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Asymptomatic cases raise fears of 2nd wave: Indians in Wuhan

Asymptomatic cases raise fears of 2nd wave: Indians in Wuhan

Rediff.com28 Apr 2020

Though the lockdown has been lifted, local officials continue to ask people to stay indoors.

Perceived as kingmaker, Kumaraswamy's kingship short-lived

Perceived as kingmaker, Kumaraswamy's kingship short-lived

Rediff.com24 Jul 2019

Kumaraswamy had proved right the adage that politics is the art of the possible, but the science graduate failed to get his chemistry right in keeping the coalition legislators together to ensure his government's longevity.

Delhi's AIIMS plans to go green, with a little help from Hitachi

Delhi's AIIMS plans to go green, with a little help from Hitachi

Rediff.com19 May 2017

Aiming for a better AIIMS

More Facebook friends = longer life?

More Facebook friends = longer life?

Rediff.com7 Nov 2016

A new study suggests that people who have strong social media networks and receive multiple friend requests are less likely to die.

Lockdown tamed doubling rate of COVID-19 cases: Health ministry

Lockdown tamed doubling rate of COVID-19 cases: Health ministry

Rediff.com17 Apr 2020

Joint Secretary in the Health Ministry Lav Agarwal claimed that India has been doing better than many other countries on the outcome ratio, which is the number of recoveries from coronavirus infection versus the number of deaths.

Can Dharamsala stop PLA's Tibetan gambit?

Can Dharamsala stop PLA's Tibetan gambit?

Rediff.com8 May 2021

The first priority for the new Tibetan administration in Dharamsala should be to look at Tibetan recruitment in the PLA, suggests Claude Arpi.

Newton, Darwin take note: Gagandeep Kang makes history

Newton, Darwin take note: Gagandeep Kang makes history

Rediff.com8 May 2019

Women are great team players and collaborators, 'but they don't put themselves forward,' Dr Gagandeep Kang, the first Indian woman scientist to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, tells Veenu Sandhu.

Never offered to relocate troops in Doklam: China

Never offered to relocate troops in Doklam: China

Rediff.com11 Aug 2017

China has vehemently rejected all reports of it ever offering a compromise to India by relocating its troops in the disputed Doklam area.

Doping: WADA defends TUE system after leaked data

Doping: WADA defends TUE system after leaked data

Rediff.com28 Sep 2016

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Wednesday defended the Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) system after some athletes' confidential medical data was leaked by a group of Russian hackers, shedding light on potential abuse.

Prof C N R Rao becomes third scientist to be awarded Bharat Ratna

Prof C N R Rao becomes third scientist to be awarded Bharat Ratna

Rediff.com16 Nov 2013

Professor Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao is the third scientist to be awarded the highest civilian award -- Bharat Ratna, a crowning glory of his inexorable list of outstanding achievements.

10 tips to manage your anger in the lockdown

10 tips to manage your anger in the lockdown

Rediff.com7 May 2020

Whether you are working from home, or doing household chores, it is important to keep aside some time for a recovery period along the way, to help replenish the energy being invested by you.

India's COVID-19 case surge not 'unexpected'

India's COVID-19 case surge not 'unexpected'

Rediff.com15 Sep 2020

'There will be increases.' 'There is bound to be, but you have to bear with all this.' 'The focus should be to provide optimum care for those who are in the need.' 'We should focus more on care, better care. Not on testing.'

'We waste water in the most trivial ways'

'We waste water in the most trivial ways'

Rediff.com6 Jul 2020

'You can have a bath in just one bucket of water.' 'When you are brushing your teeth, remember to turn off the tap.' 'You don't have to wash your car every day.'

How sunflowers may help India meet solar energy target

How sunflowers may help India meet solar energy target

Rediff.com9 Aug 2016

the connection between the sunflower mystery and the 'rotatable solar trees' India plans to develop.

How COVID-19 could change India's political economy

How COVID-19 could change India's political economy

Rediff.com3 Apr 2020

'While the poor have little say in shaping India's intellectual or public discourse, they do have a significant role in deciding political outcomes,' points out Roshan Kishore.

The lecture that changed APJ's life!

The lecture that changed APJ's life!

Rediff.com26 May 2015

A brief class by his teacher on the Rameswaram seashore on how birds fly and the locomotive force behind their flight gave former President A P J Abdul Kalam his aim in life and helped him in understanding physics better.

'In 1987, my first salary was Rs 550'

'In 1987, my first salary was Rs 550'

Rediff.com24 Jul 2019

Rediff readers tell us what they did with their first salaries.

Soon tech maybe the biggest input in your food delivery

Soon tech maybe the biggest input in your food delivery

Rediff.com17 Feb 2019

From using Artificial Learning to Machine Learning to deploying drones food delivery platforms are going all out to reach the extra consumer, says Peerzada Abrar.

Supreme Court okays green levy on trucks entering Delhi

Supreme Court okays green levy on trucks entering Delhi

Rediff.com10 Oct 2015

Detailed order, to be passed on Monday, will consider green tribunal's decisions

'Modi in a weaker position compared to 2014'

'Modi in a weaker position compared to 2014'

Rediff.com26 Mar 2019

'But that does not make him weaker than his adversaries.'

