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'Pronouncements On Paper Don't Feed Babies'

'These children possess catastrophically low birth weights -- often 1.4 kgs or less. Such extremely low birth weight results in profoundly compromised neo-natal immunity.' 'The escalation to 97......

Blue drum murder: Muskan gives birth, victim's family seeks DNA test

Muskan, who is in Meerut jail for the gruesome murder of her husband Saurabh Rajput and stuffing his body in a blue drum, has named her newborn daughter Radha even as her in-laws demanded a DNA......

Cyclone Ditwah wreaks havoc in Sri Lanka, 80 killed; India provides relief

Sri Lanka on Friday grappled with one of its worst disasters as cyclonic storm Ditwah wreaked havoc, causing floods and landslides that left more than 80 dead, amid a trail of destruction and......

Didn't initiate or request Mahadevi's relocation: Vantara

Vantara did not initiate or request the relocation of the elephant named Mahadevi from a monastery in Kolhapur to its facility in Jamnagar but served only as the 'court-appointed recipient......

Indian astronaut Shukla's Axiom-4 mission to ISS to take off on June 10

Axiom Space's mission to the International Space Station, carrying Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others, has been postponed to June 10 at 5:52 pm IST, onboard SpaceX's Falcon-9......

Cabinet nods two agri schemes worth Rs 1 lakh crore

Union Cabinet on Thursday approved rationalisation of various agri schemes into two umbrella programmes -- PM Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana and Krishonnati Yojana -- with an expenditure of over Rs......

Will legalising MSP reduce the import bill for edible oils and pulses?

The protesting farmers’ main demand to legalise the minimum support price (MSP) regime has divided opinion. Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters One school of thought says it would lead to crop......

Nirma's new clothes: The journey of detergent brand towards healthcare

How Hiren Patel, founder Karsanbhai’s son, is reinvigorating Nirma by administering a shot of pharma. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Nirma’s tryst with the pharmaceutical......

How Tata Trusts uses big data to gauge consumption, production

In keeping with the Trusts’ objectives, the initiative was underpinned by an attempt to determine how over-nutrition was impacting citizens at a mass scale. There’s a new......

How veganism is spawning a robust plant-based industry

In India there are vegan cafés and restaurants, vegan cooking classes, vegan tours, vegan conferences and even vegan e-tailers, reports Chintan Girish Modi. Photograph: Morris Mac......

Kabaddi players served food in a toilet, official suspended

Have directed UP sports department to take strict action against contractors, officers: Anurag Thakur on Saharanpur incident IMAGE: Videos of kabaddi players collecting their food from a toilet......

How BCCI is planning to revamp NCA

IMAGE: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, left, with NCA cricket head Rahul Dravid. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com The National Cricket Academy, which has often been criticised for its......

Buzz: Ish Sodhi returns to Royals as spin consultant

IMAGE: Ish Sodhi will be working closely with bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule and Chief Operating Officer Jake Lush McCrum. Photograph: BCCI Rajasthan Royals on Thursday appointed New Zealand......

Dos and Donts before you run

February 15 is Mumbai Marathon day.The Asian Heart Institute, a state-of-the-arthospital in Mumbai set up in association with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in the United States, offers some tips......