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Primatologist and chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall dies at 91

Primatologist and chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall dies at 91

Rediff.com2 Oct 2025

Her research legacy laid the foundation for modern primatology: in Gombe Stream National Park, she discovered that chimpanzees can form lasting social bonds and use basic tools. Goodall also found that, like humans, primates experience emotions such as joy, fear, empathy, and grief.

IPO Boom Faces Reality Check Amid Market Volatility

IPO Boom Faces Reality Check Amid Market Volatility

Rediff.com28 Oct 2025

More than a third of 83 mainboard IPOs this year ended their debut sessions in the red, with losses of up to 35 per cent.

Google plans $15 bn AI hub in Visakhapatnam

Google plans $15 bn AI hub in Visakhapatnam

Rediff.com14 Oct 2025

Google plans to invest $15 billion over the next five years in setting an artificial intelligence hub in Visakhapatnam, a senior official of the company said on Tuesday.

Ex-Miss Puducherry who spoke against colourism dies by suicide

Ex-Miss Puducherry who spoke against colourism dies by suicide

Rediff.com14 Jul 2025

Defying industry biases around skin tone, Rachel emerged as a strong voice against colourism, earning recognition for challenging the dominance of 'fair skin' standards.

Is this medicine harmful during pregnancy? Trump links it to autism

Is this medicine harmful during pregnancy? Trump links it to autism

Rediff.com23 Sep 2025

In contrast to Trump's strong warnings, the FDA's current position remains more measured. In a recent letter to physicians, the agency stated that "a causal relationship has not been established" between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism, and acknowledged the existence of "contrary studies in the scientific literature."

OpenAI's Back-to-School Shift

OpenAI's Back-to-School Shift

Rediff.com5 Sep 2025

By giving students powerful tools early, these companies build long-term trust and affinity.

EV Spark Fires Up R&D Spending By Legacy Two-Wheeler Majors

EV Spark Fires Up R&D Spending By Legacy Two-Wheeler Majors

Rediff.com3 Sep 2025

Hero MotoCorp and TVS Motor crossed Rs 1,000 crore in R&D spend for the first time, as legacy OEMs accelerate innovation to compete with new-age EV players.

V K Malhotra: Professor, Politician, Gentleman

V K Malhotra: Professor, Politician, Gentleman

Rediff.com3 Oct 2025

In seniority in the BJP leadership team, V K Malhotra, who passed into the ages this week, was next only to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L K Advani and Nanaji Deshmukh, notes Sudhir Bisht.

'No Such Thing As Diabetes Reversal'

'No Such Thing As Diabetes Reversal'

Rediff.com14 Nov 2025

'In diabetes remission, you go below a 6.5 HbA1c without medication.' 'And this happens only when you lose 10 to 15 per cent of your body weight with a good amount of lifestyle and dietary changes, exercise and sometimes medication.' 'You have to be able to sustain your HBA1C below 6.5 for at least a year without medication to say that the patient is in remission.'

Walking 7,000 Steps Daily Can Reduce Risk Of...

Walking 7,000 Steps Daily Can Reduce Risk Of...

Rediff.com29 Jul 2025

Clocking in 7,000 steps a day could lower overall death risk by 47 per cent. And this is just one of the benefits.

How Brands Can Connect with Gen Alpha

How Brands Can Connect with Gen Alpha

Rediff.com15 Oct 2025

Though the oldest Alphas are just turning 15 in 2025, they're already more digitally fluent than any generation before, points out Sandeep Goyal.

'The Currency Of Success Is Knowledge'

'The Currency Of Success Is Knowledge'

Rediff.com3 Jul 2025

'What we need is the cultural encouragement to take risks, to fail occasionally, and to keep questioning.'

Is AI Wiping Out Entry Level Jobs?

Is AI Wiping Out Entry Level Jobs?

Rediff.com14 Aug 2025

Generative AI is transforming workplaces but at a cost -- there are fewer jobs for young workers just entering the workforce, reveals a Goldman Sachs report.

