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How Space Travel Can Unite The World

How Space Travel Can Unite The World

Rediff.com1 Sep 2023

All progress in space should excite us and encourage us to be optimists about a better future for our planet and all of us, asserts Aakar Patel.

40% Of SAP's Innovations Come From India

40% Of SAP's Innovations Come From India

Rediff.com5 Jul 2023

'We aim at establishing India as an early talent hub on a global scale and are actively recruiting professionals in areas like cybersecurity, machine learning, data science, and other relevant fields.'

Panel probing Jayalalithaa's death submits report to TN govt

Panel probing Jayalalithaa's death submits report to TN govt

Rediff.com27 Aug 2022

Justice Arumughaswamy said the 500 page report in English was prepared after hearing about 150 witnesses. The Tamil version ran up to 608 pages.

Your Health Insurance Queries Answered

Your Health Insurance Queries Answered

Rediff.com20 Jan 2022

Rakesh Kaul, CDO, Edelweiss General Insurance, answers your health insurance queries.

Private hospitals may import Covid vaccines

Private hospitals may import Covid vaccines

Rediff.com15 May 2021

Apollo Hospitals and Fortis Healthcare are open to importing vaccines.

Analysts see rich valuations for paint, tyre stocks; time to book profit?

Analysts see rich valuations for paint, tyre stocks; time to book profit?

Rediff.com1 Jun 2023

Amid cooling raw material prices, the crude-oil linked companies, which includes paint and tyre firms, have been on a roll over the past one year. Shares of related companies have gained up to 84 per cent, as against a 14 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex. Analysts, however, believe stretched valuations in both these sectors could trigger a de-rating.

Budget's focus on capex to push growth to 7%: RBI article

Budget's focus on capex to push growth to 7%: RBI article

Rediff.com17 Feb 2023

The Union Budget's focus on capital expenditure is expected to crowd-in private investment and push the GDP growth rate close to 7 per cent in the next financial year beginning April 1, said a Reserve Bank article on 'State of the Economy'. In 2023-24, capital expenditure is budgeted at Rs 10 lakh crore which will constitute 3.3 per cent of GDP. "We believe that India will decouple from macroeconomic projections of current vintage and also from the rest of the world.

Rig Veda, 'Magna Carta' to be exhibited at G20 summit

Rig Veda, 'Magna Carta' to be exhibited at G20 summit

Rediff.com2 Sep 2023

The exhibition of artefacts -- in physical and digital formats -- will be done on the same floor level where the leaders' meetings will take place, and they will walk through this 'cultural corridor' while moving into and out of the summit room, official sources said.

Holiday In Greece Like A Super Model

Holiday In Greece Like A Super Model

Rediff.com17 May 2022

These pics will make you want to pack up and travel to Greece.

Healthy people might have to wait till 2022 for Covid vaccine: WHO

Healthy people might have to wait till 2022 for Covid vaccine: WHO

Rediff.com15 Oct 2020

Addressing an online question and answer session, WHO's chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said there would be at least one effective vaccine by 2021 but it would be available 'only in limited quantities'. "Most people agree, it's starting with healthcare workers, and frontline workers, but even there, you need to define which of them are at highest risk, and then the elderly, and so on," Swaminathan said on prioritising who gets the vaccine first.

Delhi sees spike in H3N2 virus cases; follow Covid norms, say doctors

Delhi sees spike in H3N2 virus cases; follow Covid norms, say doctors

Rediff.com14 Mar 2023

There has been a nearly 150 per cent rise in patients coming to outpatient departments with such complaints, they said.

Arjun visits Malaika after accident

Arjun visits Malaika after accident

Rediff.com6 Apr 2022

Glimpses of the stars Pradeep Bandekar encountered on Tuesday.

Contest! WIN a free copy of Rick Riordan's latest book

Contest! WIN a free copy of Rick Riordan's latest book

Rediff.com15 Oct 2019

Answer three questions and win a free copy of Rick Riordan's latest book The Trials of Apollo: The Tyrant's Tomb.

Odisha health minister shot by policeman, battles for life

Odisha health minister shot by policeman, battles for life

Rediff.com29 Jan 2023

Odisha's Health Minister Naba Kishore Das, a confidant of the chief minister, was shot and grievously injured when he got out of his car on Sunday, allegedly by a police officer who was captured, officials said.

