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SARS-CoV-2 alters lung cell metabolism: IIT Kharagpur

SARS-CoV-2 alters lung cell metabolism: IIT Kharagpur

Rediff.com14 Apr 2021

The research would lead to a better understanding of metabolic reprogramming and aid the development of better therapeutics to deal with the viral pandemics, an institute spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Zomato's Rs 8,250-crore IPO can boost consumption sector

Zomato's Rs 8,250-crore IPO can boost consumption sector

Rediff.com6 May 2021

Projections suggest online food delivery market should grow to $22 billion by 2025.

Noted musician T M Krishna moves HC against new I-T rules

Noted musician T M Krishna moves HC against new I-T rules

Rediff.com10 Jun 2021

The noted culture and political commentator sought the court to declare the new rules ultra vires of the Constitution and the parent Information Technology Act, as these norms, among other things, imposes a 'chilling effect' on free speech and are vague and indeterminate.

Paytm to raise $1.5 bn via primary issue of shares ahead of IPO

Paytm to raise $1.5 bn via primary issue of shares ahead of IPO

Rediff.com8 Jun 2021

Paytm will look to raise up to $1.5 billion as part of primary share sale, leading up to its initial public offering (IPO), which is planned for November, a person familiar with the developments said. The company is looking to file its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) by July, according to sources. According to this person, though the details of the listing are being worked out, Paytm may take the qualified institutional buyer (QIB) route to list and issue fresh equity to raise funds.

Govt allows round-the-clock vaccination against COVID-19

Govt allows round-the-clock vaccination against COVID-19

Rediff.com4 Mar 2021

Easing restrictions, all private hospitals were on Tuesday allowed to give the vaccines if they adhere to the laid down norms, while the 9 am to 5 pm timing was also done away with.

Govt to hike gas price for ONGC, RIL by 60%

Govt to hike gas price for ONGC, RIL by 60%

Rediff.com3 Mar 2016

About two dozen discoveries of the state-owned ONGC, Reliance Industries and the Gujarat State Petroleum Corp (GSPC) in KG Basin alone are languishing for want of right price.

MFs to Create LONG-TERM Wealth

MFs to Create LONG-TERM Wealth

Rediff.com9 Aug 2021

Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

Gas price hike inadequate to attract investments

Gas price hike inadequate to attract investments

Rediff.com7 Nov 2014

Credit Suisse said $5.6 may work for Reliance Industries' R-Series gas field in the KG-D6 block but the economics for its satellite fields and NEC-25 block are uncertain.

'Remember, always, the virus doesn't want to die'

'Remember, always, the virus doesn't want to die'

Rediff.com31 Dec 2021

'If you think you think you're going to booster yourself out of the pandemic, in COVID-19's case, you can forget it.'

Your OTT Guide for the week

Your OTT Guide for the week

Rediff.com16 Feb 2021

From Westerns to pastries, the OTT spectrum is looking wide and versatile this week. Sukanya Verma lists them out.

Setback for RIL's gas pricing freedom dream

Setback for RIL's gas pricing freedom dream

Rediff.com11 Mar 2016

RIL has more than half a dozen undeveloped discoveries.

Exxon Mobil in talks to buy stake in Indian oil, gas fields

Exxon Mobil in talks to buy stake in Indian oil, gas fields

Rediff.com2 Dec 2020

Energy supermajor Exxon Mobil Corp is in talks to buy a stake in producing oil and gas fields in India, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday showcasing efforts to raise domestic output to cut imports. Exxon Mobil had in October last year signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to offer its expertise and technology for developing resources in offshore blocks.

RIL challenges oil min taking away 5 gas finds

RIL challenges oil min taking away 5 gas finds

Rediff.com11 Feb 2015

RIL has slapped an arbitration notice challenging oil ministry's decision to take away 814 square kilometer of its eastern offshore KG-D6 area that contained five gas discoveries.

Money, money, money: the cost of Tokyo's pandemic-delayed Games

Money, money, money: the cost of Tokyo's pandemic-delayed Games

Rediff.com23 Jun 2021

Here are some areas where costs have grown, and where income that had been expected will not materialise.

Wait Till Budget To Start New SIPs?

