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Reduce booster gap to 6 months: Serum Institute to govt

Vaccine major Serum Institute of India has appealed to the government to reduce the gap between the second and booster dose to six months from nine months at present to safeguard people against......

India's Jobs Crisis

The number of Indians over 15 either working or looking for work is lower as a percentage than in the United States, China, Bangladesh or Pakistan, points out Aakar Patel. Illustration: Dominic......

Modi's Politics And India's Future

With the BJP continuing to be the constant combatant, centrifugal pressures will rise.Fractured relations between the Centre and the states as between BJP and non-BJP ruled states is a sizeable......

'This is the moment to reintroduce wealth tax'

'From March 2020 to November 2021, the combined wealth of the billionaires of this country has doubled.' IMAGE: A homeless girl asks for alms outside a coffee shop in Mumbai. Photograph: The Late......

'I have never used a teleprompter'

'In Hindi, Mr Modi is unequalled as an exceptionally accomplished orator.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi addresses the inauguration of the New Circuit House at Somnath in Gujarat,......

Rahul Bajaj was a true nationalist

Rahul Bajaj was transparent, outspoken, and not ready to bend the rules, says R C Bhargava. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com As marketing director in Maruti Suzuki (then called Maruti......

Cyberattacks surge amid rising Covid-driven digitalisation: WEF study

The accelerating pace of digitalisation, fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, has led to a record-breaking year for cybercrime with ransomware attacks rising 151 per cent in 2021, and an average of......

This is the best time to invest in India: Modi

India's growth in next 25 years will be clean, green, sustainable and reliable, said PM Modi in his special address to the World Economic Forum's online Davos Agenda 2022 summit. Citing India's......

How the wealth of India's richest can make a difference

An additional one per cent tax on the richest 10 per cent can provide the country with nearly 17.7 lakh extra oxygen cylinders, while a similar wealth tax on the 98 richest billionaire families......

WEF defers Davos 2022 meet due to Omicron outbreak

The World Economic Forum on Monday said it has decided to defer its Annual Meeting 2022 in the Swiss Alpine ski resort town of Davos in the light of continued uncertainty over the Omicron outbreak.......

Salute the Power & Glory of Indian Cinema!

It is the most potent symbol of India's soft power -- more perhaps than the IT industry and our managerial skill, notes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. IMAGE: Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan in a scene from......

Why Bollywood is NOT worth its name

The Rs 19,100 crore 'Indian film industry' is more than its monikers for three simple reasons, notes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. IMAGE: Bollywood's biggest actors get together in an epic selfie.......

Like Elli AvrRam's bathroom selfie?

Bollywood is on the move! The stars are travelling to various parts of India and the world on work and play. Here's looking at where they are. Photograph: Kind courtesy Elli......

Deepika gets an award!

The world seems to have turned its attention to Bollywood's ladies, and is honouring them with awards. Photograph: Kind courtesy Deepika Padukone/Instagram Deepika Padukone received the......

'I have had so many sleepless nights'

'...just wondering about how I can undo this damage.' Breaking his silence on the controversy following comments by cricketers Hardik Pandya and K L Rahul on his chat show, Karan Johar apologises......

'That was very unusual': When Tendulkar sledged McGrath

'I got him out a few times and he hit some good hundreds against us. So it was like 50-50 between us.' 'I had some great battles with Sachin. I spend a lot of time in India now for coaching etc and......

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