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Sri Lanka bans flyers from India with immediate effect

Sri Lanka on Thursday announced that all arrivals from India will be banned with immediate effect due to the record rise in COVID-19 cases in the neighbouring country. Several countries like the......

'Centre's COVID misgovernance is a political liability'

'Modi is still immensely popular and, therefore, he can sustain any number of policy failures.''Modi himself has worn multiple faces so it would be naive to think that the Modi of 2021 will be the......

Navy deploys 9 warships to bring oxygen from abroad

Intensifying its efforts, the Indian Navy has deployed nine warships to bring liquid oxygen and other medical supplies from several countries in Persian Gulf and south-east Asia as hospitals across......

China's Covid overtures don't impress India

India has realised that one can only deal with China from a position of strength and that is not palatable to Beijing, observes Dr Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Tankers filled with medical oxygen in......

What do Indians Vote For?

'Many Indians are not voting mostly on the basis of issues like the economy and their own well-being as measured by data provided by the government.''They seem to be as concerned and perhaps more......

Sensex rallies 272 points on gains in auto, IT stocks

On the Sensex chart, Bajaj Auto, HDFC, Infosys, Tech Mahindra and ICICI bank emerged as the prominent gainers. NSE Nifty ended with a gain of 106.95 points at 14,724.80. Equity gauges Sensex and......

Sensex rallies 424 points on RBI announcements; financial stocks shine

Sun Pharma was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, soaring around 6 per cent, followed by Kotak Bank, Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, Dr Reddy's, Titan and TCS. NSE Nifty surged 121.35 points......

S&P slashes India's GDP growth to 9.8% over Covid 2nd wave

S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday slashed India's GDP growth forecast for the current financial year to 9.8 per cent saying the second Covid wave may derail the budding recovery in the economy and......

Losses in index heavyweights pull Sensex down 465 points

Dr Reddy's was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding around 2 per cent, followed by Reliance Industries, Sun Pharma, HDFC twins, Infosys, M&M and PowerGrid. NSE Nifty slumped 137.65 points to......

Sensex makes a sharp U-turn to finish 64 points lower

Titan was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding over 4 per cent, followed by IndusInd Bank, Reliance Industries, Axis Bank, Kotak Bank, ONGC, ITC and ICICI Bank. NSE Nifty closed 3.05 points......

When Satyajit Ray got UPSET

There is a world that Satyajit Ray created in his films that I wanted to be a part of -- as Durga bathed in the rain to Ravi Shankar's music; when Charulata sat on the swing regretting she never......

Look what's hanging from Sonam's ears!

Priyanka puts on a bikini... Radhika turns cinematographer... Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonam Kapoor/Instagram Is that a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's the Eiffel Tower! Photograph: Kind......

COVID-19: Be careful in planning foreign training, IOA to NSFs

IMAGE: Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra. Photograph: Ali Bharmal/Getty Images for FIH Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra on Thursday urged national federations......

'Kohli has phenomenal connect with youth'

'RCB is a natural choice for us, mainly due to our long-standing association with Virat Kohli.' IMAGE: Royal Challengers Bangalore Captain Virat Kohli. Photograph: Kind courtesy PUMA......

Harendra named head coach of US men's hockey team

IMAGE: Former India men’s hockey coach Harendra Singh discusses tactics with his players. Photograph: Hockey India Former India hockey coach Harendra Singh, who trained both the National......

Covid-19: Judo team forced to pull of Olympic qualifiers

IMAGE: Two Indian judokas -- Ajay Yadav and Ritu -- tested positive for COVID-19 just before the start of the Asia-Oceania Olympic qualifiers in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Photograph: Matthias......

IPL 2021: Star Sports hopes to earn Rs 32 billion

Disney-Star generated advertising revenue of over Rs 27 billion for IPL 2020. IMAGE: Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler of England makes their way out alongside Virat Kohli and K L Rahul of India ahead......

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Strong demand, firm prices to buoy Tata Steel’s FY22 show

Steel prices in the US are at $1,500 per tonne, at 1,000 per tonne in Europe and $1,000-1,050 in Southeast Asia. In India, prices are below $900... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/earnings/strong-demand-firm-prices-to-buoy-tata-steels-fy22-show/articleshow/82448149.cms

Saudi cuts oil price to keep Asia share as Covid pummels demand in India

News Business News India Business News Saudi cuts oil price to keep Asia share as Covid pummels demand in India Saudi cuts oil price to keep Asia... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/saudi-cuts-oil-price-to-keep-asia-share-as-covid-pummels-demand-in-india/articleshow/82439024.cms

Kamala Harris to speak at Covid aid to India event

Under fire from some critics for what they saw as her tepid initial response to India's Covid-19 crisis, US vice-president Kamala Harris will... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/kamala-harris-to-speak-at-covid-aid-to-india-event/articleshow/82437795.cms

India reaffirms independent foreign policy approach

India’s independent world view has been reaffirmed in the recent days with the fact that while it has worked closely with the USA on medical... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/india-reaffirms-independent-foreign-policy-approach-in-recent-weeks/articleshow/82432822.cms

Ola Electric appoints N Balachandar as chief HR officer

Balachandar is a 33-year industry HR veteran, and brings global experience to the company, having worked across India, Europe and Asia with GE... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/renewables/ola-electric-appoints-n-balachandar-as-chief-hr-officer/articleshow/82431561.cms

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