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'Confident of sending record 125 athletes to Tokyo Olympics'

'Confident of sending record 125 athletes to Tokyo Olympics'

Rediff.com23 Jun 2020

'Olympics is once in four years, and athletes have only one shot at glory, and it's important to have a holistic approach, use science, use medicine, use technology and engineering in training and that will make a difference'

TN assembly okays bill to exempt state from NEET

TN assembly okays bill to exempt state from NEET

Rediff.com13 Sep 2021

The Bills adopted in 2017 for the same purpose during the AIADMK regime did not get the President's assent.

Delhi smog causes rise in asthma, bronchiolitis cases; Centre calls emergency meet

Delhi smog causes rise in asthma, bronchiolitis cases; Centre calls emergency meet

Rediff.com6 Nov 2016

Doctors and experts say that besides spike in fresh cases, health complications have aggravated in people having a history of asthma, allergy or other related ailments.

Australia considering using disinfectants on match balls

Australia considering using disinfectants on match balls

Rediff.com20 May 2020

Cricket Australia will seek the International Cricket Council's permission to use disinfectants on match balls to understand if it can help reduce the health risk to players as the game gears up for a new normal amid the coronavirus pandemic. Cricket Australia's Sports Science and Sports Medicine Manager Alex Kountouris said they have drawn up a set of overall guidelines for players to safely return to training though competitive cricket is likely to be played only later this year.

Month of May could be 'make or break' for COVID-19 fight: Experts

Month of May could be 'make or break' for COVID-19 fight: Experts

Rediff.com30 Apr 2020

Medical experts feel an aggressive containment strategy in red zones and insulation of green zones is a must while giving relaxations.

Abhijit Banerjee joins list of Indian Nobel Laureates

Abhijit Banerjee joins list of Indian Nobel Laureates

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

Banerjee joins the list of Indians and people of Indian origin who have received the prestigious Nobel prize in fields like Physics, Chemistry, Peace, Economic Sciences and Medicine.

The protector of women from breast cancer

The protector of women from breast cancer

Rediff.com11 Jun 2022

'Having dedicated my life towards improving breast healthcare in my motherland. I shall continue to work with rock-solid determination following this "chosen" path.'

China listening, Jaishankar brings up territorial integrity at BRICS online meet

China listening, Jaishankar brings up territorial integrity at BRICS online meet

Rediff.com1 Jun 2021

The five-nation grouping BRICS on Tuesday resolved to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including the cross-border movement of terrorists, and vowed to step up joint efforts in building support for an India-backed global framework to effectively deal with the menace.

5 Indian herbs that will help you survive summer

5 Indian herbs that will help you survive summer

Rediff.com12 Mar 2019

It's time to stock up on basil, mint and Indian gooseberries.

'It was extremely challenging to snatch lives from the tightening jaws of death'

'It was extremely challenging to snatch lives from the tightening jaws of death'

Rediff.com18 Jun 2021

'The second wave was more virulent, more aggressive, more transmissible.'

Bengal violence: SC seeks replies of Centre, state over exodus of people

Bengal violence: SC seeks replies of Centre, state over exodus of people

Rediff.com25 May 2021

The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Centre and West Bengal government to respond to a plea seeking directions to prevent the alleged exodus due to 'state-sponsored' violence after the assembly polls, constituting a Special Investigating Team to probe the issue and take action against culprits.

Long Covid can negatively impact overall quality of life, says study

Long Covid can negatively impact overall quality of life, says study

Rediff.com26 Oct 2021

According to a new Mount Sinai study, patients experiencing post-acute COVID syndrome (also known as 'long COVID') may have symptoms for at least 12 months after initial COVID-19 infection, significantly and negatively impacting their cognition, ability to work, participation in physical activity, interaction with others, and overall quality of life.

Pope Francis breaks silence on China's persecution of Muslims

Pope Francis breaks silence on China's persecution of Muslims

Rediff.com25 Nov 2020

"I think often of persecuted peoples: the Rohingya, the poor Uyghurs, the Yazidi -- what ISIS did to them was truly cruel -- or Christians in Egypt and Pakistan killed by bombs that went off while they prayed in the church," Francis says in a new book, Let Us Dream: The Path to A Better Future, published on Monday.

