Fadnavis gets home, finance; BJP bags key portfolios in Maha cabinet

Five days after the induction of 18 ministers into his cabinet, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday distributed portfolios, with the Bharatiya Janata Party getting several key......

Final analysis: Covaxin 65.2% effective against Delta variant

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin has demonstrated 77.8 per cent effectiveness against symptomatic COVID-19 and 65.2 per cent protection against the new Delta variant.   Photograph:......

COVID-19 second wave: Delays in RT-PCR tests

While there is a shortage of testing kits, manpower and capacities, India does not have other scalable testing options, report Vinay Umarji and Sohini Das. IMAGE: A medical worker collects the......

In Meerut, no cry of justice for Hashimpura victims

Image: A group of Muslims in Hashimpura offer prayers. In the centre is Mohammed Naeem, one of the survivors from the 1987 massacre. Photograph: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Twenty-eight years......

Er, why are we paying such high prices for milk?

Dairies cut milk procurement price by 11% in 2 months on bumper supply, but they are in no mood to pass on this price benefit to the consumers Dairies have cut milk procurement prices by 11 per......

Netflix-ication of print media in India?

Monetising online readership, a deeper focus on content and getting revenue from the reader are ways to make the business future-proof, observes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. Illustration: Dominic......

Tatas set to take Ginger to 30 places by '07-08

Roots Corporation, the 100 per cent subsidiary of Indian Hotels Company from the Tata Group, is planning to open its low-cost, no-frills 'Ginger' hotels in 30 locations in the country by the year......

Though slowly, tide is indeed turning for mid, small-caps

So far in September, the S&P BSE Small-cap index has gained nearly 3 per cent as compared to a modest 0.2 per cent dip in the S&P BSE Sensex. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The tide seems......

'Nargis, Meena Kumari, Madhubala, Suraiya... they all loved me'

'Madhubala told me that of all the addictions, the biggest addiction is make-up; once you put it on, you can never leave the limelight even if you want to,' Tabassum tells Patcy N. The petite......