Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: What Killed Ustad Zakir Hussain

'It's almost like the tissue of the lung has a cancer spreading to it, which is causing scarring and rapidly progresses.' Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes.......

UP: Told to go to school, minor son kills mother, misleads father

A scientist's minor son has allegedly confessed to killing his mother at their home in Gorakhpur, days after he misled his father and police, claiming she died of an accidental fall, officials......

Farmers tear-gassed after offering tea, flower shower; several hurt

Agitating farmers suspended their foot march to Delhi on Sunday after some of them sustained injuries in teargas shelling by Haryana security personnel who thwarted yet another attempt by the......

Prez Murmu says she broke protocol to visit Odisha

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday said she has broken the protocol and undertaken several tours of Odisha and her native Mayurbhanj district in order to speed up development work. IMAGE:......

PSU bank stocks surge up to 39% in 2024; what does 2025 hold in store?

According to analysts, the rally in most PSB stocks in 2024 was driven by the continuation of the government at the Centre. The year 2024 was a roller-coaster ride for Indian stock markets, marked......

'GST Council Should Jack Up Rates'

'Rates go up, revenues go up, and the need for compensation diminishes.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The Goods and Services Tax Council has turned into a "rate cutting panel",......

Prosperity Is Not India's Birth Right

If growth reverts to the pre-Covid level, a lot of people may have to temper their rosy optimism, points out Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   What seemed like a......

GDP growth slows to 2-year low of 5.4% in Q2

India's economic growth slowed to near two-year low of 5.4 per cent in the July-September quarter of this fiscal due to poor performance of manufacturing and mining sectors as well as weak......

'After This Film, People Will Salute Firefighters'

'Fauji woh desh sambhalta hain, border sambhalta hain, hum shehar sambhalte hain (Soldiers protect the country, the border, we protect the city).' IMAGE: Udit Arora, Prime Video India's Manish......

'Captain Sharan Praised Me'

'He told me he was very happy to see the realistic portrayal of the cockpit too.''His wife told me that I carried the same kind of personality as her husband in my performance.' IMAGE: Vijay Verma......

The Olympics, From A Spectator's Lens

What is it like watching all the Olympian action and drama unfold from the spectators' galleries at the Stade de France?Rediff.com asked Dr Rajesh Parikh, director of medical research and......