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'Pronouncements On Paper Don't Feed Babies'

'These children possess catastrophically low birth weights -- often 1.4 kgs or less. Such extremely low birth weight results in profoundly compromised neo-natal immunity.' 'The escalation to 97......

Meeting My Mother

On the way out of the home, I thought, This good-hearted woman carried me for nine months and brought me safely into the world and cared for me till I grew up. How great women are! IMAGE: My......

Why Bharatiya Rail Will Always Have My Heart

Indian trains remain the greatest connecters linking hearts to the last mile. Photograph: Archana Masih/Rediff 'Bharatiya Rail' -- two simple words -- written on the side of a passing train......

'Bappa Changed Our Lives'

'All the good in our family began with His arrival. For 20 years we have brought Him home with love and reverence.' As Mumbai readies to celebrate its biggest festival, a look at Ganeshotsav......

2024 Lok Sabha election was 'rigged': Rahul's big claim

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday stepped up his attack on the Election Commission, alleging that the polling system in the country is "already dead" and the 2024 Lok Sabha election was......

How Banana Dethroned Mango

The Gross Value of Output of bananas, adjusted for inflation, surpassed that of mangoes for the second consecutive year in 2023-2024. Photograph: Ashish Narsale/Rediff Mango, the national fruit......

Trump lowers tariffs on coffee, tomatoes, and more...

President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order retroactively lowering tariffs on a range of agricultural imports, including beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, with the change taking......

Now, textiles from banana fibre!

The National Research Centre for Banana is working out a technology by which textiles can be made with fine quality fibres drawn out of banana stems and plants. The technology was already available......

India: World's No.1 banana grower?

More than three millenniums after King Alexander introduced banana to the world after having it in India, the United Nations has voiced concern at the shrinking number of wild bananas in their......

Women spin money through banana fibre

Even the waste should not be wasted. This seems to be the motto of a large number of people, mostly women, of Bihar's Vaishali district who are making a living out of the trunks of banana trees.......

'Metro... In Dino Is The Life I Have Lived'

'Very rarely does a film give you the opportunity to do this, I was constantly improvising and adding scenes on the set.' IMAGE: Anurag Basu and Fatima Sana Shaikh on the sets of Metro... In Dino.......

Why Dilip Kumar Never Sang In Mughal-e-Azam

'K Asifsaab was very definite that 'woh Hindustan ka honewala Badshah hai -- woh gana nahin gayega.' Dinesh Raheja recalls a memorable encounter with Naushad on the legendary composer's 19th death......

Nadal chokes on banana

Rafael Nadal choked at the French Open on Saturday. Luckily for the defending champion it was only on a piece of banana."I took a little bit of a banana. It slipped through the mouth sideways. I......

Do Cricketers Drink Tea During Tea Breaks In Tests?

IMAGE: The lunch menu in the players' dining room during the third Test between India and England at Lord's on July 13, 2025. Photograph: Lord's Cricket Ground/X England batter Ollie Pope gave......

India Sweat In The Nets; Pakistan Continue To Protest

Almost all the batters ended their batting sessions with lofted shots.Every few minutes, screams of 'Watch out!' filled the air -- not from the players, but from scribes trying to protect their......

'Cricket ke Don Bradman and Discipline ke Gandhi ji'

IMAGE: Cricketers shared a warm messages for Sachin Tendulkar. Photograph: Sachin Tendulkar/X The Cricket fraternity extended wishes to 'Master Blaster' and India's 'God of Cricket',......

Wimbledon draw is out!

Alcaraz faces Fognini as Wimbledon treble bid starts, Sabalenka meets qualifier. IMAGE: Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Wimbledon/X Carlos Alcaraz will begin his......