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Vaxed pregnant women pass antibodies to babies: Study

Vaxed pregnant women pass antibodies to babies: Study

Rediff.com23 Sep 2021

Women who receive the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy pass high levels of antibodies to their babies, according to a study.

BJP most important foreign political party in world: WSJ

BJP most important foreign political party in world: WSJ

Rediff.com21 Mar 2023

The opinion piece added that the party combines the most striking principles of three major political entities in the world -- the Likud Party of Israel, the Communist Party of China and the Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt.

MoS Ajay Mishra compares Rakesh Tikait to 'dogs who chase cars'

MoS Ajay Mishra compares Rakesh Tikait to 'dogs who chase cars'

Rediff.com23 Aug 2022

In a video apparently of a speech made to his supporters, Mishra dismissed allegations levelled against him.

BCCI bans journalist Majumdar for 2 years for threatening Saha

BCCI bans journalist Majumdar for 2 years for threatening Saha

Rediff.com4 May 2022

The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Wednesday slapped journalist Boria Majumdar with a two-year ban for bullying India wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha.

PM arrives in New York, says US a natural global partner

PM arrives in New York, says US a natural global partner

Rediff.com27 Sep 2014

Describing America as India's "natural global partner", Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New York on Friday on a five-day visit to the US, holding out an assurance that India is "open and friendly" for business and innovations.

No written exams till class 2: Draft NCF

No written exams till class 2: Draft NCF

Rediff.com7 Apr 2023

Describing the assessment for preparatory stage (class 3 to 5), the draft recommends that "written tests should be introduced at this stage".

New COVID-19 test can give results in just 45 minutes

New COVID-19 test can give results in just 45 minutes

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

The test named the "SARS-CoV-2 DETECTR" is easy to implement and to interpret, and requires no specialised equipment, said researchers from the University of California, San Francisco in the US.

'We have become passive consumers of hatred'

'We have become passive consumers of hatred'

Rediff.com27 Sep 2022

'The right wing has worked for 70-80 years at the grass roots before it burst onto social media.' 'Social media is an extension of its formidable work in society.' 'If you think you can fight them on social media, forget it. You can't.'

Veteran journalist Vinod Dua passes away

Veteran journalist Vinod Dua passes away

Rediff.com4 Dec 2021

Vinod Dua was a Hindi broadcast journalism pioneer with stints in Doordarshan and NDTV.

Distancing, face mask could help avoid second COVID-19 wave: Study

Distancing, face mask could help avoid second COVID-19 wave: Study

Rediff.com23 Jun 2020

The findings, published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, also show that, in countries that have not yet reached the peak of active cases, lockdowns must remain in place for at least 60 days and deconfinement must be gradual in order to decrease the risk of second waves.

Wuhan wet market may not be birthplace of COVID-19: Chinese researchers

Wuhan wet market may not be birthplace of COVID-19: Chinese researchers

Rediff.com27 May 2020

The results of the study, being published on the website of top academic journal Nature on May 20, implied the Huanan Seafood Market in Hubei's capital Wuhan may not be the birthplace of COVID-19, although the virus outbreak emerged in Wuhan had a strong link to contacts with the market.

Will My Job Be Threatened?

Will My Job Be Threatened?

Rediff.com20 Apr 2023

Ajit Balakrishnan decodes the post-ChatGPT angst.

NASA finds 7 Earth-seized planets outside solar system

NASA finds 7 Earth-seized planets outside solar system

Rediff.com23 Feb 2017

The planets closely circle a dwarf star named Trappist-1, which at 39 light years away makes the system a prime candidate to search for signs of life.

Alia's brother: 'Shaadi is on April 14'

Alia's brother: 'Shaadi is on April 14'

Rediff.com13 Apr 2022

Rahul Bhatt insists he has not spoken to anyone about any change in the wedding date.

Water ice found on surface of comet 67P

Water ice found on surface of comet 67P

Rediff.com18 Jan 2016

The elusive ice was detected, using data collected by the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft, on the bottom part of the main lobe of the dumbbell-shaped comet, in a region called Imhotep.

Why too much sugar is bad for you

Why too much sugar is bad for you

Rediff.com18 Oct 2017

According to a study, sugar makes cancer tumours more aggressive.

Antibiotic crisis needs global response: Experts

Antibiotic crisis needs global response: Experts

Rediff.com23 May 2014

Yet the international response to this threat caused by the overuse and misuse of antimicrobial drugs has been feeble, they said.

Scientists identify ways of preventing next pandemic

Scientists identify ways of preventing next pandemic

Rediff.com4 Jan 2021

There can be no one answer to the question at the centre of an anxious debate across a world coping with COVID-19 and wondering what will happen if another one comes, but the global scientific community has been working on multiple tracks to ensure that humankind is better prepared.

Soon, cheaper, lighter electric car battery

Soon, cheaper, lighter electric car battery

Rediff.com13 Jan 2015

The discovery of a material that maintains a rechargeable sulphur cathode helps to overcome a primary hurdle to building a lithium-sulphur (Li-S) battery.

The first photos of a planet being born

The first photos of a planet being born

Rediff.com23 Nov 2015

Researchers at the University of Arizona in US imaged the picture of the planet residing in a gap in LkCa1's disk, despite the disk's considerable distance from Earth and its gaseous, dusty atmosphere.

Switch To ORGANIC LEARNING Now!

Switch To ORGANIC LEARNING Now!

