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Discover India's 10 Great Lakes

Discover India's 10 Great Lakes

Rediff.com20 May 2024

Which are India's most impressive lakes? Choose and journey there now!

In Tamil Nadu, toll increases to 120; more rains forecast for Saturday

In Tamil Nadu, toll increases to 120; more rains forecast for Saturday

Rediff.com20 Nov 2015

However, a bright morning brought relief to the residents of the rain-drenched city, even as the weather office has forecast rains for November 21.

Pre-monsoon rainfall lowest in 65 years: Skymet

Pre-monsoon rainfall lowest in 65 years: Skymet

Rediff.com3 Jun 2019

Pre-monsoon rainfall, colloquial referred to as "mango showers", is vital to many parts of the country.

Hilton: 100 hotels in India very soon!

Hilton: 100 hotels in India very soon!

Rediff.com23 Jun 2018

The company is confident that more hotel owners will be keen to associate themselves with the Hilton brand, the second-biggest hotel chain globally after Marriott.

7 Charming Monsoon Excursions

7 Charming Monsoon Excursions

Rediff.com2 Aug 2023

Getaways near Mumbai, Nasik and Pune for memorable weekend day trips in the rains!

10 trekkers killed in Theni forest fire

10 trekkers killed in Theni forest fire

Rediff.com12 Mar 2018

4 copters of the IAF and their 10 commandos are involved in the rescue operation.

10 pics of nature that will steal your heart

10 pics of nature that will steal your heart

Rediff.com17 Jun 2017

Readers share their travel pics. You can share yours too!

Centre scraps Narmada river linking project in Gujarat over tribals protest

Centre scraps Narmada river linking project in Gujarat over tribals protest

Rediff.com29 Mar 2022

The Centre has decided not to give a go-ahead to the Par-Tapi-Narmada river link project following strong protests against it by tribals, Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party president C R Paatil said on Tuesday.

#MonsoonTrek: 'Felt relaxed amid mountain clouds'

#MonsoonTrek: 'Felt relaxed amid mountain clouds'

Rediff.com30 Jul 2016

Anshul Gupta, 26, who works in Gurgaon tells us about his two-day trek with his friends.

Travelling Across India On Your Stomach In Summer

Travelling Across India On Your Stomach In Summer

Rediff.com4 May 2023

The best summer foods of India

Kerala govt publishes DPR of controversial K-Rail amid protests

Kerala govt publishes DPR of controversial K-Rail amid protests

Rediff.com16 Jan 2022

Amid protest over the proposed ambitious semi-highspeed SilverLine rail project, also known as K-Rail, the Kerala government on Saturday published the detailed project report that estimated the cost of project to be Rs 63,941 crore.

Cyclone Biparjoy may prove to be killjoy for onset of monsoon

Cyclone Biparjoy may prove to be killjoy for onset of monsoon

Rediff.com7 Jun 2023

Cyclone 'Biparjoy', the first storm brewing in the Arabian Sea this year, has rapidly intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, with meteorologists predicting a 'mild' monsoon onset over Kerala and 'weak' progress beyond southern peninsular under its influence.

Burning bodies in misty forest numb people with disbelief

Burning bodies in misty forest numb people with disbelief

Rediff.com8 Dec 2021

Eyewitness accounts said hearing 'something like a boom' and then 'clanking of objects', while the fire raged for well over half an hour, destroying the copter, killing its occupants and reducing huge trees to ashes.

These Indians chase stars and blackholes

These Indians chase stars and blackholes

Rediff.com4 Sep 2017

The astrophotography community in India is a fast-growing one.

The Bishop who threatens 'Jallianwalla Bagh'

The Bishop who threatens 'Jallianwalla Bagh'

Rediff.com2 Dec 2013

Mar Remegiose Inchananiyil, the Bishop of the Thamarassery diocese in Kozhikode, Kerala, told a public meeting that there would be another 'Jallianwala Bagh' in the foothills of the Western Ghats if the K Kasturirangan committee report is implemented. He spoke to Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier about the plight of the farmers and why he has taken up the issue.

Downpour inundates parts of Mumbai, normal life hit, IMD predicts more

Downpour inundates parts of Mumbai, normal life hit, IMD predicts more

Rediff.com5 Jul 2022

Mumbai and its adjoining areas were lashed by heavy showers on Tuesday, causing water-logging at a number of places, including railway tracks, which slowed the movement of trains and vehicles on roads.

Invite: Where are you trekking this monsoon?

Invite: Where are you trekking this monsoon?

Rediff.com26 Jul 2016

Share your pictures, stories and experiences with us, and we'll publish it for you.

Congress finally draws up a candidate list in Kerala

Congress finally draws up a candidate list in Kerala

Rediff.com13 Mar 2014

The Congress high command on Thursday approved the list of its candidates for Lok Sabha polls in Kerala retaining all but two sitting MPs, including Union Ministers Shashi Tharoor and K V Thomas, giving a head start to the party in the campaign against rival Left Democratic Front.

'What Bigger Award One Can Hope For?'

'What Bigger Award One Can Hope For?'

Rediff.com4 Jul 2024

I did not take up research for any award.' 'What is more important is the medicine that I have developed.' 'This helps the patient recover and the family is happy that their relative has survived and they go back to their lives.

10 Most Searched For Indian Destinations

10 Most Searched For Indian Destinations

Rediff.com31 Dec 2022

If you are planning a vacation, choose from these most clicked on destinations.

