Shikha Chaturvedi, Jayant Pankaj

All stories by Shikha Chaturvedi, Jayant Pankaj

171,150 Indians Deported From 52 Countries In 5 Years
Rediff.com1 days ago

Deportations of Indians have increased in recent years from several countries like the...

Crorepati MLAs Surge 32 Times In 20 Years
Rediff.com3 days ago

BJP witnessed steady growth in crorepati MLAs between 2016 and 2026.

Political Parties Sees 1,123 Defections In 15 Years
Rediff.com5 days ago

Most defections originated from three major parties -- the Congress, BJP and BSP.

Kidnapping Cases Surge Over Million
Rediff.com6 days ago

Abduction remains the most common motive, accounting for more than half of kidnapping...

India Yet To Plug EV Gap In Race With Asian Peers
Rediff.com24 Apr 2026

India's EV ecosystem is growing, but remains too underdeveloped to cushion a major oil...

UP, Haryana still below national wage line
Rediff.com23 Apr 2026

Despite a 21 per cent minimum wage hike in parts of Uttar Pradesh, factory workers in...

AI Misuse Fuels India's Growing Fake News Crisis
Rediff.com14 Mar 2026

From 2022 to 2024, X, Facebook, and WhatsApp emerged as the primary platforms...

Infiltration Surges Along India-Myanmar Border
Rediff.com27 Feb 2026

23,926 infiltrators were arrested across various border regions between 2014 and 2025.

New GDP Series Reshapes India's Growth Story
Rediff.com27 Feb 2026

Base revisions are technical exercises, but history shows they can significantly...

Women Constitute 30% Of Trafficking Arrests in India
Rediff.com29 Jan 2026

Coastal states such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra recorded the highest...

Rupee Fall Delays India's No. 4 Dream
Rediff.com19 Jan 2026

The exchange rate of the rupee against the dollar may delay the economy's rise to...

AI Changes Who Gets Hired And Fired
Rediff.com14 Jan 2026

As AI adoption replaces routine roles, hiring is increasingly shifting toward...

Demolitions Double in 7 Years; Rehab Remains Scarce
Rediff.com10 Jan 2026

In 2023, Delhi accounted for the highest share of evictions at 53 per cent, followed by...

Rupee Went Down 4.9% In 2025
Rediff.com10 Jan 2026

It underperformed peers amid volatile capital flows and uneven forex support.

Bengal SIR: Muslim Districts See No Major Impact
Rediff.com8 Jan 2026

More voter deletions recorded in draft SIR exercises than to the combined SSRs in the...

Staff Behaviour Still Bugs Air Travellers
Rediff.com5 Jan 2026

SpiceJet recorded the highest complaint rate per 10,000 passengers, rising sharply from...

Lynching Sees No End
Rediff.com3 Jan 2026

Between 2014 and 2023, India recorded 189 lynching cases.

Violence Against Christians On Rise
Rediff.com2 Jan 2026

There has been an increase in violence against Christians over the past 12 years --...

SIR Exercise Covers Half Of Electorates
Rediff.com27 Dec 2025

Since 2004, 12 states have added 160 million people to their rolls.

Indian Pilots Fly 246 Hours A Year
Rediff.com20 Dec 2025

Most Indian airlines recorded a rise in average flying hours per pilot after the Covid...