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9 killed as speeding car rams into crowd at mishap site in Ahmedabad

9 killed as speeding car rams into crowd at mishap site in Ahmedabad

Rediff.com20 Jul 2023

A constable and a Home Guard jawan, who reached the spot after the first accident of a collision involving two vehicles, were among those killed in the incident, they said.

Does Lifting Weights Give You a Heart Attack?

Does Lifting Weights Give You a Heart Attack?

Rediff.com16 Dec 2022

If you've had a cardiac arrest, you must seek opinion from a medical expert before you resume any form of physical training, advises Dr Aashish Contractor.

Why You Must Avoid Plastic Food Containers

Why You Must Avoid Plastic Food Containers

Rediff.com23 May 2023

Avoid microwaving food or beverages in plastic containers, as heat can accelerate chemical leaching, suggests Dr Sudha Desai.

How I Solved The Bomb Blasts Case

How I Solved The Bomb Blasts Case

Rediff.com11 Apr 2023

'We first collected samples from all the bomb blast sites.' 'We had to find what was common among them.'

Why Are Bollywood Marriages In Trouble These Days?

Why Are Bollywood Marriages In Trouble These Days?

Rediff.com24 Jul 2023

As new OTT release Bawaal tackles the lives of a terribly unhappy couple, and Satyaprem Ki Katha about a young wife with a tragic secret is a box-office success, here's pick of ten (out of a considerable number) of relatively recent films about troubled marriages.

NDA Better For Economy Than INDIA In 2024

NDA Better For Economy Than INDIA In 2024

Rediff.com31 Aug 2023

What is most troubling is that not a single party that is part of INDIA has talked about any kind of reform and economic sense, argues R Jagannathan.

Malegaon blast: HC rejects Lt Col Purohit's discharge plea

Malegaon blast: HC rejects Lt Col Purohit's discharge plea

Rediff.com2 Jan 2023

Among other grounds for seeking discharge, Purohit had claimed lack of sanction under relevant provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure to prosecute him.

British Indian doc's call for Delhi to suspend Covishield use finds support

British Indian doc's call for Delhi to suspend Covishield use finds support

Rediff.com6 Feb 2023

A number of Indian medical experts on Monday supported calls from an eminent British Indian cardiologist for a full safety review into the use of Oxford/AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine, administered in India as Covishield, over feared serious side effects such as heart attack and stroke.

DEAR ROOPASHREE: Too many blackheads and whiteheads

DEAR ROOPASHREE: Too many blackheads and whiteheads

Rediff.com1 Nov 2021

Wellness expert Roopashree Sharma answers your health queries.

A Rainy Day Check-List for Chennaiites

A Rainy Day Check-List for Chennaiites

Rediff.com18 Dec 2023

If only you had thought ahead, you would have stocked snacks and biscuits, bread and cake, and vegetables suited for Amma or pondatti to make your favourite bajji and pakoda, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

ED raids Franklin Templeton premises in money laundering case

ED raids Franklin Templeton premises in money laundering case

Rediff.com16 Mar 2023

The Enforcement Directorate is conducting searches at some places linked to asset manager Franklin Templeton and its former and current executives as part of a money laundering investigation, officials said on Thursday. The federal agency is looking to gather more evidence as part of its investigation against the company and its promoters under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Office and residential premises in Mumbai and Chennai are being searched, they said.

11 Tips To Keep Your Heart Healthy

11 Tips To Keep Your Heart Healthy

Rediff.com8 Sep 2021

'We have no time for meals. We don't sleep on time or have family or community interactions.' 'All this stress has made us pressure cookers without valves.' 'No wonder then we are bursting out with heart attacks,' points out Dr Udgeath Dhir, director, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram.

5 health problems that are worse than kidney stones

5 health problems that are worse than kidney stones

Rediff.com18 Mar 2019

Do not ignore any pain, burning sensation, fever or vomitting. If unattended, it could be fatal, says Dr Amjad Khan Pathan.

