50% occupancy, seat markings: SOPs to reopen cinemas

After seven months of shut down due to COVID-19, cinema halls will reopen on October 15 with 50 per cent capacity and one-seat distance between the viewers, Information and Broadcasting Minister......

'All Indians have a big heart': See how big

Meet a Mumbai couple whose hearts are so big that they emptied out their entire savings to help feed the poor and needy during the COVID-19 pandemic IMAGE: Mizga and Faiyaz Shaikh distribute......

Unlock 1: Govt issues guidelines for offices, shrines, other places

Any employee residing in a COVID-19 containment zone should be allowed to work from home and not attend office till the time the area is denotified and that period will not be counted as leave, the......

CPEC: How Pakistan is losing out to China

'The accusation that Pakistan risks losing sovereignty to China is emotive and has the potential to spread.''China will, however, remain intent on achieving its strategic ambitions of acquiring......

Budget: CII wants govt to decriminalise GST, slash I-T rates

Industry body CII has pitched for a reduction in personal income tax rates, decriminalisation of the goods and services tax and a relook at the capital gains tax rates as part of its agenda......

Weakening Rupee? How To Neutralise Impact

Having exposure to international funds and gold is a must for those who have foreign currency-denominated goals, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   If your......

Will India succeed to ring in 5G in 2022?

A rare bonhomie among three private telecom companies in raising tariffs coming on the back of a bailout package by the government may have helped the telecom sector avert a crisis but the......

Reliance, Saudi Aramco stake sale talks gain pace

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries is reported to have held talks with Saudi Aramco on a cash and share deal for sale of a 20 per cent stake in its oil refining and petrochemical arm.......

How the Women in Blue make India proud

The celebrations after the 2017 World Cup went on for the next few months.But there was one question that the Indian cricketers failed to respond to in their interviews. 'What was their next......

Football Briefs: Legendary Buffon will play last game for Juve on Saturday

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Juventus' Gianluigi Buffon during the warm up. Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters Italy's talismanic goalkeeper Gianluigi......

Rooney is a troubled soul: Sir Alex Ferguson

Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson believes his star striker Wayne Rooney has been a troubled soul. Rooney has gone from Player of the Year to a flop for England and Manchester United and a......