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Suffering from acne? Try these home remedies

Suffering from acne? Try these home remedies

Rediff.com10 Jun 2009

Dermatologist Dr Parul Kolhe gives you the lowdown on home remedies to beat acne.

Covishield: 'Single dose gives 71% effectiveness'

Covishield: 'Single dose gives 71% effectiveness'

Rediff.com20 Jul 2021

'You have sufficient protection if you take the second dose of the Covishield vaccine at 12 weeks, because this vaccine works in a way where it provides protection in the first dose.'

Kulir 100 Degrees is half-baked

Kulir 100 Degrees is half-baked

Rediff.com8 Jun 2009

N-Viz Entertainment's Tamil movie about school life fails to live up to expectations.

An Indian Dalai Lama

An Indian Dalai Lama

Rediff.com4 Mar 2021

Tawang is very much a part of India, and if the present Dalai Lama decides one day to take rebirth in Tawang, the Indian government will openly welcome him and support him, notes Claude Arpi.

How to be the next Bill Gates

How to be the next Bill Gates

Rediff.com25 Jun 2008

Start young and never compromise, according to expert analysis of the Microsoft founder's ascent to fame.

Depression ails most Indian youth

Depression ails most Indian youth

Rediff.com23 Apr 2008

Cut-throat competition, unemployment, increasing tension and break-up of families is leading the most of India's population, including a high percentage of youth, into depression.''Up to 80 per cent of such youths commit suicide,'' Gandhi Medical College's Psychiatry Department Head R N Sahu told mediapersons. He is the convener of a conference, beginning in Bhopal on April 26. By 2020 India will have the largest number of depression sufferers

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Rediff.com31 Jan 2022

Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022.

The Legend is dead, his work lives on

The Legend is dead, his work lives on

Rediff.com16 Nov 2020

The suave actor of the world, sometimes called the last of the Mohicans and familiar to students of cinema anywhere in the globe, acted in 14 Ray films and over 300 others, gracefully transitioning into commercial cinema in a variety of roles.

India lags behind in meeting UN goals

India lags behind in meeting UN goals

Rediff.com10 Mar 2008

India is lagging behind in meeting the United Nation's Millenium Development Goals for bringing down infant and maternal mortality rates, but is on course to achieve all other targets, the government said on Monday. Minister of Women and Child Development Renuka Chowdhary also informed the Rajya Sabha that the government is planning to merge two schemes for adolescent girls to universalise the programme.

Memories of a former American Idol

Memories of a former American Idol

Rediff.com17 Mar 2009

The unstoppable Sanjaya Malakar is back -- with a book.

Budget ignores women and children

Budget ignores women and children

Rediff.com5 Feb 2021

Women and children have been given short shrift with these crucial sectors facing substantive budgetary cuts, discovers Rashme Sehgal.

Ethnicwear keeps teens mentally healthy!

Ethnicwear keeps teens mentally healthy!

Rediff.com15 Apr 2008

A new study indicates that adolescents who dress according to the customs of their own ethnic group are less likely to have subsequent mental health problems. Read on to learn more.

Ignorance about sex results in sexual violence

Ignorance about sex results in sexual violence

Rediff.com15 Oct 2007

An NGO said the present controversy on sex education in schools is opposed on the grounds of it being anti-ethical to Indian culture while the WHO reports conversely show that it resulted in delayed age of entering into sexual relationship, reduced number of partners, increase use of safer sex and contraception and other positive behaviour.

North India could see 100,000 cases per state per day

North India could see 100,000 cases per state per day

Rediff.com19 Apr 2021

'The trajectory of the disease will keep increasing because of the population density being very high.'

Review: My Mother's Laptop

Review: My Mother's Laptop

Rediff.com28 Jul 2008

My Mother's Laptop is an experimental film starring Suresh Gopi about incestuous love between a mother and her son. Directed by first timer Rupesh Paul, this experiment has gone terribly wrong.

Maharashtra bans CBSE sex education books

Maharashtra bans CBSE sex education books

Rediff.com30 Mar 2007

The announcement was made by Minister of State for School Education Hasan Mushrif, while replying to a calling-attention notice by Rajendra Patni (Shiv Sena), Shobha Phadanvis (Bharatiya Janata Party) and others.

The Kerala sex education row

The Kerala sex education row

Rediff.com16 Feb 2007

A section of teachers and student outfits have come out against the handbook on sex education prepared for children studying in ninth and eleventh standards, alleging the content it discussed bordered on pornography.

Students Islamic body condemns sex education

Students Islamic body condemns sex education

Rediff.com24 Mar 2007

The sex education syllabus, prepared by UNICEF and other UN entities, has been designed keeping in mind the needs and conditions of Western society that is completely inappropriate in Indian scenario.

