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Cameron and a pig: British PM's 'debauched' past exposed

Cameron and a pig: British PM's 'debauched' past exposed

Rediff.com22 Sep 2015

The book claims that Cameron smoked marijuana and took part in bizarre initiation ceremony as part of a university society, called the Piers Gaveston Society.

PM announces health IDs for all under new mission

PM announces health IDs for all under new mission

Rediff.com15 Aug 2020

The health ID will contain information about medical data, prescriptions and diagnostic reports and summaries of previous discharge from hospitals for ailments. The mission is expected to bring efficiency and transparency in healthcare services in the country.

World's stunning college campuses

World's stunning college campuses

Rediff.com7 Jan 2015

Who would want to study in a classroom when you have such a gorgeous campus around you?

Is it end of the road for the iconic Ambassador car?

Is it end of the road for the iconic Ambassador car?

Rediff.com25 May 2014

The company blames fund crunch, falling demand, accumulating liabilities.

Top 10 most popular cities for selfies

Top 10 most popular cities for selfies

Rediff.com23 May 2014

A new research has revealed that these are the most popular in the world to take a selfie.

How F1 teams are helping Britain battle coronavirus

How F1 teams are helping Britain battle coronavirus

Rediff.com31 Mar 2020

If British industry succeeds in saving lives during the coronavirus pandemic it will be due in part to the pioneering role played by Formula One racing teams in the country. Seven of the 10 Formula One teams have joined forces with leading aerospace and engineering companies to ramp up production of ventilators while Mercedes has also worked with medics and academics to produce an alternative breathing aid.

COVID vaccine likely to be available by first of 2021: Choubey

COVID vaccine likely to be available by first of 2021: Choubey

Rediff.com19 Sep 2020

Responding to another question, Choubey said that the phase-I of clinical trials have revealed excellent safety of the two candidate vaccines indigenously developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with Indian Council of Medical Research and Cadila Healthcare Ltd, and now their immunogenicity testing is in progress. Their phase II clinical trials are ongoing.

Phase-I trials of 2 Indian Covid vaccines reveal 'excellent safety': Govt

Phase-I trials of 2 Indian Covid vaccines reveal 'excellent safety': Govt

Rediff.com15 Sep 2020

Phase-I clinical trials have revealed "excellent safety" of the two candidate vaccines indigenously developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with Indian Council of Medical Research and Cadila Healthcare Ltd and their immunogenicity testing is now in progress, minister of state for health Ashwini Choubey informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

What is Adar Poonawalla up to?

What is Adar Poonawalla up to?

Rediff.com4 May 2021

What the UK is getting out of the Serum Institute is what India is losing. And the responsibility of the Indian State ought to have been to dictate where Serum Institute's vaccine doses should go, argues Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

96,000 vaccinators trained for world's largest immunisation exercise

96,000 vaccinators trained for world's largest immunisation exercise

Rediff.com1 Jan 2021

Of the 23.9 million vaccinators who provide vaccination under the universal immunisation programme, 15.4 million will be used for Covid vaccination.

The Ambassador gears up for rejuvenation

The Ambassador gears up for rejuvenation

Rediff.com4 Nov 2013

The company has taken up an ambitious project to introduce a smaller version of the classic car.

Spotted: Riteish Deskmukh, Karan Johar in London

Spotted: Riteish Deskmukh, Karan Johar in London

Rediff.com15 Jul 2009

Reader Irshad Ali Syed has sent us a photograph.

Blatter apologises after furore over 'disrespectful' comments against Ronaldo

Blatter apologises after furore over 'disrespectful' comments against Ronaldo

Rediff.com30 Oct 2013

Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) and Real Madrid have responded angrily to comments from FIFA president Sepp Blatter that appeared to make fun of the Real and Portugal forward.

Rishi Sunak's Budget to increase UK visa fee

Rishi Sunak's Budget to increase UK visa fee

Rediff.com12 Mar 2020

Sunak announced that the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) would be hiked from 400 pounds to 624 pounds.

New Covid variant: Scientists warn against more mutations

New Covid variant: Scientists warn against more mutations

Rediff.com22 Dec 2020

Over time, as more mutations occur, the vaccine may need to be altered.

I gave myself a voice: Rhodes Scholar Vinay Nayak

I gave myself a voice: Rhodes Scholar Vinay Nayak

Rediff.com3 Dec 2013

Rhodes Scholar Vinay Nayak, a senior at Yale and an expert in using the Internet for citizen engagement, talks about his achievements.

Zerodha's Nikhil Kamath is India's youngest new billionaire

Zerodha's Nikhil Kamath is India's youngest new billionaire

Rediff.com9 Mar 2021

Last year, Nikhil Kamath and his brother Nithin jettisoned into a club of the country's 100 wealthiest with their net worth pegged at around Rs 24,000 crore

Govt mulls 'Mission COVID Suraksha' with Rs 3,000 cr corpus

Govt mulls 'Mission COVID Suraksha' with Rs 3,000 cr corpus

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

The aim of the mission is to accelerate the development of at least six vaccine candidates and ensure that they are licenced and introduced in market for emergency use at the earliest.

'Don't fall for rumours': PM launches India's COVID-19 vaccination drive

'Don't fall for rumours': PM launches India's COVID-19 vaccination drive

Rediff.com16 Jan 2021

Modi urged the country to show patience during the vaccination drive as it had shown till now in fighting the pandemic.

