'Nothing new about cyclones in May'

'It is the most prone month for the development of cyclones in the pre-monsoon period.' IMAGE: The north-west monsoon arrived in Mumbai with a bang on June 9, 2021. Photograph: Shashank Parade/PTI......

Will Naveen Patnaik opt for Modi?

Those who know Naveen Patnaik well say his final decision will depend on who has the edge after the election.Ramani Ranjan Mohapatra reports. IMAGE: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, right,......

Odisha health minister quits in wake of hospital fire tragedy

Odisha’s Health and Family Welfare Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak on Friday resigned in the wake of death of 25 people in a hospital fire tragedy, while opposition parties asked Chief......

SC refuses to revisit its verdict on anti-defection law

The Supreme Court today refused to revisit its two-decade-old verdict on the anti-defection law holding that an elected or nominated member of Parliament of a political party is bound by its whip......

Cognizant job cuts: 'Effect on India minimal'

'In India, the impact will be less than 1% of employee headcount.'   After posting better-than-expected Q3 earnings, Cognizant announced a slew of cost optimisation measures including......

Salil Parekh on how Infy beat TCS' growth rate in Q1

'Our focus has been on what our clients want.''We are building a company that is going to be ready for the next 5-10 years.''The most critical thing is that we should be a respected......

'Rishad has all the values of Mr Premji and Wipro'

'There’s a lot of continuity in terms of basic values and there’s also a lot of new thinking based on the generational shift… it’s a combination of continuity and change,'......

'Headcount addition not an indicator of growth'

'The increasing mix of fixed price contracts is helping us improve productivity by bringing in more automation.' Photograph: Abhishek N Chinnappa/Reuters Wipro, which showed a marked improvement......

After Jaffer, Tare hits hundred to hoist Mumbai

Wicketkeeper Aditya Tare blazed his way to a hundred as defending champions Mumbai took control of their Group ‘A’ Ranji Trophy match against minnows Vidarbha, at the Wankhede stadium,......

When Indian cricketers breached the Code

Following Virat Kohli's middle finger gesture in the second Test against Australia, Bikash Mohapatra looks back on instances when Indian cricketers were penalised for their actions on the field.......

When Gupte dismissed Sobers at Green Park

He dismissed Sir Garfield Sobers only once in his career, but such was the guile and craft of Subhash Gupte that the legendary West Indies batsman believed there was no leg-spinner better than him.......

Orissa gain crucial lead

Fine bowling by off spinner Sanjay Satpathy and paceman Deepak Mangaraj enabled hosts Orissa to gain a crucial 60-run first innings lead againstMadhya Pradesh on the third day of the Ranji trophy......

Golwarkar rocks Orissa

Despite a valiant unbeaten 142 by Pravanjan Mallick, Orissa were bowled out for a modest 318 in their first innings by Madhya Pradesh who were happily placed at 132 for two at close on day two of......