Why Megacities Are Not Cooling Down

The heat index in major metro cities in the country has majorly risen since 2010 compared to a decade earlier. IMAGE: Students shield from the scorching sun on a hot summer afternoon in New Delhi,......

Kejriwal needs no insulin: Tihar; Wife says they want to kill him

The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday said Tihar authorities were 'lying' about specialist doctors examining Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, while his wife Sunita Kejriwal alleged that he was being......

Covid surge: WHO urges South East Asian countries to step up surveillance

The World Health Organisation has urged countries in South-East Asia to strengthen surveillance in view of the increasing cases of respiratory diseases, including due to COVID-19 and its new......

Disease could kill more in Gaza than bombs: WHO

More lives in Gaza are at risk from diseases than bombings, warns the World Health Organisation (WHO) amid the ongoing Israeli siege, Al Jazeera reported. IMAGE: A Palestinian boy rests on a......

When R K Krishna Kumar Spoke To Rediff

R K Krishna Kumar, one of the stalwarts of the Tata group, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023, evening. A close lieutenant of then Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata, he spoke to Rediff.com's......

Economist Kalpana Kochhar to retire from IMF in July

Indian economist Kalpana Kochhar, who heads the Human Resources Department of the International Monetary Fund, is leaving the organisation to join the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the IMF......

Modi to meet 15 global funds as India seeks investment to lift economy

The main purpose of the meeting is to assess their views on reforms that are required to attract long-term capital into the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet 15 of the......

Discovering the charming Soumitra Chatterjee

Soumitra Chatterjee -- one of the finest Indian actors of our time -- meant so much to Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: Soumita Chatterjee and Sharmila Tagore in Satyajit Ray's Apur Sansar. He had a thick......

Triathlon races underway as Seine passes water tests

  IMAGE: Swimmer dive into the Seine as the women's Individual Triathlon race commences at Alexander III Bridge, Paris, France, on Wednesday. Photograph: Lisa Leutner/Reuters Athletes dived......

Olympic sponsor Toyota pulls out TV ads for Games

IMAGE: A banner advertising Coca-Cola beverages, Toyota, Nissay and NTT, Olympic Games partner for Tokyo 2020, in Fukushima prefecture, Japan. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters/Files Tokyo......

With 100 days to go, Tokyo scrambles to stage pandemic Olympics

IMAGE: Members of Nadeshiko Japan, Japan's women's national soccer team, lead the torch relay. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters When Japan won the bid to host the Olympic Games eight years......

China eyes excellence at Winter Olympics

China looks to Winter Olympics as chance for rare soft power win amid COVID, rights concerns IMAGE: Skater performance during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games Commemorative Coin Issuing......

Japan, eyeing Olympics, lines up half-billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine

IMAGE: The additional challenge of immunising athletes and visitors before or after landing in Japan will be enormous. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters Japan is making an......