Kolkata rape-murder: Assam hospital cancels advisory to women doctors

The Silchar Medical College and Hospital in Assam on Wednesday cancelled its advisory to women doctors and other staffers asking them to avoid going alone to isolated places at night. IMAGE:......

As Bengaluru gets inundated in rains, netizens flood social media

Amid the heavy downpour in Bengaluru, residents of many flood-affected areas have taken to social media to pour out their woes ranging from waterlogging to complaining about "crumbling"......

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......

Girl thrown before train in UP for resisting harassment; loses hand, legs

A 17-year-old girl lost one hand and both her legs after she was hurled before a train here by a youth for objecting to sexual harassment, her family alleged on Wednesday. Her condition is......

GSM lobby pulls out of spectrum panel

The Cellular Operators Association of India, the GSM-based operators' lobby, on Friday pulled out of an official panel for reviewing spectrum allocation norms, alleging that the committee had a......

75 new medicines added to essential drugs list

In a major step to keep the price of essential medicines under control, the Union government on Friday informed the Supreme Court that 75 new medicines have been added to the essential drugs list......

Doctors lining up at B-schools

Doctors studying at a B-school? Yes, that's right.Armed a management degree from the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, young doctors like Harsh Vardhan Sharma aspire to play a leading role in......

A 3.25 upon 5 to FM: Rediff Jury

Even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh rated the Budget 2005-06 as 'outstanding' and credited Finance Minister P Chidambaram for producing a document which lived up to meet the challenges of the......

'Childbirth was the HARDEST thing I've ever done'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Swara Bhasker/Instagram Swara Bhasker, who welcomed her baby girl Raabiyaa on September 25, shared pictures on Instagram and thanked the team of doctors and nurses who......

Masoom Review

Boman Irani makes his OTT debut with Masoom, and it was good to see the actor on screen after a long time, observes Deepa Gahlot. The Web series Blood, created by Sophie Petzal, set in lush......

Want to have chai with Sara?

Kareena's favourite boys, Priyanka's cuddly partners and more... Photograph: Kind courtesy Sara Ali Khan/Instagram Sara Ali Khan enjoys her 'Winter chai'.   Photograph: Kind courtesy Kareena......

Putham Pudhu Kaalai review

Putham Pudhu Kaalai is refreshing like the unsuspecting morning dew that teases your senses when you step on the grass barefoot, discovers Divya Nair. A few days ago, I complained to a friend that......

Dronacharya awardee boxing coach O P Bhardwaj dies

India's first Dronacharya awardee coach in boxing, O P Bhardwaj, died on Friday after battling prolonged illness and age-related issues here. He was 82 and had tragically lost his wife Santosh to......

PHOTOS: Another golden day for India at South Asian Games

IMAGE: Indian Archery team of Guruchatan Besra, Tarundeep Rai and Jayant Talukdar after winning gold medal. Photograph: PTI India garnered most of the gold medals on offer for the fourth......

Advani, Sethi, Russell for World billiards

Cue sports ace Mike Russell of England will be seen in action on the green baize in India after almost a decade-and-a-half at the Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth-IBSF World Billiards Championship which......