'COVID will resurface, but won't cause harm'

Wiccan Rashme Oberoi looks at the year ahead as A Ganesh Nadar takes notes. IMAGE: A healthcare worker collects an oral swab sample from a passenger at a railway station in Jalandhar, January 2,......

Covid may damage brain like Parkinson's disease

The SARS-CoV-2 virus may increase the likelihood of the brain degeneration found in Parkinson's disease, according to a study in mice. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters COVID-19 patients commonly......

Gasping for Time: Do Not Run Out On Us

The pandemic is taking a deep, emotional, scarring toll.Will we survive, asks Shruti Vyas.If we do, will we be the same? Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com This time, there is no panic buying.......

Better to address fungal infections by name than colour: AIIMS chief

All India Institutes of Medical Sciences director Randeep Guleria on Monday said it is better to identify mucormycosis by its name rather than by the colour as labelling the same fungus with names......

In India, 3 of 4 companies adulterating, mis-branding food go unpunished

Adulterated food can cause cancer, insomnia and other neurological problems, and adulteration is a growing concern across India Three of every four companies found guilty of mis-branding or selling......

Maggi, banned. And oil, eggs, vegetables, pulses?

We are surrounded by food that is contaminated, adulterated and does not meet Indian safety and packaging standards, says Abheet Singh Sethi/IndiaSpend.com. 64 per cent of the loose edible oil......

Dr Reddy's launches insomnia drug in US; Glenmark gets FDA nod

Pharma major Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Wednesday said it has launched a drug to treat insomnia in the US market, following approval by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA).   The......

Why Stars Walked Out Of Oppenheimer Premiere

It wasn't a regular Hollywood premiere at all. The A-list cast of Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer left the film's London screening midway in solidarity with the strike called by a Hollywood actors'......

Saluting *THE* Voice

Lata Mangeshkar was my introduction, the beginning, the basic, the identity of film music.Sukanya Verma salutes The Legend. Photograph: Kind courtesy Lata Mangeshkar/Instagram It was early in the......

'Saira was more beautiful than I thought'

'I can still recall my eyes falling on Saira, looking breathtakingly beautiful in a brocade sari.''She had indeed grown to full womanhood and was in reality more beautiful than I thought she was.'A......

Review: Lupt is predictable

Lupt starts with some scary moments, but ends up like a B-grade horror film, feels S Ramesh. Javed Jaffrey is widely known for his comic timing as well as his dancing skills. Very few know that......

Boxing great Mike Tyson advocates for psychedelics

IMAGE: Mike Tyson is experiencing a career renaissance that he said is the result of psilocybin-powered mental and spiritual exploration. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com During his......

Woods receiving 'professional help' to manage pain meds

IMAGE:Tiger Woods appears in a booking photo released by Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Photograph:  Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office/Handout via Reuters Tiger Woods said on Monday he......

Newcastle's director Kinnear resigns after controversial spell

Newcastle United's controversial director of football Joe Kinnear has quit seven months into a three-year deal after his second spell at the Premier League club in which they made no permanent......