Chandan Kumar

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160,000 tents, 150,000 toilets: Prayagraj gears up for grand Maha Kumbh
Rediff.com30 Dec 2024

Prayagraj is transforming into a massive temporary city to host the Maha Kumbh, the...

Kanwar Yatra order forces Muslim, Hindu dhaba owners to remove staff
Rediff.com21 Jul 2024

A Muslim man used to work on the tandoor at my restaurant. But due to this issue, I...

Will win by a bigger margin, says Brij Bhushan's son
Rediff.com18 May 2024

Karan Bhushan rejects the charges against his father, saying the "allegations are...

Has anything changed, ask Lakhimpur Kheri voters
Rediff.com11 May 2024

This appears to be a common refrain in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri Lok Sabha...

Man-animal conflict a key poll issue in Pilibhit LS constituency
Rediff.com16 Apr 2024

People in these villages routinely encounter big cats that stray into their farms from...

Rescued UP worker regrets missing World Cup final
Rediff.com29 Nov 2023

For a 25-year-old Manjeet Chauhan stuck in Silkyara tunnel survival hinged on a picture...

Why Is Shipra Pathak Walking?
Rediff.com15 Mar 2023

'As humans, we must realise that we cannot survive without the environment, rivers,...

What delays construction of mosque in Ayodhya even after SC order in 2019
Rediff.com6 Dec 2022

But three years after the apex court settled the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land...

Ayodhya moves on 3 decades after Babri demolition
Rediff.com5 Dec 2022

Unlike in the past, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad is not celebrating any "Shaurya Diwas"...

UP takes steps to ban meat sale in open on Kanwar Yatra routes
Rediff.com10 Jul 2022

The local, district and police administration are reaching out to meat traders to...

Burqa-clad instant talaq victim among BJP's campaigners in UP
Rediff.com18 Feb 2022

A 27-year-old burqa-clad woman, who is an instant talaq victim, is campaigning for the...