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Women's U-19 World Cup: Meet the winners

Women's U-19 World Cup: Meet the winners

Rediff.com30 Jan 2023

Shafali Verma is by far the most decorated of the lot having already played in three World Cup finals at senior level.

Texas school shooting: Biden blames gun lobby, seeks control measures

Texas school shooting: Biden blames gun lobby, seeks control measures

Rediff.com25 May 2022

President Joe Biden asked Americans to stand up to the gun lobby and urged the members of the Congress for an immediate gun control legislation.

Top Gun: Maverick Review

Top Gun: Maverick Review

Rediff.com21 May 2022

'Why was Top Gun: Maverick made? 'And the only reason I can think of is that the new film was made to emphasise and re-establish Tom Cruise's superstar status,' notes Aseem Chhabra who watched the Top Gun sequel at its premiere in Cannes.

Using a mouthwash can increase risk of diabetes?

Using a mouthwash can increase risk of diabetes?

Rediff.com2 Dec 2017

Nearly all popular mouthwash solutions include ingredients that kill bacteria -- both the good and bad.

Irrfan's son stars in YRF's The Railway Men

Irrfan's son stars in YRF's The Railway Men

Rediff.com2 Dec 2021

Saluting the people who saved scores of life, YRF announced this project on the same day that the tragedy struck Bhopal 37 years back.

Comorbidities proof must for 60+ to get booster, says NHA chief

Comorbidities proof must for 60+ to get booster, says NHA chief

Rediff.com26 Dec 2021

The elderly population above 60 years of age with comorbidities who are eligible for COVID-19 'precautionary doses' will have to take a medical certificate to take the dose, informed chief executive officer of National Health Authority Dr RS Sharma

Covid lockdown protests spread across China; people shout 'Step down Xi'

Covid lockdown protests spread across China; people shout 'Step down Xi'

Rediff.com27 Nov 2022

Several videos have emerged on social media which showcased people chanting slogans against restrictions imposed by the Chinese government to curb the spread of Covid.

Chhattisgarh's 'Hamar Lab' is a medical game-changer

Chhattisgarh's 'Hamar Lab' is a medical game-changer

Rediff.com19 Jul 2022

Globally recognised organisations including the CDC, the Clinton Foundation, and domestic pharmaceutical and health care companies have sent their teams to visit the centres and study the concept, reports R Krishna Das.

Why BJP is crumbling in Bengal after a sensational rise

Why BJP is crumbling in Bengal after a sensational rise

Rediff.com11 Jan 2022

'It doesn't help to transpose the Hindi heartland model on Bengal. Bengalis don't understand its dynamics. They won't comprehend the impact of Modi's dip in the Ganga because Bengal's political culture is different. Even in the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrams, Christ is worshipped on Christmas. It's difficult to polarise Bengal religiously'

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Review: So Much Fun!

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Review: So Much Fun!

Rediff.com11 Nov 2022

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever makes you mourn the legend that was Chadwick Boseman, but also assures that forward is the only way to go, observes Mayur Sanap. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Booster jab should protect current, future Covid strains: Randeep Guleria

Booster jab should protect current, future Covid strains: Randeep Guleria

Rediff.com23 Mar 2023

The renowned pulmonologist, who was part of the national COVID task force, highlighted the need for research on developing vaccines which will cover not only the current circulating strains but also from the emerging variants.

'This is not a fight against the Gandhis'

'This is not a fight against the Gandhis'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2022

'I am requesting Sonia Gandhi to listen to her inner voice again.' 'Then, she will know this is the time for the family to step aside.'

COVID-19: Govt issues guidelines for dental clinics

COVID-19: Govt issues guidelines for dental clinics

Rediff.com19 May 2020

Stating that dentists, auxiliaries as well as the patients undergoing dental procedures are at high risk of cross-infection as most dental procedures require a close contact with the patients' oral cavity, saliva, blood and respiratory tract secretions, the ministry has advised that all patients must be treated with due precautions.

