Why WHO should not have stopped HCQ clinical trials

'WHO has been under a lot of attack, so when they saw the Lancet study, they stopped the clinical trials of HCQ.''They should not have stopped the clinical trials.' Kindly note the image has been......

Duterte wins Philippine presidential election

Anti-establishment firebrand Rodrigo Duterte secured a huge win in the Philippine presidential elections, according to a poll monitor, after an incendiary campaign dominated by his profanity-laced......

Available now: A 'female Viagra', but it comes with a warning

The first drug to treat low sexual desire in premenopausal women, dubbed "female Viagra", has been approved in the United States, but with a warning about potentially dangerous side effects such as......

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

We bring you a fresh collection of offbeat, quirky stories from around the world. An odds-on favourite for the Miss Colombia beauty pageant was kicked out of the contest because her bikini was......

What's in a brand name?

Brands names are always critical, but -- as Ambi Parameswaran has discovered -- finding the right one for the Indian consumer requires something special. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com "What......

Pfizer set to buy Allergan for more than $150 bn

  The deal would create a pharmaceutical colossus with annual sales of more than $60 billion Pfizer Inc secured formal board approval on Sunday for its acquisition of Botox maker Allergan Plc......

Most wanted in India: Ethical hackers!

Hackers have begun to emerge from the shadows of suspicion, says Dhruv Munjal. IMAGE: Ankit Fadia has written books on cyber-security yet yet his own site has been hacked at least nine times.......

Pharmaceutical mega brand buyouts a sweet pill

Pharma giants are going the fast moving consumer goods way, with blockbuster brands being sought after by multinational giants and even their Indian peers.Universal Remedies, which sells the......

Review: Mirzapur is *not* a Gangster Drama...

...But a comedy about Class Wars. Sreehari Nair tells us why. IMAGE: Pankaj Tripathi, Rasika Duggal and Dibyendu Sharma in Mirzapur. There is a lot of gun toting, backstabbing, and killing in......

Review: Welcome Back is worth it because of Nana and Anil

Welcome Back is dumb yet entertaining, utterly silly but made with a kind of absurd, warm energy, says Raja Sen. It's hard to call Welcome Back a new Anees Bazmee film when it has its foot so......

Pix: Priyanka Chopra's lethal V-Day!

Here's what your favourite celebrities have been up to. Priyanka Chopra kicked off Bollywood's most 'lethal' Valentine's Day celebration, as she enumerated seven ways to lose one's Valentine.......

Review: Freida Pinto charms a tall dark stranger

Sukanya Verma reviews You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger. Post YOUR reviews here!The lilting texture of Leon Redbone singing, 'When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are, anything......

Pele @80: Milestones in the soccer legend's career

IMAGE: Brazilian footballer Pele in training for Brazil's match against England on January 1, 1963. Photograph: Keystone/Getty Images Brazilian football great Pele celebrated his 80th......

When Virat didn't need a mask

'What is difficult for one athlete is easy for another. Plus some adjust better than others.'Virat Kohli batted continuously for over a day in Delhi and showed no signs of fatigue caused by the......

Gayle launches scathing attack at sexism critics

Gayle described Flintoff as a ‘cartoon character’ 'Ian Chappell how can you ban the Universe Boss? You'd have to ban cricket itself’ IMAGE: Chris Gayle. Photograph: Twitter.......

Ex-NBA star found unresponsive at brothel

IMAGE: TV personality Khloe Kardashian and ex-NBA player Lamar Odom. Photograph: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Former NBA star Lamar Odom was hospitalized on Tuesday after he was found unresponsive......