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'Untenable': India's top health experts on WHO report on Covid deaths

The country's top health experts on Thursday questioned the modelling methodology used by the World Health Organisation to estimate 4.7 million deaths in India due to COVID-19 or its impact, saying......

New Covid XE variant not more severe than Omicron: Dr Kang of CMC Vellore

The new XE variant of COVID-19 is not a matter of concern as it is not likely to cause any more severity than other sub-variants of Omicron (BA.1 and BA.2) did, Dr Gagandeep Kang, professor at......

AMU professor booked for lecture on 'rape' in myths, varsity suspends him

The police on Wednesday registered an FIR against an Aligarh Muslim University professor who referred to examples of 'rape' in Hindu mythology during a forensic science class, provoking accusations......

Decision on third jab for all adults to be based on scientific need: Govt

Noting that the decision on third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for all adults will be taken based on scientific need, the government on Thursday said emerging knowledge on the subject is under its......

Deaths in Covid 3rd wave much lower than in 2nd wave, says govt

Deaths as against active cases have been significantly lower in the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic than the previous one, the government said on Thursday underlining the current surge is not......

Why Chinese imports are likely to continue

Indian auto and pharma industries import several critical components and raw materials from China. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Imports from China are expected to continue for the time......

Why we need to pay more for the water we use

'We have severely under-invested in waste water treatment.''We charge for water a minimal amount and we don't charge anything extra for providing sewerage service.''As a result, every water entity......

Boeing's India Man

Till high school, his medium of learning was Marathi.Later, he completed his doctorate under Neil Armstrong's guidance.He has travelled to close to 50 countries, sold $350 billion worth of......

GMOs - from war to dialog?

Indian scientists who wrote to the PM last week are not entirely rejecting GMOs but instead asking for caution and further testing to establish their safety, writes Rajni Bakshi. When dignitaries......

GM crops: All-party par panel for ban on trials

The report of Parliament's standing committee on agriculture and genetically modified crops has asked for an end to all field trials for these. "Further research and development on transgenics in......

The Vaccine War Review: Absorbing Drama

The Vaccine War leans towards stoking nationalistic fervour but that shouldn't stop you from watching a film that is solemn about the Indian scientific community's achievement, notes Mayur Sanap.......

Who Will Vivek Agnihotri Expose In The Vaccine War?

IMAGE: Nana Patekar with Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research, who he plays in The Vaccine War.Vivek Agnihotri, the film's director, writes Dr Bhargava 'led our......

The Most Patriotic Bollywood Hero? VOTE!

We celebrate Republic Day with this special feature, published on Rediff.com in January 2013. Quite a few Bollywood heroes have worn patriotism proudly on their sleeves. As we get into......

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