'COVID-19 is deadly in 0.1 per cent people'

'Some of the longer-term implications of COVID-19 are not related to the virus itself.''They are actually related to immune responses from the virus.' IMAGE: Professor Ravindra Kumar Gupta of......

MUST READ: 10 things you didn't know about Stephen Hawking

Image: File image of Stephen Hawking addressing a public meeting in Cape Town. Photograph: Reuters. On Wednesday, world-famous theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking passed......

The spiritual guru who is pushing innovation

Hugging Saint Mata Amritanandamayi's hospital has developed protein nanomedicines for drug-resistant leukemia and nano-structured wafers to prevent recurrence of brain tumours. Nikita......

'Cancer is not incurable'

Should you test yourself for cancer, if you have family history? Do you know how to protect yourself from cancer? If you are worried about a symptom, when should you go to a cancer specialist? How......

How Modi, Xi can tackle the worrying trade deficit

'Since the bilateral deficit is a reality -- and a worry -- we need to find a way to deal with it,' says Ravi Bhoothalingam. IMAGE: Workers carry a hoarding welcoming Prime Minister Narendra......

Weak oil prices drag markets; Nifty ends below 7,400

Financials were the top losers while oil shares also declined amid weak crude oil prices. Benchmark share indices extended losses for the third straight session dragged by financials while oil......

Benefit of Ranbaxy deal to accrue in few years: Sun Pharma

It will take a ‘few years’ for Sun Pharma to realise the benefits of its $4 billion takeover of Ranbaxy, said the company's Chairman Israel Makov, terming the deal as a ‘complex......

Sun Pharma settles litigation with Novartis over cancer drug

Sun Pharma has inked a settlement pact with Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation over cancer drug Gleevec, paving the way for the Indian drug major to launch a generic version of the medicine in the......

'It's very important to make a happy film that entertains'

On Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 91st birth anniversary on September 30, we bring back excerpts from a Rediff interview with the brilliant filmmaker, just after the release of his last film, Jhoot Bole......

Bollywood's Ten Prolific Bengali Filmmakers

The Hindi Film Industry is a famously cosmopolitan space welcoming creativity of all lands and regions. This absorption of variety in culture and personalities is instrumental in the......

When Harry Met Sally screenwriter Nora Ephron no more

Oscar-nominated Hollywood screenwriter Nora Ephron who penned such romantic comedies as When Harry met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle has died, US officials and media said. She was 71. A noted......

11-year-old Lion King star Shannon Tavarez dies

The 11-year-old Shannon Tavarez, who played the character of young Nala in one of Disney's most popular production Lion King, has died from leukemia. Shannon gave voice to the lioness cub in the......

Ex-India footballer battling blood cancer, vows to return stronger

Former Indian forward Surojit Bose, an important member of Mahindra United's National Football League win in 2005-06, is battling stage one blood cancer and is currently being treated at the All......

Sportsperson who have tested positive for coronavirus

IMAGE: Loftus Road Stadium, home to Queens Park Rangers is pictured on March 23, 2020 in London. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty Images While the whole world grapples to contain the spread of the......

Spanish football coach dies of coronavirus aged 21

IMAGE: Francisco Garcia was serving as the manager of Atletico Portada Alta's youth team since 2016 Spanish football coach Francisco Garcia has passed away aged 21 after contracting coronavirus.......

Sports Shorts: Tokyo Olympics medal hopeful Ikee diagnosed with leukemia

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday IMAGE: Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee became the first female athlete to be named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) at an Asian Games.......

Sports Shorts: Pakistan averts hockey Asiad boycott over allowance payments

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday IMAGE: China and Pakistan players shake hands after the 7th/8th place match between Pakistan and China on day nine of the Hero......