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How to make the most of your college

How to make the most of your college

Rediff.com18 Jun 2018

An undergraduate program is not just about academics.

Phones of ministers, scribes, judge hacked using spyware sold only to govts: Report

Phones of ministers, scribes, judge hacked using spyware sold only to govts: Report

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

The government, however, dismissed allegations of any kind of surveillance on its part on specific people, saying it 'has no concrete basis or truth associated with it whatsoever'.

Beware! The Two Economic Indias

Beware! The Two Economic Indias

Rediff.com7 Dec 2021

The substantially increased economic dualism may exert lasting negative influences which could include a reduced potential for economic growth; the persistence of a very weak employment and poverty situation; rising social and political discord; and heightened vulnerability to geopolitical challenges, cautions Shankar Acharya, former chief economic adviser to the Government of India.

Why cancer survivors should watch their carb intake

Why cancer survivors should watch their carb intake

Rediff.com16 Apr 2018

High carbohydrate intake may up cancer recurrence risk.

Stephen's molestation row: Teachers, students join hands to protest against Thampu

Stephen's molestation row: Teachers, students join hands to protest against Thampu

Rediff.com6 Jul 2015

A section of Delhi University students and teachers along with student bodies including All India Students' Association and Students Federation of India, staged a protest outside the college campus.

Omicron variant stokes concern but vaccine still critical: Experts

Omicron variant stokes concern but vaccine still critical: Experts

Rediff.com29 Nov 2021

The Omicron variant carries 'concerning' mutations that may make it more transmissible and allow it to evade immunity, scientists said on Monday, stressing that the one certainty in the uncertainty of the many things unknown is this -- COVID is not a short-term crisis and vaccines are still a critical tool.

'Give people confidence to rebuild their lives'

'Give people confidence to rebuild their lives'

Rediff.com18 Nov 2020

'It may take two years for the economy to return to normal.' 'We should ensure that the vulnerable do not dig into their savings or give up their assets because that will set them back by several years.'

2019 LS poll: How small parties will be 'game changers' in UP

2019 LS poll: How small parties will be 'game changers' in UP

Rediff.com26 Aug 2018

It is likely that small parties would be given very few seats to contest, but these parties believe that they would be able to swing the result in favour of bigger alliance partners by transferring their vote bank.

Indian economy has recovered 'handsomely': Panagariya

Indian economy has recovered 'handsomely': Panagariya

Rediff.com25 Jan 2022

The Indian economy has recovered 'handsomely' from the pandemic-induced disruptions, former Niti Aayog vice chairman Arvind Panagariya said on Tuesday, while expressing hope that the recovery will be sustained and the growth rate of 7 to 8 per cent will be restored. Panagariya suggested that the government must now signal its intention to wind down fiscal deficit by cutting it by half-to-one percentage point in 2022-23. "The Indian economy has recovered handsomely, returning to its pre-COVID GDP... "Only private consumption is still below its pre-COVID-19 level," the eminent economist told PTI in an interview.

From playmaker to pacemaker, how ICD could save Eriksen's career

From playmaker to pacemaker, how ICD could save Eriksen's career

Rediff.com17 Jun 2021

The Danish FA announced that Eriksen would have an ICD fitted.

MIT congratulates Abhijit Banerjee, wife Esther Duflo

MIT congratulates Abhijit Banerjee, wife Esther Duflo

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

MIT, in a release, said the 'work of Duflo and Banerjee has emphasised the use of field experiments in research, to bring the principles of laboratory-style randomised, controlled trials to empirical economics'.

Army claims to have spotted footprints of 'Yeti'

Army claims to have spotted footprints of 'Yeti'

Rediff.com30 Apr 2019

Taking to Twitter, the army said its mountaineering expedition team spotted the 'mysterious' footprints on April 9 close to Makalu Base Camp.

The Hindu who will curate the Babri mosque museum

The Hindu who will curate the Babri mosque museum

Rediff.com9 Sep 2020

From the kind of food to the art which will be displayed at the museum, historian Pushpesh Pant shares his vision.

