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Maharashtra, Bengal report suspected GBS deaths

A woman is suspected to have died of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in Maharashtra on Wednesday, while 16 new cases of the rare nerve disorder were reported in the state, health officials......

IT professionals join stir as protests continue to rock Kolkata

Multiple protests by people seeking justice for the RG Kar Hospital victim, with and without political banners, continued to rock Kolkata for yet another day on Tuesday even as the Central Bureau......

Emotional scenes as Israeli hostages released by Hamas meet their families

Emotional scenes unfolded as Israeli children and women, held captive by Hamas militants in Gaza for a gruelling 49 days, were released and finally reunited with their families under a Qatar,......

35 children die in Kolkata's BC Roy Hospital in 5 days

Altogether 35 children have died at Kolkata's state-run B C Roy Children's Hospital in the last five days. The largest referral children's hospital in the eastern region of the country had been in......

Protests rock Kolkata as truck crushes schoolboy; cops hurt, vehicles torched

Several vehicles were torched and a few policemen were injured, as violent protests rocked Kolkata's Behala area on Friday after a speeding truck crushed a six-year-old boy and left his father......

'I don't think I will die so fast'

'My wife, family members as well as members of the workers will be trustees.''The trust will take all decisions -- no family member can individually take any decision.' On the passing of Subrata......

Jet lost Rs 200 crore during the 5-day stir

Saroj Dutta, executive director of Jet Airways said in Mumbai on Sunday that the five-day long strike by pilots of Jet Airways has cost the company in terms of revenue losses to the......

Try these tips to get maximum benefits from your insurance policy

When you buy a life insurance policy, the only risk covered is mortality. So, purchasing a rider is a cost-effective way of managing your financial plan. A man carrying a child tries to cover......

Insurance: Read the fine print now!

Take 1: Remember all those Amitabh Bachchan movies where the perpetual mother Nirupa Roy would be shedding voluminous tears as her husband is in the hospital, there is no money to feed the children......

India: Elusive healthcare for the poor

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......

'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......

'I am a people's actor'

'If this is how the audience likes me, I will continue doing it.'Jagdeepsaab, in a Rediff.com interview, 22 years ago. The twinkle has faded a little, the face is lined, but the voice is as nasal......

How a desi is making waves at MoMA

'We'll certainly have Hollywood productions, so why wouldn't we have Bollywood?'Indira Kannan reports. IMAGE: Members of the 69th Berlin film festival's international jury arrive for the awards......

'We have forgotten to be normal'

Shoojit Sircar takes Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni behind the sets of October, and right inside his beautiful mind. IMAGE: Director Shoojit Sircar flanked by Varun Dhawan, left, and Producer......

Review: The Iron Lady works because of Meryl Streep

The Iron Lady is much too lethargic to create the complexity of Margaret Thatcher's supremacy or match the aura of Meryl Streep's ambitions, writes Sukanya Verma. It was in a Linda Goodman book......

Kumble's blazer for charity

In a noble gesture, veteran leg spinner Anil Kumbledonated his first India blazer towardsthe cause of a children's hospital extension project in Kolkata.The blazer, which the 33-year-old......

Spotted: Sachin Tendulkar in Bengaluru

Reader Gajanan Patil sent us this photograph from Bengaluru. 'My name is Gajanan Patil. I met Sachin Tendulkar at Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru while the Indian team was practicing......

Once a boxing champ, he now cleans drains for a living

Once a boxing champion, life has dealt Krishna Routh a severe blow. Payal Mohanka chronicles the plight of an achiever and the apathy of a disinterested administration. IMAGE: Former pugilist......

Tendulkar's best kept secret is out

One of Sachin Tendulkar's best kept secrets is out. And it was revealed by the master blaster himself.Addressing a press conference, relating to the September 12 auction of cricket memorabilia in......

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