Houses made of cow dung free of atomic radiation: Gujarat judge

A sessions court judge in Vyara town of Gujarat's Tapi district has stressed on the need to protect cows in the country, saying "science has proved houses made of cow dung remain unaffected by......

Water use, pollution high in animal slaughter industry: Bhagwat

Water consumption and pollution increases due to slaughter houses and the associated industry, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat said in Ujjain on Wednesday while appealing people to......

Delhi reports 4th monkeypox case, India's first woman patient

Delhi reported its fourth case of monkeypox on Wednesday, with a 31-year-old Nigerian woman testing positive for the disease, official sources said. IMAGE: Health workers inspect passengers......

African-origin man is Delhi's 3rd monkeypox patient, 8th in country

A 35-year-old man of African origin with no recent history of foreign travel has tested positive for monkeypox in Delhi, making it the country's eighth case and the city's third, official sources......

Ecomm firms ramp up as Omicron forces customers online

Besides growing tech and digital enhancements, the firms are ramping up the hiring of more delivery partners and reinforcing existing Covid protocols. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com With......

Govt gifts Rs 1.45-trillion incentive for 10 manufacturing sectors

The government hopes that the PLI schemes would provide 200,000-300,000 direct employment over five years, according to sources in the know. In a move that has lifted the industry sentiment in the......

SBI economists slam Modi's farm reforms

State Bank of India's house economists on Monday said the recent farm sector reforms reek of parochial thinking and promote lazy farming as they only cater to cereal-producing states.......

Fine dining gets a taste of lockdown blues

Now they are reinventing their strategies to stay afloat, as they see no sign of recovery for at least six months. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com India’s top restaurateurs have seen......

'This film is not a political snapshot of the country'

'The idea was to show the simultaneity and coexistence of life in the city.' IMAGE: Shaunak Sen, director of the award-winning documentary All That Breathes, photographed by Stephanie Cornfield.......

The Man behind Mumbai Diaries 26/11

'It was only after D-Day that people believed that I had actually directed Kal Ho Naa Ho.' IMAGE: Director Nikkhil Advani with Arjun Rampal and Irrfan Khan on the sets of D-Day, arguably one of......

Getting to know the *real* Kangana

Talented, rebellious, obsessive: Ranjita Ganesan and Dhruv Munjal find traces of the actor's different streaks in Mandi, Chandigarh and Mumbai. IMAGE: Kangana Ranaut receives the National Award......

'I was living each day at a time'

'Unfortunately, in today's world, people feel it is luxury to eat pizza. I am not saying all pizzas are bad, I am not saying you shouldn't be eating it. But eating fast food constantly is the......

Paris Olympics menu: More French, more local, less meat

IMAGE: Alexandre Bompard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of French retailer Carrefour, and Tony Estanguet, president of the Organising Committee of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic......

China panics over meat-free diet for athletes

Chinese coaches and officials are panicking that meat-free diets imposed on Olympic athletes outside their training camps are hampering their performances in the lead-up to the London Games.......