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Ranidae
Ranidae, true frogs (蛙科), a family of 466 frog species in Anura, Neobatrachia, Ranoidea, established by Batsch 1796 with type genus Rana; cosmopolitan Old World frogs, sister to Dicroglossidae, including the goliath frog.
Raniganj coalfield
The Raniganj coalfield is a coal-mining region in Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India, and the country's oldest coalfield, with commercial mining begun in 1774.
Ranikeolucel (Hengkailai) CD19 CAR-T
Renikeolucel injection (雷尼基奥仑赛注射液, HICARA, HR001) is a CD19-directed autologous CAR-T therapy by Shanghai Hengrunda, NMPA-approved July 29, 2025 for relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma; China's first fully domestically developed CAR-T for that indication.
Ranikhet (रानीखेत)
Ranikhet (रानीखेत), "queen's meadow", is a cantonment hill town in Almora district, Uttarakhand, at about 1,829 m. British cantonment since 1869, headquarters of the Kumaon Regimental Centre, with one of Asia's highest golf courses and the Chaubatia fruit orchards.
Ranil Wickremesinghe (රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ)
Ranil Wickremesinghe (රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ), born 1949, UNP leader since 1994, six-time Sri Lankan prime minister, president 2022–2024 during the economic crisis and IMF program, arrested 2025.
Ranimustine
Ranimustine (MCNU, Cymerin) is a chloroethylnitrosourea alkylating anticancer drug approved in Japan for glioblastoma, myeloma, lymphoma, CML, polycythemia vera, and thrombocythemia; never FDA-approved in the US.
Ranipet district
Ranipet district (இராணிப்பேட்டை மாவட்டம்), a 2019-created district of Tamil Nadu carved from Vellore, headquarters Ranipet on the Palar River; leather-industry center of about 2,234 sq km and 12,10,277 people.
Ranirestat
Ranirestat (AS-3201) is an oral aldose reductase inhibitor developed by Sumitomo Pharma and Kyorin for diabetic neuropathy; it reached phase 3 trials, improved nerve conduction velocity but not symptom scores, and development was discontinued in 2016.
Ranitidine
Ranitidine (Zantac) is an H2 receptor antagonist for GERD, peptic ulcers, and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Withdrawn in 2020 over NDMA impurity formation during storage; FDA approved a reformulated version in November 2025.
Ranitomeya
Ranitomeya is a genus of small aposematic poison frogs (family Dendrobatidae) native to the Amazon basin, the Guianas, and the Andean foothills, with 20 recognized species.
Raniwas Mound
Raniwas Mound is the name of two protected archaeological sites in India: a Buddhist-era mound in Bihar and an ancient mound in Dausa district, Rajasthan.
RANJ
RANJ is the stage name of Ranjani Ramadoss, an Indian hip-hop and R&B singer and rapper from Chennai, based in Mumbai and signed to Azadi Records.
Ranj Singh
Ranj Singh (Dr Ranj), British paediatric emergency doctor and TV presenter, born 1979. Creator of CBeebies' Get Well Soon, This Morning resident doctor 2016-2021, Strictly 2018, Morning Live medic, Sunday Times bestselling author.
Ranjan Gogoi
Ranjan Gogoi (रंजन गोगोई), 46th Chief Justice of India (2018-2019), first from northeast India; Ayodhya and RTI rulings, 2018 judges' press conference, 2019 harassment inquiry, Rajya Sabha nomination 2020.
Ranjan Sen
Ranjan Sen (R. Sen) is a molecular immunologist who co-discovered the transcription factor NF-κB with David Baltimore in 1986 and leads a laboratory at the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore.
Ranjan Singh
Ranjan Singh is a terahertz photonics researcher and Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, known for on-chip topological beamforming for 6G wireless.
Ranjana Deshmukh
Ranjana Deshmukh (रंजना देशमुख), Marathi film actress known on screen as Ranjana; born 1955, Mumbai; starred in Chaani, Zunj, Are Sansar Sansar; paired with Ashok Saraf; career ended by a 1987 car accident; died 3 March 2000.
Ranjana H. Advani
Ranjana H. Advani is a medical oncologist who holds the Saul A. Rosenberg Professor of Lymphoma chair at Stanford University School of Medicine, treating Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Ranjau Sepanjang Jalan
Ranjau Sepanjang Jalan, translated as No Harvest but a Thorn, is a 1966 Malay novel by Shahnon Ahmad about a poor paddy-farming family facing floods, drought, and pests.
Ranjeet
Ranjeet (Gopal Bedi, गोपाल बेदी), Hindi film villain of the 1970s–80s, born near Amritsar; screen name from Sunil Dutt; over 200 Hindi villain films, Sharmeelee breakthrough.
Ranjeet Kumar Dass
Ranjeet Kumar Dass, born in 1965, is an Indian politician from Assam, a four-time BJP MLA who served as a minister, state party president, and Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly.
Ranjeet Ranjan
Ranjeet Ranjan is an Indian politician and Indian National Congress member representing Chhattisgarh in the Rajya Sabha from 2022 to 2028, previously a Lok Sabha member from Bihar.
Ranjeeta Kaur
Ranjeeta Kaur, also known as Robby, Indian actress born 1956 in Punjab; FTII-trained lead of Laila Majnu (1976) and Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se (1978); distinct from the later crew member of the same name.
Ranjeev Puri
Ranjeev Puri is an American Democratic politician who represents Canton in the Michigan House of Representatives and serves as Minority Leader of its Democratic caucus.
Ranjha Ranjha Kardi
Ranjha Ranjha Kardi (رانجھا رانجھا کردی) is a 2018–2019 Pakistani Hum TV drama serial, 31 episodes, written by Faiza Iftikhar, directed by Kashif Nisar, starring Iqra Aziz as Noori and Imran Ashraf as Bhola.
Ranji Trophy
Ranji Trophy: India's premier domestic first-class cricket championship, run by the BCCI since 1934-35 and named after K.S. Ranjitsinhji; 38 teams in Elite and Plate groups with promotion and relegation.
Ranjit Cheema
Ranjit Cheema, also identified as Ranjit Singh Cheema, was a Canadian organized-crime figure based in Vancouver. He pleaded guilty in the United States in 2008 to involvement in an international drug-smuggling operation,.
Ranjit Chowdhry
Ranjit Chowdhry (1955-2020), Indian actor and writer from Mumbai, star of Khatta Meetha and Khubsoorat, wrote and starred in Sam & Me, Cannes Caméra d'Or Special Distinction 1991, Genie nominee for Bollywood/Hollywood.
Ranjit Desai
Ranjit Desai (रणजित देसाई, 1928–1992) was a Marathi novelist, short-story writer, and playwright from Maharashtra, India, whose historical novels Swami and Shriman Yogi won the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Padma Shri.
Ranjit Dutta
Ranjit Dutta, born 1957, is an Indian BJP politician who has represented Sonitpur, Assam, in the Lok Sabha since 2024, after serving as an Assam minister from 2016 to 2021.