The volunteer said he had also volunteered 10 years ago for clinical trials for a vaccine against the H1N1 (swine flu) virus.
'Are we too close as well-off Indians, all with servants and drivers and tuition teachers ourselves, to be able to understand why it is all so awful?', asks Aakar Patel.
The Income Tax Department on Wednesday raided the homes and offices of Bollywood actor Taapsee Pannu and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap as well as his partners who launched the now shuttered production house Phantom Films, officials said.
'I hope that younger people who have similar struggles can see me and feel safer in the fact that I'm managing okay. True, there are difficulties, but there's nothing unfortunate at all about being both deaf and transgender.'
'Before you get married, you should know each other's secrets.' 'You should know all the things that could cause problems later on.'
Attend all classes. Take notes. Ask questions. Participate.
Aseem Chhabra lists 10 of his favourite films that played in various sections at the 74th Cannes Film Festival.
Rediff.com brings you glimpses of the violent protests that has rocked Acapulco in southern Mexico.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite films, most of them shown at international film festivals held virtually (Berlinale and Rotterdam), hybrid (Toronto) or physical (Cannes and Venice).
Before he killed at least four people in Britain's deadliest attack since the 2005 London bombings, Khalid Masood was considered by intelligence officers to be a criminal who posed little serious threat.
It will make you uncomfortable because you will have seen bits of this story -- or most of it -- many times, in your home or in the homes of your loved ones. And you've probably watch it pan out silently, says Savera R Someshwar.
Anup Raaj shares the lessons he learned from his mentor.
Dr Mahendra N Parikh changed the field of medicine in India, opening its scope to include thousands of women by bringing their health issues at the forefront.
Soorarai Pottru HELD A Ganesh Nadar'S attention till the last frame.
One in five students drop out from school.
Here are some of the striking moments captured by Reuters photographers as United States voters went to the polls and the stories behind the images.
'You do not need to roar to be a tigress.'
'I got a lot of calls even from people that I don't know.' 'They called to tell me not to get dejected.' 'They told me my life would improve.'
'Things started to get a bit more real when my classes were moved online -- for the first time in my school experience -- for two weeks.' 'Then four weeks. Then two months.'
Meet Simone Ashley, who plays Kate Sharma in the second season of the hit Netflix show Bridgerton.
All you have to do is answer a simple question!
'We have to ascertain whether they are prepared to live the life they chose after surgery.'
Rakul Preet Singh shares some important life lessons in an interview with FHM.
A Netflix documentary reveals the sordid story behind the dazzling success and dizzying fall of the founder of Bikram Yoga.
Deep down, Katragadda is still that boy who makes as well as sells soap
Hindu festivals are now becoming occasions when anti-Muslim hatred is expressed freely through slogans and songs that are full of abuse against Muslims or calls to either kill them or humiliate them, observes Apoorvanand.
'I want to make the government realise that they are not empowering Dalits by giving them free goats or hens; what they need is good education.'
'My kids think it's very cool they will see me on Netflix.'
Gentle, fiery, magnanimous or disadvantaged, there are many faces of the Bhansali heroine. Sukanya Verma looks at every single one.
Why the 2020 Padma Shri Awards are an honour truly worth celebrating.
Alkazi, who was the longest serving director of the National School of Drama and mentored generations of actors, produced plays such as Girish Karnad's Tughlaq and Dharamvir Bharati's Andha Yug.
Against all odds, the young and determined Varun Sharma has taken up the responsibility to bring electricity, education and empowerment to a remote tribal village in Odisha, says Manu A B.
'Mother Nature is our greatest teacher and is always showing us the way, if only we would listen.'
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas announced the Academy Awards nominations.
Variety is the spice of life and the greatest USP of OTT platforms. Sukanya Verma points out all the wonderful stuff to choose from this week's mix.
The man, who identified himself as 'Rambhakt Gopal', was subsequently overpowered by police and detained. The gunman went live on Facebook before the brandishing the gun.
'Rishi Kapoor was a complete original.' 'He dazzled the screen and stayed a livewire off it as well,' remembers Sukanya Verma.
Reeling under strict restrictions with no access to communication since August 5 when the Centre announced its decision to end Jammu and Kashmir's special status under Article 370 and bifurcate the state into two union territories, the people in the Valley have been facing a hair-raising challenge of finding a hairdresser to have their unkempt beards trimmed and unruly locks chopped.
'What can I do for my India except make films that showcase it's greatness to the world, which touch on national issues and arouse the feeling of patriotism?'