Doping: Russian agency halts testing amid coronavirus outbreak

Doping: Russian agency halts testing amid coronavirus outbreak

Rediff.com28 Mar 2020

Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA said it was temporarily halting all testing in response to government measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus.

Indian-American doctors distribute free meals amid COVID-19

Indian-American doctors distribute free meals amid COVID-19

Rediff.com25 Jun 2020

The Greater Washington Association of Physicians of Indian-Origin and the leading Maryland gurdwara -- Guru Nanak Foundation of America -- held their first food drive over the weekend serving more than 350 families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Stop vaccine nationalism: Jaishankar at UNSC meeting

Stop vaccine nationalism: Jaishankar at UNSC meeting

Rediff.com17 Feb 2021

India, which has shipped 'Made In India' COVID-19 vaccines to around 25 nations, on Wednesday urged the international community to stop 'vaccine nationalism' and actively encourage 'internationalism', underlining that hoarding superfluous doses will defeat global efforts to attain collective health security and combat the pandemic.

Trump blames China for COVID-19, terms it 'Kung flu'

Trump blames China for COVID-19, terms it 'Kung flu'

Rediff.com21 Jun 2020

Trump has repeatedly blamed China for the coronavirus pandemic which originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December last year and accused Beijing of suppressing the details of the contagion.

Afghanistan, terror sanctuaries in Pak on agenda for Blinken's India visit

Afghanistan, terror sanctuaries in Pak on agenda for Blinken's India visit

Rediff.com25 Jul 2021

The two sides are also expected to explore ways to deepen defence collaboration, including exercises, defence transfers and technologies ahead of the next edition of the 2+2 defence and foreign ministerial dialogue to be held in the US later this year, they said.

Puri conveys India's concerns over high oil prices to OPEC

Puri conveys India's concerns over high oil prices to OPEC

Rediff.com16 Jul 2021

India, the world's third-biggest oil consumer, has conveyed to OPEC countries its concern over high oil prices that are threatening to impact the nascent economic recovery after the devastating pandemic. New Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has made phone calls to key OPEC nations to convey the desire for an affordable price for consumers. After calling his counterparts in Qatar and the UAE, he called Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) kingpin Saudi Arabia on Thursday evening.

The Woman Who Chases Birds

The Woman Who Chases Birds

Rediff.com18 Jan 2022

Rathika Ramaswamy's love affair with wildlife photography began in 2003, when she took pictures of birds at the Bharatpur bird sanctuary. That love affair -- captured in her lens -- bloomed! And how!

Meet the man who ensured food supply during lockdown

Meet the man who ensured food supply during lockdown

Rediff.com26 May 2020

'If the mandis were not working in Delhi, or the onion market in Nashik got affected, or there were disruptions because of unloading or loading in any sector in south India, we intervened.'

China hoarded PPE, selling it at high rates: US

China hoarded PPE, selling it at high rates: US

Rediff.com21 Apr 2020

'In the months of January and February, China bought 18 times more amount of masks'

'Epidemic is more widespread than we believe'

'Epidemic is more widespread than we believe'

Rediff.com17 May 2020

'We are making decisions in the dark, in fear.' 'Let us shine the light of science on this.' 'Let us actually get better numbers, so that we make better decisions.'

How to Invest during Covid 2.0

How to Invest during Covid 2.0

Rediff.com26 Apr 2021

Manage investments between debt, domestic equity, international equity, real estate and gold, advises Harsh Roongta.

Ayushman Bharat may help patients access life-saving drugs

Ayushman Bharat may help patients access life-saving drugs

Rediff.com16 May 2018

'We have often heard the mythical argument that patents block access to life-saving drugs, but only 5% of medicines from multinational companies are under patent protection in India.' 'Where these patented products are beyond the reach of Indian patients, the companies have programmes to facilitate access to their drugs, for free or for a fraction of the price,' points out Ranjana Smetacek, former director general, Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India.

'India must do 7 million vaccinations a day'

'India must do 7 million vaccinations a day'

Rediff.com22 May 2021

'If you approached it with that level of aggression in 100 days, you would have vaccinated more than half of your country.' 'On a mass scale you will be able to eliminate that wave.'

