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COVID-19: Will low testing lead to lockdown extension?

COVID-19: Will low testing lead to lockdown extension?

Rediff.com10 May 2020

India's curve, yet to flatten vis-a-vis countries with similar or more conservative plans to ease restrictions, still points to 'exponential growth', despite India having tested much fewer people.

Coronavirus crisis is moving global life online

Coronavirus crisis is moving global life online

Rediff.com24 Mar 2020

Millions of people worldwide are having to embrace life under lockdown -- confined to their own four walls or neighbourhoods for weeks on end as countries battle to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

Lady Madonna Goes To Oxford

Lady Madonna Goes To Oxford

Rediff.com1 Oct 2004

Rockers unite against Bush

Rockers unite against Bush

Rediff.com5 Aug 2004

Pistons overwhelm Lakers

Pistons overwhelm Lakers

Rediff.com11 Feb 2005

Tayshaun Prince scored 25 points as the Detroit Pistons crushed the Los Angeles Lakers 103-81 in a rematch of last year's NBA finals.

Birla Sun seeks 4,400 more agents

Birla Sun seeks 4,400 more agents

Rediff.com26 Jan 2005

Altair plans hotline centre in India

Altair plans hotline centre in India

Rediff.com20 Mar 2003

Prahalad junks forecasting

Prahalad junks forecasting

Rediff.com24 Jan 2003

The big 'takeaway' of 2014? Don't say 'bae'!

The big 'takeaway' of 2014? Don't say 'bae'!

Rediff.com2 Jan 2015

'Polar vortex', 'skill set', 'foodie' and 'hack' among the other words that English language could do without in 2015 according to one list.

Niagara survivor faces fine

Niagara survivor faces fine

Rediff.com23 Oct 2003

Kirk Jones is the first known person to survive a plunge from the Niagara Falls without any protection.

Spurs ease past Pistons

Spurs ease past Pistons

Rediff.com13 Jun 2005

Unhappy marriage? Your blood pressure may show it

Unhappy marriage? Your blood pressure may show it

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

Husbands with stressed wives are more likely to have increased blood pressure, a new study suggests.

Busted!The myth about apples and doctors

Busted!The myth about apples and doctors

Rediff.com31 Mar 2015

An apple a day may not keep the doctor away, according to a new research which found that daily apple eaters had just as many doctor visits as those who did not regularly eat the fruit.

Amul Thapar on Trump's list for Supreme Court judge nominees

Amul Thapar on Trump's list for Supreme Court judge nominees

Rediff.com13 Nov 2016

Thapar currently holds the position of US District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

Chennai home away from home, says Ford, to invest Rs 1300 cr

Chennai home away from home, says Ford, to invest Rs 1300 cr

Rediff.com8 Nov 2016

The automaker will invest USD 195 million (about Rs 1,300 crore) and would employ 3,000 workers over the next five years, Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford said in the Tamil Nadu capital today.

Trump beating Clinton in Google searches

Trump beating Clinton in Google searches

Rediff.com8 Nov 2016

When it comes to Mr Trump, people still want to know more, a social media expert said.

The power of one

The power of one

Rediff.com8 Nov 2003

'Death for you and your kind': 5 US mosques get threatening mails

'Death for you and your kind': 5 US mosques get threatening mails

Rediff.com8 Mar 2017

Five mosques in the United States have received intimidating messages, including a bomb threat and one saying "death is waiting for you and your kind", prompting calls for increasing security at Muslim facilities.

What the world expects from Biden

What the world expects from Biden

Rediff.com11 Nov 2020

It would be a huge achievement if the new administration manages a successful transition to some sense of domestic and international normalcy in these frantic times marked by the pandemic and rise of illiberal regimes across the world, observes Shreekant Sambrani.

US suspends Syrian embassy, consulate operations

US suspends Syrian embassy, consulate operations

Rediff.com19 Mar 2014

The United States of suspended the operations of Syria's embassy in Washington including its consular service and asked for the pullout of Syrian diplomats.

Pakistan's new prez Arif Alvi is son of Nehru's dentist

Pakistan's new prez Arif Alvi is son of Nehru's dentist

Rediff.com5 Sep 2018

Being a son of Nehru's dentist is not the only connection that Alvi has with India. He is yet another president whose family migrated to Pakistan from India after partition. His predecessors Mamnoon Hussain's family came from Agra and Pervez Musharraf's parents migrated from New Delhi.