'Not easy to defend Olympic gold but it's achievable'

'Not easy to defend Olympic gold but it's achievable'

Rediff.com25 Feb 2023

The soft-spoken Rudisha, belonging to the Masai tribe, was critical of runners tarring the country's image.

'Ganguly is doing well, his vital parameters are stable'

'Ganguly is doing well, his vital parameters are stable'

Rediff.com30 Jan 2021

Sourav Ganguly is doing well and all his vital parameters are stable, said the medical bulletin

Ganguly to undergo stenting on Thursday: hospital

Ganguly to undergo stenting on Thursday: hospital

Rediff.com27 Jan 2021

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly will undergo stenting on Thursday in presence of Dr Devi Shetty, Kolkata's Woodlands Hospital said.

2 hospitals roll out Sputnik V in Delhi-NCR; over 3,000 vaccinated

2 hospitals roll out Sputnik V in Delhi-NCR; over 3,000 vaccinated

Rediff.com2 Jul 2021

Private hospital chains Fortis Healthcare and Apollo Hospitals have started administering Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V at two of their hospitals in Delhi-NCR, officials said.

Nothing alarming in Rajinikanth's medical reports: Hospital

Nothing alarming in Rajinikanth's medical reports: Hospital

Rediff.com27 Dec 2020

The team of doctors will evaluate him this afternoon and take a decision on his discharge, it added.

Sputnik V jabs to be available in 9 more cities across India

Sputnik V jabs to be available in 9 more cities across India

Rediff.com17 Jun 2021

Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V vaccine will be available in nine more cities across India, including Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Baddi, Kolhapur and Miryalaguda, informed the official twitter handle of Sputnik V.

What Makes Mani Ratnam Such A Master

What Makes Mani Ratnam Such A Master

Rediff.com3 Jun 2023

'He's always been an all-inspiring kind of director that nobody can surpass,' R Madhavan tells Subhash K Jha about Mani Ratnam.

As India reports two H3N2 deaths, experts say no need to panic

As India reports two H3N2 deaths, experts say no need to panic

Rediff.com10 Mar 2023

As concerns mounted and some people wondered whether this could possibly turn out to be another Covid, pulmonologist Anurag Agrawal said he doesn't expect to see a massive wave.

Ram Charan Enjoys A Meal With BSF Jawans

Ram Charan Enjoys A Meal With BSF Jawans

Rediff.com20 Apr 2022

The movie star took a break from a film shoot in Amritsar to visit a BSF campus.

BPCL stake sale hit by poor market conditions, govt drops privatisation plan

BPCL stake sale hit by poor market conditions, govt drops privatisation plan

Rediff.com26 May 2022

The government on Thursday withdrew its offer to sell its entire 52.98 per cent stake in Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd, saying that majority of bidders have expressed their inability to participate in the current privatisation process due to prevailing conditions in the global energy market.

Odisha minister succumbs hrs after being shot by police officer

Odisha minister succumbs hrs after being shot by police officer

Rediff.com30 Jan 2023

Odisha's Health and Family Welfare Minister Naba Kishore Das died of bullet injuries on Sunday, Apollo Hospital officials said.

Veteran journalist Vinod Dua passes away

Veteran journalist Vinod Dua passes away

Rediff.com4 Dec 2021

Vinod Dua was a Hindi broadcast journalism pioneer with stints in Doordarshan and NDTV.

AWESOME Images Of The Heavens!

AWESOME Images Of The Heavens!

Rediff.com29 Jun 2023

The Royal Observatory Greenwich shortlisted 34 images for its Astronomy Photographer Of The Year 2023 competition from thousands of entries received from all over the world.

Govt may take fresh look at BPCL privatisation

Govt may take fresh look at BPCL privatisation

Rediff.com21 Apr 2022

The government may take a fresh look at BPCL privatisation, including revising the terms of sale, an official said. "We need to go back to the drawing board on BPCL. "There are issues in terms of consortium formation, geopolitical situation and energy transition aspects," an official said. The government is selling its entire 52.98 per cent stake in BPCL for which three expressions of interest (EoIs), including one from billionaire Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Group, have been received.

Hospitals not in the pink of health amid Covid-19 crisis

Hospitals not in the pink of health amid Covid-19 crisis

Rediff.com6 Jul 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only affected outpatient services, but also led to deferment of elective surgeries, and resulted in the loss of medical tourism, all of which would hit the FY21 financials.

