News for 'northern-india'

Two tie for lead

Two tie for lead

Rediff.com20 Jul 2004

Simarjeet Singh and Jagmohan Gill submitted an identical score of two-under 70 after the first round in the Northern India Amateur championship.

Cold wave grips north India

Cold wave grips north India

Rediff.com22 Dec 2004

India to be invited for Afghanistan gas pipeline

India to be invited for Afghanistan gas pipeline

Rediff.com7 Apr 2003

Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkmenistan will meet in Manila on Tuesday to formally invite Indian participation in the transnational pipeline project originating from Dauletabad fields in Turkmenistan.

Rs 9,900 Xenitis PC launched!

Rs 9,900 Xenitis PC launched!

Rediff.com15 Mar 2005

However, Xenitis has used the cheaper variety of Cyrix-based chip platform as against the better known Intel or AMD-based platforms used by other companies.

Kashmir shivers as mercury stays way below freezing point

Kashmir shivers as mercury stays way below freezing point

Rediff.com29 Dec 2015

A bright sunny day and rise in night temperature brought some respite from cold in most parts of the northern India except Kashmir valley where the mercury dipped further.

Weight loss mart on a growth curve

Weight loss mart on a growth curve

Rediff.com26 May 2004

HPCL proposes Rs 1,300 cr Mundra-Delhi pipeline

HPCL proposes Rs 1,300 cr Mundra-Delhi pipeline

Rediff.com11 Nov 2003

The state-run Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd has proposed to lay a Rs 1,300 crore (Rs 13 billion) pipeline from Mundra in Gujarat to Delhi for transporting petroleum products to northern India.

North leads in highway toll

North leads in highway toll

Rediff.com15 Oct 2004

Sena not to allow Indo-Pak matches in Delhi

Sena not to allow Indo-Pak matches in Delhi

Rediff.com25 Oct 2003

The Shiv Sena warned it would not allow any cricket match with Pakistan in Delhi or elsewhere in north India.\n\n

Tempting the Scots with Indian whisky

Tempting the Scots with Indian whisky

Rediff.com12 Apr 2004

During blind tests in Scotland, most drinkers gave his family business's new single-malt whisky a thumbs up not knowing it came from barley grown in Punjab and Rajasthan in northern India, Rakshit Jagdale said.

North India without jobs? It's an alarming situation

North India without jobs? It's an alarming situation

Rediff.com7 Apr 2016

Researchers at Ambit capital fear that the region "runs the risk of exploding as millions of barely literate men face a lifetime without jobs and without women."

CBI files case against Air-India MD, predecessors

CBI files case against Air-India MD, predecessors

Rediff.com4 Feb 2003

CBI case against Air-India MD, predecessors

Rains: North India need not worry

Rains: North India need not worry

Rediff.com6 Aug 2004

Heat wave likely to abate in a day or two

Heat wave likely to abate in a day or two

Rediff.com4 Jun 2003

"Conditions are favourable for dust storms over Delhi and nearby areas. We are expecting a fall in temperatures," Dr R D Singh of the Indian Meteorology Department said.

'Which way is the wind blowing?'

'Which way is the wind blowing?'

Rediff.com15 Mar 2019

Sir Mark Tully on the magic of Indian elections. A fascinating excerpt from The Great March of Democracy: Seven Decades of India's Elections.

India hopes new roads will bring new mindset

India hopes new roads will bring new mindset

Rediff.com28 Apr 2003

In the blistering heat of northern India, cars and trucks speed along the smooth, four-lane, black-topped highway from New Delhi to Jaipur.\n\n\n\n

Amrit Food unveils tetrapak milk

Amrit Food unveils tetrapak milk

Rediff.com10 Apr 2004

It's a politically astute move by Modi

It's a politically astute move by Modi

Rediff.com9 Nov 2016

It has the potential to burnish his image as a strong leader, bring down inflation and could turn out to be common man-friendly.

Ahead of 2019, BJP faces caste challenge

Ahead of 2019, BJP faces caste challenge

Rediff.com22 Sep 2018

Caste assertions, including from the upper castes, could have the Sangh Parivar stumble yet again in its efforts to construct a Hindu rashtra.

Countrywide toll in cold wave nears 120

Countrywide toll in cold wave nears 120

Rediff.com6 Jan 2003

In Uttar Pradesh, twenty-six people were killed, taking the statewide toll to 87.

Cong to give 'a good fight' to Modi in Varanasi

Cong to give 'a good fight' to Modi in Varanasi

Rediff.com16 Mar 2014

The Congress on Sunday said it will give a "good fight" to Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra Modi on Varanasi seat and did not rule out fielding an outsider.

Modi2: What does the future hold for India's Muslims?

Modi2: What does the future hold for India's Muslims?

