While bats are the ancestral hosts to many deadly viruses affecting humans such as Ebola, rabies, and the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, the flying mammals themselves tolerate these pathogens......
A large trial in the United States and two South American countries of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has shown 79 per cent efficacy rate at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and 100 per cent......
The RoyalSwedishAcademy of Sciences on Tuesday announced that the Nobel Prize in Physics, 2018, will be shared among three scientists, one each from United States of America, Canada and France, for......
Do we ever think about what happens to the shopping carts that we misplace in the parking lot? How do they get back to their original locations where they are supposed to be? Either someone......
Men really should learn to stay positive, for a new study has found that optimism is good for their hearts. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester medical center,......
Renowned tax expert Parthasarathi Shome has been appointed adviser to Finance Minister P Chidambaram.The appointment comes at a time when the ministry is struggling to rein in the fiscal deficit at......
Is it time to take a relook at our economic theories? asks Ajit Balakrishnan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com If there is one thing that deep-thinking observers agree about the recently......
Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam's defence team have rested their case in the biggest hedge fund insider trading trial in the US history. Rajaratnam's defence rested their case on Monday.The......
An eminent Indian-American scientist has been elected fellow of the prestigious World Technology Network for his innovative work in the field of material science. Amit Goyal of the Oak Ridge......
I graduated with a masters in business administration in 1992. Armed with an MBA, I thought launching my dream project, Sweet World - the first chain of retail outlets in India to offer the western......
'I personally consider Indian cinema as one of the most creative and powerful forms of cinematic expression in the world.' 'An average Indian film is 10 times better than a costly American......