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Gene discovery offers hope for arthritis

Gene discovery offers hope for arthritis

Rediff.com22 Oct 2007

For people with severe arthritis, even hope can hurt. But, for optimists, here's some good news -- scientists have discovered two genes, which could predict a disabling form of spondylitis in later life.

BEWARE Of Such Scams!

BEWARE Of Such Scams!

Rediff.com29 Jul 2024

What is digital house arrest? It is a tactic cybercriminals use to confine victims to their homes and scam them, explains Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Expats drive Jubilant's drug discovery business

Expats drive Jubilant's drug discovery business

Rediff.com27 Nov 2006

Increasing band of expats is driving the Jubilant Organosys drug development and discovery business. Of the total 1,025 scientific manpower strength

Ferrari begins Magic India Discovery Tour

Ferrari begins Magic India Discovery Tour

Rediff.com25 Feb 2008

Ratan Tata flagged off the Ferrari Magic India Discovery Tour near the Gateway of India in Mumbai on Monday.

Discovery astronauts complete 2nd spacewalk

Discovery astronauts complete 2nd spacewalk

Rediff.com15 Dec 2006

Bob Curbeam and Christer Fuglesang began their spacewalk, the second of their 12-day space shuttle mission, at 1.41 pm CST, and finished a full hour earlier than scheduled.

Disney, Fox, Warner Bros to collab for sports streaming

Disney, Fox, Warner Bros to collab for sports streaming

Rediff.com7 Feb 2024

The CEOs have been discussing a collaboration for some time, according to two people with knowledge of the situation.

Discovery channel HQ siege ends, gunman dead

Discovery channel HQ siege ends, gunman dead

Rediff.com2 Sep 2010

Police shot dead a gunman to safely free three persons ending hours of standoff after he had taken them as hostages at the Discovery Channel headquarters in the suburb of Silver Spring, US.

OilMin to move Cabinet note to allow RIL retain 3 gas discoveries

OilMin to move Cabinet note to allow RIL retain 3 gas discoveries

Rediff.com16 Apr 2014

To proceed with a Cabinet proposal to grant the relaxations to RIL, the Election Commission's approval will be sought.

Discovery crew to undertake fourth spacewalk

Discovery crew to undertake fourth spacewalk

Rediff.com18 Dec 2006

Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams is all set for an unscheduled fourth spacewalk along with other members of the Discovery crew on Monday to retract the P6 port solar array on the International Space Station.

Space shuttle Discovery's launch put off

Space shuttle Discovery's launch put off

Rediff.com8 Dec 2006

Bad weather played spoilsport.

RIL makes 5th oil discovery in Gujarat block

RIL makes 5th oil discovery in Gujarat block

Rediff.com28 May 2010

Reliance had won the block in the fifth round of auction under the New Exploration Licensing Policy.

The Problem With Ullozhukku

The Problem With Ullozhukku

Rediff.com2 Jul 2024

People turn a corner and overhear secrets, men change stripes so as to acquire shades of villainy most convenient to advancing the plot, secondary characters confess to past sins just so that the leading women are absolved of all responsibility, notes Sreehari Nair.

RIL's MJ-1 discovery may hold huge gas reserves

RIL's MJ-1 discovery may hold huge gas reserves

Rediff.com7 Apr 2015

If proved correct, MJ-1 would the third biggest gas field in KG-D6 after D1&D3.

The 10 years of Discovery Channel

The 10 years of Discovery Channel

Rediff.com10 Oct 2005

'You See A New Janhvi Kapoor Each Time'

'You See A New Janhvi Kapoor Each Time'

Rediff.com3 Jun 2024

'I felt more deeply moved by my character Mahima than I have with any other character.'

'I Never Wanted An Extramarital Relationship But...'

'I Never Wanted An Extramarital Relationship But...'

Rediff.com31 Jul 2024

rediffGURU Mohit Arora offers advice on how you can manage your emotions and improve your personality to be more confident and positive.

In a first for the iconic models, JLR to produce Range Rover in India

In a first for the iconic models, JLR to produce Range Rover in India

Rediff.com24 May 2024

Tata Motors owned Jaguar Land Rover will start producing its Range Rover and Range Rover Sport in India, marking a first for the iconic models in their 54-year long history, to be rolled out from a country outside of the UK. Till now the two models were only produced in Jaguar Land Rover's Solihull plant in the UK and then exported to around 121 markets globally, including India.

Discovery lands, ending days of anxiety

Discovery lands, ending days of anxiety

Rediff.com9 Aug 2005

With the spacecraft's safe landing, NASA's mission came to a happy ending unlike the 2003 Columbia disaster in which India-born Kalpana Chawla was killed along with her six colleagues aboard the shuttle

Kiara, Sid Make A Splash In Dubai

Kiara, Sid Make A Splash In Dubai

Rediff.com13 Feb 2024

Aditi performs... Sonam at New York Fashion Week... Sanjana falls in love...

Gas price over $6.5 key to monetisation of RIL discoveries

Gas price over $6.5 key to monetisation of RIL discoveries

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

A four-member panel of secretaries is likely to submit its report on a new gas pricing mechanism to the government by Wednesday.

Voting advisory firms divided over FMCG major ITC's hotel demerger move

Voting advisory firms divided over FMCG major ITC's hotel demerger move

Rediff.com4 Jun 2024

Three leading domestic voting advisory firms are not on the same page over the proposed demerger and separate listing of ITC's hotel business, ITC Hotels. Institutional Investor Advisory Services (IiAS) has recommended a vote "against" the resolution, while InGovern and Stakeholders Empowerment Services (SES) have advised their clients to vote in favour. Voting on the resolution is currently underway.

