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NGOs step up to play saviour to Chennai's needy

NGOs step up to play saviour to Chennai's needy

Rediff.com19 Apr 2020

'I am an auto driver, and I am doing my best.'

How to explore unseen sides of familiar cities and monuments

How to explore unseen sides of familiar cities and monuments

Rediff.com16 Apr 2018

Be a traveller, not a tourist.

Taliban 2.0: The PLIGHT of WOMEN

Taliban 2.0: The PLIGHT of WOMEN

Rediff.com20 Aug 2021

Their leaders in the provinces, which have been under the control of Taliban commanders for several months now, speak the language of the bigot. Women are known to have been abducted and enslaved. Several young girls have simply disappeared.

Sri Lanka's cabinet resigns en masse as crisis deepens

Sri Lanka's cabinet resigns en masse as crisis deepens

Rediff.com4 Apr 2022

Ppolitical experts in Colombo said the ministers came under intense pressure from the public over the government's alleged "mishandling" of the economic crisis, triggered by the shortage in the foreign exchange reserve.

5 lessons we learned in COVID times

5 lessons we learned in COVID times

Rediff.com4 Nov 2020

The pandemic has forced us to reflect and re-evaluate our old habits and perceptions, says Anamika Sengupta.

Tomatina is back! Tomato fest leaves Spanish town red

Tomatina is back! Tomato fest leaves Spanish town red

Rediff.com31 Aug 2015

Yes, it's that time of year again when people start hurling mushy tomatoes at each other in the street of Spain for absolutely no reason.

After fighting crime, this top cop is fighting hunger

After fighting crime, this top cop is fighting hunger

Rediff.com22 Apr 2020

'There are 80 million tonnes of foodgrain in our godowns and yet, 200 million people go to bed hungry.' 'So I decided to fight hunger.'

Indian athletes on cop duty amid COVID-19 lockdown

Indian athletes on cop duty amid COVID-19 lockdown

Rediff.com27 Mar 2020

T20 World Cup-winning cricketer Joginder Sharma, Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning boxer Akhil Kumar and Asian Games champion kabaddi player Ajay Thakur are all full-time police officers, jobs which they got thanks to their sporting accomplishments.

Shobha Ram's 'job' got decriminalised

Shobha Ram's 'job' got decriminalised

Rediff.com18 Oct 2019

Shobha Ram is among the estimated 100,000 beggars who roam the streets of Delhi.

The Best Wildlife Photographs, 2022!

The Best Wildlife Photographs, 2022!

Rediff.com25 Oct 2022

The winners of the Natural History Museum's prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were announced at an awards ceremony in London. American photographer Karine Aigner was announced as this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

PHOTOS: Thousands of migrants throng to take buses back home

PHOTOS: Thousands of migrants throng to take buses back home

Rediff.com29 Mar 2020

Officials of the Transport Department, bus drivers and conductors were contacted on Friday night to help the people who were stranded in Noida, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahar and Aligarh, among other places, he said.

After Amphan, Bengal is an area of darkness

After Amphan, Bengal is an area of darkness

Rediff.com22 May 2020

'For around five hours the storm, reportedly the strongest one ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal, that mother of many a deathly vortex, shook Kolkata like a toddler playing with a rattling toy,' observes Debashish Chatterjee.

'How can people mock poverty in a country like India?'

'How can people mock poverty in a country like India?'

Rediff.com22 Jun 2016

Sonali Shetty took on a restaurant that denied admission to street children.

The former drug addict who turns trash into livelihood

The former drug addict who turns trash into livelihood

Rediff.com8 Aug 2017

After spending 16 years on the streets as a crack cocaine addict, Fabiana da Silva has not only kicked her addiction and found a way to make a living, she has also earned a degree!

Lisbon ready for Champions League after subduing COVID-19

Lisbon ready for Champions League after subduing COVID-19

Rediff.com11 Aug 2020

With supporters not allowed to attend matches and even the numbers of media tightly limited, there will be no boost in business for local bars and restaurants.

'Your body is your temple. So take care of it'

'Your body is your temple. So take care of it'

Rediff.com27 Nov 2021

'The more you love yourself, the prettier you feel inside and the prettier you will be.'

Volunteers polish shoes of farmers at Singhu border

Volunteers polish shoes of farmers at Singhu border

Rediff.com11 Jan 2021

The sewadars, which also include a woman, sit on the ground and urge people to offer their 'jodas' (shoes) while they wait in front of their makeshift counter, on the Haryana side of the Singhu border, close to a tent where farmer leaders speak vociferously against the new farm laws, reiterating demands for repealing them.

BJP workers attack one another in armed rallies, blame us: Mamata

BJP workers attack one another in armed rallies, blame us: Mamata

Rediff.com11 Dec 2020

Banerjee, also the TMC supremo, said in a sarcastic way that personnel of security forces such as the CRPF, BSF, CISF and the Army are present at convoys of every BJP leader visiting West Bengal.

'Homesick' migrants protest in Mumbai, defy lockdown

'Homesick' migrants protest in Mumbai, defy lockdown

Rediff.com14 Apr 2020

Though authorities and NGOs have made arrangements for their food, most of them want to go back to their native places to escape the hardship brought by the sweeping curbs.

So cute! These celebs adopted strays

So cute! These celebs adopted strays

Rediff.com4 Dec 2018

Adoptathon is one of Asia's largest annual stray adoption camp.