Will consider withdrawing plaints if Ramdev takes back remarks: IMA chief

Will consider withdrawing plaints if Ramdev takes back remarks: IMA chief

Rediff.com28 May 2021

The Indian Medical Association will consider taking back police complaints lodged against yoga guru Ramdev and also a defamation notice sent to him if he withdrew his remarks against COVID-19 vaccines and modern medicine, IMA national chief Dr J A Jayalal said.

COVID-19: How The RAT Can Help

COVID-19: How The RAT Can Help

Rediff.com2 Feb 2022

'Serial testing is much more valuable than a single test which reflects just a point in time.'

'Mamata will win Bengal with 190+ seats'

'Mamata will win Bengal with 190+ seats'

Rediff.com1 May 2021

'The BJP knows it can't win Bengal.'

Amartya Sen, Home in the World

Amartya Sen, Home in the World

Rediff.com11 Aug 2021

Amartyada, says Omkar Goswami, thank you for being the humane, caring and socially concerned economist that you are.

Covid: Big 3rd wave unlikely in India, say experts

Covid: Big 3rd wave unlikely in India, say experts

Rediff.com23 Nov 2021

Is the worst of the Covid crisis behind India? As cases dip three weeks after Diwali, the answer is a possible yes, say several experts, attributing the downslide to a large section of the population already exposed to the virus during the second wave and a stepped up vaccination campaign.

There are 4,450 edtech companies in India!

There are 4,450 edtech companies in India!

Rediff.com17 Sep 2020

The mind block against online education is crumbling and the demand may be led not just by parents but also teachers.

Influential medical group in the US to attend PBD 2014

Influential medical group in the US to attend PBD 2014

Rediff.com6 Jan 2014

The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin will attend the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Delhi with an agenda to develop a plan to bring together AAPI, NGOs and the government to provide access to affordable and quality health care. Aziz Haniffa reports

'Physical torture remains the main form of interrogation'

'Physical torture remains the main form of interrogation'

Rediff.com19 Nov 2021

'One police officer told me that trials take forever, conviction rates are low.' 'So one way to judge states' performance on handling crime is through the 'recovery rate' of their police.' 'The fastest way to get recovery is by torturing the accused.'

'Democratic functioning, parliamentary scrutiny, being undermined'

'Democratic functioning, parliamentary scrutiny, being undermined'

Rediff.com19 Aug 2019

"What the RTI Act did was to make available to citizens any information that could be provided, that the government was obliged to provide to a Member of Parliament (MP). In theory, that channel remains open to us," says prominent economist and RTI activist Reetika Khera about how Indian citizens could still have access to information that they want

Govt lifts export ban on anti-malarial drug HCQ

Govt lifts export ban on anti-malarial drug HCQ

Rediff.com18 Jun 2020

Indian Council of Medical Research had also recommended the use of hydroxychloroquine for treating healthcare workers handling suspected or confirmed coronavirus cases and also the asymptomatic household contacts of the lab-confirmed cases.

Why our cities get submerged in the monsoon

Why our cities get submerged in the monsoon

Rediff.com4 Aug 2020

'Urbanisation results in heavy rainfall events.'

Issues India must focus on while negotiating trade deals

Issues India must focus on while negotiating trade deals

Rediff.com17 Nov 2021

As India goes into firming up trade deals with developed nations like Australia, the United Kingdom (UK) and the regional bloc, and the European Union (EU), it will have to be well prepared to negotiate on new-generation issues, such as data protection regulation, e-commerce, and environment. India is yet to negotiate pacts with its trading partners on these evolving issues since discussions between them have until now been largely focused on tariff and non-tariff barriers and the rules of origin. "We can no longer look at trade just as trade. We have to look at it in totality of global and regional conditions.

Can too much exercise cause cardiac arrest?

Can too much exercise cause cardiac arrest?

Rediff.com1 Mar 2020

People who aren't accustomed to high-intensity exercise, when thrown to such hard participation, can risk sudden cardiac arrest.

