'Infections are going to skyrocket'

'And they are going to be milder because we are dealing with the vaccinated and are much richer in terms of the immune response in the population.' IMAGE: A medic attends to a patient at the covid......

'There will be a drastic drop with the lockdown'

'Without it, it is going to be much, much, much, much worse.''In the meantime, we really need to work on a sort of war footing, given that it is a natural disaster, provide relief, provide......

Kolkata rape victim's father accepts Nitish's job offer in Bihar

Father of the girl, who was gangraped and allegedly burnt to death in Madhyamgram in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, said he will not return to Kolkata and has accepted Bihar Chief......

Inside look: The choppy Rs 3600 cr VVIP copter deal

Ajai Shukla gives the inside story of the controversial AW-101 helicopter deal and finds that corruption is endemic to overseas defence deals in India On November 4, 1977, Prime Minister Morarji......

IT firms cut flab, sack 3,000 in Q1

First sequential decline in a decade as 8 of top 15 software firms report drop in manpower For the first time in a decade, information technology (IT) companies reported a sequential decline in......

Budget 2009 faces flak from opposition parties

India's opposition parties have strongly criticised the General Budget presented by the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday. CPI (M) leader Brinda Karat felt the......

What's cheaper, what's costlier

Presenting the Union Budget for 2009-10, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday proposed reduced customs duty on LCD TVs to 5 per cent from existing 10 per cent, making the product cheaper.......

Review: Khoobsurat is a distinctly Disney treat

Khoobsurat offers up the expected -- only it does so with a smirk, says Raja Sen.Some movies are like candy. Wrapped in bright plastic and frequently too sweet for your own good, they act as......

Review: Khoobsurat is a distinctly Disney treat

Khoobsurat offers up the expected -- only it does so with a smirk, says Raja Sen.Some movies are like candy. Wrapped in bright plastic and frequently too sweet for your own good, they act as......

Review: Ishq Actually is death by boredom

Ishk Actually is one of the drabbest films I’ve seen all year, writes Sukanya Verma. Every film, even the silliest ones, need to begin with the promise of either intent or content. But......

PHOTOS: President bestows controversy-marred Arjuna awards

President Pranab Mukherjee, vice-president Mohd. Hamid Ansari and Minister of State for Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) Sarbananda Sonowal with......