Divestment delay cost the Modi govt Rs 4,700 crore

Divestment delay cost the Modi govt Rs 4,700 crore

Rediff.com25 Nov 2014

Ministers might be fond of attributing the Sensex's rise to renewed interest from foreign investors, betting on an impending revival in the economy, but share prices are influenced more by supply and demand.

Floods leave trail of destruction in Konkan towns

Floods leave trail of destruction in Konkan towns

Rediff.com24 Jul 2021

Chiplun, Khed and several other towns in Ratnagiri and parts of neighbouring Raigad bore the brunt of the torrential rain and the subsequent floods over the last few days, with several rivers in the region flowing above the danger mark. Although the water level has receded to a large extent in most of the affected parts, the floods have left a trail of large scale damage - from sludge and heaps of mud in the houses and roads to loss of loved ones.

Maha: Rain batters Konkan; several areas under water

Maha: Rain batters Konkan; several areas under water

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

Major rivers in Ratnagiri district, including Jagbudi, Vashishti, Kodavali, Shastri, Bav are flowing above the danger level. As a result, Khed, Chiplun, Lanja, Rajapur, Sangameshwar towns and nearby areas have been affected and residents are being shifted to safer places.

Amit Shah hatching conspiracy to kill me: Mamata

Amit Shah hatching conspiracy to kill me: Mamata

Rediff.com16 Mar 2021

Claiming that Shah is getting "frustrated" by "poor turnout" at his rallies, Banerjee also alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party is plotting conspiracies to kill her as her security director Vivek Sahay was removed by the Election Commission after she sustained injuries last week in Purba Medinipur's Nandigram.

Bigg Boss 13: Meet the second member of the Elite Club

Bigg Boss 13: Meet the second member of the Elite Club

Rediff.com27 Jan 2020

Sidharth Shukla joins the Elite Club!

'We don't wait for Santa Claus. We become somebody else's Santa'

'We don't wait for Santa Claus. We become somebody else's Santa'

Rediff.com24 Dec 2016

'When you go under a flyover in Mumbai at night, you will see many underprivileged people sleeping there. You get the best smiles when you distribute gifts, food packets or blankets.' Actor Karan Wahi's noble cause.

Women take centre stage at farmers' protest sites

Women take centre stage at farmers' protest sites

Rediff.com8 Mar 2021

On International Women's Day, hundreds of women took to streets while raising slogans of "kisan ekta" (farmer unity) and some broke into nonchalant rhythmic steps of 'bhangra'.

Why Modi's Gujarat model has failed

Why Modi's Gujarat model has failed

Rediff.com9 May 2021

As India suffers and the ruling party is on the defensive, the truth is that the only way that this wave will pass is if exponential growth of the virus stops on its own, asserts Aakar Patel.

Lockdown: Mumbai's spirit seems firmly bottled in

Lockdown: Mumbai's spirit seems firmly bottled in

Rediff.com28 Mar 2020

In this lockdown, no matter how many similarities the memory dredges up from past events and associations, there is one thing that has no precedent: The isolation that it has imposed on people, reports Arundhuti Dasgupta.

What Alexis did for Serena will make you jealous

What Alexis did for Serena will make you jealous

Rediff.com25 Jul 2018

Serena wanted to have Italian food. Alexis gifted her an Italian vacation.

'This is government terrorism'

'This is government terrorism'

Rediff.com6 Feb 2021

'There is nothing more this government can do now to break our agitation.' 'It has used all the tactics and has failed'

Alibaug is the new WFH destination

Alibaug is the new WFH destination

Rediff.com7 Nov 2020

As ferry services increase and remote working becomes the norm, the rural beach town has turned into a sought-after refuge for city slickers from Mumbai and Pune.

PHOTOS: India celebrates Eid-ul-Fitr amid lockdown

PHOTOS: India celebrates Eid-ul-Fitr amid lockdown

Rediff.com25 May 2020

Subdued celebrations marked Eid-ul-Fitr in the country on Monday with people keeping away from mosques and celebrating the day in the confines of their homes.

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

Rediff.com26 Jul 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists 10 of his favourite films that played in various sections at the 74th Cannes Film Festival.

When anti-CAA protesters resorted to 'Gandhigiri'

When anti-CAA protesters resorted to 'Gandhigiri'

Rediff.com19 Dec 2019

Protesters at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi said the police can baton charge them as much as they want, but their message is "love in return for hatred".

Ink hurled at Union minister Ashwini Choubey at Patna hospital

Ink hurled at Union minister Ashwini Choubey at Patna hospital

Rediff.com15 Oct 2019

Choubey, who is union minister of state for Health, was about to board his car, after meeting patients and holding discussions with doctors and hospital officials, when the bottle carrying the ink crashed to the ground close to the vehicle evoking exclamations from those flanking the minister.

Protests in Kolkata over restoration of power, water supply

Protests in Kolkata over restoration of power, water supply

Rediff.com23 May 2020

Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, on his part, gave assurances that normalcy would be restored in a week, as government officials were working round the clock to improve the situation.

'I didn't want to quit Ukraine like a coward'

'I didn't want to quit Ukraine like a coward'

Rediff.com11 May 2022

'I want to be with the Ukrainian people and serve those I know here.'

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Rediff.com31 Jan 2022

Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022.

Have you been to Bombay Canteen? You should!

Have you been to Bombay Canteen? You should!

Rediff.com24 Mar 2015

Harnoor Channi-Tiwary visits the spanking new restaurant and returns impressed.