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'India Is Staring At Dementia Epidemic'

'10 million Indians are currently living with dementia, and the number is expected to double by 2036.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff It is said that over 57 million people are living with......

How much coffee is just right for you?

Caffeine, the drug that gives coffee its kick, works differently, depending on the consumer's weight, gender, hormonal shifts and a variety of other factors.P Rajendran reports from New York.......

What you must know about Dementia

'Dementia is going to be a huge challenge for hospitals, doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, health workers and family members.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "We are looking at 5 to 7......

'You just can't isolate the elderly completely'

'Families look after the elderly. And these families are facing a lot of problems now.' IMAGE: People maintain physical distancing as they queue to collect food in New Delhi. Photograph: ANI Photo......

IMA puts out names of 382 doctors martyred in war against Covid

Taking exception to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan not mentioning the death of healthcare workers due to Covid-19 in his statement in Parliament, the Indian Medical Association has published a list......

Indian American to guide US manufacturing policy

Secunderabad-born and raised Dr Sridhar Kota, 52, professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, has become American President Barack Obama's point man for developing......

'Universities have become vacuum cleaners'

'They suck talent and dump elsewhere.' IMAGE: A photograph of Zoho Mail's engineers at 2 am after releasing a new version in 2015."As long as we get people with basic aptitude, it is easy to train......

How India can become a world power

'Unless we start making the products we need, we cannot become a developed country or call ourselves an economic power.' In 1996, when India was talking about services, Sridhar Vembu, who had his......

First look: Neelakanta's Maaya

Director Neelakantha makes films in different genres. His latest, Maaya, is a thriller. It is presented by Madhura Sridhar and produced by Dr M V K Reddy of Shirdi Sai Combines. Harshvardhan Rane......

'Friends tell me I am like a 5 year old'

'I'm a very positive and optimistic human being.''You put a pile of garbage in front of me and I will find a flower in it.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Aditi Rao Hydari/Instagram She is a......

Former BCCI GM Sridhar passes away

A genial man, Dr MV Sridhar or 'Doc', as he was fondly known in the fraternity, was BCCI's 'Go To Man' in crisis situations. Former Board of Control for Cricket in India's General Manager Dr......

Ministry revamps TOPS review, plans coach incentives

IMAGE: Olympic medal-winning hockey goalkeeping legend P R Sreejesh is among the most high-profile former athletes involved in coaching in India. Photograph: ANI India's athletes will now be......

How sports psychologists are helping Indian athletes cope with lockdown

For performance analyst and sports psychologist Nanaki J Chadha, this is the time when "you help them steer clear of negative thoughts." IMAGE: World badminton champion P V Sindhu distributes......

Cricket Buzz: 'Incidents at lower level necessitate 'Red card' rule'

IMAGE: Former India cricker captain Sourav Ganguly. Photograph: Matthew Lewis/Getty Images for The ICC Former India captain Sourav Ganguly backed the new "red card" rule in cricket, saying the......

Team India trainer Basu under 'Conflict of Interest' scanner

Soham Desai, who was earlier associated with Shankar Basu's commercial venture, recently passed an NCA trainers' examination, the question paper for which was apparently set by the latter.......