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India biggest buyer of Covid vaccine with 1.6 bn doses

India biggest buyer of Covid vaccine with 1.6 bn doses

Rediff.com4 Dec 2020

India has purchased 500 million doses of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine candidate, one billion from the United States company Novavax and 100 million doses of the Sputnik V candidate from Russia's Gamaleya Research Institute, according to the US-based Duke University Global Health Innovation Center.

North India could see 100,000 cases per state per day

North India could see 100,000 cases per state per day

Rediff.com19 Apr 2021

'The trajectory of the disease will keep increasing because of the population density being very high.'

Sports Shorts: Russian athletics federation remains banned

Sports Shorts: Russian athletics federation remains banned

Rediff.com4 Dec 2018

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday

How BJP's Chanakya met his waterloo in Bengal

How BJP's Chanakya met his waterloo in Bengal

Rediff.com19 May 2021

The BJP could win only 16 out of 57 seats where Shah campaigned.

COVID-19: 'Good behaviour will reduce deaths'

COVID-19: 'Good behaviour will reduce deaths'

Rediff.com27 Aug 2020

'We cannot be naughty and expect the government to do good!' 'We have to behave ourselves and then we can expect the government to support us.' 'If we are able to protect ourselves well, then we should not be having deaths.' 'Unfortunately, people have gotten into this super scary event participation (mode) -- birthday parties, large gatherings.' 'Among the people who have attended those, 80 to 90 per cent of them have come down with COVID-19.'

China-Pakistan ties get stronger by the day

China-Pakistan ties get stronger by the day

Rediff.com27 May 2019

'Listing Masood Azhar as a 'global terrorist' was done with Islamabad and Imran Khan's concurrence.' 'It was not prompted by the so-called 'Wuhan spirit'.' 'The relationship between the two 'iron brothers' has not been dented,' points out former RA&W officer and China expert Jayadeva Ranade.

Trump is 'looking forward' to meeting Modi, says White House

Trump is 'looking forward' to meeting Modi, says White House

Rediff.com13 Jun 2017

WH said they are expected to set forth a vision that will expand the bilateral partnership

India's COVID-19 Crisis May Get Worse

India's COVID-19 Crisis May Get Worse

Rediff.com15 Jun 2020

'As people have moved from cities to small towns and villages, they have carried the infection into new territories.' 'Poor healthcare infrastructure in these places should be a big worry in the days to come.'

Varanasi villagers blame Coca-Cola for water scarcity

Varanasi villagers blame Coca-Cola for water scarcity

Rediff.com28 Nov 2015

Central Ground Water Authority declared Arajiline block, where the bottling plant in located, as "over exploited" in 2011

Pak can't take India's restraint granted for long: US media

Pak can't take India's restraint granted for long: US media

Rediff.com28 Sep 2016

If the (Pakistani) military continues to send arms and fighters across the border, the Indian PM will have a strong justification to take action, says The Wall Street Journal.

Doctor, 41, dies of the disease he was researching

Doctor, 41, dies of the disease he was researching

Rediff.com26 Jul 2019

'Two years ago, had I been given even a tiny hint that my genes were tipping the scale for the development of a disease that would lock me into my body, unable to move or breath normally on my own, I would have been sad, and probably mad.' 'So now I'm running as fast as I can -- from my wheelchair.' P Rajendran on the amazing but brief life of Rahul Desikan, medical pioneer.

Missing jet: Chinese ship detects pulse signal in Indian Ocean

Missing jet: Chinese ship detects pulse signal in Indian Ocean

Rediff.com5 Apr 2014

A Chinese patrol ship searching the crashed Malaysian airliner on Saturday picked up a pulse signal from its black box detector in the southern Indian Ocean, China's official media reported, in a possible breakthrough in the nearly month-long multinational hunt for the jet.

Remembering United 93: Memorial opens 14 years after 9/11 attacks

Remembering United 93: Memorial opens 14 years after 9/11 attacks

Rediff.com11 Sep 2015

Fourteen years in the making and a incessant reminder of the horrors of the past, Flight 93 National Memorial, which opened on Thursday, is an interactive centre that employs photographs, video recordings, artefacts and graphic displays to tell the story of the doomed United Airlines Flight 93, the only jetliner among the four commandeered by terrorists that failed to reach its intended target on September 11, 2001.

Infy now plans to spread its wings in Europe, Australia

Infy now plans to spread its wings in Europe, Australia

Rediff.com18 Sep 2018

Even though North America still accounts for 60 per cent of Infosys's revenue, the company is starting to see good growth in Europe, which contributes around 25 per cent to the company's top line. Even Australia also has emerged to be a strategically important market, with a contribution of 10 per cent to the overall revenues.

Why a planet was named after Sahithi Pingali

Why a planet was named after Sahithi Pingali

Rediff.com30 Jun 2017

Nikita Puri introduces the Indian teenager who has joined the league of innovators with celestial bodies named after them.

China further devalues currency, sparks fears of currency war

China further devalues currency, sparks fears of currency war

Rediff.com12 Aug 2015

Faced with sluggish economic growth and dwindling exports, China on Wednesday devalued its currency for the second consecutive day.

Scientists glimpse Einstein's gravitational waves; PM Modi lauds role of Indian scientists

Scientists glimpse Einstein's gravitational waves; PM Modi lauds role of Indian scientists

Rediff.com11 Feb 2016

International scientists said they have glimpsed the first direct evidence of gravitational waves, which Albert Einstein predicted a century ago.

'Modi retains an advantage nationally'

'Modi retains an advantage nationally'

Rediff.com9 Jun 2020

'Right now, politics is operating in a state of suspended animation. That works to Modi's advantage.'