'Is it England?' Nitish chides farmer for speaking 'too much English'

'Is it England?' Nitish chides farmer for speaking 'too much English'

Rediff.com21 Feb 2023

The speaker identified himself as Amit Kumar from Lakhisarai at the Bapu Sabhagar auditorium where a function was organised to mark the inauguration of the 'fourth agriculture roadmap' of the state government.

'Trudeau has made a major gamble'

'Trudeau has made a major gamble'

Rediff.com21 Sep 2023

'If Trudeau chooses to repeat his allegations in his UN speech on Friday, it would create a whole new escalation.'

PIL seeks probe into Bihar hooch tragedy; no urgent hearing, says SC

PIL seeks probe into Bihar hooch tragedy; no urgent hearing, says SC

Rediff.com16 Dec 2022

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court, seeking an independent probe by a special investigation team (SIT) into a recent hooch tragedy in Bihar, in which at least 30 people have lost their lives.

10 Ways Smoking HARMS Your Body

10 Ways Smoking HARMS Your Body

Rediff.com29 Apr 2022

Arthritis, cancer, blindness, erectile dysfunction... smoking can have adverse effects on your overall health, warns Dr Harish Chafle, senior consultant-pulmonology and critical care, Global Hospitals, Mumbai.

Supreme Court On Article 370: A Landmark Judgment

Supreme Court On Article 370: A Landmark Judgment

Rediff.com15 Dec 2023

We must heed what the CJI has said. Challenging every judgment of the central government is inviting chaos, asserts Shreekant Sambrani.

11 Tips To PROTECT SKIN In The Monsoon

11 Tips To PROTECT SKIN In The Monsoon

Rediff.com27 Jun 2022

Using lightweight products and following a monsoon skin care routine can keep problems at bay.

India's Value For The US Goes Beyond Its Capacity To Wage War

India's Value For The US Goes Beyond Its Capacity To Wage War

Rediff.com9 May 2023

The Indian position on the Russia-Ukraine war and the unconditional treaty between China and Russia appear to have caused some ripples in India-US relations and led to a reappraisal of India's usefulness to the US in the eventuality of a conflict with China, notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

Left ropes in Maya to topple government

Left ropes in Maya to topple government

Rediff.com13 Jul 2008

Reaching out to the ruling party in Uttar Pradesh, which has 17 MPs in the Lok Sabha, Communist Party of India-Marxist General Secretary Prakash Karat drove to the Uttar Pradesh chief minister's residence in New Delhi to hold the first meeting after the Left parties withdrew support to the United Progressive Alliance government over the nuclear deal.

GST: Rush job will cause more pain later

GST: Rush job will cause more pain later

Rediff.com29 Sep 2017

Simplifying the processes will lead to greater efficiencies. Bad processes will not help even if implemented well, says T N C Rajagopalan

Cattle hits, snags raise doubts over Vande Bharat as 'train of future'

Cattle hits, snags raise doubts over Vande Bharat as 'train of future'

Rediff.com19 Oct 2022

Experts suggest that a revamp in the surrounding infrastructure should take care of the issues plaguing the VB-2, stressing that the lightweight nature of the trains is what allows for higher speeds, and that needless design additions may hamper the train's efficiency.

How To Deal With Emotional Infidelity

How To Deal With Emotional Infidelity

Rediff.com15 May 2023

Emotional infidelity can break up even the strongest relationships, warns Sybil Shiddell.

With repeal of farm laws, BJP hopes to recover lost ground in Punjab, UP

With repeal of farm laws, BJP hopes to recover lost ground in Punjab, UP

Rediff.com19 Nov 2021

The decision to roll back the farm laws will go a long way in placating the community, which had backed the saffron party wholeheartedly in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha polls besides the 2017 assembly polls, and may queer the opposition's pitch for forging a social alliance of Jats and several smaller communities with Muslims, another numerically strong group in the region, against the BJP, its leaders hope.

