.

Travel trade expect more visitors

Travel trade expect more visitors

Rediff.com17 Apr 2003

AI shuts down some foreign, local offices to cut costs

AI shuts down some foreign, local offices to cut costs

Rediff.com27 Apr 2015

To cut costs, Air India is pruning the number of its foreign and local offices.

Over 200 WB docs tender resignation, demand Mamata's apology

Over 200 WB docs tender resignation, demand Mamata's apology

Rediff.com15 Jun 2019

Mamata set 6 conditions for the state government to withdraw their four-day-long stir.

Queen@91: 15 facts about her that might surprise you

Queen@91: 15 facts about her that might surprise you

Rediff.com21 Apr 2017

The Queen, 89, will take over the title from her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria who, according to Buckingham Palace, reigned for exactly 23,226 days, 16 hours and 23 minutes. To celebrate her 63-year-long reign, here are some interesting facts about her.

#MonsoonTrek: Escape to Changey waterfalls

#MonsoonTrek: Escape to Changey waterfalls

Rediff.com2 Aug 2016

The sound of the water amidst the silence of nature will remove all the tiredness of the journey, says Ashim Chakravarty.

I climbed Mount Everest to prove that women can do anything'

"I climbed Mount Everest to prove that women can do anything'

Rediff.com2 Apr 2017

'Before I climbed Everest, nobody knew me. But after that, people come to meet me. It's an exciting life!' Meet the real and the reel Poorna girls!

Phase 2: All you want to know about the 97 seats

Phase 2: All you want to know about the 97 seats

Rediff.com16 Apr 2019

In the second phase on April 18, 97 seats,spread across 13 states and one Union Territory, will go to the polls.

BJP snubs Jaswant Singh, denies him Barmer ticket

BJP snubs Jaswant Singh, denies him Barmer ticket

Rediff.com21 Mar 2014

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday snubbed senior leader Jaswant Singh by denying him a ticket in the Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan and instead decided to field Col Sonaram Choudhary in Barmer, which Singh was seeking.

Union Minister Rijiju apologises over flight issue

Union Minister Rijiju apologises over flight issue

Rediff.com2 Jul 2015

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, who is in the midst of a row over offloading of passenger and delaying a flight from Leh to Delhi, on Thursday tendered an apology even as he insisted that he was not aware of some others not being allowed to board.

Their cup of woes spilleth over

Their cup of woes spilleth over

Rediff.com20 Jul 2017

Out of the 745 gardens in Assam, which accounts for over 55 per cent of total tea production, an alert has been sounded for 88 gardens, while for West Bengal, out of the 377 gardens, 65 have been cautioned.

What Rahul and Priyanka are planning next

What Rahul and Priyanka are planning next

Rediff.com20 Mar 2019

Will Priyanka contest against Modi in Varanasi? Will Rahul also contest from Karnataka? Rasheed Kidwai -- Sonia Gandhi and the Congress party's biographer -- reveals what is churning in the Congress.

Govt unlikely to form States Reorganisation Commission

Govt unlikely to form States Reorganisation Commission

Rediff.com31 Jul 2013

Government is unlikely to set up another States Reorganisation Commission to look into the growing demands for creation of separate states in different parts of the country.

FIPB clears 16 FDI proposals worth Rs 1,647 cr

FIPB clears 16 FDI proposals worth Rs 1,647 cr

Rediff.com18 Jun 2013

The government has approved 16 projects envisaging foreign investment worth Rs 1,647 crore (Rs 16.47 billion), while deferring Punj Lloyd's proposals for lack of security clearance.

Guvs to get allowances for tour, hospitality, entertainment

Guvs to get allowances for tour, hospitality, entertainment

Rediff.com3 Jun 2018

According to a notification issued by the Union home ministry, the Governor of West Bengal, among all the Governors, will get the highest amount of Rs 1.81 crore as allowances for tour, hospitality, entertainment and other expenses.

Top 5 most romantic drives in India

Top 5 most romantic drives in India

Rediff.com2 Feb 2015

What better way to rekindle your passion than a road trip right? Anita Rao Kashi suggests these five routes:

Phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls concludes with 68% voting

Phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls concludes with 68% voting

Rediff.com18 Apr 2019

Barring Maharashtra, the poll percentage in rest of the states was in excess of 60 per cent while in Puducherry it was 80.47 per cent.

Will try to formulate a win-win formula for Bodoland: G K Pillai

Will try to formulate a win-win formula for Bodoland: G K Pillai

Rediff.com27 Mar 2014

In an exclusive interview with rediff at his New Delhi residence this week, former Union Home Secretary G K Pillai categorically stated, "Smaller states have the advantage of effective administration as well as speedy development."

A year after #MeToo: What has changed?

A year after #MeToo: What has changed?

Rediff.com1 Nov 2019

A year ago, India's #MeToo movement witnessed women across India speak up against sexual harassment. Nikita Puri assesses what, if anything, has changed.

Don't have Aadhaar? Use 0s, 1s instead to file taxes!

Don't have Aadhaar? Use 0s, 1s instead to file taxes!

Rediff.com8 Mar 2018

Those people without the Aadhaar number have found a loophole in the system

Arms factory case: Chargesheet filed against 5 IM men

Arms factory case: Chargesheet filed against 5 IM men

Rediff.com8 Aug 2014

The Delhi Police on Friday filed a charge sheet in a court against suspected top Indian Mujahideen operatives Tehsin Akhtar, Zia-Ur-Rahman and three others for allegedly setting up an illegal arms factory in the national capital from where a huge quantity of arms and ammunition were recovered.

The most delayed train in India

The most delayed train in India

Rediff.com19 Aug 2018

With a 20 hour average delay, the New Jalpaiguri Express is the queen among late-running trains.