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Covid may damage brain like Parkinson's disease

Covid may damage brain like Parkinson's disease

Rediff.com20 Jun 2022

COVID-19 patients commonly report symptoms such as brain fog, headaches, and insomnia, complications which are not new after a viral infection, the researchers said.

Taslima to return to India in January

Taslima to return to India in January

Rediff.com14 Aug 2009

Armed with a six-month extension of her visa to stay in India, controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen said on Friday that she is traveling to the United States in August to work as a research scholar at the New York University and will return to her 'adopted country' in January next year. Taslima expressed her gratitude to the Indian government for extending her visa till February 16.

Obesity throws wild card into US healthcare plans

Obesity throws wild card into US healthcare plans

Rediff.com8 Dec 2007

Employers have begun to ramp up efforts to change employees' lifestyles, from smoking to obesity, with incentives including lower health insurance payments for health changes.

Life lessons from Narayana Murthy

Life lessons from Narayana Murthy

Rediff.com28 May 2007

Infosys chief mentor Narayana Murthy gave this speech at the NYU Stern School of Business.

Believe it... This 'museum' is dedicated to eggs

Believe it... This 'museum' is dedicated to eggs

Rediff.com6 Sep 2018

Egg enthusiasts, this is no time for yolking around: The glorious, versatile egg is finally getting the tribute it deserves in the form of an interactive pop-up - in New York. Welcome to the Egg House where all things are egg. Take a look!

On US tour, Rahul to address overseas Indians in New York

On US tour, Rahul to address overseas Indians in New York

Rediff.com10 Sep 2017

Gandhi, 47, begins his nearly two-week trip to the US with an address at the University of California, Berkeley, tomorrow on contemporary India and the path forward for the world's largest democracy.

Hedge funds a BPO opportunity for India

Hedge funds a BPO opportunity for India

Rediff.com19 Jan 2007

Hedge funds operating in the US and other parts of the world provide a good business process outsourcing opportunity for India, given the business model of the funds shifting their assets from one market to another, experts have said.

Indians in US? Inventions on the way

Indians in US? Inventions on the way

Rediff.com5 Sep 2007

According to a report prepared by a team of researchers from Harvard, Duke and New York Universities, the number of Indian nationals contributing to US international patent applications touched 5.5 per cent in 2006.

Why a US university had to take down play titled 'Jesus in India'

Why a US university had to take down play titled 'Jesus in India'

Rediff.com18 Nov 2015

A play set in India and to be performed at an American university has been cancelled after its Korean-American playwright objected to casting of white actors as Indian characters and sending a "dehumanising" message to minority students.

How The Happening came to M Night Shyamalan

How The Happening came to M Night Shyamalan

Rediff.com9 Jun 2008

His films are loved and hated in equal measure -- but since he broke out with the 1999 blockbuster The Sixth Sense, Hollywood has been unable to ignore M Night Shyamalan's unique cinematic vision. On the eve of the release -- on a Friday the 13th, naturally enough -- of The Happening, Night speaks about scaring people while finding a voice.

Yoga Day: Modi to lead a session at UN headquarters

Yoga Day: Modi to lead a session at UN headquarters

Rediff.com16 Jun 2023

In a historic commemoration, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead a yoga session for the first time at United Nations Headquarters in New York on the 9th International Day of Yoga to be celebrated on June 21.

'The world still needs Superman'

'The world still needs Superman'

Rediff.com29 Jun 2006

Priya Anand Spices Up Your Monsoon Style

Priya Anand Spices Up Your Monsoon Style

Rediff.com4 Jul 2023

She wears checks with grace.

'Censorship is totally arbitrary!'

'Censorship is totally arbitrary!'

Rediff.com9 Mar 2005

Indian American wins Math's top honor

Indian American wins Math's top honor

Rediff.com11 Apr 2007

The Abel Prize is considered the equivalent of a Nobel Prize for mathematics, and is worth $920,000.

RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya quits

RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya quits

Rediff.com24 Jun 2019

This is the second high profile resignation in the past six months at the Reserve Bank of India.

Three college students from India killed in US road accident

Three college students from India killed in US road accident

Rediff.com28 Oct 2022

Massachusetts state and local police are investigating the two-vehicle motor vehicle collision that killed the three students and hospitalised five other people.

Viral Acharya new RBI deputy governor

Viral Acharya new RBI deputy governor

Rediff.com28 Dec 2016

The 42-year-old Acharya's appointment for a three-year tenure was cleared by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.

'A lot of the time, when we lose things, we gain things too'

'A lot of the time, when we lose things, we gain things too'

Rediff.com20 May 2022

'Being embarrassed when you mess up is part of the human experience.' 'Getting back up, dusting yourself off and seeing who still wants to hang out with you afterward and laugh about it? That's a gift.'

