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Should you breastfeed your child after infancy?

Should you breastfeed your child after infancy?

Rediff.com22 Nov 2019

Throughout the 1,000-day window from a mother's pregnancy phase to her baby's 2nd birthday, breastfeeding is vital in lending kids the right start to life, building the foundation for a healthy future.

Hillary Clinton 'healthy and fit', says doctor

Hillary Clinton 'healthy and fit', says doctor

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

The former secretary of state, 68, "continues to remain healthy and fit to serve as president of the United States," her personal physician Lisa Bardack wrote.

Sun Pharma gets US trade regulator nod for Ranbaxy deal

Sun Pharma gets US trade regulator nod for Ranbaxy deal

Rediff.com2 Feb 2015

Ranbaxy was asked to sell all products containing Leuprorelin which are marketed and supplied under brand name Eligard.

Pretty Woman director Garry Marshall dies at 81

Pretty Woman director Garry Marshall dies at 81

Rediff.com20 Jul 2016

The latest Hollywood updates.

Is your city one of the world's 20 most polluted cities?

Is your city one of the world's 20 most polluted cities?

Rediff.com4 May 2018

India had 14 out of the world's 20 most polluted cities, the World Health Organization reveals.

India reports first case of Coronavirus; Kerala woman tests positive

India reports first case of Coronavirus; Kerala woman tests positive

Rediff.com31 Jan 2020

The government will also evacuate Indians on Friday from China's Wuhan city, the epicentre of the deadly Coronavirus, which has spread to at least 17 countries already.

Soccer PIX: Real scrape to win; Neymar stars for PSG

Soccer PIX: Real scrape to win; Neymar stars for PSG

Rediff.com15 Sep 2019

Brazil midfielder Casemiro stretched Real's advantage right before halftime with a gut-busting run to meet a cross from compatriot Vinicius, but Levante hit back shortly after the interval through former Madrid forward Borja Mayoral.

PHOTOS, Day 3: Mendis hits ton as Sri Lanka stay alive in Colombo Test

PHOTOS, Day 3: Mendis hits ton as Sri Lanka stay alive in Colombo Test

Rediff.com5 Aug 2017

Images from Day 3 of the second Test between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo, on Saturday.

PIX: When Saudi King Abdullah visited India

PIX: When Saudi King Abdullah visited India

Rediff.com23 Jan 2015

In January 2006, King Abdullah became the first Saudi monarch in 51 years to visit India.

World's poor headed for better lives in 2030: Gates

World's poor headed for better lives in 2030: Gates

Rediff.com22 Jan 2015

The predictions appear in the annual letter from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, chaired by the Microsoft Corp co-founder and former chief executive and his wife.

Why did 65 infants die in Odisha?

Why did 65 infants die in Odisha?

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

'I kept begging the doctors to put my three year old on the ventilator. But the doctors and nurses kept saying no ventilator was available. When the breathing apparatus ultimately became available, it was too late.'

Everything you need to know about the Clinton-Trump debate

Everything you need to know about the Clinton-Trump debate

Rediff.com26 Sep 2016

Here are 7 things you need to know, including some you probably didn't know, about this historic debate.

Can Chhattisgarh maintain its lead under Ayushman Bharat?

Can Chhattisgarh maintain its lead under Ayushman Bharat?

Rediff.com18 Sep 2018

In Chhattisgarh, 40 lakh BPL smart card holders under the state's existing MSBY will be beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat.

What we must know about SUPERBUGS

What we must know about SUPERBUGS

Rediff.com31 Jan 2017

How can we protect ourselves against superbugs?

Pollution: Millions die young every year!

Pollution: Millions die young every year!

Rediff.com26 Feb 2016

India is, indeed, particularly vulnerable to this menace.

Lee was among the tallest leaders of our times: Modi

Lee was among the tallest leaders of our times: Modi

Rediff.com29 Mar 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded Singapore's founder and first premier Lee Kuan Yew as a 'global thinker'

Killing of Congolese boy not racial attack: Swaraj

Killing of Congolese boy not racial attack: Swaraj

Rediff.com31 May 2016

She also said that the government was committed to a fast-track trial in the case of killing of the Congolese national Masonda Ketada Oliver and 'harshest possible punishment' for the culprits.

One-fifth of under-five deaths worldwide occur in India: UN

One-fifth of under-five deaths worldwide occur in India: UN

Rediff.com13 Sep 2013

India alone accounts for more than one-fifth of deaths worldwide of children under the age of five, according to a new UN report released today, which said nearly 6.6 million kids died globally, last year, before reaching their fifth birthday.

World leaders, grateful Singaporeans bid adieu to Lee Kuan Yew

World leaders, grateful Singaporeans bid adieu to Lee Kuan Yew

Rediff.com18 Feb 2018

Tens of thousands of people on Sunday braved heavy rains to bid a teary adieu to Singapore's founding leader Lee Kuan Yew in a grand funeral attended by many world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Dear bosses, here's why you shouldn't ignore diabetes

Dear bosses, here's why you shouldn't ignore diabetes

Rediff.com18 Nov 2014

Dhruv Gupta explains how, as more and more young people fall prey to diabetes, organisaions get affected and how companies can contain the losses due to drop in productivity.

Kohli faces opening conundrum as India look to seal series

Kohli faces opening conundrum as India look to seal series

Rediff.com2 Aug 2017

If KL Rahul is fit, Abhinav Mukund will be expectedly left out, a strange coincidence because he was the original back-up opener in this Test squad ahead of Shikhar Dhawan.

Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's founding father, dies at 91

Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's founding father, dies at 91

Rediff.com23 Mar 2015

Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's founding father and first prime minister, died on Monday at the age of 91 of severe pneumonia.

Kohli and Co. keen to avenge embarrassing loss at Galle

Kohli and Co. keen to avenge embarrassing loss at Galle

Rediff.com25 Jul 2017

India return to place from where journey to glory began.

SHOCKING: Selective foeticide rampant in national capital, reveals AIIMS

SHOCKING: Selective foeticide rampant in national capital, reveals AIIMS

Rediff.com17 Aug 2016

The recent study suggested that nearly 35 per cent of the cases were stillborn, 29 per cent were born alive and 36 per cent were born before the period of viability.

Only above 21-yr-olds can smoke if govt has its way

Only above 21-yr-olds can smoke if govt has its way

Rediff.com13 Jan 2015

Brushing aside opposition, the government on Tuesday moved to amend the anti-smoking law and proposed radical changes, including ban on sale of loose cigarettes and raising the minimum age of a person buying tobacco products to 21 years from existing 18.

Veteran journalist Kuldip Nayar dead; Prez, PM, others pay tribute

Veteran journalist Kuldip Nayar dead; Prez, PM, others pay tribute

Rediff.com23 Aug 2018

President Ram Nath Kovind said he was 'a determined champion of democracy during the Emergency' and would be missed by his readers.

For KEM's nurses, Aruna leaves a big void

For KEM's nurses, Aruna leaves a big void

Rediff.com18 May 2015

'There was special bonding between all the nurses and Aruna. It has been a bond lasting 40 years among us. We all have fond memories of her, she will be missed, for sure,' the nurses of KEM Hospital, who looked after Aruna Shanbaug selflessly for more than four decades, tell Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com.

'She was there in between heaven and earth'

'She was there in between heaven and earth'

Rediff.com4 Sep 2016

Even though she was one of the planet's best known people, Mother Teresa remained an enigma all her life.

The sheer pain of losing my father

The sheer pain of losing my father

Rediff.com13 Dec 2018

Time unkindly has a sole endeavour: To drag the person, whose death you are mourning, further and further away from your presence, to some far edge of your falsely anesthetised mind. So your memories are drained of colour, growing faint and grainy. You are left with a more and more distant recollections of that person, their laugh, their embrace, their voice and the moments surrounding their final departure. Vaihayasi P Daniel mourns her beloved father who passed away one December morning last year.

After being raped, in coma for 42 years, Mumbai nurse Aruna finds peace

After being raped, in coma for 42 years, Mumbai nurse Aruna finds peace

Rediff.com18 May 2015

Aruna Shanbaug, a former nurse who lived in a vegetative state for the past 42 years after being brutally sexually assaulted at the KEM Hospital in Mumbai and became the face of the debate on euthanasia in India, died on Monday.

Done throwing ice buckets on your head? Here are 8 more challenges

Done throwing ice buckets on your head? Here are 8 more challenges

Rediff.com27 Aug 2014

So now that we have broken the ice -- and you are now a thrill seeking cause challenge junkie -- we consider ourselves duty bound to tell you about all the other challenges that are out there in the world.

Ancient achievements or state-supported pseudo-science?

Ancient achievements or state-supported pseudo-science?

Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

The 102nd Indian Science Congress, which concluded last week, saw claims on ancient aviation and surgery, and created quite a stir

Clinton's jabs put Trump on the mat in first debate

Clinton's jabs put Trump on the mat in first debate

Rediff.com27 Sep 2016

The Republican aggressively blamed the nation's problems on Clinton yet found himself mostly on the defensive in their first debate as she accused him of racist behaviour and hiding his income.

Niti Aayog's wrong prescription

Niti Aayog's wrong prescription

Rediff.com27 Aug 2015

Taking away free healthcare facilities, as recommended by the Aayog, would place a huge burden on the people, especially in rural areas, says Devanik Saha.

Sun gets US trade regulator nod for Ranbaxy merger

Sun gets US trade regulator nod for Ranbaxy merger

Rediff.com1 Feb 2015

Torrent to buy Ranbaxy's anti-bacterial generic

My son is innocent, says father of terror accused Aakash Dalal

My son is innocent, says father of terror accused Aakash Dalal

Rediff.com2 Jan 2014

The Dalals, whose son faces 30 years in prison if found guilty of masterminding domestic terror acts, have decided to take their case to the Indian-American community.

Maggi, banned. And oil, eggs, vegetables, pulses?

Maggi, banned. And oil, eggs, vegetables, pulses?

Rediff.com8 Jun 2015

We are surrounded by food that is contaminated, adulterated and does not meet Indian safety and packaging standards, says Abheet Singh Sethi/IndiaSpend.com.

The Stephen Hawking I knew

The Stephen Hawking I knew

Rediff.com22 Mar 2018

When I met him last year for his 75th birthday, he seemed frail. There was a sense of urgency. I will miss Stephen. His passing fills me with sadness.

Trapped! A metaphor for Motwane's movies

Trapped! A metaphor for Motwane's movies

Rediff.com6 Apr 2017

'In Udaan and in Lootera, the initial sensations that drove Vikramaditya Motwane to make those pictures never quite travelled beyond the walls that contained them.' 'Here, in Trapped, this sensations-strangled-by-the-walls feeling becomes the movie's real tune,' says Sreehari Nair.

REWIND: Moments that headlined in March

REWIND: Moments that headlined in March

Rediff.com1 Apr 2015

Images of the events that shaped the world in March.