Fadnavis gets home, finance; BJP bags key portfolios in Maha cabinet

Five days after the induction of 18 ministers into his cabinet, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday distributed portfolios, with the Bharatiya Janata Party getting several key......

Final analysis: Covaxin 65.2% effective against Delta variant

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin has demonstrated 77.8 per cent effectiveness against symptomatic COVID-19 and 65.2 per cent protection against the new Delta variant.   Photograph:......

COVID-19 second wave: Delays in RT-PCR tests

While there is a shortage of testing kits, manpower and capacities, India does not have other scalable testing options, report Vinay Umarji and Sohini Das. IMAGE: A medical worker collects the......

Killings in name of cow unacceptable: Centre

Facing attacks over lynching incidents, the Centre on Thursday asserted that killings in the name of cow ‘sentiments’ was unacceptable and said the state governments should take stern......

Though slowly, tide is indeed turning for mid, small-caps

So far in September, the S&P BSE Small-cap index has gained nearly 3 per cent as compared to a modest 0.2 per cent dip in the S&P BSE Sensex. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The tide seems......

French firm's Indian arm buys Prabhat's dairy business

Besides the dairy business, the transaction also involves sale of 100 per cent shareholding in Sunfresh Agro Industries, a step-downsubsidiary of Prabhat, via a share purchase agreement, the......

Er, why are we paying such high prices for milk?

Dairies cut milk procurement price by 11% in 2 months on bumper supply, but they are in no mood to pass on this price benefit to the consumers Dairies have cut milk procurement prices by 11 per......

'Why will black money get purged?'

'Even with the restrictions of depositing more than Rs 2.5 lakh in a bank, people will find new methods to convert this cash hoard into legal tender.' WAR ON BIG NOTES IMAGE: People queue up......

'Nargis, Meena Kumari, Madhubala, Suraiya... they all loved me'

'Madhubala told me that of all the addictions, the biggest addiction is make-up; once you put it on, you can never leave the limelight even if you want to,' Tabassum tells Patcy N. The petite......

Pankaj Advani too good

Pankaj Advani, the 20-year old 2005 World billiards and 2003 World snooker champion from Bangalore, warmed up nicely by drubbing local challenger Rupesh Shah 2-0 in Group C to maintain his unbeaten......

Leading cueists have it easy

Barring a hiccup or two, fancied players, including the top two seeds, National champions Alok Kumar (snooker) and Pankaj Advani (billiards), comfortably survived the first day in the Reliance......

CRPF, Army XI in last eight

Central Reserve Police Force edged past All India Major Ports while Army XI outplayed Central Industrial Security Force to move to the quarter-finals of the 108th All India Beighton Cup hockey......