The truth about India's jobs situation

The truth about India's jobs situation

Rediff.com6 Oct 2017

There is an attempt to brush aside the results of all surveys that point to a deteriorating jobs situation. This is counter-productive, says Mahesh Vyas.

US passes 1 million coronavirus cases, fatalities at 58,000

US passes 1 million coronavirus cases, fatalities at 58,000

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

The US became the first country in the world to have more than one million cases of coronavirus. It accounts for nearly one-third of the 3.1 million cases globally.

Democrats hacked again!

Democrats hacked again!

Rediff.com13 Aug 2016

The documents obtained from the cyberattack on Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee was released by a hacker known as Guccifer 2.0.

We are all Americans!

We are all Americans!

Rediff.com12 Aug 2020

'What Kamala Harris' rise and rise underscores is that our old ways of identifying the Indian-American Diaspora need to change...' 'None of this detracts from her Indian-American identity, which makes us feel as if we are Americans too,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

'A new reality is forcing its way into our lives'

'A new reality is forcing its way into our lives'

Rediff.com13 Apr 2020

'From India to Indiana, there has always been a sense of hope, optimism, and goodness.'

Two Indian-origin women make it to Forbes list

Two Indian-origin women make it to Forbes list

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

Indian-origin technology executives Jayshree Ullal and Neerja Sethi have made it to the Forbes list of America's 60 richest self-made women, with 21-year-old reality TV star and entrepreneur Kylie Jenner the youngest to be featured in the power list.

Bizarre! Foul-mouthed pet parrot is a murder witness in US

Bizarre! Foul-mouthed pet parrot is a murder witness in US

Rediff.com27 Jun 2016

In a bizarre case, a foul-mouthed parrot may provide key evidence in the murder trial of a woman accused of killing her husband in the United States.

4 PIOs elected to Congress; Bera's result goes for recounting

4 PIOs elected to Congress; Bera's result goes for recounting

Rediff.com10 Nov 2016

Kamala Harris, Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna and Raja Krishnamoorthi make their way to the Congress.

Explained: Why bosses behave badly

Explained: Why bosses behave badly

Rediff.com8 Jun 2018

Some bosses realise when they have been abusive toward their subordinates and feel guilty about it.

17 US states, tech giants sue against new visa rule

17 US states, tech giants sue against new visa rule

Rediff.com14 Jul 2020

The lawsuit seeks an injunction to stop the entire rule from going into effect.

STUNNING: Ever seen the Earth breathing?

STUNNING: Ever seen the Earth breathing?

Rediff.com20 Aug 2013

John Nelson, a GIS analyst with Michigan-based IDV Solutions, created this visualisation using cloudless images from NASA's Visible Earth team.

5 sex myths busted in 2017!

5 sex myths busted in 2017!

Rediff.com30 Dec 2017

It's time to bust stereotypes.

'I didn't pay $62,000 to sit in front of a computer'

'I didn't pay $62,000 to sit in front of a computer'

Rediff.com9 Jul 2020

'I have taken a loan of Rs 35 lakhs.' 'Even if my university allows me to stay, I feel cheated.' 'Thousands of Indian students in the US will be forced to return to India if their college/university courses go fully online.

Your toothpaste can fight lung disease

Your toothpaste can fight lung disease

Rediff.com21 May 2018

A common antibacterial substance found in toothpaste may combat life-threatening diseases such as cystic fibrosis, or CF, when combined with an already FDA-approved drug.

These aren't people, they are animals: Trump on migrants

These aren't people, they are animals: Trump on migrants

Rediff.com17 May 2018

Trump blamed the influx of illegal immigrants in the US on the country's "dumbest laws".

Survival battle revs up in India's auto sector

Survival battle revs up in India's auto sector

Rediff.com4 Dec 2017

Automobile companies are worried about challenges from electric mobility, automation and connected vehicles.

Retirees could bear brunt of Detroit bankruptcy

Retirees could bear brunt of Detroit bankruptcy

Rediff.com20 Jul 2013

Retirees and labour officials acknowledged that the city's finances were in a shambles and they would have to share in the sacrifice to help Detroit recover.