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What went on inside Bengal's house of terror?

What went on inside Bengal's house of terror?

Rediff.com13 Oct 2014

Rediff.com's Indrani Dey digs up chilling details of the ongoing investigation in the Bardhaman blast case, which exposed the a militant network that had been operating in West Bengal since many years.

Gaining lost glory

Gaining lost glory

Rediff.com17 Jul 2015

After the legendary success of RD350 and RX100, Yamaha Motors India had lost ground to rivals. And then the R15 happened!

Welcome to the land of the Rajputs!

Welcome to the land of the Rajputs!

Rediff.com11 Dec 2014

Rediff Reader Ansh M visited Udaipur recently and came back with a bagful of memories!

How the Rs 500 crore scam was busted

How the Rs 500 crore scam was busted

Rediff.com14 Oct 2016

A drunken conversation tipped off Thane Crime Branch detectives to the unprecedented scam targeting unsuspecting Americans from call centres in Thane.

Success mantra of Kejriwal and Co

Success mantra of Kejriwal and Co

Rediff.com11 Dec 2013

Sreenivasan Jain explains how the Aam Aadmi Party excelled in the Delhi assembly polls

The man who led Chennai's rescue effort

The man who led Chennai's rescue effort

Rediff.com17 Dec 2015

'Coordination between our 50 teams, each with a strength of 45 men, played a key role in rescuing flood-affected people in Chennai. In all, we succeeded in rescuing over 20,000 people.'

The truths about Kathmandu

The truths about Kathmandu

Rediff.com31 Aug 2015

The real Kathmandu is different from the Kathmandu of the news stories, writes Patrick Ward.

This year, Capitol Hill will light up for a special Diwali

This year, Capitol Hill will light up for a special Diwali

Rediff.com18 Oct 2013

Thanks to the indefatigable perseverance of Congressman Joe Crowley, New York Democrat and a long-time and time-tested friend of India and the Indian American community, the United States Congress will celebrate it's first-ever Congressional Diwali celebration on October 29 at 6 pm at the Rayburn House Building foyer on the first floor.

Will Asian growth rebound?

Will Asian growth rebound?

Rediff.com13 Feb 2014

The resilience of many emerging markets, notably China and India, in the aftermath of the Lehman shock further strengthened this sense of manifest destiny.

'Nairobi attack is a blow, but we will come out stronger'

'Nairobi attack is a blow, but we will come out stronger'

Rediff.com25 Sep 2013

Recalling her visit to Nairobi, Rediff.com's Anita Katyal speaks to immigrants she met on her trip, who say they are shaken by the incident but indomitable.

How small entrepreneurs are making it big on Flipkart, Amazon

How small entrepreneurs are making it big on Flipkart, Amazon

Rediff.com28 Aug 2014

The e-commerce story in India has begun to look up.

Chhota Rajan's revenge

Chhota Rajan's revenge

Rediff.com26 Oct 2015

Gangster Chhota Rajan, arrested in Bali on Monday and who is likely to be extradited to India, was not one to forgive or forget easily. Mumbai's foremost crime writer S Hussain Zaidi recalls the time when Rajan was almost killed in an attack by his rival Chhota Shakeel, and how Rajan extracted revenge across continents.

Why I will not vote next time, and neither should you

Why I will not vote next time, and neither should you

Rediff.com30 Apr 2014

I think we are just too complacent about our electoral system. There's a lot that is very wrong with it. But we continue to parrot the boring mantra of this being the greatest electoral exercise in the world. Things are not going to change. Next election let's just boycott the whole process en masse, says Sherna Gandhy.

'I could never sell myself'

'I could never sell myself'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2016

Pavan Malhotra, one of our finest actors, shows us another side of Bollywood.

How India is keeping Ebola out

How India is keeping Ebola out

Rediff.com27 Oct 2014

India has so far succeeded in staving off the deadly virus that has claimed over 4,500 lives abroad.

When the Royals came marching in

When the Royals came marching in

Rediff.com12 Apr 2016

Prince William and Princess Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, collected quite a few Mumbai hearts on a hot two days in April.

Punjab crisis revisited: Lessons from the insurgency

Punjab crisis revisited: Lessons from the insurgency

Rediff.com3 Jun 2014

'It is time for all Indians to understand the truth that led to a 10-year long bloodbath in Punjab and not attempt to glorify the terrorists under the garb of human rights violations or scratch old wounds,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd), on the 30th anniversary of Operation Bluestar.

A House of Horrors in the City of Joy

A House of Horrors in the City of Joy

Rediff.com18 Jun 2015

What went on inside Kolkata's 'house of horror'? Indrani Roy/Rediff.com reports.

'If he wears a topi he would look just like N D Tiwari'

'If he wears a topi he would look just like N D Tiwari'

Rediff.com9 Mar 2014

This week, after years of denying it, octogenarian politician N D Tiwari publicly accepted that Rohit Shekhar is indeed his son. For Shekhar, the change of heart must also come with a legal guarantee.

'They said my husband had sold me'

'They said my husband had sold me'

Rediff.com10 Dec 2014

'I told the lady I was two months pregnant, but that did not seem to bother her.' A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com visits the infamous cages of Mumbai's oldest red light district, Kamathipura, to find out how human trafficking has given India the awful reputation of the nation with the highest slavery rates in the world.

Inspiring success stories of 3 entrepreneurs

Inspiring success stories of 3 entrepreneurs

Rediff.com4 May 2015

Besides a great idea, it takes pluck, and some luck, to get going.

Mumbai's 'ghetto' waits for a Cinderella makeover

Mumbai's 'ghetto' waits for a Cinderella makeover

Rediff.com18 Nov 2013

Bhendi Bazaar faces a fairytale future as the Dawoodi Bohras initiate a Rs 3,000-crore project to change it from a squalid marketplace to a swanky neighbourhood, says Ranjita Ganesan

A daily wage labourer who turned multimillionaire

A daily wage labourer who turned multimillionaire

Rediff.com28 Aug 2014

The 39-year-old, the fifth child of an illiterate labourer couple and only the second of their eight to be educated, now helms various ventures that bring in a turnover of between Rs 75 crore and Rs 90 crore.

Modi is the hero, mobile phone is the heroine in UP

Modi is the hero, mobile phone is the heroine in UP

Rediff.com22 Apr 2014

'Narendra Modi is single-handedly changing the formula to win elections. With money, human resources, mobile technology, the Internet, advance planning and tremendous confidence, he has spread his image more in UP villages than in urban areas.' Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt reports from Lucknow on how Team Modi is changing the rules of the election game.

For the love of Ruskin Bond

For the love of Ruskin Bond

Rediff.com22 Dec 2014

'I am a very personal writer. I write direct to the reader. I don't hold back,' says India's most loved writer, Ruskin Bond.

'Is Modi a good actor, or is he really so genuine?'

'Is Modi a good actor, or is he really so genuine?'

Rediff.com14 Apr 2014

Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt unearths some never-told-before details of Narendra Modi's early life. Read on!

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