'We have to be prepared for the invisible enemy'

'Unlike on the western and eastern borders where there is an enemy at the gate, here there is an invisible enemy which is building its own capability and can come into play at a time and place of......

Jaya Bachchan bats for Bollywood in RS; toasted for her speech

Batting for Bollywood on the floor of the Rajya Sabha, MP and veteran actor Jaya Bachchan on Tuesday argued for government support to the entertainment industry and slammed those tarnishing its......

Coronavirus cases rise to 100; more states shut malls, schools

Maharashtra has reported 31 positive cases, Kerala 19, Uttar Pradesh 11, Delhi and Karnataka six each,  Ladakh three, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Telangana two each; and Tamil Nadu,......

15 outstanding women honoured with Nari Shakti Puraskar

A lady mason, a centenarian athlete, Jharkhand's lady Tarzan and a "mushroom mahila" were among the 15 women awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar by President Ram Nath Kovind for their contribution in......

G20 Summit: Startups hope Delhi Declaration to help ease capital access

The Indian startup ecosystem has lauded the inclusion of startups in the New Delhi Leaders' Declaration for the first time ever in the history of G20. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters......

H-1B, L-1 visa fees to be hiked massively

The Biden administration has proposed a massive hike in immigration fees, including the much sought-after H-1B visas for high-skilled foreign workers, which is very popular among Indian tech......

Will Ayushman Bharat disrupt the health insurance market?

As a result of the mass state-led scheme, the processes in the health insurance market could get simplified over time and become uniform Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India......

Let us stop taxing women!

Double tax exemption on wages paid to women can encourage companies to hire, retain and compensate women better, argues Nitin Pai.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The single biggest policy......

Globe-winning films will now score at box office

The films that won major awards at the 69th Golden Globes will see a marked increased in their box office collections. Even the most cynical of the moviegoers who think they have seen everything......

Subjecting cinema to the world

Every film is like a painting-- some of them have changed the way we dream, some creating the dream in the first place with the poetics of memory, entering our subconscious in an intimate......

Sports Shorts: Nadal withdraws from Paris Masters citing personal reasons

Rafael Nadal of Spain. Photograph: Kevin Lee/Getty Images Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Paris Masters ahead of the tournament's start on Monday for "personal reasons", the French Tennis......