This 10-Second Sit-Stand Test Could Save Your Life

This 10-Second Sit-Stand Test Could Save Your Life

Rediff.com25 Jun 2025

The death rate among those with the lowest scores was 42 per cent and those with highest sitting-rising scores, 3.7 per cent.

Covid vaccine causing heart attacks? What Centre says

Covid vaccine causing heart attacks? What Centre says

Rediff.com2 Jul 2025

The Union Health Ministry refutes claims linking heart-related deaths to Covid vaccines, citing extensive studies by ICMR and AIIMS.

How Business Schools Must Evolve In AI Era

How Business Schools Must Evolve In AI Era

Rediff.com20 Aug 2025

Shift from producing graduates proficient in analysis and strategy to producing graduates capable of initiating, executing, and scaling impactful actions in real-world environments, points out Ajit Balakrishnan.

Feeling Lonely? Here's How To Beat It

Feeling Lonely? Here's How To Beat It

Rediff.com29 Jul 2025

In a world that needs more connection, learn how to break free from loneliness, build meaningful relationships, and improve your health.

Ancient Hindu idols found during excavation in J-K's Anantnag

Ancient Hindu idols found during excavation in J-K's Anantnag

Rediff.com3 Aug 2025

Ancient Hindu idols and 'Shivlings' were discovered during excavation work for the renovation of a spring in Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The site is significant for Kashmiri Pandits and is associated with the Karkoota dynasty.

IAF to finally retire MiG-21 fighter jets after 60 yrs

IAF to finally retire MiG-21 fighter jets after 60 yrs

Rediff.com25 Sep 2025

The Indian Air Force is set to retire its fleet of MiG-21 fighter jets at a decommissioning event in Chandigarh. The event will mark the end of an era for the aircraft that has been a key part of the IAF's combat fleet for over six decades.

No claim or objection on Bihar draft voter list: EC amid political row

No claim or objection on Bihar draft voter list: EC amid political row

Rediff.com9 Aug 2025

The window to submit claims and objections to rectify any errors on draft electoral rolls opened on August 1.

Shuks leads pivotal muscle-loss study aboard ISS

Shuks leads pivotal muscle-loss study aboard ISS

Rediff.com1 Jul 2025

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut at the International Space Station (ISS), conducted a critical biomedical experiment aboard the ISS on flight day 6 of the Axiom 4 Mission, focusing on how microgravity contributes to muscle loss.

Ambani lists Reliance's four engines for growth

Ambani lists Reliance's four engines for growth

Rediff.com7 Aug 2025

Reliance Industries has built four high-powered growth engines of retail, digital services, media and entertainment, and new energy to propel the conglomerate's next phase of expansion, Chairman Mukesh Ambani said. Parallelly, Reliance is reshaping itself into a new-age deep-tech enterprise, he said in a message to shareholders in the firm's latest annual report.

Ramanujan Fellowship: How To Earn 1.35L Per Month

Ramanujan Fellowship: How To Earn 1.35L Per Month

Rediff.com4 Jun 2025

The Ramanujan Fellowship is designed for brilliant Indian or Indian-origin scientists and engineers from outside India to undertake scientific research positions in India, as well as for those scientists and engineers who wish to return to India from abroad.

'Her Love For Animals Was So Pure'

'Her Love For Animals Was So Pure'

Rediff.com4 Oct 2025

Dr Saket Badola, Director, Corbett Tiger Reserve, remembers his meeting with Dr Jane Goodall, the legendary conservationist and renowned chimpanzee expert, who passed into the ages this week.

Road Ahead For Nepal Not An Easy One

Road Ahead For Nepal Not An Easy One

Rediff.com23 Sep 2025

The GenZ violence that engulfed Nepal is not only against nepo-babies -- its anger is broader and riddled with contradictions, making it difficult for interim PM Sushila Karki, points out Aditi Phadnis.

Songs of Paradise Review: A Singer's Story

Songs of Paradise Review: A Singer's Story

Rediff.com29 Aug 2025

Songs Of Paradise is the story of a female achiever that needed to be told, just as her songs of love and longing deserve to be rediscovered and shared with music aficionados, observes Deepa Gahlot.