Amid pandemic and protest, Olympics return to a changed China

Amid pandemic and protest, Olympics return to a changed China

Rediff.com28 Jan 2022

Winter Olympics will be staged by a country that has grown far wealthier, more powerful

'Hindu philosophy was sophisticated under Mughals'

'Hindu philosophy was sophisticated under Mughals'

Rediff.com6 Dec 2021

'Second-class citizenship would have been meaningless to a Hindu in the Mughal empire.'

Hostel fee hike: JNU students continue to protest

Hostel fee hike: JNU students continue to protest

Rediff.com13 Nov 2019

The students' union has been on a strike against the draft hostel manual, approved by the Inter-Hall administration, which it claims has provisions for hostel fee hike, dress code and 'curfew' timings.

Why most young women are unhappy with their sex lives

Why most young women are unhappy with their sex lives

Rediff.com25 Feb 2020

Sexual self-image dysfunction was associated with being overweight, obese, living together with partner, not married, married and breastfeeding.

Indian couple spend last day in Wuhan in hope

Indian couple spend last day in Wuhan in hope

Rediff.com21 Feb 2020

'There's a cycle of fear where everyone fears each other. We are keeping a distance from everyone,' says Ashish Yadav, an associate professor at Wuhan Textile University. The professor along with his wife Neha Yadav, a resident of Etah in Uttar Pradesh have been stranded since January 22 at their home inside Wuhan University, the epicentre of the coronavirus, which has now killed more than 2,000 people in China alone. The couple had earlier appealed to the government to rescue them and wait eagerly for that Air India plane to come and evacuate them from the living nightmare. Speaking to Syed Firdaus Ashraf over the phone, hear their story in their own words.

China bolsters defence spending by 7 pc

China bolsters defence spending by 7 pc

Rediff.com4 Mar 2017

China will increase its defence spending by "around seven per cent" this year, as it vowed to guard against "outside meddling" in its territorial disputes.

Russia's COVID vaccine shows over 91% efficacy in phase 3 trial

Russia's COVID vaccine shows over 91% efficacy in phase 3 trial

Rediff.com2 Feb 2021

The Gam-COVID-Vac, called Sputnik V, is a two-part vaccine that includes two adenovirus vectors -- recombinant human adenovirus type 26 (rAd26-S) and recombinant human adenovirus type 5 (rAd5-S).

Tokyo Olympics: Yen for Losing Money

Tokyo Olympics: Yen for Losing Money

Rediff.com28 Jul 2021

Atanu Biswas explains the economics behind hosting a Games in pandemic times.

3 amazing Vinod Khanna performances you must watch!

3 amazing Vinod Khanna performances you must watch!

Rediff.com27 Apr 2021

It's been four years since Vinod Khanna passed away. Subhash K Jha remembers the actor who could have been a star.

Doctors, lawyers and academics on strike

Doctors, lawyers and academics on strike

Rediff.com12 Mar 2020

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to the angst of the professions.

Discrimination at IIT-Madras? 'It's subtle, you can feel it'

Discrimination at IIT-Madras? 'It's subtle, you can feel it'

Rediff.com20 Nov 2019

In the wake of Fathima Lateef's tragic suicide at IIT-Madras, A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com speaks to students and professors to find out if one of India's leading educational institutions has a dark side to it.

3 reasons why you were rejected in your job interview

3 reasons why you were rejected in your job interview

Rediff.com20 Jun 2019

Please appreciate that first impressions matter, especially when interviewers must meet at least thirty to forty students in a day, says Jeevan J Arakal.

The AI robot that is making Chinese journalists jittery

The AI robot that is making Chinese journalists jittery

Rediff.com24 Dec 2015

For the first time, a Chinese news channel has employed an artificial intelligence robot as a weather reporter on its live breakfast show, raising concerns among the country's journalists as it could threaten their jobs.

41% more rainfall in India, U'khand records five times above-normal rain: IMD

41% more rainfall in India, U'khand records five times above-normal rain: IMD

Rediff.com21 Oct 2021

India received 41 per cent more rainfall than normal from October 1-21 with Uttarakhand alone recording more than five times its normal precipitation, IMD data showed on Thursday.