Padma Bhushan for Indian vaccine makers

Founders of indigenous COVID-19 vaccine developer Bharat Biotech -- Krishna Ella and Suchitra Ella, along with Cyrus Poonawalla, the chairman and MD of another vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute......

'For 1,400 years India led the world in science'

'Indian science was perhaps more rational than the European science of the time.''Nobody tried or convicted Aryabhata just because he said Rahu-Ketu is nonsense.''Some Indians take the extreme view......

Revised SOP issued for conducting exams amid COVID-19

The government has issued a revised SOP for conducting examinations amid the COVID-19 pandemic, removing the provision that allowed symptomatic candidates who insist on taking an exam to do so in......

NTA set to conduct JEE-Main from Tuesday amid pandemic

The National Testing Agency (NTA) is all set to conduct the engineering entrance exam Joint Entrance Exam-Main from Tuesday amid elaborate arrangements to maintain social distancing at centres in......

Markets stage smart recovery; Sensex rises 191 points

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher for the third straight session on Friday, following gains in index majors L&T, ITC and Maruti and a record rally in the US markets after the......

Sensex tanks 736 pts, Nifty slides below 22K

Benchmark Sensex tanked 736 points while Nifty fell below the 22,000 level on Tuesday following a sell-off in index majors TCS, Infosys and RIL and weak Asian trends as Japan's central bank hiked......

Tata Sons' net debt burden at eight-year low as cash reserves swell

Tata Sons Private Limited, the holding company of the Tata group, witnessed a precipitous drop in its net debt to Rs 5,656 crore in the 10 months ended January this year, as its cash reserves......

Banks' valuation discount to Sensex hits 10-year high

Banks, the biggest component of the Indian equity market, are now trading at a big discount to the benchmark indices. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters The BSE Bankex index, which tracks the......

Thousands join 'Run to the moon' in aid of Covid-hit coaches, support staff

Championed by celebrated national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand, and Arjuna Awardees Ashwini Nachappa and Malathi Holla, 'Run to the Moon' will conclude on July 21 to coincide with the 51st......