Why West Bengal's coronavirus mortality rate is high

Why West Bengal's coronavirus mortality rate is high

Rediff.com8 May 2020

Social stigma and low testing are the key reasons for the high mortality rate among COVID-19 patients in West Bengal, where the disease, like elsewhere in the country, is still an urban phenomenon, experts say. The state's Trinamool Congress government has been drawing consistent criticism from the Centre and opposition parties over the way it has tackled the pandemic, and has been accused of under-reporting data about the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths.

When Your Mother Is In Prison...

When Your Mother Is In Prison...

Rediff.com2 Jun 2022

'Just waiting outside the prison gate, thinking that your mother is inside those walls even though you know she is innocent, affects your psyche.'

India pledges $15 million for global vaccine alliance

India pledges $15 million for global vaccine alliance

Rediff.com4 Jun 2020

The amount was pledged as Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the virtual Global Vaccine Summit hosted by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in which over 50 countries, business leaders, United Nations agencies, civil society, government ministers, heads of state and country leaders participated.

Oppn warns govt of Omicron spread, seeks clarity on booster jabs

Oppn warns govt of Omicron spread, seeks clarity on booster jabs

Rediff.com2 Dec 2021

In a discussion in Lok Sabha on the COVID pandemic, members called for ban on international flights in view of the outbreak of the Omicron strain and demanded that the government 'accept responsibility' for deaths of lakhs of people during the outbreak.

How we can DEFEAT COVID-19

How we can DEFEAT COVID-19

Rediff.com17 Mar 2021

'If people are not cooperating and do not follow policies laid down by the government or follow scientific infection control management, then all will be lost.'

Former football Olympian Hakim tests positive for COVID-19

Former football Olympian Hakim tests positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com15 Jul 2020

Distinguished footballer and Dhyan Chand Awardee Syed Shahid Hakim has tested positive for COVID-19 and is undergoing treatment at a quarantine centre in Hyderabad.

'BJP is prepared to take strong decisions'

'BJP is prepared to take strong decisions'

Rediff.com26 Sep 2022

'In AAP, those who are in charge of a particular state provide information to Arvind Kejriwal. 'In the BJP, several organisations convey what is happening on the ground to the top leadership.' 'There are so many channels through which issues are being understood.'

Risk of Covid spread from dead bodies unlikely: AIIMS doc

Risk of Covid spread from dead bodies unlikely: AIIMS doc

Rediff.com25 May 2021

Coronavirus doesn't remain active in nasal and oral cavities 12 to 24 hours after the death of an infected person as a result of which the risk of transmission from the deceased is highly unlikely, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Forensic Chief Dr Sudhir Gupta said.

Nations supporting terrorists should be held guilty: PM at BRICS

Nations supporting terrorists should be held guilty: PM at BRICS

Rediff.com17 Nov 2020

The PM said there was a need to tackle the problem of terrorism in an organised manner.

How the world is helping India during its Covid crisis

How the world is helping India during its Covid crisis

Rediff.com26 Apr 2021

India is struggling with a second wave of the pandemic with more than 3,00,000 daily new coronavirus cases being reported in the past few days, and hospitals in several states are reeling under a shortage of medical oxygen and beds.

Mary Kom on doping: Some coaches lead their wards the wrong way

Mary Kom on doping: Some coaches lead their wards the wrong way

Rediff.com31 Jan 2019

Coaches being hand-in-gloves with athletes in usage of banned substances to win medals and later financial rewards from the government is well known in Indian sports but few have aired their views in public.

Why an American town honoured this desi COVID-19 warrior

Why an American town honoured this desi COVID-19 warrior

Rediff.com24 Apr 2020

More than 90 police cars, fire brigade engines and other city government vehicles saluted Dr Uma Rani Madhusudana for her non-stop, tirelessly devoted work in the care of COVID-19 patients at a hospital over 8 difficult and dangerous days.

'Maligning the medical fraternity was not expected of PM'

'Maligning the medical fraternity was not expected of PM'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2018

The Indian Medical Association and the Mumbai Association of Medical Consultant have written a letter to Narendra Modi expressing disappointment over his statement during the Bharat ki Baat Sabke saath event in London.

Exports to EU from Ranbaxy's two plants to remain suspended

Exports to EU from Ranbaxy's two plants to remain suspended

Rediff.com9 Apr 2014

Exports from Ranbaxy plants at Toansa and Dewas to Europe will remain suspended as probes are continuing even as Indian authorities have withdrawn the certification of manufacturing standards from one of the units, European health regulator EMA said today.