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Report indicates Wuhan scientists got sick with Covid before outbreak

Three researchers from the Wuhan Institute of Virology sought hospital care in November 2019, weeks before Beijing disclosed the COVID-19 pandemic, a United States media report said, citing a......

Vaccination for COVID-19 will be voluntary: Govt

Getting vaccinated for COVID-19 will be voluntary, the Union health ministry has said while underlining that the vaccine introduced in India will be as effective as any vaccine developed by other......

Indian-American astronaut in NASA's manned Moon mission

Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari, an Indian-American United States Air Force colonel, is among 18 astronauts, half of them women, who have been selected by NASA for its ambitious manned mission to the Moon......

COVID risk in planes, restaurants can't be compared: Scientists

While a recent study has claimed that dining out, and grocery shopping could be more dangerous than air travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, partly due to special ventilation systems in airplanes,......

Noted economist Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia passes away

Eminent economist Isher Judge Ahluwalia, a recipient of India's third-highest civilian award Padma Bhushan, passed away on Saturday. She was 74. IMAGE: Isher Judge Ahluwalia had stepped down as......

Duflo, Rajan, Dreze on TN economic panel to advise CM

An economic advisory council to the chief minister would be constituted with leading experts, including Nobel laureate Prof Esther Duflo, Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit said in Chennai on......

The visionary who made Indian IT industry global

One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968.At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.They......

FC Kohli, father of India's technology revolution, passes away

Father of the Indian software industry and the first CEO of Tata Consultancy Services, Faqir Chand Kohli, passed away on Thursday. He was 96 years old. In 2002 Kohli was awarded the Padma Bhushan......

Reimagining Industrial Era GDP measures

... and getting GDP to measure India's data economy, recommends Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com We Indians seem to think of headlines about India's gross......

How India's handset makers are planning a comeback

At least two of them - Lava and Micromax - are arming themselves against the Chinese rivals which made them insignificant in the local market over the past few years. After languishing for long,......

Memphis Grizzlies add Indian-American woman to coaching team

IMAGE: Sonia Raman becomes the 14th female assistant coach in the history of the NBA and the 10th among current coaching staffers in the league. Photograph: Kind courtesy MIT/Twitter NBA......

Cricket's alive again, but it's action minus atmosphere

'Ghost-like stands repel rather than attract audiences,' observes Ashis Ray. IMAGE: Day four of the 1st #RaiseTheBat Test match between England and the West Indies at The Ageas Bowl in......

Banerjee's Nobel prize much bigger: Ganguly

IMAGE: Abhijit Banerjee is the eighth Indian to win the Nobel prize. On the same day, Sourav Ganguly emerged the lone contender in the race to be the BCCI president. Photograph: PTI The Board of......

Is India ready for a Poker Sports League?

Come May, the Deltin Royale, which boasts of the country's largest poker room, will play host to India's first Poker Sports League, reports Veenu Sandhu. IMAGE: Season 1 final of the Poker Sports......

BCCI president Thakur confirms improvement in DRS

There has been some improvement in what we saw during their presentation. We will now discuss the matter internally and get back to them (ICC) at the earliest: Anurag Thakur IMAGE: BCCI president......

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