Don't Miss! The Best Videos of the Week

Don't Miss! The Best Videos of the Week

Rediff.com2 Apr 2021

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TMC's entry perks up race for Goa Assembly polls

TMC's entry perks up race for Goa Assembly polls

Rediff.com22 Dec 2021

Elections to the 40-member Goa Assembly are due in two months. Recent visits by Banerjee, Kejriwal and Prime Minister Narendra Modi heated up things in the otherwise "susegad" atmosphere in the small state.

Is Tourism Destroying Goa?

Is Tourism Destroying Goa?

Rediff.com24 Feb 2023

Poor governance and mediocre short-sighted politics are destroying the paradise that Goa was as its environment, water table, culture and way of life is drastically threatened by tourism and migration, points out Ramesh Menon.

Heavy downpour paralyses Mumbai, red alert for 24 hrs

Heavy downpour paralyses Mumbai, red alert for 24 hrs

Rediff.com4 Sep 2019

The Mumbai civic body asked all schools to remain shut and to ensure that the students were sent back home safely.

Why Kerala can never forget the Flood of '99

Why Kerala can never forget the Flood of '99

Rediff.com24 Aug 2018

Sachin P Mampatta goes back in time to recall a deluge that that has passed into lore in Kerala.

Dubai link to golden beige jacket Abe wore in Varanasi

Dubai link to golden beige jacket Abe wore in Varanasi

Rediff.com8 Jul 2022

A UAE-based Indian entrepreneur on Friday recollected how former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe appreciated and acknowledged his gift -- a golden beige jacket -- by wearing it during his 2015 historic visit to Varanasi.

Now, jumbos get ambulance service in Kerala

Now, jumbos get ambulance service in Kerala

Rediff.com5 Nov 2015

Elephants in Kerala will soon have the luxury of 'ambulance' service to transport sick and injured jumbos.

Pedal to the metal: One girl, 19 days and a 1,800 km bicycle ride to Kanyakumari

Pedal to the metal: One girl, 19 days and a 1,800 km bicycle ride to Kanyakumari

Rediff.com14 Jan 2016

22-year-old Prisiliya Madan pedalled her way through 1,800 km journeying from people's homes to the southernmost tip of the country.

Seismic activities in K'taka not major ones, Deccan Plateau safe: Geologists

Seismic activities in K'taka not major ones, Deccan Plateau safe: Geologists

Rediff.com10 Jul 2022

On Saturday, the quake measured 4.4 on the Richter scale in Vijayapura bordering Maharashtra, and there was another tremor of 1.8 this morning in south Karnataka.

Election 2024: The Big Fights In Kerala

Election 2024: The Big Fights In Kerala

Rediff.com1 Apr 2024

Kerala's election discourse operates surreptitiously. Its explicit face focuses on important national and local issues. At the same time, it seeks to secure apt communal equations to ensure votes, notes Shyam G Menon.

The Funniest Animals You Can Meet!

The Funniest Animals You Can Meet!

Rediff.com23 Nov 2021

The funniest wildlife photography competition in the world.

'Have lost everything': Heart-wrenching scenes in flood-hit Kerala

'Have lost everything': Heart-wrenching scenes in flood-hit Kerala

Rediff.com17 Oct 2021

Many elderly villagers said it was for the first time in their decades-old life that they were seeing and experiencing such severe rainfall.

15 killed in landslide; over 50 missing as rains pound Kerala

15 killed in landslide; over 50 missing as rains pound Kerala

Rediff.com7 Aug 2020

The incident is said to have occurred in the wee hours when a huge mound of earth fell on the 'row houses' and two children and five women were among the deceased, most of whom were plantation workers from neighbouring Tamil Nadu.

Tirthan Valley trek: 'We did trout fishing'

Tirthan Valley trek: 'We did trout fishing'

Rediff.com3 Aug 2016

Pinaki Panda shares his experience. You can share yours too.

Muslim Marries Off Daughter to Hindu

Muslim Marries Off Daughter to Hindu

Rediff.com6 Aug 2021

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Kerala Oppn, experts question Centre, state on dam management

Kerala Oppn, experts question Centre, state on dam management

Rediff.com26 Oct 2021

Poor dam management was considered as a major reason for the 2018 floods in the state that led to a loss of around Rs 50,000 crore and claimed as many as 483 lives, reports Shine Jacob.

Just Chillin! Bear Enjoys Ice Bath

Just Chillin! Bear Enjoys Ice Bath

Rediff.com16 Jul 2021

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By end of century, India may be hotter by 4.4 degrees

By end of century, India may be hotter by 4.4 degrees

Rediff.com15 Jun 2020

In the 30-year period between 1986 and 2015, temperatures of the warmest day and the coldest night of the year have risen by about 0.63 degree Celsius and 0.4 degree Celsius, respectively.

Death toll crosses 100 even as parts of Chennai receives fresh rains

Death toll crosses 100 even as parts of Chennai receives fresh rains

Rediff.com19 Nov 2015

Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said in a statement that 24 more deaths have been reported in the past few days, taking the death toll in rain-related incidents like drowning and wall-collapse to 111.

Lingayats hold key for 50 seats in Kittur Karnataka region

Lingayats hold key for 50 seats in Kittur Karnataka region

Rediff.com7 Apr 2023

The Bharatiya Janata Party had won 30 of the total 50 seats in the region in the 2018 assembly polls, followed by Congress 17, Janata Dal-Secular 2, and others (KPJP-Shankar) 1.