COVID-19: What Modi must do NOW!

COVID-19: What Modi must do NOW!

Rediff.com21 Jul 2020

The leadership needs to put all other government business aside, control the pandemic and save human lives. Searchlights are going to be held by the world community in the weeks and months ahead as the fatality rates start shooting up and Indians die like flies, warns Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

China Connection? Hunt on to find COVID-19's origins

China Connection? Hunt on to find COVID-19's origins

Rediff.com22 Apr 2020

Clearly,Trump will have a serious problem if it transpires that COVID-19's grandma, grandpa and great grandpa are actually domiciled in the US, notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Lift off! China launches 2 astronauts on its longest space mission

Lift off! China launches 2 astronauts on its longest space mission

Rediff.com17 Oct 2016

Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng, 50, and Chen Dong, 37, were blasted off into space by Shenzhou-11 (heavenly vessel) spacecraft.

'Mucor is very scary'

'Mucor is very scary'

Rediff.com2 Jun 2021

'Mucor is an environmental fungus, and it's much more prevalent in hot and humid areas.' 'The amount of fungus in the air is much higher in India than some other parts of the world.'

Why art and humanities graduates need to start up

Why art and humanities graduates need to start up

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

Non-engineers have been tagged as a less creative breed of students.

With 1,752 COVID-19 cases, India sees biggest single-day jump; toll 723

With 1,752 COVID-19 cases, India sees biggest single-day jump; toll 723

Rediff.com24 Apr 2020

A total of 37 deaths were reported since Thursday evening of which 14 fatalities were reported from Maharashtra, nine from Gujarat, three from Uttar Pradesh, two each from Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh,Tamil Nadu and Telengana and one from Karnataka, ministry data stated.

Revealed: Why people take big risks

Revealed: Why people take big risks

Rediff.com1 Mar 2015

Reminders of God can make people more likely to seek out and take risks, according to a new research.

7 top strategies to lose belly fat

7 top strategies to lose belly fat

Rediff.com4 Jul 2015

Let's clear myths and reinstate facts. Lot of junk information regarding abdominal workouts is available. People follow these blindly and avail no benefits.

Delhi is crumbling under its own weight

Delhi is crumbling under its own weight

Rediff.com18 Dec 2019

While Delhi boasts of one of the best metro systems in the world and decent infrastructure, reckless construction, legalising unauthorised colonies, and the worsening water and air quality dent its image of being a robust cosmopolitan city.

'Jai Shri Ram is an anti-Mamata slogan'

'Jai Shri Ram is an anti-Mamata slogan'

Rediff.com12 Mar 2021

'It did not start as a Hindutva slogan.' 'It started to tease the TMC and slowly it got internalised and the BJP started countering with Jai Shri Ram slogans because Mamata was getting provoked.'

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.

India, China must address climate change: US

India, China must address climate change: US

Rediff.com7 May 2014

The White House Press Secretary said the impacts of climate change on weather are severe.

Shelter home case: CBI raids ex-Bihar minister's residence

Shelter home case: CBI raids ex-Bihar minister's residence

Rediff.com17 Aug 2018

Raids in Patna, Muzaffarpur, Begusarai and Motihari, which began around 07:30 am concluded around 02:30 pm

Pregnant in India? Free advice awaits you

Pregnant in India? Free advice awaits you

Rediff.com8 Jun 2017

Over the last nine months, every time I stepped out of my home, I have quietly swallowed the daily mandatory advice doled out by someone or another, on how to have a happy and normal pregnancy.

Miss England Dr Bhasha Mukherjee is a COVID-19 warrior

Miss England Dr Bhasha Mukherjee is a COVID-19 warrior

Rediff.com23 May 2020

'All of our lives are going to be changed in a permanent way...' 'We just have to ride out the tide right now and we will see a rainbow at the end of this.'

At 21, she started a gym for Srinagar's women

At 21, she started a gym for Srinagar's women

Rediff.com27 Mar 2019

In Mehreen Amin's gym, Kashmiri girls who earlier had no access to female trainers, are 'gymming' their way to fitness.

25 migrant workers killed in trailer-truck collision in UP

25 migrant workers killed in trailer-truck collision in UP

Rediff.com16 May 2020

PM Modi, BJP president J P Nadda, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal have all expressed grief over the incident.

Coronavirus: 'A 28-day lockdown would have been good'

Coronavirus: 'A 28-day lockdown would have been good'

Rediff.com27 Mar 2020

'Don't be under the illusion that we are in a lockdown for 21 days and then we are free.'

'Covid response is highly dependent on leadership'

'Covid response is highly dependent on leadership'

Rediff.com21 Apr 2021

'If you don't have a strong political leadership, however much expertise a country may have, in pandemic preparedness or infectious disease, will not matter.' 'It's really about having strong political leadership, that is proactive, that prioritises taking the right action.' 'And if you don't have that, then you will have a much worse pandemic experience.'

At 12, this young scientist is solving a global problem

At 12, this young scientist is solving a global problem

Rediff.com22 Nov 2018

'We don't know if the water we are drinking has lead in it or not.' 'In India, we don't have ways to easily detect or measure contamination levels.'