Maratha quota activist to decide today on continuing hunger strike

Fasting Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Monday said he will take a decision on Tuesday afternoon on continuing his hunger strike, a development coming in the backdrop of the Maharashtra......

4000 dengue cases reported in Bengaluru, 7000 in Karnataka

Amid a surge in dengue cases in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said he has instructed officials to take all necessary precautionary measures to prevent spread of the vector borne......

'In India, A Child Goes Missing Every 8 Minutes'

'The pandemic had a significant impact on child trafficking.''With economic hardships, traffickers exploited the situation to target desperate parents and children.' Illustrations: Dominic......

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments,......

HUL Bets On Health And Wellbeing Market

HUL believes that post Covid, the awareness about health and wellbeing and selfcare, has exploded and there is a mindset change from health as absence of disease, to health as a part of lifestyle.......

EMIs Shouldn't Exceed 40% Of Income

Make sure buying a house won't lead to compromises on other crucial financial goals. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com JLL's Home Purchase Affordability Index (HPAI), which measures housing......

India gets $1.75 bn World Bank loan for health, private investment

The World Bank has approved loans totalling $1.75 billion (about Rs 13,834.54 crore) to fund India's  PM Ayushman Bharat scheme and private investment to boost the economic growth.......

4 IPOs to watch out for in 2022

Once stability returns to the secondary market, companies that have obtained approval from  Sebi will start tapping the market. Sundar Sethuraman & Samie Modak report. Illustration: Dominic......

What you DON'T KNOW about Nedumudi Venu

A Nedumudi Venu character was happiest when moving his head to a piece of music with his eyes closed; or, when inventing off of a note that a co-actor had left unfinished; or, when reciting a poem......

Stokes takes 'indefinite break' for mental wellbeing; to miss India Tests

IMAGE: Ben Stokes in action for Northern Superchargers during The Hundred match against Welsh Fire at Emerald Headingley Stadium in Leeds, on July 24, 2021. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images......

Tokyo doctors call for cancellation of Olympic Games due to COVID-19

IMAGE: Anti-Olympics group members display banners and signs during a protest rally, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, in Tokyo. Photograph: Naoki Ogura/Reuters A top medical organisation has......