Meet Charles Darwin's great grand daughter

Meet Charles Darwin's great grand daughter

Rediff.com18 Nov 2005

'That's why people want tiger skin and tiger clothes,' says Ruth Padel, Charles Darwin's great grand daughter.

Nobel prize-winning author V S Naipaul dead

Nobel prize-winning author V S Naipaul dead

Rediff.com12 Aug 2018

Naipaul wrote more than 30 books of fiction and nonfiction during his career with a sharp critique of established religion and politicians characterising much of his work.

Rediff said it first! UK PM Boris Johnson will be Republic Day chief guest

Rediff said it first! UK PM Boris Johnson will be Republic Day chief guest

Rediff.com15 Dec 2020

Johnson will be only the second British leader since Indian independence to attend the annual Republic Day parade in New Delhi as Guest of Honour, after former prime minister John Major in 1993.

Boris Johnson has done Modi a favour

Boris Johnson has done Modi a favour

Rediff.com11 Jan 2021

'We don't need to hinge India-UK relations on shared hostility toward China,' observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

COVID-19 vaccination drive to start in India on Jan 16

COVID-19 vaccination drive to start in India on Jan 16

Rediff.com9 Jan 2021

After healthcare and frontline workers, priority will be given to those above 50 years of age and the under-50 population groups with co-morbidities numbering around 27 crore, it added.

'God knows what he'd have achieved if he had both his eyes'

'God knows what he'd have achieved if he had both his eyes'

Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

Sharmila Tagore, the yesteryear diva and mother of Saif and Soha Ali Khan fondly remembers her husband Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi who would have been 80 on January 6.

Alert: Fellowships for environmental journalists

Alert: Fellowships for environmental journalists

Rediff.com25 May 2004

Alert: Fellowships for environmental journalists

How qualified are our PMs?

How qualified are our PMs?

Rediff.com20 May 2004

Dr Manmohan Singh is probably the most highly qualified Indian to serve as PM.

Never spoke about vaccinating entire country: Govt

Never spoke about vaccinating entire country: Govt

Rediff.com2 Dec 2020

Indian Council of Medical Research Director General Balram Bhargava said the purpose of the COVID vaccine drive would be to break the chain of viral transmission.

PIX: Sir Ian McKellen, Sonam Kapoor inaugurate 7th Kashish Film Festival

PIX: Sir Ian McKellen, Sonam Kapoor inaugurate 7th Kashish Film Festival

Rediff.com26 May 2016

Check out the pictures of Sir Ian McKellen, Sonam Kapoor and others at the opening of the 7th Kashish Film Festival .

Mississippi man charged for sending poisoned letters to Obama

Mississippi man charged for sending poisoned letters to Obama

Rediff.com4 Jun 2013

A Mississippi man was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of sending poison-laced letters to United States President Barack Obama and two other officials.

Geek dubbed 'word of 2013' by Collins dictionary

Geek dubbed 'word of 2013' by Collins dictionary

Rediff.com16 Dec 2013

The word geek, once used as a slur to describe a person with unfashionable interests or a social misfit, has now been declared the 'word of the year' by the Collins online dictionary.

Zero's Homecoming

Zero's Homecoming

Rediff.com15 Oct 2017

The Indian high commission in London is making efforts to take the manuscript to India for display.

Bengal batsman smashes 413 not out in club league

Bengal batsman smashes 413 not out in club league

Rediff.com25 Dec 2016

Bengal middle-order batsman Pankaj Shaw made it truly a Merry Christmas amassing a record 413 not out in the three-day Cricket Association of Bengal First Division tournament in Kolkata on Sunday. Representing Barisha Sporting, the 28-year-old batsman struck 44 fours and 23 sixes en-route to the first 400-plus score in a three-day CAB league. Barisha Sporting were overnight 192/2 with the No. 4 batsman on 44 as he carried forward his sublime knock.

'India may have got its tiger success story wrong'

'India may have got its tiger success story wrong'

Rediff.com24 Feb 2015

A new study has indicated that methods commonly used in censuses of tigers and other rare wildlife put the accuracy of such surveys in doubt.

Is India ready to Legalize LGBTQ+ Marriage?

Is India ready to Legalize LGBTQ+ Marriage?

Rediff.com20 Aug 2021

A fascinating glimpse from Somak Ghoshal's 10 Indian Heroes Who Help People Live With Dignity.

Carry on, doctor!

Carry on, doctor!

Rediff.com30 Mar 2015

Rajesh Pratap Singh probably had his tongue firmly in cheek when he showcased his hospital-ward-on-the-runway collection.

Proud moment! 31 Indian universities in world rankings

Proud moment! 31 Indian universities in world rankings

Rediff.com22 Sep 2016

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore is India's top institution in the 'Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2016-17.

Narayana Murthy's son-in-law wants Britain to leave EU

Narayana Murthy's son-in-law wants Britain to leave EU

Rediff.com20 May 2016

The Oxford University and Stanford MBA graduate co-founded a 1-billion-pound global investment firm and specialised in investing in small British businesses

The elite's classrooms

The elite's classrooms

Rediff.com12 Nov 2012

The government is internationalising Indian higher education in quite the wrong way, says Devesh Kapur

Who will get COVID-19 vaccine first? Vardhan explains

Who will get COVID-19 vaccine first? Vardhan explains

Rediff.com11 Oct 2020

'The prioritisation of groups for COVID-19 vaccine shall be based on two key considerations -- occupational hazard and risk of exposure to infection, and the risk of developing severe disease and increased mortality'