With a staff in one hand and the other on his granddaughter's shoulder, the old man briskly takes the lead as the sun breaks over the horizon.
Scientists at the Humboldt University, Berlin, have revealed that a new drug has been found extremely effective in treating nearly all symptoms associated with chronic constipation.
Hizb-ut-Tahrir has cleverly avoided any intense global scrutiny while spreading its ideology and support base in nearly 50 countries
Aditya Birla Group, Satyam Computer Services and Marriott Hotels India have been ranked as the top three employers in India.
In an exclusive interview to rediff.com, TnQ Books and Journals Manging Director Mariam Ram speaks about the growth of TnQ.
Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to the angst of the professions.
Aim for a fitter self for a longer life.
In rebranding the F-16 into the F-21, Lockheed Martin appears to have accepted what many have warned it for years: That the IAF would never buy a fighter whose very name is associated across India with the Pakistan Air Force which has operated the F-16 since the 1980s.
Obesity worsens the effects of ageing on brain function, says study.
Russia was banned from taking part in or hosting world championships, including the World Cup as part of doping sanctions imposed by WADA.
Women edit photos to look thinner and enhance their appearance.
The study was published in the journal Neurocomputing.
Rahul Kulkarni, journalist with a Marathi news channel, was arrested by Mumbai Police on Wednesday, a day after several migrant workers gathered near Bandra station in Mumbai demanding that they be sent back to their home towns.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.
Ambassador T P Sreenivasan salutes India Abroad, the leading Indian-American newspaper for half a century, which ceased publication on March 30.
Reuters Group Plc, which runs one of the world's leading news agencies as well as other financial data businesses, today said it has received an unsolicited takeover offer, but did not identify the potential bidder.
'Terrorism itself is as old as the human species; it goes back at least as far as the biblical story of Cain and Abel. Terrorism is much older than Islam, or Christianity.'
President Ram Nath Kovind said he was 'a determined champion of democracy during the Emergency' and would be missed by his readers.
Will Malik's worldview, shaped by his years with the socialists, Charan Singh, the Congress and V P Singh, help him govern the troubled state? Or would his rule have the imprint of the party he joined in the latter years of his chequered political career?
India's water future remains very bleak. The monsoon season, which once extended to 4 months, is now down to less than 30 days of heavy rain.
'Education is disconnected from social reality and does not even attempt to solve the real problems of our country,' observe Peehu Pardeshi and Sandeep Pandey.
It's an ongoing bone of contention among many for centuries!
It's your diet that holds the key to a fulfilling sex life. Boost libido by changing what you eat.
The Congress chief and her son were given bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and one surety each. Three others including Motilal Vora, Oscar Fernandes and Suman Dubey were also granted bail.
Garry Kasparov hated losing but in defeat, to an "alien opponent" incapable of fear or the faintest flicker of emotion, the youngest of chess champions and greatest of grandmasters made history. He became a grandmaster at 17 and world champion at 22 in 1985 when the charismatic youngster beat Soviet establishment hero Anatoly Karpov.
Scientists find that green and black tea inhibit the activity of certain enzymes in the brain that are associated with memory.
The average assets of an MP are now 345.8 times that of an annual income of a tax-filing individual, reports Sachin P Mampatta.
The government is expected to invite initial bids for privatisation of Mineral Exploration Corporation (MECL) on Tuesday, placing advertisements in specialised technical publications in a change of strategy.
The medicines were selected on the basis of studies in the US and Canada. \n\n
Watch out -- your child's closest friends might be abusing him online.
In Shujaat Bukhari, Kashmir has lost a journalist, an activist, ambassador, a formidable voice and, above all, a great human being, mourns Athar Parvaiz.
Immigrants who have lived in the United States for at least 15 years are nearly as obese as US-born adults.
In spite of continuous arguments about equality, women still do unmistakably more work than men at home, says Nidhi Pant.
The gene called PTPN1 (Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase N1), is found on the human chromosome 20, which has long been targeted by investigators as a likely site for diabetes genes.
Two studies reveal that elderly people who walked were more likely to maintain cognitive function. And the more they walked, the better.
Two studies reveal that elderly people who walked were more likely to maintain cognitive function. And the more they walked, the better.
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