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Govt rejects possibility of undercounting Covid deaths

Refuting media reports that alleged India's COVID-19 death toll was 'vastly undercounted', the government on Thursday said the reports assume that all excess mortality figures are Covid deaths,......

Pegasus Project: Why I am hesitant to defend the government but must

Snooping is one of the oldest peccadilloes of man, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Indian Youth Congress activists during a protest over the Pegasus issue near Parliament House, July......

3 more Rafales arrive in India; total count reaches 24

A seventh batch of three more Rafale fighter jets arrived in India after flying non-stop for a distance of almost 8,000 km from France, in a further boost to the strike capability of the Indian Air......

What makes Eric Garcetti the right pick as US envoy

He has Biden's ear and because of the past relationship, Biden will actually listen to him, unlike some past residents of Roosevelt House, notes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Los Angeles Mayor Eric......

5% cancer cases in India last yr linked to drinking: Study

Alcohol consumption was associated with 62,100 or 5 per cent of newly diagnosed cancer cases last year in India, according to a study published in The Lancet Oncology journal which shows alcohol......

Bank stocks, global markets lift Sensex by 139 points

ICICI Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising over 3 per cent, followed by ITC, SBI, HCL Tech, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finserv and Tech Mahindra. NSE Nifty advanced 32 points to 15,856.05. The......

Sensex snaps 3-session slide with 639-point leap

Tech Mahindra was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, jumping over 5 per cent, followed by Bajaj Finance, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finserv, L&T, Tata Steel and Infosys. NSE Nifty surged 191.95 points to......

Why delivery of your cars, iPhones may get delayed

As Work from Home, Study from Home and Play from Home became the norm, people bought more PCs, smartphones, high-end Wi-Fi equipment and routers, printers, home theatre systems, and so on. In the......

Covid robs Moradabad's Brass City of its shine

With repeated disruptions in manufacturing activity and the dwindling number of jobs, most manufacturers spent their meagre savings and are now in debt. Forty-year-old Shamsher Ahmad has spent all......

Rajan on what India should do with its forex reserves

India needs foreign exchange buffer reserves to insulate itself from exchange rate volatility as we have "no friends" for swap lines and Japan was the only country that helped during the taper......

German women take a stand in full-body suits in Tokyo

IMAGE: Germany's Elisabeth Seitz in action during the women's all-round final uneven bars. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters German female gymnasts will choose whether they want to wear full......

Olympics: France, Argentina suffer shock defeats, Brazil win

IMAGE: Egypt players pray at the end of the match as Spain's Pedri looks dejected after a stalemate in their Tokyyo Olympics Group C match at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Japan, on Thursday.......

Boxing draw: No easy run for Indians at Tokyo Games

Mary Kom (51kg) will open her campaign against Dominica's Miguelina Hernandez on July 25; Panghal gets bye into pre-quarters. IMAGE: Indian women boxers pose after a training session at the Tokyo......

Competitor who can stop Neeraj from winning gold

Neeraj is good but tough for him to beat me, says Vetter IMAGE: Johannes Vetter of Germany competes in men’s javelin final. Photograph: Adam Nurkiewicz/Getty Images for European......

Power of two: When twins excelled on Olympic stage

IMAGE: Netherlands’ Sanne Wevers performs on the beam. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images With the Tokyo squads smaller than in prior Games, it is harder than ever to make it onto......

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