'New Covid surge is a seasonal wave but spreads faster'

'Seek medical help if after five days of the first symptom the fever has not subsided.' IMAGE: A woman walks past a graffiti, on a street, in Mumbai. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters  ......

Noida demolition: Doctors warn against health hazards

As the nearly 100-metre-tall Supertech twin towers were razed to the ground on Sunday, doctors said people living nearby, especially those suffering from respiratory diseases, should take extra......

Toronto amends 'no-beard' rule, Sikh guards to be reinstated

The City of Toronto has formally apologised to the World Sikh Organisation of Canada for 'any delay' in reinstating the Sikh security guards whose services were terminated over a 'no-beard' policy.......

Researchers develop new N95 mask that can curb Covid spread, kill virus

Researchers have developed a new N95 face mask that can not only reduce COVID-19 spread but also kill the SARS-CoV-2 virus upon contact with it. Image used for representational purpose only.......

GST meet on June 12 will discuss tax exemption on Covid essentials

Currently, 5 per cent is levied on domestically manufactured vaccines, while it is 12 per cent for Covid drugs and oxygen concentrators. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Goods and......

With Air India will Pawan Ruia prove to be India's 'turnaround tycoon'?

Pawan Ruia’s Air India bid is another example of faith in his own abilities. Ishita Ayan Dutt reports. Pawan Ruia has finally done it, a beaming Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, then West Bengal......

How India can be truly Atma Nirbhar

'India's future: To manufacture so efficiently that we do not need protection,' says Naushad Forbes.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Sociologist Ronald Dore was a great scholar of......

A mask that can deactivate COVID-19

'If people use the mask properly, we can confidently say that this is as protective as the best mask in the market.' Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes.......

Ashwin wants to donate N95 masks for needy

  India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin's Twitter page has of late seen a deluge of tweets that are mostly COVID-19 related. Ashwin, who was the first Indian to pull out of IPL 2021 because......

Coming soon: Battery-powered masks for Indian athletes

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Kiren Rijiju Official/Twitter Claiming to be the best in ensuring optimum oxygen for the wearer, battery-operated masks designed by an IIT-Kharagpur alumni will be put on......

BCCI's 100-page SOP: NCA chief Dravid part of COVID task force

Support staff, officials and ground staff over 60 years of age and with individuals with underlying medical conditions are barred from attending training camps until "suitable guidelines are issued......