New COVID-19 strain: Total 38 people in India test positive

A total of 38 people have tested positive for the new United Kingdom variant of SARS-CoV-2 in India so far, the Union health ministry said on Monday. These include the 29 cases which were......

Pune scientists discover new germs on cell phones

Meet Lysinbacillus telephonicus, Microbacterium telephonicum, Pyrenochaeta telephoni.Pallava Bagla reports from Pune.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Scientists in Pune have identified......

What's holding back Digital India

Compared to a 64 per cent penetration in Brazil (130 million users total) and 53 per cent in China (total 733 million users), India has barely 28 per cent penetration. Of the digital reach, almost......