The Hidden Dangers of Water-Only Fasting

The Hidden Dangers of Water-Only Fasting

Rediff.com1 Jul 2025

A new study reveals that water-only fasting may come with serious side effects.

5 Tips To Pick The Best Engineering College

5 Tips To Pick The Best Engineering College

Rediff.com1 Sep 2025

rediffGURU Chocko Valliappa offers crucial career advice to engineering aspirants.

Is GenAI Making Us MENTALLY LAZY?

Is GenAI Making Us MENTALLY LAZY?

Rediff.com24 Jul 2025

What looks like convenience today might well be shaping a future where essential human skills quietly fade away.

How India Got The MiG-21 63 Years Ago

How India Got The MiG-21 63 Years Ago

Rediff.com26 Sep 2025

The MiG-21 episode demonstrates that procurement is always strategic.
Choices about what aircraft to acquire, who builds them, who supplies the spares, who trains the pilots and technicians are decisions with political consequences lasting for decades.

'Companies Will Be More Powerful Than Nations'

'Companies Will Be More Powerful Than Nations'

Rediff.com19 Aug 2025

'If you align your ambition with India's rise, the peak of your careers will unfold alongside the peak of India's power.'

Why Are Girls Hitting Puberty Earlier?

Why Are Girls Hitting Puberty Earlier?

Rediff.com8 May 2025

Diets rich in sugar, processed foods, and unhealthy fats tend to result in quicker growth and earlier puberty, notes Dr Rohan Palshetkar, head of unit bloom IVF, DY Patil School of Medicine.

India's Shubhanshu Shukla set to fly to ISS on June 25

India's Shubhanshu Shukla set to fly to ISS on June 25

Rediff.com24 Jun 2025

The mission was originally scheduled for lift-off on May 29 but was put off multiple times when engineers detected a liquid oxygen leak in the boosters of the Falcon-9 rocket and NASA also detected leaks in the ageing Russian module of the ISS.

AI Doesn't Scare India's Job Seekers!

AI Doesn't Scare India's Job Seekers!

Rediff.com28 Jul 2025

Among fresher job seekers, one in three believes AI will create more jobs.

Top Competitive Exams After Class 12

Top Competitive Exams After Class 12

Rediff.com18 Aug 2025

rediffGURU Nayagam PP, career counsellor and the founder of EduJob360, counsels students and aspiring professionals about how they can make the right career decision.

Sudden heart attacks linked to Covid vax? New study finds...

Sudden heart attacks linked to Covid vax? New study finds...

Rediff.com3 Jul 2025

A study by AIIMS-Delhi and ICMR found no link between COVID-19 vaccination and sudden cardiac arrests in young individuals, citing lifestyle factors as more prominent causes.

What Shux Did In His 1st Week In Space

What Shux Did In His 1st Week In Space

Rediff.com10 Jul 2025

Shubhanshu Shukla's first seven days in space have combined science, ceremony, and moments of levity.

Former ISRO chief K Kasturirangan passes away

Former ISRO chief K Kasturirangan passes away

Rediff.com25 Apr 2025

K Kasturirangan, former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), passed away at the age of 84 in Bengaluru on Friday. He was suffering from age-related ailments for the past few months. Kasturirangan, who also served as the chairperson of the drafting committee on the New National Education Policy (NEP), was a renowned space scientist and had a distinguished career spanning several decades. He was known for his contributions to ISRO's successful space programs and his role in shaping India's education policy.

'India Rewriting Global Higher Education Map'

'India Rewriting Global Higher Education Map'

Rediff.com19 Jun 2025

India has 54 institutions in the QS World University Rankings, making it the 4th most represented country after the US (192), the UK (90) and China (72).

What You Must Know About New Income Tax Act

What You Must Know About New Income Tax Act

Rediff.com5 Sep 2025

The contrast with the old Income-Tax Act is stark. The 1961 law ran into 512,000 words; the 2025 one pares that down to 259,000. Chapters have been cut from 47 to 23, while sections have reduced from 819 to 536. One of the clearest changes is terminological. The confusing twin concepts of 'assessment year' and 'previous year' have been scrapped.