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Copper-resveratrol can't treat cancer, but can reduce toxicity: Tata hospital

A research by the Tata Memorial Centre in Mumbai has shown that a combination of copper and resveratrol can reduce the toxicity of treatments like chemotherapy, but it is not a substitute for the......

Lockdown fear: Migrants start leaving Gujarat

Fearing another lockdown in the wake of a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in Gujarat, migrant workers and their families have started leaving Surat and Ahmedabad, two of the state's......

18 Covid patients die in Gujarat hospital fire

At least eighteen persons including 16 COVID-19 patients died in a fire at a hospital at Bharuch in Gujarat in the early hours of Saturday, officials said. IMAGE: Fire breaks out in Patel Welfare......

Scientist Bhargava to return Padma Bhushan to protest 'attack on rationalism'

Eminent scientist Pushpa Mittra Bhargava on Thursday said he is returning his Padma Bhushan award alleging that the National Democratic Alliance government was trying to make India into a......

'Modi government does not understand the ABCD of science'

'We are moving away from the path of democracy and towards Hindu religious dictatorship,' scientist P M Bhargava, who plans to return his Padma Bhushan to the government next week, tells Syed......

IndiGo crisis explained: Planes, planes everywhere, but no one to fly them

IndiGo's situation points to a deeper malaise where skill shortage can challenge India's status as the fastest-growing aviation market, say experts. Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters Hundreds of......

HSBC forays into succession planning

HSBC has forayed into the business of providing advisory services on succession planning for businessmen, as part of its private banking services. HSBC has appointed Subir Mittra, formerly with......

Administrator may look after affairs at Irma

With developments at the Institute of Rural Management-Anand turning murkier by the day, the possibility of an administrator being handed the reins of the squabble-ridden institute is......

Normalcy returning for shadow lenders, albeit slowly

For smaller MFIs, resuming operations is more difficult because they haven’t got any fresh bank credit sanctioned from their lenders. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com With the government......

Hmm! So That's What Mrunal Does When She's On Vacation

It's the holiday season and Bollywood's got the memo! Photograph: Kind courtesy Mrunal Thakur/Instagram Mrunal Thakur vacations at Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan... Photograph: Kind......

Why Torbaaz is special for Sanjay Dutt

Sanjay Dutt's long awaited Torbaaz -- directed by Girish Malik -- will release on Netflix on December 11. This time, Dutt is in Afghanistan, teaching children the joys of cricket in lieu of the......

'Sanju has always been a fighter'

IMAGE: Sanjay Dutt exits Mumbai's Lilavati hospital on August 10. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar A day after Sanjay Dutt announced a break from films for medical treatment, his wife Maanayata Dutt......

What does 2017's cinema hold for you?

Ranjita Ganesan lists the movies we should look forward to. There's a lot happening in Bollywood, Hollywood and world cinema this year. We break it up for you. Bollywood: Masala mix IMAGE: Shah......

Can the Censor Board decide how long a kiss should last?

'People with a lot of dreams and passion are paying a lot of money and making a film for two years. Then one random person, who might be a lawyer or a teacher or a social worker, comes and finds a......