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Namita Tewari

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Be number one or ....: 100-yr-old ex-aide on Ratan Tata's mantra
Rediff.com11 Oct 2024

"'His mantra was simple yet profound: Be number one or be ready to be wiped out....

How Shibu Soren's close aide became BJP's asset
Rediff.com30 Aug 2024

Once a close aide to JMM supremo Shibu Soren, Champai is now seen as crucial for the...

Lok Sabha elections as good as rigged: Jean Dreze
Rediff.com14 Apr 2024

Development economist Jean Dreze said the Indian democracy is currently navigating a...

The journey of Hemant Soren, Jharkhand's youngest CM
Rediff.com1 Feb 2024

From taking charge of Jharkhand as its youngest chief minister at 38 to establishing...

Rescued tunnel worker reveals how they spent 17 days inside
Rediff.com2 Dec 2023

Sukhram, all of 22, reached his village at 1 am to a rousing welcome after staying...

Licked water from rocks, ate puffed rice for 10 days, says rescued worker
Rediff.com29 Nov 2023

Anil Bediya, one of the 41 labourers who were rescued from a collapsed Uttarakhand...

J'khand BJP leader wanted to dump tribal domestic help in UP ashram: Police
Rediff.com2 Sep 2022

When Baskey reached the hospital on being informed of the development, Ayushman accused...

Large projects underway to boost border infra: Gadkari
Rediff.com5 Jul 2020

Work is also progressing on 17 strategic highway-cum-airstrips, three of which have...

Ban 2: No more Chinese firms in highway projects
Rediff.com1 Jul 2020

India will not allow Chinese companies to participate in highway projects, including...

Govt working on plan to bring back thousands of stranded seamen
Rediff.com28 Apr 2020

The government will chart out a plan for the evacuation of seafarers stuck on...

Coronavirus: 16k passengers holed up in ships at Indian ports
Rediff.com6 Mar 2020

The protocol is being maintained with all help in case of fever or sickness to those on...

India eyes 60% share of global ship recycling biz
Rediff.com25 Dec 2019

Currently, India recycles around 300 of the 1,000 ships which are demolished per annum...

Sena-NCP-Cong alliance won't last beyond 6-8 months: Gadkari
Rediff.com22 Nov 2019

'Opportunism is the base of their alliance. The three parties have become united with...

Nitin Gadkari's ambitious 5-year roadmap
Rediff.com5 Jun 2019

The minister said that the priority for him will be "rolling out all stuck highway...

Modi launches 2 expressways, says infrastructure doesn't discriminate
Rediff.com27 May 2018

While inaugurating the projects, Modi said highways construction has reached 27-km a...

India poised for 'blue revolution', to create 20 mn jobs: Gadkari
Rediff.com18 Apr 2016

The minister said apart from the potential of 10 million jobs under Sagarmala, more...