Vardhan takes charge as WHO Executive Board chairman

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan took charge as the chairman of the WHO Executive Board on Friday and asserted that a worldwide crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need for......

'Many cancers are sheer accidents'

'The best way to face cancer is to get it diagnosed, staged and identify the best which line of management.' Cancer surgeon Dr Ramakant Deshpande answers the most crucial questions on the disease.......

Holy smoke! 11.2 per cent of world smokers are in India

According to a new study, China, India, Indonesia, USA, Russia have the largest number of smokers.   More than one in 10 deaths globally was caused due to smoking in 2015 and over 50 per cent......

The odd, odd world we live in!

Moments that show it's an odd, odd world we live in.   A couple pose for a wedding photo at Erhai lake in Dali, southwest China's Yunnan province. Photograph: Jason......

FDI inflows seen to grow further in the New Year

A series of steps taken by the government to promote ease of doing business and liberalisation of foreign direct investment norms have helped India receive record FDI inflows so far this year, and......

FPIs pump $33.8 bn so far; total holding at record $592.5 bn

Of the close to $34 billion inflows this fiscal so far, as much as $8.4 billion came in December alone. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have pumped in a......

11 Indian cos among world's 500 most valuable firms

Total of 11 private Indian firms have made it to the list of 500 most valuable companies across the world, and the country is ranked 10th on the chart, as per a report. Illustration: Dominic......

Will ITC's Sanjiv Puri manage to give shape to Deveshwar's grand plans?

To take the Rs 49,000 crore ITC to the top slot in the highly competitive FMCG business will require some aggression. In 2011, just after getting another five-year term as chairman of ITC, Yogesh......

'Kimi should leave McLaren'

Formula One fans are a passionate breed. And when Sumit Rajwade and Raja Sen landed in the rediff Formula One chat on Monday afternoon a minute late, the questions were already piling up.Don't......

Super Aguri F1 team a non-starter for 2006

Japan's planned Super Aguri Formula One team will not take part in next season's championship, the governing FIA said on Thursday.An official list of entrants had just 10 teams, the same number as......

Honda to run own F1 team from 2006

Japanese car manufacturer Honda plans to go it alone in Formula One from next year after acquiring a 100 percent stake in the BAR Honda team on Tuesday. Honda announced its buyout of founding owner......

Raikkonen wins Hungarian GP

Kimi Raikkonen won the Hungarian Grand Prix for McLaren on Sunday to revive his Formula One title hopes and claw 10 points back from Renault's championship leader Fernando Alonso.After the agony of......

Honda to stay with BAR long-term

Honda and the BAR Formula One team have announced an extension of their partnership until at least the end of 2007 and probably considerably longer.Shoichi Tanaka, president of Honda Racing......