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India may be entering endemic stage of Covid: WHO chief scientist

India may be entering endemic stage of Covid: WHO chief scientist

Rediff.com24 Aug 2021

The endemic stage is when a population learns to live with a virus.

5 Tips to PROTECT Kids from Diarrhoea

5 Tips to PROTECT Kids from Diarrhoea

Rediff.com19 Aug 2021

It is extremely crucial to keep your little one hydrated at all times, as an extended span of dehydration can lead to fatal outcomes, advises pediatrician Dr Satish Deopujari.

So, how are you feeling today?

So, how are you feeling today?

Rediff.com29 Dec 2014

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, takes you through five diseases that are directly related with your state of mind.

COVID-19 vaccine: 'You can't give false hope'

COVID-19 vaccine: 'You can't give false hope'

Rediff.com14 Jul 2020

'We are going ahead with the trials assuming what we have is the vaccine.' 'There is also a chance that what you have is not the vaccine. Then, you have to go back to the drawing board again.' 'So far, there has been no success in developing a good vaccine against coronaviruses.' 'That's why there are hundreds of trials going on at different stages in different parts of the world.'

The Power of China's 'Princelings'

The Power of China's 'Princelings'

Rediff.com27 Jul 2021

Two elderly Chinese aerospace experts are hospitalised after a violent attack by a 'Princeling', states Jayadeva Ranade, the distinguished China expert and retired RA&W officer, highlighting the power the 'Princelings' ironically hold in the Communist People's Republic.

'It'll take 3-4 years to vaccinate 80% of population'

'It'll take 3-4 years to vaccinate 80% of population'

Rediff.com11 Jan 2021

'We are hoping by March, the government allows us to export and give it to the private market.'

'COVID-19 vaccine will be made in India'

'COVID-19 vaccine will be made in India'

Rediff.com12 Jun 2020

'I can say with confidence that any future SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, developed anywhere in the world, would have to be manufactured in India, if it is to be affordable and of high quality.'

Recovering From Covid At Home? 7 Things To Do

Recovering From Covid At Home? 7 Things To Do

Rediff.com11 Jan 2022

A guide to post-COVID care to be followed at home.

'Today it is a fight head on'

'Today it is a fight head on'

Rediff.com2 Apr 2021

'This year, we know the virus. Last year we didn't know anything about it.' 'The best part is that for the Indian population there has been some amount of cross protection.'

WELLNESS GURU: What Is The Right Way To Meditate?

WELLNESS GURU: What Is The Right Way To Meditate?

Rediff.com19 Apr 2022

Wellness expert Roopashree Sharma answers your health queries.

India reports 6 cases of UK coronavirus strain

India reports 6 cases of UK coronavirus strain

Rediff.com29 Dec 2020

All these persons have been kept in single room isolation at designated health care facilities by respective state governments and their close contacts have also been put under quarantine, the ministry said.

Want to avoid cancer? Please read this

Want to avoid cancer? Please read this

Rediff.com14 May 2018

Cancer cells thrive in acidic environments.

COVID-19: You can SAVE your life!

COVID-19: You can SAVE your life!

Rediff.com14 Oct 2020

'Try to get in 30 to 60 minutes of a brisk walk every day, like my grandparents would do in the village -- twice a day they would go for morning walks and they would go after dinner.'

9 foods that can improve your sex life

9 foods that can improve your sex life

Rediff.com12 Sep 2016

Basil increases sexual desire in men if they simply smell it.

Harnaaz Sandhu speaks out on hijab: Let her live the way she wants to

Harnaaz Sandhu speaks out on hijab: Let her live the way she wants to

Rediff.com30 Mar 2022

Days after her remarks on hijab made headlines, Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu on Wednesday said as a youth of the country she simply shared her perspective when asked to comment on the issue.

ASK ROOPASHREE: My stomach feels bloated, please help

ASK ROOPASHREE: My stomach feels bloated, please help

Rediff.com4 Mar 2021

Wellness expert Roopashree Sharma suggests ways to calm the stomach.

Why no questions asked from 'activist judges': Ex CJI Gogoi

Why no questions asked from 'activist judges': Ex CJI Gogoi

Rediff.com13 May 2020

He took exception to an "ideological group of people", activists, intellectuals for giving "identification marks" to as to "who is an independent judge" and said that according to them a judge must be necessarily anti-establishment.

Can COVID-19 live in your fridge?

Can COVID-19 live in your fridge?

Rediff.com22 Jul 2020

'The majority of transmission will be via people who are within two metres of one another.' 'The closer you are, the more likely that you'll be infected.'

Aim's to give Covid vaccine to those who need it not those who want it: Centre

Aim's to give Covid vaccine to those who need it not those who want it: Centre

Rediff.com6 Apr 2021

Union Health Secretary said that priority groups have been decided who are vulnerable to mortality.

'I have grown some steel in my psyche'

'I have grown some steel in my psyche'

Rediff.com4 Jan 2023

'I'm 79 + now, and I've been doing all this since my late 20s.' 'Sometimes the ideological war extends to the home as well.' 'Many nights I couldn't sleep when someone close to me uttered the smallest insult.' 'It would cause me a lot of pain. But one has to be honest to oneself.'

Crashlanding: Astronauts set for 27,358 kmph descent

Crashlanding: Astronauts set for 27,358 kmph descent

Rediff.com17 Jun 2016

After 186 days in space on the International Space Station, it is time for European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake, American Tim Copra and Russian Yuri Malenchenko to return to Earth. But their return is fraught with danger.