Rediff.com27 May 2019

Over two dozen Muslims have been elected to the Lok Sabha. This shows that all is not lost for India's Muslims, suggests Mohammad Sajjad.

FULL TEXT: Pranab's address at RSS headquarters

FULL TEXT: Pranab's address at RSS headquarters

Rediff.com7 Jun 2018

The soul of India resides in pluralism and tolerance. This plurality of our society has come through assimilation of ideas over centuries. Secularism and inclusion are a matter of faith for us. It is our composite culture which makes us into one nation.

Do the Gandhis have the maturity to forge alliances?

Do the Gandhis have the maturity to forge alliances?

Rediff.com31 May 2018

'For the Congress, it has become necessary to make alliances, but this is not easy to deliver at the local level,' says Aakar Patel.

Jaisalmer sizzles at 45.6 degrees as north India faces summer heat

Jaisalmer sizzles at 45.6 degrees as north India faces summer heat

Rediff.com15 Apr 2017

The India Meteorological Department has issued a warning that the heat wave condition is likely to occur at isolated places in all districts in Telangana on Sunday.

Quake: Part of India slid about 1 foot to 10 feet northwards

Quake: Part of India slid about 1 foot to 10 feet northwards

Rediff.com28 Apr 2015

A part of India slid about one foot to 10 feet northwards and underneath Nepal in a matter of seconds during the devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake that hit the neighbouring country on Saturday, a US scientist has said.

CAT on Dec 4: Important tips for test takers

CAT on Dec 4: Important tips for test takers

Rediff.com3 Dec 2016

Candidates have to reach the test centre by 7.30 am (for the forenoon session) and by 1 pm (for the afternoon session).

200 killed, 1,300 hurt as 7.5 magnitude quake jolts Pakistan

200 killed, 1,300 hurt as 7.5 magnitude quake jolts Pakistan

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

At least 200 people were killed and more than 1,300 others injured today as a powerful 7.5- magnitude earthquake -- the strongest in 10 years --rocked Pakistan, sending severe shock waves as far as Punjab and PoK.

SC reopens homosexuality debate, refers Section 377 plea to 5-judge bench

SC reopens homosexuality debate, refers Section 377 plea to 5-judge bench

Rediff.com2 Feb 2016

The decision was immediately welcomed by gay rights activists across the country as it reopens the legal debate on homosexuality.

The day the Dalai Lama came to India

The day the Dalai Lama came to India

Rediff.com25 Mar 2019

Claude Arpi's fascinating account of the Dalai Lama's arrival in Tawang in March 1959.

5 reasons why Congress should merge with BJP

5 reasons why Congress should merge with BJP

Rediff.com30 Mar 2018

'I am quite optimistic that sooner or later, my wishful thinking would turn into a reality.' The only hitch is that the INC president's own career ambitions may be hurt if the Congress merges with the BJP,' says Sudhir Bisht.

Kumar Gandharva is a companion for all time

Kumar Gandharva is a companion for all time

Rediff.com3 Aug 2018

'I doubt very much if I will ever move on from his music, as I have from so much else through the years,' says Aakar Patel.

Meet the creator of the world's tallest statue

Meet the creator of the world's tallest statue

Rediff.com30 Oct 2018

Ram V Sutar, 89, has already created more than 200 distinct statues, many of them massive. Now, he is a leading contender for the commission to produce the world's largest statue: A 597-foot tall rendering of Sardar Patel, an independence leader who played a crucial role in uniting India's fractious states.

Home loans offer silver lining for India's banks

Home loans offer silver lining for India's banks

Rediff.com28 Jan 2016

Home loans also pose lower bad-debt risks for the banks than corporate loans.

Modi, master of his craft, is on top of his game

Modi, master of his craft, is on top of his game

Rediff.com11 Mar 2017

'We are in the presence of a truly great politician,' says Aakar Patel.

This is genocide, says HC on alarming Delhi pollution

This is genocide, says HC on alarming Delhi pollution

Rediff.com10 Nov 2016

The alarming pollution level is literally 'capital punishment' for Delhi'ites who are being robbed of three years of their lives due to it, Delhi High Court said on Thursday, holding government's inaction and stubble burning in Punjab as being responsible for the "genocide".

IN PHOTOS: 17 shades of India

IN PHOTOS: 17 shades of India

Rediff.com31 Dec 2015

These photographs show India in various colours and moods in 2015.

So which festival gets more electricity, Diwali or Eid?

So which festival gets more electricity, Diwali or Eid?

Rediff.com22 Feb 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stirred up a hornet's nest when he said that 'if there is electricity during Ramzan, there should be electricity during Diwali too'. Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf speaks to Shailendra Dubey, chairman, All India Power Engineer's Federation, to ascertain the truth.