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DRDO Biggest Hindrance To Atmanirbharta In Defence

DRDO's failures over the decades have contributed significantly to India becoming the world's biggest weapons importer, points out Lieutenant General Prakash Katoch (retd). IMAGE: The Indian......

PM-led panel seeks wider panel of names for next AIIMS-Delhi chief: Sources

The appointments committee of the Cabinet headed by the prime minister on Monday sought a wider panel of names for the post of director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi,......

What Will Modi's Scientific Advisor Do?

Dr Ajay Kumar Sood will have to complete a task his predecessor started: Getting the government to sign off on a new Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy on which work was begun in 2020.......

3rd wave possible if vaccination not ramped up, COVID norms not followed: Scientist

If the vaccination drive against coronavirus is not ramped up and COVID-19 appropriate-behaviour is not maintained, there is a possibility of a third wave of the pandemic in six-eight months, said......

Govt drops plasma therapy from COVID-19 treatment guidelines

The government on Monday revised the clinical guidance for COVID-19 treatment, dropping the off-label use of convalescent plasma as it was found not beneficial in reducing the progression to severe......

India's 5 most innovative states

Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Kerala have been ranked as the top five states in innovation in Niti Aayog's second Innovation Index released on Wednesday. Illustration: Dominic......

NITI Aayog's artificial intelligence proposal gets FinMin's nod

NITI Aayog had been asking for Rs 7,500 crore for three years to set up an AI framework. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Narendra Modi government will soon launch a national artificial......

Govt to reverse brain drain, bring back NRI scientists

To reverse the brain drain of the past few decades and to bring back scientific talent, the Narendra Modi government has initiated talks with many eminent non-resident Indian scientists, who left......

Bank fraud touches unprecedented Rs 71,500 crore in 2018-19: RBI

As many as 6,801 cases of fraud were reported by scheduled commercial banks and select financial institutions involving an amount of Rs 71,542.93 crore in the last fiscal. Illustration: Dominic......

Unit Scheme 64: RIP

Sharjah-based marketing executive Vijay Raghavan has sent the 264 bonds he got in lieu of the Unit Scheme 64 certificates he held since 1990 to the Special Undertaking of UTI. Though he has not......

Raj Kapoor@100: Alia, Rekha Mingle At Grand Bash

The who's who of Bollywood got together to doff their hats at the iconic Raj Kapoor and celebrate his birth centenary on December 14 with a lot of fanfare. Alia Bhatt with Rekha. ......

Bollywood's Best Pictures Of 2024

Film folk have been very busy this year, attending trailer launches and promotional events. Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com vouches for that, as he recaps 2024 with his insightful clicks. ......

2024's Must Watch Indian Films

Aseem Chhabra picks his top 10 Indian films of 2024, which includes films that have had theatrical releases or are streaming on OTT. 2024 has packed in some real highs for Indian films, including a......

2024: The Best South Films

'Content' is an ugly word used to tie together a myriad of stories out there but the market seems to respond to it. Audiences seem to prefer experiential, novel stories over stale, formulaic films.......

'Today Is A Big Loss For All Of Us'

Quite a few film folk from the Marathi film industry attended the funeral of veteran actor Atul Parchure, who died on October 14 after a long battle with cancer. He was 57. Parchure's filmography......

AFI adds 3 more athletes to Asian Games team

IMAGE: Priti Lamba was added to the squad for the upcoming Asian Games. Photograph: Kind courtesy Priti Lamba/Instagram Haryana's 3000m steeplechaser Priti Lamba was on Monday added to the......

Indian mixed relay team's Asiad silver upgraded to gold

IMAGE: India’s 4x400m mixed relay team at the 2018 Asian Games, comprising Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Hima Das, Poovamma Raju Machettira and Arokia Rajiv, celebrate after the finish, at the BK......

India's mixed relay silver at Asiad set to turn gold