Readers Speak: 'I support breastfeeding but..'

Readers Speak: 'I support breastfeeding but..'

Rediff.com5 Mar 2018

Why Rediff readers support breastfeeding.

COVID-19: Kids face greater risk than previously thought, says study

COVID-19: Kids face greater risk than previously thought, says study

Rediff.com12 May 2020

According to the study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, children are more likely to get very sick if they have other chronic conditions like obesity. "It is also important to note that children without chronic illness are also at risk. Parents need to continue to take the virus seriously," said coauthor of the study.

5 morning habits that are good for your body

5 morning habits that are good for your body

Rediff.com9 Mar 2020

Apart from keeping our weight in check, a daily detox routine can also help in keeping our bodies disease-free, says Ameve Sharma.

Spread of Delta variant will substantially up cases: WHO

Spread of Delta variant will substantially up cases: WHO

Rediff.com14 Jul 2021

As of July 13, at least 111 countries, territories and areas have reported detection of the Delta variant, and this is expected to continue to increase, becoming the dominant variant globally in the coming months.

Is yoga India's favourite workout?

Is yoga India's favourite workout?

Rediff.com24 Nov 2020

There was a surge in the demand for virtual classes for yoga (87%) and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) cardio workouts such as Zumba (72%), aerobics (67%), and pilates (22%).

DEAR ROOPASHREE: Too many blackheads and whiteheads

DEAR ROOPASHREE: Too many blackheads and whiteheads

Rediff.com1 Nov 2021

Wellness expert Roopashree Sharma answers your health queries.

Unplanned vaccination can promote mutant strains: Experts to PM

Unplanned vaccination can promote mutant strains: Experts to PM

Rediff.com10 Jun 2021

A group of public health experts, including doctors from All India Institute of Medical Sciences and members from the national taskforce on COVID-19, have said that mass, indiscriminate and incomplete vaccination can trigger emergence of mutant strains and recommended that there is no need to inoculate those who had documented coronavirus infection.

India Sitting on COVID Time Bomb

India Sitting on COVID Time Bomb

Rediff.com12 Aug 2021

Whether the third wave will ravage us depends on the pace of vaccinations, careful and calibrated opening up of establishments, and a strategy to contain the spread in specific states or pockets.

6 effective, healthy ways to deal with your anger

6 effective, healthy ways to deal with your anger

Rediff.com31 Oct 2019

When you lose your temper, your jawline stiffens, muscles tighten and maybe you grit your enamels as well. Exercising facilitates in shifting your attention to the physical aspect thus burning off all the surplus energy levels.

ASK ROOPASHREE: How do I lose weight?

ASK ROOPASHREE: How do I lose weight?

Rediff.com24 Aug 2021

Wellness expert Roopashree Sharma answers your health queries.

Vaccination, good behaviour may reduce/delay 3rd wave

Vaccination, good behaviour may reduce/delay 3rd wave

Rediff.com20 Jul 2021

'If we vaccinate quickly, it could be pushed to January, February, and the longer it can be pushed, the smaller the wave is likely to be, because by that time vaccination will scale up.'

ASK ROOPASHREE: I cry too easily... please help!

ASK ROOPASHREE: I cry too easily... please help!

Rediff.com22 Mar 2022

Wellness expert Roopashree Sharma answers your health queries.

It's not over yet! After floods, Srinagar faces 'epidemic scare'

It's not over yet! After floods, Srinagar faces 'epidemic scare'

Rediff.com17 Sep 2014

More and more patients with symptoms of skin irritation, chest infection and diarrhoea are thronging health centres in flood-ravaged Srinagar, with doctors saying they are already dealing with an epidemic outbreak.

COVID-19 Vaccine: 'Keep science away from politics'

COVID-19 Vaccine: 'Keep science away from politics'

Rediff.com16 Jul 2020

'No matter how much the political pressure is, I cannot say I will bring the Moon for you tomorrow!'

Trump acquitted by US Senate in 2nd impeachment trial

Trump acquitted by US Senate in 2nd impeachment trial

Rediff.com14 Feb 2021

Following four days of the impeachment trial, the 100-member Senate voted to impeach Trump by 57-43 votes, 10 votes short of the two-thirds majority needed for conviction.

19 deaths not causally related to vaccination reported till Feb 4: Govt

19 deaths not causally related to vaccination reported till Feb 4: Govt

Rediff.com9 Feb 2021

Choubey said till February 4 total 81 AEFIs, which is 0.096 per cent of the total beneficiaries who have been administered Covaxin, have been reported.

Khobragade moves US court; seeks case dismissal

Khobragade moves US court; seeks case dismissal

Rediff.com11 Jan 2014

Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade has moved a federal court here to dismiss the visa fraud case against her, saying there is lack of personal jurisdiction since she had been accorded full diplomatic immunity by the US Department of State.

10 Millets To Include In Your Diet

10 Millets To Include In Your Diet

Rediff.com12 Apr 2022

Millets can provide nutritional security against deficiencies, especially in children and women, says Sreejith Moolayil, co-founder and COO, True Elements.

WHO to set up centre for traditional medicine in India

WHO to set up centre for traditional medicine in India

Rediff.com14 Nov 2020

Modi said Ayurveda is India's heritage whose expansion entails the welfare of humanity and all Indians will be happy to see that the country's traditional knowledge is making other countries prosperous.