Rajinikanth hospitalised due to severe BP fluctuations

Rajinikanth hospitalised due to severe BP fluctuations

Rediff.com25 Dec 2020

The mega-star had been self-isolating at his farmhouse on the outskirts of Chennai ahead of the announcement of his political party on December 31.

BPCL privatisation not on cards for now

BPCL privatisation not on cards for now

Rediff.com15 Sep 2022

Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday indicated that the much-delayed privatisation of oil major BPCL may not happen in the near future, saying there is "no proposal whatsoever" on his table for now. As part of its asset monetisation plan, the government had in November 2019 put Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) on the block and said it would completely sell its 52.98 per cent stake in the country's second largest state-run oil refiner and marketer. Though it had received three tentative bids, it got only one financial bid from Vedanta group, forcing it in May 2022 to shelve the plan pending a "comprehensive review".

Rajinikanth is stable, decision on discharge to be taken on Sunday

Rajinikanth is stable, decision on discharge to be taken on Sunday

Rediff.com26 Dec 2020

His investigations have not revealed anything alarming so far, it said. The 70-year old actor is scheduled for a further set of investigations on Saturday, reports of which would be available by the evening, it said.

Seen The Moon Like This?

Seen The Moon Like This?

Rediff.com13 Dec 2022

The Orion capsule returns to earth after a 26 day mission orbiting the Moon and back.

Single-dose Sputnik Light Covid vaccine gets approval for emergency use in India

Single-dose Sputnik Light Covid vaccine gets approval for emergency use in India

Rediff.com7 Feb 2022

The firm presented that Sputnik Light vaccine is approved in 29 countries, including Russia and Argentina.

Which sectors to invest in? Read what experts say

Which sectors to invest in? Read what experts say

Rediff.com16 Sep 2022

After a turnaround in performance by Indian equity markets since July that has seen the S&P BSE Sensex and the Nifty50 wipe out the year-to-date losses, analysts suggest investors start nibbling into stocks that are focused on the domestic economy. While they say intermittent corrections, led by policies of global central banks and other economic data, cannot be ruled out, analysts expect India's relative outperformance among global equity markets to continue as it looks better placed with a healthy economic recovery, and remains one of the fastest growing major economies. In this backdrop, Neeraj Chadawar, head of quantitative equity strategy at Axis Securities, believes that amid global slowdown, aggressive tightening by the central banks, and preference for domestic interests first (by the local government), export-oriented themes are likely to be muted or will deliver conservative returns in the near-term.

Jailed Kashmiri separatist leader Altaf Shah dead

Jailed Kashmiri separatist leader Altaf Shah dead

Rediff.com12 Oct 2022

Shah was arrested on July 25, 2017 with six others, facing trial in an alleged terror funding case probed by the NIA.

Chhattisgarh boy, who fell in borewell, rescued after 104 hours

Chhattisgarh boy, who fell in borewell, rescued after 104 hours

Rediff.com16 Jun 2022

Sahu fell into the unused 80-feet-deep borewell, located in the backyard of his house in Pihrid village in Malkharoda development block, around 2 pm on Friday while playing.

COVID-19 second wave: Delays in RT-PCR tests

COVID-19 second wave: Delays in RT-PCR tests

Rediff.com9 May 2021

While there is a shortage of testing kits, manpower and capacities, India does not have other scalable testing options.

Exporters demand fiscal incentives, credit at affordable rates in Budget

Exporters demand fiscal incentives, credit at affordable rates in Budget

Rediff.com24 Nov 2022

Exporters on Thursday demanded fiscal incentives, tweaking in customs duties on certain products and credit at affordable rates in the forthcoming Budget to boost exports and create jobs. In a pre-budget virtual meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) said the depreciation of the rupee against the US dollar is affecting exports' competitiveness and the sector requires more support. "Creation of employment is the biggest challenge faced by the country...We would urge the government to provide fiscal support to units which provide additional employment in the export sector," the exporter's body said.

Covid-19 pandemic is boom time for the 'faraway doctor'

Covid-19 pandemic is boom time for the 'faraway doctor'

Rediff.com19 Aug 2020

Tele/video-consults have been effective for patients requiring post-hospitalisation follow-up, especially if they are from outside the city; patients with chronic diseases that need periodic monitoring; and pregnant women who require routine checkup with minimum exposure.