Trump picks anti-vaccine activist as health secretary

United States President-elect Donald Trump announced his decision to nominate former Democratic presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr. as his Secretary of Health and Human Services. The......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

NEET row: NTA DG shunted out; Centre orders CBI probe

Facing flak over alleged discrepancies in competitive exams, the Centre on Saturday shunted out National Testing Agency (NTA) Director General Subodh Singh and handed over the probe into......

After historic 2023, ISRO is ready for packed 2024

The new year will witness two unmanned missions under the "Gaganyaan" project, deep ocean exploration project, "Samudrayaan" and many more. IMAGE: The ISRO is set to begin the new year with the......

Quality Lapses Shut Down Drug Makers

Most of the pharma units are failing in documentation, and validation processes, and many don't have full-fledged quality control laboratories. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only......

Firms bets big on Chennai-Bengaluru defence industrial corridor

Their success or failure will eventually hinge on how much equipment the services procure, and whether the finance ministry supplements the allocations in the Budget. IMAGE: The T-72......

New govt scheme to boost MSME sector

Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in India are likely to get a shot in the arm through a scheme of the Consultancy Development Centre (CDC, an autonomous institution of the department of......

Foreign pharma firms ride R&D tax relief hope

Multinational drug companies with research interests in India may soon find the market more lucrative. The government plans to revive, and may extend to foreign companies, the income-tax exemptions......