10 Health Issues Women Must Not Ignore

10 Health Issues Women Must Not Ignore

Rediff.com8 Mar 2022

The higher chance of depression in women is additionally related to changes in hormone levels that occur throughout a woman's life.

How to keep your teeth healthy in the lockdown

How to keep your teeth healthy in the lockdown

Rediff.com20 Aug 2020

Brushing and flossing twice a day, rinsing your mouth after every meal will be a lot kinder to your mouth and wallet, advises Dr Aaditi Mahajan.

Monsoon nearing, fear of lumpy skin disease in cattle resurfaces

Monsoon nearing, fear of lumpy skin disease in cattle resurfaces

Rediff.com17 Apr 2023

The Centre has issued an advisory to states to speed up the preventive vaccination process.

8 reasons why you experience pain during sex

8 reasons why you experience pain during sex

Rediff.com8 Aug 2019

The discrepancy in the size of the penis and the vagina may at times lead to the discomfort and pain during intercourse.

Why Meiteis Want Assam Rifles Replaced In Manipur

Why Meiteis Want Assam Rifles Replaced In Manipur

Rediff.com13 Jul 2023

'The Assam Rifles are supporting the Kuki-narco terrorists.'

Modi a patriot, did a lot for India, says Putin

Modi a patriot, did a lot for India, says Putin

Rediff.com28 Oct 2022

'A lot has been done under the leadership of PM Modi. He is a patriot of his country. His idea of 'Make in India' matters both economic wise and in ethics. Future belongs to India, it can be proud of the fact that it's the largest democracy in the world,' the Kremlin said at Valdai Discussion Club.

Cheetah deaths: African experts tell Indian govt to...

Cheetah deaths: African experts tell Indian govt to...

Rediff.com4 Aug 2023

Younger cheetahs that are habituated to management vehicles and human presence are preferred candidates for relocation to India, international experts involved in Project Cheetah have told the government based on lessons learnt from the initial experience in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park.

'Living will is an idea whose time has come'

'Living will is an idea whose time has come'

Rediff.com21 Mar 2018

'Passive euthanasia is actually more important in the sense that the need to administer it arises every day in some hospital or the other. And it can be administered without a living will,' Vipul Mudgal, director of the NGO Common Cause -- which had filed a plea to declare 'right to die with dignity' as a Fundamental Right flowing from Article 21 or the Right to Life, -- tells Rediff.com's Swarupa Dutt.

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.

Centre issues alert to states over Tomato Flu in children

Centre issues alert to states over Tomato Flu in children

Rediff.com24 Aug 2022

Centre has sent an advisory to states on HFMD (Hand Foot and Mouth Disease), commonly known as Tomato Flu, stating that it's a self-limiting illness targeting mostly young children aged 1-10 years and immune-compromised adults and no specific drug exists to treat it.

'Hum Bharatiya INDIA ke saath'

'Hum Bharatiya INDIA ke saath'

Rediff.com31 Aug 2023

The contrast between the two meetings couldn't have been more stark, yet, both were organically linked, the latter a show of support for the former.

The Battle To Save Malabar Hill

The Battle To Save Malabar Hill

Rediff.com3 Oct 2023

'If the authorities go about completing this project the way they have proposed, this is going to cause a HUGE environmental impact not only on Malabar Hill but also on the rest of the city.'

Activist H D Shourie, 93, dies

Activist H D Shourie, 93, dies

Rediff.com28 Jun 2005

The 93-year-old retired Indian Civil Services officer and founder of Common Cause is survived by two sons and a daughter.

Manipur: Not A Time To Burn Bridges

Manipur: Not A Time To Burn Bridges

Rediff.com7 Jun 2023

The present happenings in Manipur are the wages of continued neglect, and not so benign at that, of a vital region and its people. Had we lavished on the North East even a fraction of the care and resources we do on Kashmir, things would not have come to this pass, asserts Shreekant Sambrani.