No hit from order to give up KG-D6 discoveries, says RIL

No hit from order to give up KG-D6 discoveries, says RIL

Rediff.com30 Oct 2013

The entry of a new developer through competitive bidding would delay the development of discoveries by at least 10 years.

The road to the discovery of 'Saraswati'

The road to the discovery of 'Saraswati'

Rediff.com2 Aug 2017

Saraswati spreads across 600 million light years and is four billion light years away from Earth.

'My Father Loved Poetry And Kashmir'

'My Father Loved Poetry And Kashmir'

Rediff.com16 Jun 2024

To share your Father's Day story (Father's Day will be celebrated on Sunday, June 16), just mail us at getahead@rediff.co.in (subject: Father's Day) along with your name, the place where you live, your father's name and picture and your message about him.

Pharma majors to invest in drug discovery

Pharma majors to invest in drug discovery

Rediff.com11 Feb 2008

Pharma majors are collaborating with foreign companies to develop newer drugs.

Bridgerton Season 3 Review: Penelope-Colin Keep The Heat On

Bridgerton Season 3 Review: Penelope-Colin Keep The Heat On

Rediff.com20 May 2024

While Season 3 is no match to the previous seasons, it would be fair to expect there is a lot more for the season to reveal in terms of romance and suspense, observes Divya Nair.

Dr Reddy's bets big on drug discovery

Dr Reddy's bets big on drug discovery

Rediff.com23 Jul 2008

Dr Reddy's Laboratories hopes to become a true drug discovery company in the near future, said chairman K Anji Reddy and chief executive officer GV Prasad at the 24th annual general body meeting in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

'Open source drug discovery will lower costs'

'Open source drug discovery will lower costs'

Rediff.com15 Feb 2008

Right from tractors to water pumps to environment-friendly technology to the leather industry, we develop everything. CSIR helps the Indian pharma industry develop low-cost drugs has been remarkable, says Samir K Brahmachari.

Jio Financial shares fall nearly 5% in debut trade

Jio Financial shares fall nearly 5% in debut trade

Rediff.com21 Aug 2023

Shares of Jio Financial Services, the demerged financial services unit of Reliance Industries, listed on the bourses on Monday, with the stock falling nearly 5 per cent on the NSE later in the trade. On the BSE, shares of the company began the trade at Rs 265, up 1.20 per cent against Rs 261.85, the price fixed at a special price discovery session held last month. However, the stock later fell by 3.85 per cent to hit Rs 251.75 -- its lower circuit limit -- against Rs 261.85.

Rs 4-bn Discovery Park for Amethi

Rs 4-bn Discovery Park for Amethi

Rediff.com9 Jan 2007

Amethi, the parliamentary constituency of Congress icon Rahul Gandhi, is expected to get the country's first 'Discovery Park' which will travel from Indiana in the United States to Uttar Pradesh.

'Have Rs 20L. How to manage investments'

'Have Rs 20L. How to manage investments'

Rediff.com2 May 2024

rediffGURU Dev Ashish answers your personal finance and mutual fund queries.

'Beep Beep' song wakes up Discovery crew

'Beep Beep' song wakes up Discovery crew

Rediff.com12 Dec 2006

The airlock at the lower pressure protects against decompression sickness, commonly called "the bends," as the two go to the even lower pressure of spacesuits on Tuesday.

The Curious Case Of Sheena Bora's Teeth

The Curious Case Of Sheena Bora's Teeth

Rediff.com12 Jul 2024

One of the high points of the proceedings was when Indrani Mukerjea's lawyer smartly utilised Dr Zeba Khan's expert status to pose her A Most Curious Question. He asked her if a skull can grow new teeth, even after the person, who it belonged to, had died, three years before. We can be sure that the discrepancy between the number of teeth discovered in the skull unearthed in 2012 and the skull shown in court in September 2019 will come up soon in Courtroom No 51. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora Murder Trial.

TRAI to sue Zee-Turner, Set-Discovery

TRAI to sue Zee-Turner, Set-Discovery

Rediff.com11 Feb 2005

Taking serious note of non-compliance of its order, broadcast regulator TRAI said on Friday said it will take legal action against cable distributors, Zee-Turner and Set-Discovery, for not restoring signals of one of their sub-distributors.

RIL to give up KG basin gas discovery block

RIL to give up KG basin gas discovery block

Rediff.com24 Dec 2014

RIL, which had made four consecutive gas discoveries with close to 500 billion cubic feet of in-place reserves in block, proposed immediate relinquishment, its minority partner Hardy Oil and Gas plc of UK said on Wednesday.

Nobel for DNA discovery sells for record 29 crore

Nobel for DNA discovery sells for record 29 crore

Rediff.com5 Dec 2014

A 1962 Nobel Prize medal won by biologist James Watson for the discovery of the structure of DNA has fetched more than $4.7 million (Rs 29 crore), setting a world record for any Nobel Prize sold at auction.

FX derivatives mkt in a fix before new RBI rules

FX derivatives mkt in a fix before new RBI rules

Rediff.com11 Apr 2024

Exchange-traded currency derivatives volumes are likely to drop in view of new Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rules, casting a cloud over further participation of retail investors and proprietary traders. There are concerns that existing positions without any underlying exposure will need to be liquidated. Also, weighed down by dollar demand from local oil companies and weakness in its Asian peers, the rupee on Wednesday (April 3) ended at a new closing low of 83.44 versus the US currency.

Discovery landing put off by a day

Discovery landing put off by a day

Rediff.com8 Aug 2005

NASA delayed the touchdown initially by 90 minutes and later put it off till tomorrow as low clouds hovered over the space center