Modi, the Winter Fashionista

It's getting warmer in Delhi. Sigh. So we won't see NDM's fashionable shawls till next winter... Remember those photographs from the 1990s of then Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary Narendra......

Healthcare workers, those above 65 yrs to be given vaccine first: Govt

Noting that it is natural to prioritise the COVID-19 vaccine distribution process, health minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said healthcare workers and people aged above 65 years will be given......

Why this general's visit to India was so important

Thailand's importance to India's Act East policy is too significant to be overlooked, says Rajaram Panda. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Thailand's Prime Minister General Prayut......

34 students fall ill after eating mid-day meal in Delhi

Around 34 students of a government school in Jahangirpuri area in New Delhi were taken ill on Monday after consuming mid-day meal, prompting Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to order testing of......

'FICCI is focusing on start-ups'

'For our traditional membership base, it would be an access to disruptive ideas,' FICCI President Subhrakant Panda tells Asit Mishra/Business Standard. FICCI President Subhrakant Panda.......

Lithium reserves found in Jammu and Kashmir put on bidding block

The central government is expected to complete the auction of the 5.9-million tonne (mt) lithium reserves discovered in the Reasi district of the northern Union Territory (UT) of Jammu & Kashmir......

'Adani affair overshadowed Budget's stability, prudence'

'That is the one headline the world is reading about India, and it is a potentially damaging story...''I don't think a panic mentality has set in, but this story is one that investors and market......

Key mantra for India's pharma sector in 2023

Reinvent and innovate will be the key mantra for the Indian pharma industry in the New Year as the 'pharmacy of the world' looks to move from volume to value leadership, amid emerging challenges of......

It has been a good year for Bollywood. Could it get better?

Business is better than usual in Bollywood. It is 7:45 on a Wednesday evening. In its third week, Zoya Akhtar's Dil Dhadakne Do, the story of a rich Punjabi family's journey of self-discovery,......

Why searching for Ash can harm your PC!

Beware! Searching for Aishwarya Rai on your search engine can do your computer a lot of harm. The actress has been named India's second most Dangerous Celebrity In Cyberspace by Internet......