How women and children fared in one year of Modi 2.0

How women and children fared in one year of Modi 2.0

Rediff.com1 Jun 2020

Around 700 migrant workers, women and children have lost their lives in this reverse migration. But what is happening today with the migrant labour is only a continuation of the policies pursued by the Modi regime during the last six years. It is not for nothing that India was ranked the most dangerous country in the world for women in 2018 by the Thompson Reuters Foundation poll, points out Rashme Sehgal.

Migraine vs headache: What you must know

Migraine vs headache: What you must know

Rediff.com22 Jul 2019

A family history of migraine is the most potent and consistent risk factor for migraine, warns Dr Jaideep Bansal.

Love Aaj Kal Review

Love Aaj Kal Review

Rediff.com14 Feb 2020

'A poorly conceived reboot that's overlong, overdramatic and overdone, Love Aaj Kal simply cannot differentiate between pyaar and parody,' says Sukanya Verma.

Don't let high medical bills kill you

Don't let high medical bills kill you

Rediff.com29 May 2007

There are two reasons why, despite that, you should have an individual mediclaim. The first, of course, is to supplement the amount of cover. The second is to stay covered in between jobs.

Sanjay's life, from hell and back

Sanjay's life, from hell and back

Rediff.com1 Aug 2007

BBC Channel 4's documentary called Sanjay Dutt: To Hell And Back chronicles Dutt's struggle.

Yuvraj Singh admits to 'failing' but won't give up

Yuvraj Singh admits to 'failing' but won't give up

Rediff.com5 Dec 2017

Yuvraj Singh has no qualms in conceding that he has been 'failing' but the out-of-favour Indian cricketer says he won't give up on his career at least till 2019.

A countess's fight against AIDS

A countess's fight against AIDS

Rediff.com3 Dec 2005

Is it ok to have a favourite child?

Is it ok to have a favourite child?

Rediff.com3 Nov 2017

Maybe not! A study found out that younger siblings get more affected by favouritism.

'Nadal lives for tennis'

'Nadal lives for tennis'

Rediff.com3 Jan 2007

Coach Francis Roig, who is training and travelling with the world No. 2 for the Chennai Open, says Nadal loves playing mental battles with his opponents.

Vardhan clarifies on ban on sex education in schools

Vardhan clarifies on ban on sex education in schools

Rediff.com27 Jun 2014

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday clarified that he does not propose a ban on sex education as suggested by a prominent newspaper through banner headlines.

Konkana loves Bunty Aur Babli

Konkana loves Bunty Aur Babli

Rediff.com10 Nov 2005

Now recognised as a mature actress, Konkona talks about her upcoming projects.

Employing a child below 14 can now land you in jail

Employing a child below 14 can now land you in jail

Rediff.com26 Jul 2016

The second time offence will attract imprisonment of one year to three years from the earlier 6 months and two years

Premarital sex high among youth today!

Premarital sex high among youth today!

Rediff.com23 Mar 2005

Young adults who take a vow of virginity as adolescents are as likely to be infected with sexually transmitted diseases as those who don't, says a new research.

Israel stars twinkle in Hyderabad

Israel stars twinkle in Hyderabad

Rediff.com12 Feb 2005

Come on, Bono, Rattle and Hum for the women of India!

Come on, Bono, Rattle and Hum for the women of India!

Rediff.com14 Dec 2019

'Bono, every time you clap your hands, a woman somewhere in the land of Ahimsa, is being abused.' 'Physically, emotionally or financially; at home, in the street or at work...' 'Maybe just for a little bit, you could tweak your humanitarian mode and turn womanitarian while in the land of Gandhi,' asks Priya Mirchandani on the eve of U2's Indian debut.

Rishi Kapoor, dard-e-dil forever

Rishi Kapoor, dard-e-dil forever

Rediff.com2 May 2020

'Rishi Kapoor was a complete original.' 'He dazzled the screen and stayed a livewire off it as well,' remembers Sukanya Verma.

C U Soon review

C U Soon review

Rediff.com4 Sep 2020

What Director Mahesh Narayanan captures perfectly in C U Soon is the texture of our online conversations, observes Sreehari Nair.

Lockdown provokes bad memories for trafficking survivors

Lockdown provokes bad memories for trafficking survivors

Rediff.com18 Apr 2020

Confined to their rooms and small houses, they are reminded of the time when they were subjected to physical and sexual torture.

India home to nearly 18% of the world's youth

India home to nearly 18% of the world's youth

Rediff.com14 Dec 2005

India home to nearly 18% of the world's youth