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Of diabetes and insurance policies

Of diabetes and insurance policies

Rediff.com23 Jun 2008

Both private and public sector companies are introducing products for diabetes and hypertension- related diseases for the elderly.

Gays unite for their rights; to fight AIDS, TB

Gays unite for their rights; to fight AIDS, TB

Rediff.com21 May 2008

More than 40 gay and transgender groups from across the country met on April 11 in the national capital to put up a united community led bid for the eighth round of funding announced by GFATM.

'We get scared, but how long will we sit at home?'

'We get scared, but how long will we sit at home?'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2020

'We have fewer actors in every scene.' 'We don't have family scenes or scenes that involve a lot of people.' 'We are not doing scenes which are intimate or require closeness.'

'Why do we pay taxes, to live this hellish life?'

'Why do we pay taxes, to live this hellish life?'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2019

Rajendra Nagar, a planned colony built after Independence, is the worst-affected area in the Bihar capital, seeing an unprecedented flooding which residents said has "exposed the under-preparedness of the corporation".

PHOTOS: 67 die, flooded Nepal pleads for help

PHOTOS: 67 die, flooded Nepal pleads for help

Rediff.com15 Jul 2019

Nepal has been hit by heavy rainfall since Thursday. More than 25 districts and 10,385 households have been affected.

Gawli in police custody for assault case

Gawli in police custody for assault case

Rediff.com30 Aug 2005

Gawli has been charged with assualt on NCP leader Sunil Rane.

Delhi polls: Here's what BJP manifesto promises

Delhi polls: Here's what BJP manifesto promises

Rediff.com31 Jan 2020

Delhi BJP chief Tiwari said each poor family will be provided good quality, subsidised 'atta' (wheat flour) at a rate of Rs 2 per kilogram. The BJP will bring an ambitious 'Samridh Delhi Infrastructure Scheme', with a provision of Rs 10,000 crore, to ensure "focussed and priority" development of roads, flyovers, foot over-bridges and other key infrastructure projects, the manifesto stated. The manifesto promises to set up a 'Colonies Development Board' for undertaking development of various civic amenities.

MLA Arun Gawli arrested in Mumbai

MLA Arun Gawli arrested in Mumbai

Rediff.com25 Aug 2005

Gawli was held for intimidation of a political rival

Indian pharma majors take a dose of new molecule

Indian pharma majors take a dose of new molecule

Rediff.com19 Feb 2007

There is a cluster of three buildings in Gurgaon that one can easily lose in the landscape of this Delhi suburb. But once inside, you cannot miss the smell of white powder or the rustle of some 1,400 lab coats.

COVID-19: 'US braces for '9/11, Pearl Harbor moments'

COVID-19: 'US braces for '9/11, Pearl Harbor moments'

Rediff.com6 Apr 2020

The death toll in the US due to coronavirus on Sunday crossed 9,500, which is three times more than the number of people who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Ebola: Six 'high risk' passengers from WAfrica quarantined

Ebola: Six 'high risk' passengers from WAfrica quarantined

Rediff.com1 Sep 2014

Six people deemed "high risk" Ebola suspects were today admitted to a quarantine facility at Delhi airport, health ministry said on Monday.

Ranbaxy to develop anti-malarial drug

Ranbaxy to develop anti-malarial drug

Rediff.com19 May 2003

Ranbaxy Laboratories has signed an agreement with Geneva's Medicines for Malaria Venture for developing synthetic peroxide anti-malarial drug

'After two months it will come down'

'After two months it will come down'

Rediff.com15 Apr 2020

, tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar, "The strategy of containment is important."

Donald, We Indians need ventilators too!

Donald, We Indians need ventilators too!

Rediff.com9 Apr 2020

'Modi forgot to ask Trump for anything that India may need -- and there is so much shortfall all around!', states Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Why millennials need to be more careful about kidney ailments

Why millennials need to be more careful about kidney ailments

Rediff.com30 Mar 2018

Study reveals alarming trend.

Indian American scientist Subra Suresh honoured

Indian American scientist Subra Suresh honoured

Rediff.com17 Oct 2014

A top Indian American scientist who heads the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University, will be inducted into the Institute of Medicine in recognition of his research into cell mechanics related to malaria, blood diseases and certain types of cancer.

Roche Diagnostics plans R&D unit

Roche Diagnostics plans R&D unit

Rediff.com20 May 2005

Amrish Puri is dead

Amrish Puri is dead

Rediff.com12 Jan 2005

ULFA cultural secretary arrested in Meghalaya

ULFA cultural secretary arrested in Meghalaya

Rediff.com25 Oct 2003

Pranati Deka had entered the country from Bangladesh by crossing the Brahmaputra River in a boat and was travelling to Mankachar in Dhubri district (in Assam) when she was nabbed along with her accomplice.

