A mother's height is a major factor in determining the health of the children. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health have found a link between a mother's height and the health of her......
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......
A timely phone call to Childline by a 15-year-old girl from a remote village in West Bengal's Purulia district helped the teenager prevent her marriage. Image only for representation. Photograph:......
Shobana Kubendran loves human genes -- understanding them, how they work, even how they carry disorders. And she loves the ability to talk and advise families on the potential medical problems that......
'I feel she has some mental disorder. Or, it was an act of pure revenge.' IMAGE: The Goa police escort Suchana Seth, who is accused of killing her child, to a court in Mapusa, January 9, 2024.......
Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh have emerged as the poorest states in India, according to Niti Aayog's first Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com As......
Ten young innovators and entrepreneurs of South Asian origin have been honoured with 2005 Global Indus Technovators Awards by the Indian Business Club at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This......
Liberia, all of eleven and living in Arua in north-western Uganda, is paying a heavy price-- she will not be able to attend school from next term. This is because the government has introduced......
India's poor health status, particularly in relation to a country like Bangladesh, which enjoys a lower level of income, has significant implications. If this continues despite high growth and......
In his address to the National Development Council in July, the prime minister stated, "Rare are moments of history when a nation suddenly captures the imagination of the world."Indeed, India is......
'Outside the house, he was this iconic deified figure.''Inside, he was a sorted-out, genial householder, always ready to lend a patient ear to our problems.' IMAGE: Nagarjuna with his legendary......