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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......

Why Barricade Is Gaining Popularity

Barricade is a poignant political play for today's times. IMAGE: A scene from the play Barricade. Photographs: Kind courtesy Raj Lalwani A certain political play is gaining popularity in......

UK auction house withdraws sale of 'Naga Human Skull'

A United Kingdom auction house has withdrawn a 'Naga Human Skull' from its lots for a live online sale on Wednesday following outcry in India over the issue. IMAGE: The Swan auction house at......

3 killed as Mumbai-bound helicopter crashes in Pune

Two pilots and an engineer were killed after a helicopter belonging to a private aviation company crashed and caught fire in Maharashtra's Pune district on Wednesday morning, police said. IMAGE:......

The Peeli-Peelis of Kolkata

As Kolkata marches towards modernity, it is hard to imagine its streets without these cabs, notes Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd). IMAGE: Kolkata's famous Ambassador taxis. Photograph: Debadyuti......

India's biggest oil, gas bid round gets 4 bidders

India's biggest oil and gas bid round attracted four bidders that included state-owned ONGC and OIL and private sector Vedanta Ltd, with most blocks getting just two bids, according to Directorate......

Massive oil, gas reserves found in Pak waters

A substantial deposit of petroleum and natural gas has been discovered in Pakistan's territorial waters, a cache so large its exploitation could change the country's destiny, according to a media......

India's Startup Scorecard

For the startup ecosystem in India, the scorecard so far has been a mixed bag, observes Akhil Gupta. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Startups are being projected as the 'backbone of future......

Vax king Poonawalla shells out Rs 1,400 crore to snap up London villa

Serum Institute of India chief Adar Poonawalla will pay £138 million (about Rs 1,444 crore) for a Mayfair mansion in London in one of the city’s most expensive home sales of the year,......

Gig workers in e-commerce companies yet to get platform to voice concerns

Gig workers in e-commerce firms are yet to find satisfactory channels to voice their concerns as none of the 12 major e-commerce platforms have recognised any collective body of workers, Fairwork......

How Well Do You Know Rekha?

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. Cop, courtesan, daku, don, school teacher, snakes, Rekha's played everything under the sun on screen and survived bad......

Action Time For Alaya!

Amyra attends a wedding... Ali has an announcement... Mahesh Babu goes trekking... Photograph: Kind courtesy Manushi Chhillar/Instagram Manushi Chhillar explores the Lost City Of Petra in Jordan......

'YouTube Shorts pulls in people from all over India'

'Two in three creators in India who earn money from YouTube agree that YouTube is their primary source of revenue.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes.......

'Duggu can do anything he sets his mind to'

'As tempers flared, worried for his safety, I requested Duggu to sit in his car by the gate.''He did.''Later, I asked him how he could have remained so calm in the circumstances.''He told me......

Why Feroz Khan Cut Zeenat Aman's Pay

Photograph: Kind courtesy Zeenat Aman/Instagram It's always a joy to read Zeenat Aman's posts on Instagram, especially when she goes down memory lane and reveals interesting nuggets of movie......

Greece footballer Baldock found dead in swimming pool

IMAGE: Police tried cardiopulmonary resuscitation on George Baldock but could not revive him. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters The body of British-born Panathinaikos and Greece defender......

Expecting Aditi to win a medal at Paris Olympics: Kapil Dev

IMAGE: Aditi Ashok narrowly missed out on a medal at the Tokyo Olympics as she finished fourth. Photograph: Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters India's leading golfer Aditi Ashok can go one......

What's Rohit hinting at?

Photograph: Rohit Sharma/Instagram Back as India's T20 captain, Rohit Sharma left his fans wondering with his quirky post on social media.'In 2024 we mind our own rizzness,' Rohit......

FA Cup: Newcastle breeze past Sunderland in derby

IMAGE: Newcastle United's Alexander Isak celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters Newcastle United made light work of north-east rivals Sunderland as......

My Father, Tiger Pataudi

'No one in the history of the sport has ever come back from that kind of accident and got hundreds against England and Australia.' IMAGE: Saif Ali Khan prays at his father's grave in Pataudi.......

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