Uzmi Athar And Bunty Tyagi

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NCW receives over 7,600 complaints this year, domestic violence tops list
Rediff.com4 May 2025

The National Commission for Women (NCW) in India has received over 7,600 complaints...

Women candidates constitute only 8% in first two phases of LS polls
Rediff.com28 Apr 2024

In the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls, there were 135 women candidates while in the...

Aligarh Muslims say this election crucial for community
Rediff.com21 Apr 2024

In the Muslim community, views on this Lok Sabha election seem to vary, with some...

COP28 clinches deal on transition away from fossil fuels
Rediff.com13 Dec 2023

Adopted after nearly two weeks of hectic negotiations, the first Global Stocktake deal,...

How 33% reservation empowered women at panchayat level
Rediff.com24 Sep 2023

In the three decades since reservation of seats for women in panchayati raj...

Govt to bring back 150 Indian artefacts from US in next 6 months
Rediff.com9 Jul 2023

Mohan said bilaterally also, India is working with countries like the United States.

New Vice President Enclave to have bullet-proof windows, CPWD invites bids
Rediff.com12 May 2023

The Central Public Works Department, a prime construction agency of the central...

Indian Women's Press Corps asked to vacate govt bungalow, pay Rs 18 lakh
Rediff.com10 Apr 2023

A letter issued by the directorate of estates to the IWPC's president states that the...

Jaishankar, Blinken discuss Ukraine war, Indo-Pacific situation
Rediff.com13 Nov 2022

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met United States Secretary of State Antony...

Every Covid patient infecting 2 others as Delhi's R-value up to 2.1: IIT
Rediff.com23 Apr 2022

Delhi's R-value, which indicates the spread of COVID-19, was recorded at 2.1 this week,...

Breathlessness, eye problem, dementia among most common long Covid symptoms
Rediff.com16 Apr 2022

Breathlessness, eye problems, muscle weakness, dementia, weight loss, concentration...

When will Covid end? Here's what experts say
Rediff.com15 Feb 2022

'Unless we see four weeks of low and stable numbers with only minor fluctuations, we...

Omicron, Delta 2 pandemics going on parallelly: Virologist
Rediff.com16 Jan 2022

Omicron is a 'deviant' from the COVID-19 pandemic progression script and so it must be...

Does India need booster shots to fight Omicron?
Rediff.com12 Dec 2021

'Better to prevent than to wait for evidence. Protection delayed can also mean...

Booster vaccines best defence against Omicron, create them: Virologist
Rediff.com1 Dec 2021

Booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines are the easiest barrier that must be created...

Most Indians may be safe against Omicron, no need for panic: Dr Jameel
Rediff.com30 Nov 2021

A 'very large' number of Indians are likely to remain protected from Omicron or any...

Coronavirus spread likely to continue for a very long time: WHO
Rediff.com28 Sep 2021

Stressing that the Covid virus may continue to transmit for a "very long time", senior...

Covid may head towards endemicity in India: Dr Gagandeep Kang
Rediff.com20 Sep 2021

The endemic stage is when a population learns to live with a virus. It is very...

Delta plus has more affinity for lung tissues: NTAGI chief
Rediff.com27 Jun 2021

The Delta plus variant of COVID-19 has greater affinity to lung tissues as compared to...

'No data to show Covid will affect kids in next wave'
Rediff.com25 May 2021

Arora, who is Director of INCLEN Trust, said it is not possible to predict any third...