What prompted Volkswagen to cheat on emission tests

What prompted Volkswagen to cheat on emission tests

Rediff.com21 Sep 2015

VW overtook Japan's Toyota in the first half of this year to become the world's biggest carmaker by sales, but is facing a sharp slowdown in its most profitable market, China.

10 smart tips for innovators and app developers

10 smart tips for innovators and app developers

Rediff.com17 Jan 2015

Internet-based systemic wisdom connects machines and people, and will drive next-gen enterprises, said Huawei's Yatish Nagavalli.

Pneumonia and diarrhoea: The biggest killers among children in India

Pneumonia and diarrhoea: The biggest killers among children in India

Rediff.com12 Nov 2014

Pneumonia and diarrhoea have collectively claimed the lives of over three lakh children in India in 2013, posing a major challenge to public health in the country, a report said.

Sheena Bora Case: And then Sheena disappeared...

Sheena Bora Case: And then Sheena disappeared...

Rediff.com4 Jan 2020

In just 18 frames, the photograph of the dainty Sheena, with her winsome smile and starry eyes, dissolved, flesh falling off her facial bones, into what the CBI alleged was her corresponding yellowed, morose-looking skull with hollow, haunting eye sockets.

Doubts over India's new purchasing power parity

Doubts over India's new purchasing power parity

Rediff.com8 Aug 2014

The recent release of the updated index for comparing the value of currencies across countries - generally known as purchasing power parity, or PPP - will have far-reaching implications.

Sports Shorts: Mourinho opens up about Manchester United job

Sports Shorts: Mourinho opens up about Manchester United job

Rediff.com18 Jan 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday

Why the Zika virus is causing alarm

Why the Zika virus is causing alarm

Rediff.com29 Jul 2016

Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began in Brazil last year and has spread to many countries in the Americas.

IMA puts out names of 382 doctors martyred in war against Covid

IMA puts out names of 382 doctors martyred in war against Covid

Rediff.com17 Sep 2020

Taking exception to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan not mentioning the death of healthcare workers due to Covid-19 in his statement in Parliament, the Indian Medical Association has published a list of 382 doctors who died due to the viral disease and demanded that they be treated as "martyrs".

The amazing success story of Flipkart's CTO

The amazing success story of Flipkart's CTO

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

'There was a time when I went without salary for about six months,' says Amod Malviya, an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur and currently CTO, Flipkart.

ISRO's PSLV-38 blasts off with 31 satellites

ISRO's PSLV-38 blasts off with 31 satellites

Rediff.com23 Jun 2017

Other than the Cartosat-2 series satellite, the PSLV is carrying 29 nano satellites from 14 countries - Austria, Belgium, Chile, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America besides a nano satellite from India.

The man who exposed Volkswagen's emission cheating

The man who exposed Volkswagen's emission cheating

Rediff.com23 Sep 2015

Daniel Carder said he's surprised to see such a hullabaloo now, because his team's findings were made public nearly a year and a half ago.

New York police chief apologises to arrested ex-tennis star Blake

New York police chief apologises to arrested ex-tennis star Blake

Rediff.com11 Sep 2015

New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton apologised on Thursday to former US tennis star James Blake, who was arrested after being wrongly identified as a suspect in a fraud ring and said he is concerned over how much force is used.

'Sikka is taking Infosys to the next level'

'Sikka is taking Infosys to the next level'

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

'People have to be evangelised.'

Foreign hotel chains push Indian majors on back foot

Foreign hotel chains push Indian majors on back foot

Rediff.com20 Oct 2016

Marriott-Starwood, Carlson Rezidor and others are winning the tug-of-war for customers with local hotel chains as they add new properties at a breakneck speed.

10 most DANGEROUS nations in the world

10 most DANGEROUS nations in the world

Rediff.com11 Dec 2014

The rankings were prepared after examining the volume of terrorist and rebel alerts, messaging traffic, videos, photos, incidents and the number of killed and injured in a country over the past 30 days.

Twitter War: Trump vs badass scientists

Twitter War: Trump vs badass scientists

Rediff.com27 Jan 2017

Defiant employees from multiple US government agencies are fighting the Trump administration's gag orders on climate change and penchant for "alt facts" with rogue Twitter accounts.

'US will work with whoever wins the election in India'

'US will work with whoever wins the election in India'

Rediff.com14 May 2014

What will a BJP government in New Delhi mean for Washington? Four senior US officials who served in the Clinton administration during the NDA government, offer their perspective, says Aziz Haniffa.

'Mars was something new for all of us...'

'Mars was something new for all of us...'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

'ISRO provides a very positive atmosphere. What matters here is your talent, not your gender,' says Ritu Karidhal, Deputy Operations Director, India's Mars orbital mission, Mangalyaan. A fascinating excerpt from Minnie Vaid's Those Magnificent Women And Their Flying Machines, Isro's Mission To Mars.

How can India rid itself of malaria?

How can India rid itself of malaria?

Rediff.com25 Oct 2019

India has the fourth highest number of malaria cases in the world.

Science must meet rising aspirations of our people: PM

Science must meet rising aspirations of our people: PM

Rediff.com3 Jan 2017

By 2030 India will be among top three countries in science and technology: PM

Why water management is of huge importance today

Why water management is of huge importance today

Rediff.com22 Mar 2016

It's time we remembered the fundamental: water cycle and life cycle are one.

What you can learn from AAP's victory

What you can learn from AAP's victory

Rediff.com11 Feb 2015

Arvind Kejriwal admitted that quitting was his biggest mistake and he would never repeat it.