Wait Till Budget To Start New SIPs?

Rediff.com13 Jan 2022

Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

'Virat Kohli is like modern day hero'

'Virat Kohli is like modern day hero'

Rediff.com1 Mar 2021

Steve Waugh said that Kohli is loved by the fans for his attitude of not being intimidated by an opposition.

Surging prices threaten to spoil India's coming-of-age gas party

Surging prices threaten to spoil India's coming-of-age gas party

Rediff.com17 Dec 2021

Around 15 years ago, when Reliance Industries (RIL) struck natural gas in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin off the east coast, the government made plans to supply that fuel cheaply to scores of generators that sprang up in India triggered by the discovery. Most of the plants, which account for 6 per cent of India's total generation capacity, operate sparsely after the KG-D6 area first failed to meet production targets, and then finally shut shop. Affordable domestic gas was why those thermal plants came up and the rate of the fuel today is why those generators hardly operate. Record liquefied natural gas (LNG) rates may yet again unravel India's ambitions to expand use of gas in industries, households and vehicles. Rates, while volatile, may stay strong this decade as developed nations with higher purchasing power embrace gas as the transition fuel.

Hurt by higher expenses, Reliance net drops 7% in Q1

Hurt by higher expenses, Reliance net drops 7% in Q1

Rediff.com23 Jul 2021

Reliance Industries Ltd on Friday reported a 7 per cent drop in its June quarter net profit as retail business got hit by the second wave of COVID infections.

Nobel prize in medicine goes to 3 pioneers in parasitic diseases

Nobel prize in medicine goes to 3 pioneers in parasitic diseases

Rediff.com5 Oct 2015

This year's Nobel Laureates have developed therapies that have revolutionised the treatment of some of the most devastating parasitic diseases.

PSBs will only lead bad bank, pvt banks also need to support: SBI

PSBs will only lead bad bank, pvt banks also need to support: SBI

Rediff.com6 May 2021

State-run lenders will take a lead in creation of the bad bank, but the sick asset resolution platform needs the support of private banks and other lenders to be successful, State Bank of India managing director Swaminathan J said on Thursday. If all lenders come on board, the National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARC) announced in the budget will be able to aggregate 100 per cent of a sick company's outstanding loans, which shall ultimately lead to better resolution of the asset quality stress for all. The government is yet to announce the specific contours of the NARC or the bad bank and has also only said that it is willing to provide some sovereign guarantee to help the platform.

Sebi paves way for LIC's mega float

Sebi paves way for LIC's mega float

Rediff.com18 Feb 2021

Sebi's change of rules will give the government -- which owns 100 per cent of LIC -- the flexibility to assess market demand and opt for lower dilution.

Beretta gun, Gwalior link and Mahatma Gandhi's murder

Beretta gun, Gwalior link and Mahatma Gandhi's murder

Rediff.com1 Oct 2021

"... The conspiracy to murder Mahatma Gandhi was not the handiwork of a lone wolf or a few fanatic members of the Hindu Mahasabha. Most importantly, it was not conceived just a few weeks before 30 January 1948," reveals The Murderer, the Monarch and the Fakir: A New Investigation of Mahatma Gandhi's Assassination, authored by Appu Suresh Esthose and Priyanka Kotamraju.

Japanese cell biologist wins Nobel for medicine

Japanese cell biologist wins Nobel for medicine

Rediff.com3 Oct 2016

Ohsumi, born in 1945 in Fukuoka, Japan, has been a professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology since 2009.

The cost of Tokyo's pandemic-delayed Olympics

The cost of Tokyo's pandemic-delayed Olympics

Rediff.com11 Jun 2021

Organisers said last December that the entire cost of holding the Games would come to about $15.4 billion, including $2.8 billion in costs for the unprecedented postponement from 2020. Since then, the projected bill for postponement has risen to $3 billion.

WATCH: Why Meghalaya is called Scotland of the East

WATCH: Why Meghalaya is called Scotland of the East

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

Vlogger Gaurav Taneja shares some of his most interesting discoveries and learnings from his recent trip to Meghalaya.

