The point made by sociologist M N Srinivas, that it represented a Sanskritic act that was linked to caste, is never raised in Indian debates and the disapproval of drink is almost universal, notes......
The United States has recorded over 1,50,000 Covid-19 deaths, another grim milestone that comes amid warning from a top Indian-American physician that the country has failed to arrest the spread of......
The total death toll in the United States from the novel coronavirus pandemic could hit the grim figure of 2,00,000 by September and expecting a dramatic decrease in COVID-19 cases in the country......
Two global health experts on Wednesday said novel coronavirus infection is here to stay for more than a year and called for aggressive testing to prevent its spread. IMAGE: Passengers arrive......
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is finally off to United States to narrate the success story of the 2013 Kumbh Mela at the HarvardUniversityBusinessSchool on April 26. Leading a......
Wealth, which can broadly be a measure of assets held as opposed to income earned, is unequally distributed. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com India's richest people now have a larger......
In an interaction with former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on the impact of lockdown on India’s economy, Rajiv Bajaj, MD, Bajaj Auto, said India tried to implement a hard lockdown which was......
IMF's Chief Economist Gita Gopinath will leave her job in January next year and return to the prestigious Harvard University, according to the global financial institution. Photograph: Charles......
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......
R V Ramani and Radha Ramani, a doctor couple in their 20s, were fired with the urge to change the world. The two decided to do this through their work at a private clinic in Coimbatore in the......