No ban on posthumous reproduction if consent is proven: HC

There is no prohibition on posthumous reproduction if the consent of a sperm or egg owner can be demonstrated, the Delhi high court held on Friday and directed a private hospital to release frozen......

Over 30% Covaxin takers reported adverse events: Study

Nearly one-third of 926 individuals who received Bharat Biotech's anti-Covid vaccine Covaxin reported 'adverse events of special interest,' or AESI, according to a one-year follow up study......

Supreme Court On Article 370: A Landmark Judgment

We must heed what the CJI has said. Challenging every judgment of the central government is inviting chaos, asserts Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: A five-judge Constitution bench comprising Chief......

20 aid trucks enter Gaza; not enough, says UN chief

United Nations leaders and agencies have welcomed the entry of a humanitarian aid convoy into Gaza via the Rafah border crossing with Egypt but noted that it is only a small beginning, still far......

Covid-19 impact: Textile, paint makers roll out antiviral layer to ads

Almost each of these companies has a different technology to show for the effectiveness against microbes. In the last week of October, Asian Paints put out a half-page advertisement in some......

India will beat China to become world's largest employer

A report published in British journal The Lancet reckons India’s working population will surpass China’s in the mid-2020s. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com India’s gross......

'Climate change could push up cereal prices by 29%'

A report authored by UN’s panel of scientists from across the world on climate change and sent to the governments of 197 countries has ominous news on the climate change front. Nitin Sethi......

Low-cost male contraceptive finds no takers

It could ease the burden on the 225 million women in developing countries, says Ari Altstedter. IMAGE: Years of human trials on the injectable, sperm-zapping product are coming to an end, and......

Chhatriwali Review: Rakul Rocks

The jury is out on Chhatriwali's flimsy public service, but Rakul sure passes the quality check, applauds Sukanya Verma. It's 2023, but Bollywood's steadfastly holding on to that awkward feeling......

Review: Dharam Sankat Mein doesn't say anything new!

Between its sentimental leanings and farcical outbursts, the superficial sermonising of Dharam Sankat Mein remains just that -- superficial, says Sukanya Verma. A middle-aged Hindu, vocal......

Review: A Million Ways to Die in the West is a Vanity Project

A Million Ways To Die In The West could have done better with more editing and less Seth McFarlane, says Paloma Sharma.'From the guy who brought you Ted,' reads the top of the poster.That's just......

Review: Krrish 3 is heartbreakingly unoriginal

Krrish 3 could have been a much better film if it had been a tad more original, says Paloma Sharma. It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Oh wait, it’s a rip off of films such as......

IBA to award prize money to Italy's Carini despite loss to Algeria's Khelif

The IOC last year stripped the IBA of its status as boxing's governing body over governance issues, and took charge of the Paris 2024 boxing competition itself, but now finds itself at the centre......