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8 Qs to ask before signing up for a course abroad

8 Qs to ask before signing up for a course abroad

Rediff.com25 Jun 2019

Do a thorough research on the course and the university, and see what extra it offers apart from a regular degree, says Rohit Sethi.

Jaguar Land Rover to start testing driverless cars on UK roads

Jaguar Land Rover to start testing driverless cars on UK roads

Rediff.com14 Jul 2016

The initial tests will involve vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications technologies that will allow cars to "talk" to each other and roadside signs, overhead gantries and traffic lights

Boxers safer without headgear, says AIBA chief

Boxers safer without headgear, says AIBA chief

Rediff.com12 Nov 2014

By removing headgear, it has changed the way boxers and coaches prepare, it has changed tactics. Now you have to defend better, use good techniques to protect your head.

'We need to vaccinate at least 70% of the population'

'We need to vaccinate at least 70% of the population'

Rediff.com15 Dec 2020

'There is a Covid vaccine-mania that is happening in the world now and the vaccine makers are using this mania for their own gains'

8 important tips to keep your smartphone safe

8 important tips to keep your smartphone safe

Rediff.com6 Mar 2020

Installing a new app? Rediff.com's Ashish Narsale shows you how to do it safely.

Indian teen held for planning machete attacks on Singapore mosques

Indian teen held for planning machete attacks on Singapore mosques

Rediff.com27 Jan 2021

A 16-year-old Singaporean boy, a Protestant Christian of Indian ethnicity, was detained last month under the Internal Security Act (ISA) after planning to use a machete to attack Muslims at two mosques in March, on the anniversary of New Zealand's Christchurch attacks.

Small cars unsafe: This lady halts sales, takes on auto giants

Small cars unsafe: This lady halts sales, takes on auto giants

Rediff.com21 Aug 2015

Rita Mozumdar argues small vehicles have not passed the frontal impact test as required under the law

Why Tejas is better than Pakistan's JF-17 Thunder

Why Tejas is better than Pakistan's JF-17 Thunder

Rediff.com14 May 2021

'The JF-17 is the aircraft of today and the Tejas is the aircraft of tomorrow.'

COVID-19: How to get vaccinated

COVID-19: How to get vaccinated

Rediff.com19 Dec 2020

For vaccination, online registration is mandatory. Thereafter, eligible beneficiaries will be informed on their registered mobile number about the nearest vaccination facility, and the date and time of vaccination.

SC verdict brings relief for Sivakasi's firework manufacturers

SC verdict brings relief for Sivakasi's firework manufacturers

Rediff.com24 Oct 2018

About 1,070 units in Sivakasi can manufacture fireworks worth Rs 6,000-9,000 crore.

It's 'election bullet train', says Cong; Sena calls it 'unnecessary'

It's 'election bullet train', says Cong; Sena calls it 'unnecessary'

Rediff.com14 Sep 2017

Sena claimed that a bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad is unnecessary when the Indian Railways and the Mumbai local trains are already suffering.

CES 2019 transports you to the future

CES 2019 transports you to the future

Rediff.com11 Jan 2019

Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com offers a quick checklist of the best of CES's Auto World. The future is here, you will witness self driven cars to flying cars controlled by AI. We bring you the highlight of the CES auto world.

Mumbai Diaries 26/11 review

Mumbai Diaries 26/11 review

Rediff.com11 Sep 2021

What was the need to fictionalise a series on real events that were far more horrific because they were real? asks Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.

Mass quarantining permissible, says Bombay HC

Mass quarantining permissible, says Bombay HC

Rediff.com12 May 2020

'Time is of the essence in a quarantine situation, perhaps the best way in the present unprecedented situation to balance conflicting interests between individual's rights and public health is to allow for immediate quarantine for preventing spread of contagious and infectious COVID-19'

India, US eyeing to ink 5 pacts during Trump's visit

India, US eyeing to ink 5 pacts during Trump's visit

Rediff.com21 Feb 2020

Ahead of his India visit on February 24-25, Trump said that India has not treated his country 'very well' on the trade front and indicated that a 'very big' bilateral deal with New Delhi may not be signed before the American presidential election in November.

Covid-19 test in India costs 4 times more than in China

Covid-19 test in India costs 4 times more than in China

Rediff.com24 Jul 2020

The spending on a typical RT-PCR test would take up 23 per cent of the monthly income of an average Indian, compared to 2 per cent in China. This is one of the deepest cuts in the pocket of an individual, in comparison to 14 other countries, reports Abhishek Waghmare.

9 tips to protect your eyes from damage

9 tips to protect your eyes from damage

Rediff.com2 May 2019

Take a break at regular intervals; stare a distant object for at least half a minute so that your eyes can relax says Dr Rohini Shetye.

Maruti to restart production at Manesar plant on May 12

Maruti to restart production at Manesar plant on May 12

Rediff.com7 May 2020

A clutch of automakers including Maruti Suzuki, Hero MotoCorp, Mercedes Benz India, Eicher Motors, TVS Motor, and Isuzu Motors India announced they had got the clearance from the governments of the states they operate in to resume operations.

Harvard, MIT sue Trump administration over student visa row

Harvard, MIT sue Trump administration over student visa row

Rediff.com9 Jul 2020

The Trump administration announced those F-1 and M-1 (non-academic and vocational students) visa holders planning to take online classes only will not be allowed to remain in the United State.

SC directs approved labs to conduct free COVID-19 tests

SC directs approved labs to conduct free COVID-19 tests

Rediff.com9 Apr 2020

The top court said the private hospitals including laboratories have an important role to play in containing the scale of the pandemic by extending philanthropic services in the hour of national crisis.

