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There appears to be no solution in sight to the ongoing crisis in the Karnataka unit of Bharatiya Janata Party. Tomatoes for weight loss, Yoga for back pain
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'His presence in Tawang is a silent reiteration that the McMahon Line was and is the border between Tibet and India,' says Claude Arpi. Obama's 10 best and worst moves of the year
The Politico website has spoken to a dozen political insiders and pulled together a list of President Barack Obama''s ten best, and ten worst, moves of the year. 9 terrorists' bodies at 4 degrees Centigrade
A Ganesh Nadar visits the mortuary in Mumbai, where the bodies of the terrorists killed in the 26/11 attacks are kept. Former US Muslim chaplain talks about Gitmo abuses
Chinese-American Muslim James 'Yusuf' Yee, a former US Army Chaplain, talks about his harrowing experiences at Guantanamo Bay detention centre in Cuba. 'We're possibly the world's most corrupt society'
Ravi Gulati left a corporate job and took to teaching children of drivers, barbers and maids near his home in Delhi's Khan Market. 'I don't expect the kids to pay me back but pay it forward," he says. 26/11: 'Local angle needed greater attention'
'I do feel even today that the local angle has not received the attention it deserved. I find it difficult to accept that only two Indians were involved. There has been very strong evidence of their involvement, but the possible involvement of others should be looked into,' says B Raman. Special: How Rahul Gandhi's clout is growing
Sheela Bhatt explores and explains the Rahul Gandhi phenomenon and what it means for the Congress party and the nation's politics. Spectacular wildlife photos from around the world
Rediff.com brings before you some such snapshots that recently won laurels at the 2009 Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition. Spiritual Guru Sai Baba casts a spell on Mumbai
Spiritual Guru Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba was in Mumbai on a three-day visit from October 31 to November 2. Lakhs of devotees attended the various public darshans across the city. The human face of Indian religion
William Dalrymple discusses his latest book, which delves into nine spiritual lives and uncovers multiple Indias, with Vaihayasi P Daniel. Special: Why is Pakistan burning?
An analysis of the factors that led to Pakistan earning the sobriquet of 'the most dangerous country in the world' and the ominous implications it has for India. Give Yeddyurappa a chance: BJP top brass
Vicky Nanjappa provides a fascinating glimpse of the furious political games being played as BJP leaders try to resolve the party's growing crisis in Karnataka. 'Biggest threat to India through maritime borders'
'Maritime security is not easy. There are lakhs of fishing boats, and it is almost impossible to monitor each one of them,' says Home Secretary G K Pillai. 'Sushma Swaraj is a better bet than Narendra Modi'
'In India wherever there are equals, we can't function. We are like a joint family where when the father dies the brothers quarrel and kill each other. What is going on in the BJP is similar,' says Professor Dipankar Gupta. 'Sonia carries the Indira legacy'
'Indira Gandhi was a great influence on Sonia Gandhi. Like her mother-in-law, Sonia is a very good listener. Pix: Fire rages on in Jaipur, 9 feared dead
The toll in the fire at Indian Oil Corporation's fuel depot outside Jaipur may rise to nine, as six missing employees are now feared dead, even as fire fighters and the Army worked to contain the blaze that has burnt nearly Rs 150 crore worth of auto fuel. 'Indira took the bull by the horns fearlessly'
B S Raghavan, West Bengal's former chief secretary, worked with Indira Gandhi for many years. He remembers the late leader on her 25th death anniversary. Mrs Gandhi: Fearlessness in the national interest
'Fearlessness, courtesy, humour, wide interests and wisdom, deep commitment to science and technology, passion for the environment, objectivity and the ability to see many things through not only a national but also an international prism -- these were some aspects of her life and personality.' R Rajamani fondly remembers Indira Gandhi on her 25th death anniversary. Images: Pak hit by worst terror attack in 2 years
In one of the deadliest terror attacks in Pakistan, at least 80 people were killed and over 200 injured on Wednesday when a powerful car bomb ripped through a packed market in Peshawar, hours after the United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Pakistan on her maiden official visit. Passengers angry at lack of security in trains
Passengers, who were traveling by the Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express which was held up by Maoist-backed agitators for over five hours on Tuesday in West Midnapore in West Bengal, on Wednesday voiced their apprehensions over the lack of security measures in passenger trains. Special: Science Fundas Explained Volume II
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Tahir Ali's exclusive account for rediff.com from South Waziristan where the Pakistan Army and the Tehrik Taliban Pakistan are engaged in a 'decisive war'. Pix: Prez Patil gets royal welcome from the Queen
President Pratibha Patil was on Tuesday accorded a red-carpet welcome by British Queen Elizabeth II, marked by pomp and pageantry, as she arrived at the imposing Windsor Castle in a stage carriage pulled by six white horses.