'We try to find the extraordinary in the ordinary'

'We try to find the extraordinary in the ordinary'

Rediff.com3 Apr 2022

'We like to look at a screenplay as a spiral staircase.' 'You never know what awaits at the next turning.'

US trio win Nobel Physics for gravitational waves

US trio win Nobel Physics for gravitational waves

Rediff.com3 Oct 2017

All three scientists have played a leading role in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or Ligo, experiment, which made the first historic observation of gravitational waves in September 2015.

Bollywood 2021: J to Q RECAP

Bollywood 2021: J to Q RECAP

Rediff.com31 Dec 2021

Here's the second part of guide to a year that will soon become history.

What's hot on the OTT menu?

What's hot on the OTT menu?

Rediff.com2 Nov 2020

Baby Yoda's latest adventures, spirits of all shapes and sizes, NRIs in vendetta mode, catch all this and more on OTT in Sukanya Verma's weekly recommendations.

Indian American heads top US science funding body

Indian American heads top US science funding body

Rediff.com23 Jun 2020

Unanimously confirmed by the Senate last week, Panchanathan, 58, from the Arizona State University, replaces White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director Dr Kelvin Droegemeier who served as Acting Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Covid spurs matured-stage start-ups to advance their IPO plans

Covid spurs matured-stage start-ups to advance their IPO plans

Rediff.com25 Sep 2020

In the past few days, many companies, including fashion e-tailer Nykaa, food delivery platform Zomato, logistics and delivery firm Delhivery, insurance discovery platform PolicyBazaar, eyewear retail chain Lenskart, and edtech and online tutoring firm Byju's, have openly spoken about their IPO plans.

WATCH OUT for these NEW ACTORS!

WATCH OUT for these NEW ACTORS!

Rediff.com6 Jan 2021

So who are the new faces who will charm their way to Bollywood this year?

Cyber agency asks FB users to change profile settings to 'private'

Cyber agency asks FB users to change profile settings to 'private'

Rediff.com20 Apr 2021

The country's cyber security agency CERT-In has advised Facebook users to strengthen their account privacy settings after a recent global 'data scraping' incident in the social media platform affected about 61 lakh Indians.

Bharat Biotech finds Covaxin 81% efficient in Phase 3 trials

Bharat Biotech finds Covaxin 81% efficient in Phase 3 trials

Rediff.com4 Mar 2021

Vaccine major Bharat Biotech on Wednesday said its COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, has demonstrated an interim vaccine efficacy of 81 per cent in the Phase 3 clinical trials.

Nykaa's Falguni Nayar: UNAFRAID To Take Risks

Nykaa's Falguni Nayar: UNAFRAID To Take Risks

Rediff.com28 Oct 2021

Beauty, Nykaa's founder Falguni Nayar realised, is a very long-tailed business and with e-commerce picking up in India, it seemed like a good idea to venture into.

CA thanks 'friends at BCCI' for home series amid pandemic

CA thanks 'friends at BCCI' for home series amid pandemic

Rediff.com1 Dec 2020

Slams Channel 7 for talking game down.

ASK MF GURU: MFs you must buy, hold or exit

ASK MF GURU: MFs you must buy, hold or exit

Rediff.com16 Sep 2021

Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

Coach Tiger Woods coming to your living room soon...

Coach Tiger Woods coming to your living room soon...

Rediff.com28 Nov 2018

Tiger Woods next year will begin producing weekly golf instructional videos and give fans a glimpse into his life on the PGA Tour as part of a new partnership with Discovery's GOLFTV, the network said on Tuesday.

#MeToo: COA seeks BCCI CEO's response on anonymous post

#MeToo: COA seeks BCCI CEO's response on anonymous post

Rediff.com13 Oct 2018

The allegations by an unnamed person, who claimed to be an ex-colleague of Johri at the Discovery Channel, were posted on Twitter by an author, Harnidh Kaur, who later stated that she did not want the charges published nor her name used in the context.

Rediff Test Drive: The all-new Tata Safari

Rediff Test Drive: The all-new Tata Safari

Rediff.com19 Feb 2021

Is it an old SUV in a new body? Or a new SUV in old body? Rajesh Karkera test-drives the next-gen Tata Safari aka Gravitas and comes away impressed.