How timely action from BFI chief Singh rescued Dingko

How timely action from BFI chief Singh rescued Dingko

Rediff.com28 Apr 2020

Asian Games gold-medal winning boxer Dingko Singh has revealed that he went into depression as he was unable to travel to New Delhi for his cancer treatment due to the nationwide lockdown. Dingko Singh was on Saturday airlifted from Imphal to the national capital for his liver cancer treatment.

70 of 97 Covid deaths in Jan unvaccinated, but fatalities low: Delhi govt

70 of 97 Covid deaths in Jan unvaccinated, but fatalities low: Delhi govt

Rediff.com14 Jan 2022

More than 75 per cent of those who succumbed to the novel coronavirus infection in the current wave in Delhi were unvaccinated, health minister Satyendra Jain said on Friday.

OTT WATCH: Devils. Superheroes. LOVE

OTT WATCH: Devils. Superheroes. LOVE

Rediff.com9 Sep 2022

Love stories, superheroes, family dramas, kiddie flicks, whodunits, rom-coms, Sukanya Verma lists your OTT menu for the week.

'This is not where children abandon their parents'

'This is not where children abandon their parents'

Rediff.com4 Apr 2023

'This is about children caring for their parents and helping them with assistance.'

Wasim Akram's Late Swing

Wasim Akram's Late Swing

Rediff.com16 Jan 2023

Indians will forever remember Akram as the scary phenomenon with the soft smile, the man who rattled through the Indian batting order, but was rarely as hated as Waqar or Shoaib Akhtar, observes Vaibhav Raghunandan.

Boxing high performance coach returns to Italy

Boxing high performance coach returns to Italy

Rediff.com5 Jun 2020

The 49-year-old Italian has been with the Indian team since 2017. He was confined to the IG Stadium in the national capital for the past two months owing to the national lockdown to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Imran Khan to resume march from the same point where he was attacked

Imran Khan to resume march from the same point where he was attacked

Rediff.com6 Nov 2022

Imran Khan on Sunday announced that his party will resume the march to Islamabad from the same spot where he survived an assassination attempt but sustained bullet injuries during a rally in Punjab province, saying he prefers 'death instead of living the life of a slave'.

Pakistan's cancer needs urgent surgery

Pakistan's cancer needs urgent surgery

Rediff.com18 May 2010

What needs to be understood is that not one, but three cancers afflict Pakistan

Can You SAVE This Mother's Life?

Can You SAVE This Mother's Life?

Rediff.com2 Aug 2022

'As a donor, you may think you are saving one life. But you touch the lives of the entire family and community associated with the person. And it only cost you a few hours of your life.'

Power crisis: Rlys cancels 42 trains in two zones for swift movement of coal

Power crisis: Rlys cancels 42 trains in two zones for swift movement of coal

Rediff.com29 Apr 2022

While the SECR has cancelled 22 mail or express trains and 12 passenger trains, the Northern Railways has cancelled four mail or express trains, and as many passenger services.

Elderly man declared dead in Shanghai, found alive in morgue

Elderly man declared dead in Shanghai, found alive in morgue

Rediff.com2 May 2022

A senior citizen was mistaken for dead at an elderly care centre in Shanghai and sent to a morgue where he was found alive, prompting authorities to launch an investigation into the shocking incident that triggered a new wave of anguish in the locked down city.

Delhi hospitals see COVID-19 relapse in recovered patients

Delhi hospitals see COVID-19 relapse in recovered patients

Rediff.com17 Aug 2020

According to a doctor unless the virus is cultured or gene sequencing done, it will be difficult to determine whether it is a different strain of the virus that has infected the person the second time.

When R K Krishna Kumar Spoke To Rediff

When R K Krishna Kumar Spoke To Rediff

Rediff.com2 Jan 2023

Few people know Ratan Tata as well as R K Krishna Kumar does. Widely perceived to be among the managers closest to Tata, Krishna Kumar assesses Ratan Tata, the man and business leader, in this exclusive interview to Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.

'How can you call anybody anti-national for talking about Article 370?'

'How can you call anybody anti-national for talking about Article 370?'