Jewish campaign to raise funds for India

Jewish campaign to raise funds for India

Rediff.com1 Jun 2021

'It was a result of a fundamental Jewish value of kindness and concern.' 'A value that extends beyond our own and on the premise that when we are ok, we are supposed to look up and look around to see who is not.' 'And do something about it.'

Battle of the hatches: Tata Zica and its 3 closest rivals

Battle of the hatches: Tata Zica and its 3 closest rivals

Rediff.com11 Dec 2015

It has been a more than interesting and definitely an exciting last season with the battle of supremacy raging on between automakers.

Drug to treat mild, moderate COVID-19 launched in India

Drug to treat mild, moderate COVID-19 launched in India

Rediff.com20 Jun 2020

FabiFlu is the first oral favipiravir-approved medication in India for the treatment of COVID-19. Favipiravir can be used for coronavirus patients with co-morbid conditions such as diabetes and heart disease with mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms.

As India learns to 'live' with COVID-19, hospitals brace for new normal

As India learns to 'live' with COVID-19, hospitals brace for new normal

Rediff.com12 May 2020

Most feel as the movement of people normalises, the in-patient volumes in hospitals will grow and by the end of May, occupancy should be around 50 per cent, and 75 per cent over a period of time.

China shuts down 13 cities as coronavirus death toll climbs to 26

China shuts down 13 cities as coronavirus death toll climbs to 26

Rediff.com24 Jan 2020

By Thursday, 830 confirmed cases of pneumonia, caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), had been reported in 29 provincial-level regions in the country.

Govt eyes N-technology to end vegetable shortage

Govt eyes N-technology to end vegetable shortage

Rediff.com24 Jul 2014

To curb rising food prices, the Union government is contemplating using large-scale nuclear irradiation technologyfor increasing the shelf life of fruit and vegetables, particularly that of onions and potatoes.

Indian cos helping US economy to recover: Richard Verma

Indian cos helping US economy to recover: Richard Verma

Rediff.com23 Jun 2015

The US is working with India for developing three smart cities --Visakhapatnam, Ajmer and Allahabad

Nestl misled authorities, food regulator tells HC

Nestl misled authorities, food regulator tells HC

Rediff.com23 Jul 2015

Arguments will continue on Thursday.

How to win the race against the virus

How to win the race against the virus

Rediff.com1 Apr 2021

The Johnson and Johnson and Sputnik vaccines should be approved now, as should the Pfizer and Moderna ones, suggests Naushad Forbes. Leave it to the companies to figure out how to put in place the right chilling infrastructure. Don't let a lack of approvals deprive the country of availability, suggests Naushad Forbes.

Americans prefer landline: Survey

Americans prefer landline: Survey

Rediff.com28 Mar 2008

Majority of American consumers have voiced their preference for landline phones as against cell phones in a recent survey. Ninety-four per cent of the respondents cited reliability and 91 per cent safety as the key factors for retaining landline service. Eighty-three per cent respondents said they intend to continue using their landline home phone indefinitely. Seventy-six per cent said they use landline phones every day. Consumers value voice quality and reliable services.

Iran female soccer fan dies after self-immolation

Iran female soccer fan dies after self-immolation

Rediff.com11 Sep 2019

'Her only 'crime' was being a woman in a country where women face discrimination that is entrenched in law and plays out in the most horrific ways imaginable in every area of their lives, even sports'

A year of living and working in the shadow of Covid-19 pandemic

A year of living and working in the shadow of Covid-19 pandemic

Rediff.com5 Feb 2021

There is no one way to describe the 12 months that have gone by since India reported its first Covid-positive case on January 30, 2020.

10 large caps for good returns in 2021

10 large caps for good returns in 2021

Rediff.com15 Jan 2021

Investment in market leaders with a safety-first approach could yield reasonable returns across sectors.

MF equity flows climb to 11-month high, garner over Rs 10,000 crore

MF equity flows climb to 11-month high, garner over Rs 10,000 crore

Rediff.com11 Mar 2020

The flows may stem and redemptions pressure increase following the market meltdown of Monday amid mounting cases of coronavirus infection globally.

Centre, states team up with RBI, Big Tech to fight Chinese lending apps

Centre, states team up with RBI, Big Tech to fight Chinese lending apps

Rediff.com22 Jan 2021

A user just needs to download any app floated by such fraudsters and apply for instant loans. These apps are mainly concentrated on Google Play considering the reach and popularity of Android systems.

Drug makers seek out-of-court settlement in clinical trial cases

Drug makers seek out-of-court settlement in clinical trial cases

Rediff.com10 Jun 2014

In a letter to health minister Harsh Vardhan, the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, an industry body representing leading pharma companies, including Sun Pharma, Lupin, Dr Reddy's Labs, Cadila Health and Glenmark, stressed the need for an out-of-court settlement with health activists fighting for the rights of clinical trial participants.

'Government of India should own responsibility of universal vaccination'

'Government of India should own responsibility of universal vaccination'

Rediff.com29 May 2021

'The vaccine policy should be such that all people should get the vaccine free.'

Now, smartphone app to alert drowsy drivers

Now, smartphone app to alert drowsy drivers

Rediff.com6 Dec 2012

Falling asleep behind the wheel? Fear not, an app is here to wake you up!

SC seeks clarification from Mysore lab on Maggi samples

SC seeks clarification from Mysore lab on Maggi samples

Rediff.com13 Jan 2016

On August 13, Bombay High Court lifted the ban on nine variants of the fast food.

When Keshub Mahindra silenced T N Seshan

When Keshub Mahindra silenced T N Seshan

Rediff.com5 Dec 2019

T N Seshan believed that toughness at every level is needed to keep the flock under him strictly duty bound, recalls Dr K S Parthasarathy, former secretary, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board.