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50 Mn To 100 Mn Indians Suffer From Long Covid

Even by conservative assumptions that 5 to 10 per cent of infected individuals develop long Covid, India today may be home to 50 to 100 million infected individuals -- many silently coping with......

3 cough syrups have been recalled: India replies to WHO

Central drug regulator Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has informed the World Health Organisation (WHO) that three cough syrups -- Coldrif, RespifreshTR and ReLife -- have been......

Cough syrup deaths: No state follows pharma safety norms

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) will conduct testing, inspection and auditing of cough syrup manufacturers. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for......

CBSE's 'sugar boards' in schools aim to curb childhood obesity

With the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) directing schools to set up dedicated 'Sugar Boards' to underline the importance of limiting sugar consumption, experts feel the move will......

COVID-19 Returns, But No Cause For Alarm

'We have to be wary because if an uncontrolled transmission happens, random mutations may lead to something which could be virulent and then that could land us in a problem.' IMAGE: A dummy......

BSE 100 companies boost R&D, innovation challenges persist

Research and development (R&D) spending by BSE 100 companies has grown steadily, rising from 0.89 per cent of revenue in FY20 to 1.32 per cent in FY24, averaging around 1 per cent over the period......

'We Have An Indian Tiger That Needs To Be Uncaged'

'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.' Interview with......

Why govt must not get carried away with get-rich-quick syndrome

In India we have to be careful not to copy any level of dependence on the financial sector and infatuation with the get-rich-quick syndrome, says Jaimini Bhagwati. IMAGE: A man transports used......

E-vehicle drive suffers from on-off syndrome

The major reason for the policy confusion over e-vehicles is the lack of conviction within government about the utility of this disruptive technology and its role in India’s larger Paris......

Is Raghuram Rajan Right Or Wrong?

'We should look at is full year's growth rather than quarter numbers.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Is former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan right in his assessment that......

'I'm The Only Acknowledged Dalit In All Of Hindi Cinema History'

'If you look around the world at people of colour, religion, caste, sexuality or any of the marginalised communities, we are always talking in numbers.''We are always assigning them a statistic.'......

Why Sitaare Zameen Par Was 'Indianised'

'What is fascinating about Aamir sir is that the audience in him is still alive and throbbing.''He still cries. He still laughs.' IMAGE: Aamir Khan in Sitaare Zameen Par. Eighteen years after his......

VOTE For Ananya's Best Performance

Already a familiar face in the circles forming a desi Charlies Angels troika with childhood besties and fellow star kids Suhana Khan and Shanaya Kapoor, Ananya Pandey's entry in Bollywood was a......

'I Get To Shoulder An Entire Film'

'I'm there in every frame of this film.''The film is named after the character that I play.''It's about a feeling like you are capable of shouldering a film entirely on your own, which is a belief......

Why Did IC-814 Series Mute ISI Role?

Captain Devi Sharan and Flight Engineer Anil Jaggia both confirm that the hijackers seemed to know a lot about flying an aircraft.Without help from the ISI or the Pakistan army, it was impossible,......

Ex-India pacer Prasad to run for KSCA presidency

'We need to get cricket back to Chinnaswamy Stadium, and for that we need an administration free of back-seat driving.' IMAGE: Venkatesh Prasad had served as a vice-president from 2013 to 2016......

Sumit Antil completes World Para Championships hat-trick!

Sumit becomes most successful Indian para athlete in World Championships history IMAGE: Para athlete Sumit Antil celebrates on winning a gold medal in the Men's Javelin Throw in the F64 category......

Ball kid with Down's syndrome makes history at Barcelona Open

IMAGE: Bonomi performed her duties impeccably. Photograph: Andrew Boyer/Reuters The Barcelona Open delivered the perfect serve for inclusion in elite tennis on Friday by providing youngster......

ISSF World Cup: Saurabh opens India's medal hunt

IMAGE: India's Saurabh Chaudhary won bronze in the men's 10m air pistol event at the year's second ISSF World Cup in Lima, Peru, on Tuesday. Photograph: Kind courtesy NRAI/X Ace shooter Saurabh......

From bedridden to gold: Rahi's unbelievable return to shooting

IMAGE: Rahi Sarnobat returned to competitive action in style—clinching gold in the Women’s 25m air pistol event after enduring a harrowing health crisis that nearly ended her career.......