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'Despite Covid we don't care about health'

'The first duty of the government is to learn lessons from a bad experience and course correct. It's a pity that the government is making policy without looking at evidence and differentiating......

'We Need To Let Nature Heal'

'When Covid first struck, the lockdown resulted in clean air in major Indian cities.''You were able to see the Himalayan range from Ludhiana.''In Delhi, you were seeing deer and stags all over the......

UK study finds Covid vaccine protection wanes in months

The protection gained after being fully vaccinated with both doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines against Covid-19 wanes over time, a new UK study reported on Wednesday.......

Tributes pour in for Dilip Kumar from Pak; PM recalls his generosity

Pakistan on Wednesday showed its adulation for legendary Indian actor Dilip Kumar as tributes poured in from across the country for the 98-year-old cinema icon who was born here. IMAGE: A......

UK signs deal for 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses

The United Kingdom government has signed deals for access to around 90 million doses of promising coronavirus vaccines under development, Business Secretary Alok Sharma announced in London on......

What Modi told Bill Gates about India's digital dreams

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday identified agriculture, education and health as three sectors where he believes technology can play a big role, and highlighted efforts of his government. In......

'APIs are a very strategic part of Biocon's business'

'There is no reason why we should break this business up.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Biocon Bengaluru-headquartered biotech major Biocon has been working to reduce its cumulative debt of around......

Covid-19 could be the boost Indian pharma cos need

The western world had largely considered India to be a production hub, and also, a good potential geography for clinical trials, and a big market. But in Covid-19 research, Indian companies and......

Microsoft co-founder, Jimi Hendrix fan, sports team owner... The incredible life and times of Paul Allen

Whenever you think of Microsoft, the only name that crosses one's mind is Bill Gates. But the tech behemoth was co-founded in 1975 by Gates and Paul Allen. Photograph: Anthony P......

Lessons from India's 'brightest investment minds'

'Indians are great savers, but they are lousy investors.'Excerpts from Anuj Shah's Brightest Investment Minds: Their Journeys, Their Insights. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com How many of......

Widow of Christopher Reeve is dead

Dana Reeve, who announced in 2004 that she had lung cancer, is no more.First Christopher Reeve, who the world will always remember as Superman. Now, his wife. Dana Reeve, 44, has died of lung......

'Bobby Robson will never be forgotten'

Tributes flooded in on Friday for former England manager Bobby Robson, who died peacefully at home from cancer aged 76. Here is a selection: "I cannot think of anybody in the game who was held in......

Lance Armstrong for Senate?

If he ever makes it to the United States Senate, seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will likely suggest one solution to America's energy crisis: 'Cycle to work'. Will he run for......

England football team to help charities

England's football players have agreed to donate their international wages to charity, according to a report in Saturday's Daily Mail. A new Team England Footballers' Charity has pledged a minimum......

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