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Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine is 94.5% effective

Bringing a glimmer of hope to a world ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, biotech giant Moderna announced on Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine has shown to be 94.5 per cent effective. Cambridge,......

Prince William's COVID kept secret in first wave of UK pandemic: Report

Britain's Prince William kept his positive coronavirus test in April a secret in order to not "worry anyone" around the time his father, Prince Charles, was also self-isolating after his own......

COVID-19: 'We will be dealing with it for 2 years at least'

'The most intriguing thing (about COVID-19) is the range of the illness -- from asymptomatic or less symptoms to death and quite severe manifestations.''The vaccine will be at least another year......

Air pollution may hinder India's fight against COVID-19: Scientists

The causal link between air pollution and COVID-19 cases is yet to be established conclusively but long-term exposure will certainly make people more vulnerable to lung infections, warn scientists......

'COVID-19 is deadly in 0.1 per cent people'

'Some of the longer-term implications of COVID-19 are not related to the virus itself.''They are actually related to immune responses from the virus.' IMAGE: Professor Ravindra Kumar Gupta of......

Edtech start-up Eruditus gets funding from Zuckerberg duo

Eruditus runs on a partnership model with top global universities such as MIT, Columbia, Harvard, Cambridge, INSEAD, Wharton, and UC Berkeley, offering courses in coding, data science, fintech,......

Why advertisers are boycotting Facebook

'This is the first time there has been an attempt to use market forces to counter disinformation on social media,' notes Devangshu Datta.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The advertising......

The lockdown has been good for Grofers

'One good thing that has come out of all this is that it shown people that online ordering is the way forward,' Grofers Founder Albinder Dhindsa tells Yuvraj Malik. IMAGE: Grofers Founder Albinder......

What the economy needs: Painful medium-term steps

'Even without major reforms, with a business as usual scenario, and with current inflation trends, we should be clocking around 11 to 12 per cent nominal growth.''That is not happening and is a......

Being evil pays. Does it pay enough?

Construction companies will make money building detention centres.IT companies will make money on the enumeration of the CAA, NRC, NPR, notes Devangshu Datta.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

When did vying for attention become so evil?

The Social Dilemma shows how social media is turning human beings into lab rats and zombies, notes Chintan Girish Modi. IMAGE: A scene from The Social Dilemma. All photographs: Kind courtesy......

It's a sweep for 1917 at Baftas!

IMAGE: Callum McDougall, Pippa Harris, Sam Mendes, Krysty Wilson-Cairns and Jayne-Ann Tenggren with their awards for Outstanding British Film for 1917. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters Sam......

Amitabh@50: Stories you didn't know about the star

Rasheed Kidwai unearths little-known stories from the Dadasaheb Phalke awardee's past as Amitabh Bachchan celebrates 50 years in the movies this month. The long, fascinating and illustrious......

Super 30: 'Show your kids this inspiring movie'

'You come out of the theatre feeling happy, inspired, with moist eyes and in awe.' Hrithik Roshan's new film Super 30 tells an inspirational real life story, and audiences are suitably inspired.......

The Super 30 Review

'What Super 30 really wants to say is Hrithik Roshan can be an action hero without showing off his sculpted torso,' says Sukanya Verma. 'Directed by Vikas Bahl' announces the opening credits, only......

Newcastle's match at Aston Villa postponed due to COVID-19

IMAGE: Newcastle lodged a request to have the game postponed and that was approved by the Premier League Board on Tuesday. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Newcastle United's game at......

Miandad has change of heart, apologises to Imran

'I apologise for my words, especially to the prime minister because I was angry about Pakistan's performance' Doing a volte-face, Pakistan's legendary batsman Javed Miandad, on Friday, apologised......

PIX: Stokes, Buttler honoured at Buckingham Palace

IMAGE: Ben Stokes poses with his OBE that he was awarded for service to cricket following an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. Photograph: Richard Pohle-WPA Pool/Getty Images......

The First Great Indian Cricketer

One cricketer made all the difference when the first All India cricket team toured England in 1911.Baloo Palwankar startled the English with his guile and genius.A fascinating excerpt from Prashant......

Mind tricks help Djokovic to fifth Wimbledon crown

'I mean, that was one thing that I promised myself coming on to the court today, that I need to stay calm and composed, because I knew that the atmosphere would be as it was' IMAGE: Her Royal......

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Newcastle's match at Aston Villa postponed due to COVID-19

IMAGE: Newcastle lodged a request to have the game postponed and that was approved by the Premier League Board on Tuesday. Photograph: Laurence... ...

http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/newcastles-match-at-villa-postponed-due-to-covid/20201202.htm

Cambridge's chemistry department named after Indian scientist Yusuf Hamied

Hamied, 84, who was a student at Christ’s College, has retained close links with Cambridge over the past 66 years, the university said world... ...

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/cambridge-s-chemistry-department-named-after-indian-scientist-yusuf-hamied/story-iJCd5JzG4HvijmGrY7wQcL.html

Prof Emeritus Vishwa Nath Datta dead at 94

Datta was a visiting professor to a number of universities including Moscow, Leningrad, and Berlin, and Resident Fellow of Fitzwilliam College,... ...

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/prof-emeritus-vishwa-nath-datta-dead-at-94/story-w8vVQK4xiMeIAPlFMurqwM.html

Cambridge signs MoU to provide English language learning

CHENNAI: Cambridge Assessment English (part of the University of Cambridge) has signed an MoU with Chrysalis, a learning transformation... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/cambridge-signs-mou-to-provide-english-language-learning/articleshow/79486428.cms

Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year

Cambridge Dictionary announced their Word of the Year for 2020 as quarantine, whose definition they have edited. ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/cambridge-dictionarys-word-of-the-year-is-quarantine/articleshow/79452959.cms

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