Rediff.com3 Feb 2017

'We have been fighting for the last 70 years on the issue of Article 370.'

Sachin, Yuvi, Harbhajan recall 2011 World Cup win

Sachin, Yuvi, Harbhajan recall 2011 World Cup win

Rediff.com2 Apr 2022

In 2011 on April 2, India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in the final to lift their second ODI World Cup.

Akhilesh Yadav's one-man show fails to 'send Yogi back' to Gorakhpur

Akhilesh Yadav's one-man show fails to 'send Yogi back' to Gorakhpur

Rediff.com10 Mar 2022

Yadav fought hard, but his party was well behind the BJP.

NTAGI mulls 'additional' Covid jab for immunocompromised

NTAGI mulls 'additional' Covid jab for immunocompromised

Rediff.com5 Dec 2021

According to officials, an additional dose of vaccine is different from a booster dose.

Indira Gandhi: Fearlessness in the national interest

Indira Gandhi: Fearlessness in the national interest

Rediff.com20 Nov 2017

'Fearlessness, courtesy, humour, wide interests and wisdom, deep commitment to science and technology, passion for the environment, objectivity and the ability to see many things through not only a national but also an international prism.'

Swiggy, Zomato to pay 5% GST to govt; food won't cost more

Swiggy, Zomato to pay 5% GST to govt; food won't cost more

Rediff.com17 Sep 2021

The all-powerful GST Council on Friday decided to charge food delivery platforms such as Swiggy and Zomato a tax even as it extended concessional tax rates on certain COVID-19 drugs by three months till December 31. The Council, which comprises the Union finance minister and her state counterparts, decided to continue keeping petrol and diesel out of the GST purview as subsuming the current excise duty and VAT into one national rate would impact revenues. Briefing reporters on the decisions taken by the Council at a meeting here, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said GST has been exempted on muscular atrophy drugs like Zolgensma and Viltepso, which cost crores of rupees.

'Who up there is writing this script?'

'Who up there is writing this script?'

Rediff.com13 Apr 2022

'How can so many misfortunes fall on one beautiful family?'

Opposition Has More PMs In Waiting

Opposition Has More PMs In Waiting

Rediff.com26 Aug 2022

If the Opposition has any chance at the prime minister's job, it can happen only if they all stop dropping names and work at the grassroots-level, state-wise, suggests N Sathiya Moorthy.

India sees highest spike of 2,003 COVID-19 deaths

India sees highest spike of 2,003 COVID-19 deaths

Rediff.com18 Jun 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked states to make full use of the expanded COVID-19 testing capacity and saving lives a top priority as India recorded the highest ever spike of 2,003 coronavirus deaths after Maharashtra and Delhi added earlier fatalities not attributed to the disease.

48% women want larger breasts: Survey

48% women want larger breasts: Survey

Rediff.com8 Feb 2020

As per the Breast Size Satisfaction Survey (BSSS), 48% women wanted larger breasts, 23% wanted smaller breasts.

Infections rise in Nagpur with second wave

Infections rise in Nagpur with second wave

Rediff.com10 Apr 2021

One reason for the surge in cases is the spread of infection at large weddings. Weddings turned out to be super spreaders.

Geneticist Raj Barathur passes into the ages

Geneticist Raj Barathur passes into the ages

Rediff.com27 Aug 2020

Raj Barathur -- Indian American entrepreneur, geneticist, professor and biopharmaceutical industry leader -- stayed the course even when diagnosed with lung cancer

Tributes pour in for Dilip Kumar from Pak; PM recalls his generosity

Tributes pour in for Dilip Kumar from Pak; PM recalls his generosity

Rediff.com7 Jul 2021

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday condoled the death of Indian cinema icon Dilip Kumar, saying he can never forget his generosity in helping to raise funds for a trust to set up cancer hospitals in his mother's memory.

Ex-champion boxer Dingko Singh tests positive for COVID-19

Ex-champion boxer Dingko Singh tests positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com31 May 2020

Dingko Singh is battling liver cancer.