ISB dean on what lies ahead

ISB dean on what lies ahead

Rediff.com24 Aug 2005

New York City Immigrant Affairs chief: I was in tears

New York City Immigrant Affairs chief: I was in tears

Rediff.com13 Feb 2017

Nisha Agarwal, commissioner of the New York Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, recalls, with both anguish and elation, the events of the last fortnight after the US President's order banning entry for people from seven countries was put in place.

Life Of Pi Comes Alive Again

Life Of Pi Comes Alive Again

Rediff.com31 Mar 2023

Renowned playwright Lolita Chakrabarti's stage adaptation of the story of 16-year-old Indian boy Pi (Piscine) Patel stranded in the ocean on a lifeboat with a Royal Bengal Tiger named Richard Parker opened at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on March 30.

How Anisha sang for the Queen

How Anisha sang for the Queen

Rediff.com28 Nov 2003

Neal Kwatra to head New York governor's re-election campaign

Neal Kwatra to head New York governor's re-election campaign

Rediff.com7 May 2014

On November 2, 2010, in his acceptance speech on being elected Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo declared, 'We got such fantastic help from our brothers and sisters in the labour movement,' and then rattled off half-a-dozen names, including that of labour union activist Neal Kwatra.

Oppenheimer: Film-Making At Its Exhilarating Best

Oppenheimer: Film-Making At Its Exhilarating Best

Rediff.com5 Aug 2023

The narrative is faithful to the source, American Prometheus, but what makes it absolutely spell-binding is Christopher Nolan's technique, notes Shreekant Sambrani.

How AB became Bade Mia

How AB became Bade Mia

Rediff.com1 Sep 2003

'I can't imagine being a big star'

'I can't imagine being a big star'

Rediff.com25 Jun 2003

India's Nuclear Churning: From Idealism To Realism

India's Nuclear Churning: From Idealism To Realism

Rediff.com11 May 2024

Although the credit for acquiring the technological skill must be given to India's outstanding nuclear scientists, the decision to go nuclear was a political one that entailed clarity of vision, courage and resolve, points out Rup Narayan Das.

Viral Acharya's remedies for the Indian economy

Viral Acharya's remedies for the Indian economy

Rediff.com4 Nov 2019

Acharya emphasised that the time is "really ripe" for land, labour and agricultural reforms in India.

'Future of Indian cuisine is in safe hands'

'Future of Indian cuisine is in safe hands'

Rediff.com17 Nov 2023

'Don't be scared of the people who are trying to make a fool of you, those people who trying to pull you down...it is their insecurities that make them behave the way they do.'

Priyanka Or Kareena: Who Will You Watch?

Priyanka Or Kareena: Who Will You Watch?

Rediff.com22 Sep 2023

Kareena in a Kalimpong murder mystery, Priyanka in a Hollywood rom-com, a South Korean style western and lots, lots more on OTT this week.

Senior IPS officer Praveen Sood takes over as new CBI chief

Senior IPS officer Praveen Sood takes over as new CBI chief

Rediff.com25 May 2023

Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Praveen Sood took over as the new Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director on Thursday and he will be in the post for two years, officials said.

The Credila Success Story

The Credila Success Story

Rediff.com10 Jul 2023

Education finance is a complex and dynamic sector. There are too many variables -- the course, the calibre of students, the universities, and the job prospects once the course is over, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

When Vajpayee visited a nightclub in the US

When Vajpayee visited a nightclub in the US

Rediff.com9 May 2023

In his first trip to the US in 1960, Atal Bihari Vajpayee befriended a young IFS officer posted in the permanent mission of India to the UN and explored New York with him, visiting museums, art galleries and even nightclubs, says a new biography of the former prime minister.

Meet Pooja Bedi's daughter, Aalia

Meet Pooja Bedi's daughter, Aalia

Rediff.com21 Apr 2017

She is already prepping to be a part of the industry.

Danish Siddiqui's Kids Accept Their Dad's Pulitzer

Danish Siddiqui's Kids Accept Their Dad's Pulitzer

Rediff.com21 Oct 2022

Reuters's Indian Photojournalists Adnan Abidi, Amit Dave, Danish Siddiqui and Sanna Irshad Mattoo were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography at Columbia University in Manhattan, October 20, 2022.

Romer to succeed Basu as World Bank chief economist

Romer to succeed Basu as World Bank chief economist

Rediff.com18 Jul 2016

Paul Romer, a New York University professor and economist

Celeb spotting at New York Fashion Week

Celeb spotting at New York Fashion Week

Rediff.com21 Feb 2016

A fashion week is incomplete without celebrities gracing the front row.