Rediff.com23 Jun 2022

Reading books will make you curious, build your imagination and nourish your brain into an organic super power.

The Elephant Who's A TV & SM Star

The Elephant Who's A TV & SM Star

Rediff.com8 Jun 2023

As media phenomenon, Arikomban is in a different league. Efforts to capture the elephant were telecast live. Local three-wheeler drivers started a fans association for the pachyderm. A film has now been announced based on Arikomban's life.

China launches first Mars mission

China launches first Mars mission

Rediff.com23 Jul 2020

The Chinese Mars probe named Tianwen 1, or Quest for Heavenly Truth 1, will fulfil three scientific objectives: orbiting the red planet for comprehensive observation, landing on Martian soil and sending a rover to roam the landing site.

Journalist Nidhi Razdan's Harvard job offer was an online scam

Journalist Nidhi Razdan's Harvard job offer was an online scam

Rediff.com15 Jan 2021

Journalist Nidhi Razdan, who in June 2020 announced her decision to quit NDTV, where she worked for 21 years, to join Harvard University to teach journalism, on Friday posted on Twitter that the job offer was part of an elaborate phishing exercise.

World's first quantum computing machine built in China

World's first quantum computing machine built in China

Rediff.com3 May 2017

Last year, the researchers had developed the world's best single photon source based on semiconductor quantum dots.

New single-dose Ebola vaccine shows promise

New single-dose Ebola vaccine shows promise

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

Researchers have developed a quick-acting Ebola vaccine that is both safe and effective with a single dose

Covid originated in animals at Wuhan market and spread to humans: Studies

Covid originated in animals at Wuhan market and spread to humans: Studies

Rediff.com28 Feb 2022

The first study used spatial analysis to show that the earliest known COVID-19 cases, diagnosed in December 2019, were centered on the Wuhan market.

Amitabh@80: His Best May Be Yet To Come

Amitabh@80: His Best May Be Yet To Come

Rediff.com10 Oct 2022

'For an introduction to his career-spanning genius, watch just five of his movies: Anand, Saudagar, Abhiman, Black and Pink,' notes Kalyan Singhal, McCurdy Professor of Business at the University of Baltimore.

Indus civilisation did not grow around a flowing river, say researchers

Indus civilisation did not grow around a flowing river, say researchers

Rediff.com29 Nov 2017

Scientists have found that much of the Indus civilisation thrived around an extinct river, challenging ideas about how urbanisation in ancient cultures evolved.

'Chandan should have remained in the BJP'

'Chandan should have remained in the BJP'

Rediff.com2 Sep 2021

'He felt that he had no place in the BJP and he was wrong.'

Proxima b: Earthlike planet discovered orbiting star nearest to the Sun

Proxima b: Earthlike planet discovered orbiting star nearest to the Sun

Rediff.com25 Aug 2016

Named Proxima b, the planet is in a "temperate" zone compatible with the presence of liquid water -- a key ingredient for life.

New 'smart' windows to cut your power bills!

New 'smart' windows to cut your power bills!

Rediff.com23 Aug 2016

Smart windows are aimed at saving on cooling and heating bills for homes and businesses.

Ukraine invasion: UK media watchdog revokes Russian channel RT's licence

Ukraine invasion: UK media watchdog revokes Russian channel RT's licence

Rediff.com18 Mar 2022

Ofcom ruled that it did not consider RT's licensee, ANO TV Novosti, 'fit and proper' to hold a UK broadcast licence.

Across Nongriat's double decker root-bridge

Across Nongriat's double decker root-bridge

Rediff.com8 Apr 2022

UNESCO is looking at adding another Indian locale to its prestigious index of World Heritage Sites -- Meghalaya's Living Root-Bridges.

Now, a battery that can charge your phone in just 60 seconds!

Now, a battery that can charge your phone in just 60 seconds!

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

The inexpensive aluminium battery has been developed by Stanford scientists.

When A Country Erases Its Film-makers

When A Country Erases Its Film-makers

Rediff.com5 Apr 2023

'The Iranians are very resilient people. So even when they are throttled, they try their best to survive.'

NDTV founders Prannoy and Radhika Roy to sell company stake to Adani

NDTV founders Prannoy and Radhika Roy to sell company stake to Adani

Rediff.com23 Dec 2022

NDTV founders Prannoy Roy and his wife Radhika Roy on Friday said they will sell all but 5 per cent of their remaining shareholding in the news broadcaster to Adani Group for up to Rs 647.6 crore. Roys, who founded New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) as India's first and largest private producer of news current affairs and entertainment television, lost their status of being the company's largest shareholder in recent weeks. This follows Adani Group becoming the majority shareholding of NDTV after first buying out a company backed by the founders and then acquiring more shares from the open market.

With Murmu set to be Prez, tribal aspirations on the rise

With Murmu set to be Prez, tribal aspirations on the rise

Rediff.com23 Jul 2022

The mood in the tribal heartland in the east and in central India spread over Odisha, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and parts of West Bengal and Assam, is upbeat.

Mumbai could be submerged by 2050: Study

Mumbai could be submerged by 2050: Study

Rediff.com30 Oct 2019

"Built on what was a series of islands, the city's historic downtown core is particularly vulnerable," the NYT said.

Major earthquake lurking under India, Bangladesh, reveals study

Major earthquake lurking under India, Bangladesh, reveals study

Rediff.com12 Jul 2016

Scientists said they have new evidence of increasing strain where two tectonic plates underlie the world's largest river delta.