'We will see a decline trend in Mumbai in 2 weeks'

'We will see a decline trend in Mumbai in 2 weeks'

Rediff.com7 May 2020

'Corona will go on for more than six months now in Mumbai city.' 'It cannot vanish within just two or three months.' 'This infection may remain there in communities, somewhere or the other, like swine flu.'

Buzzted! Big B's house a mosquito haven

Buzzted! Big B's house a mosquito haven

Rediff.com11 Sep 2003

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has issued notices to the superstar and Union Law and Commerce Minister Arun Jaitley after finding their house a breeding ground for mosquito larvae.

Death toll due to heavy rains in Gujarat reaches 40

Death toll due to heavy rains in Gujarat reaches 40

Rediff.com1 Aug 2015

The death toll due to heavy rains earlier this week which created a flood-like situation in north Gujarat and Kutch has reached 40.

COVID-19 in India: Nobody is really in control

COVID-19 in India: Nobody is really in control

Rediff.com26 Jun 2020

When BJP leaders, including Mr Modi's number two, Amit Shah, use the pandemic to launch an assault on state governments run by opposition parties, or to topple them, they are exploiting a grave crisis in cynical political self-interest, notes Shekhar Gupta.

Assam floods affect over a million

Assam floods affect over a million

Rediff.com7 Jul 2003

Trade talks edge closer towards cheap AIDS drug de

Trade talks edge closer towards cheap AIDS drug de

Rediff.com17 Dec 2002

World Trade Organisation (WTO) states appeared to edge closer towards a crucial deal on cheaper medicines for poor countries to help them face emergencies such as AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.

Experts welcome WHO's decision to resume HCQ clinical trial

Experts welcome WHO's decision to resume HCQ clinical trial

Rediff.com4 Jun 2020

The global heath body had earlier suspended the hydroxychloroquine arm of the clinical trials of experimental COVID-19 drugs over safety concerns.

Rajat Gupta elected co-chairman of UNA-USA

Rajat Gupta elected co-chairman of UNA-USA

Rediff.com13 Jan 2004

Gupta, who has also been associated with the UN in other capacities, succeeds John Chalsty who stepped down after a two-year term.

Pack your bags! These are the top countries to live in 2018

Pack your bags! These are the top countries to live in 2018

Rediff.com3 Jan 2018

According to a UN report, people live long, healthy lives in these 12 countries.

The Zoya Factor Review

The Zoya Factor Review

Rediff.com20 Sep 2019

The Dulquer factor is the only saving grace of this witless, charmless sham posturing as satire, feels Sukanya Verma.

Rajat Gupta pens inside story of his rise and fall

Rajat Gupta pens inside story of his rise and fall

Rediff.com12 Apr 2016

The memoir tells the story of his meteoric rise and equally dramatic fall.

Patna flood: Doctors For You team offers medical care

Patna flood: Doctors For You team offers medical care

Rediff.com5 Oct 2019

Mumbai-based Doctors For You, a nation-wide humanitarian organisation which has provided services in several disasters in the last few years, started an OPD camp on September 30 just outside the Rajendra Nagar overbridge roundabout when practically the entire city was inundated.

Dengue: Myths and facts

Dengue: Myths and facts

Rediff.com23 Oct 2015

Dr P Jagannath shares some interesting facts about dengue, debunks popular myths, and throws light on necessary steps to take in case someone contracts the dreaded disease.

The Poverty Puzzle

The Poverty Puzzle

Rediff.com7 Nov 2019

There's no silver bullet to get rid of poverty, says Alok Sheel.

COVID-19: 'Modi is the Muqaddar ka Sikandar'

COVID-19: 'Modi is the Muqaddar ka Sikandar'

Rediff.com1 May 2020

'This pandemic has given him a new platform to perform,' says a member of the government. 'He should feel lucky that he has got an opportunity now to demonstrate to the world his original talent.' 'He needs a visionary script to perform.' Sheela Bhatt reports on the politics of the pandemic.

They stitched my mouth shut: Slain Pak governor's son recounts torture

They stitched my mouth shut: Slain Pak governor's son recounts torture

Rediff.com17 May 2016

I was flogged about 500 in 3 days, they cut my back with blades and removed nails from my hands and feet," said Shahbaz Taseer of the ordeal he endured.

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.'