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Doctors, lawyers, engineers -- Modi's new ministers

Among the 36 new faces in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers, eight are lawyers, four are doctors, two former IAS officers and four MBA degree holders, besides several engineers,......

Scindia rewarded for delivering MP to BJP

More than a year after playing a key role in installation of a Bharatiya Janata Party government in Madhya Pradesh, Jyotiraditya Scindia was rewarded with a berth in the Union Cabinet, a familiar......

Report indicates Wuhan scientists got sick with Covid before outbreak

Three researchers from the Wuhan Institute of Virology sought hospital care in November 2019, weeks before Beijing disclosed the COVID-19 pandemic, a United States media report said, citing a......

'Pakistan realises it is no longer business as usual'

'Their deteriorating economic and international situation is also responsible for being more reasonable.' IMAGE: Border Security Force personnel patrol the Line of Control in Jammu. Photograph:......

'UAE's role is to encourage India and Pakistan to meet'

'The Indian side has realised that not talking to Pakistan has not served any useful purpose.' IMAGE: Border Security Force and Pakistani Rangers personnel take part in the beating retreat......

Manchester, Silicon Valley...

Why do Innovation Revolutions happen outside India, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com If you are born, raised and educated in India, high chances are that the......

Global power couple Bill Gates, Melinda end 27-year marriage

Billionaire philanthropists Bill and Melinda French Gates have announced that they are divorcing after 27 years of marriage, saying they no longer believe "we can grow together as a couple", but......

COVID fallout: Markets crowded, but malls empty

What can malls do to entice customers? Brand coach Ambi Parameswaran has a few suggestions. IMAGE: An employee applies a social distancing sticker inside a shop in a mall after it reopened......

Was Peter Kerkar responsible for the 'death' of Cox & Kings?

Was Cox & Kings' Group Chief Executive Officer Ajay Ajit “Peter” Kerkar duped by his employees, as he claims, or did a cocktail of greed, poor cost control and bad management bring......

India's electronics manufacturing dream

but are we chasing yesterday's dreams, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com 'Apple planning to shift its iPhone manufacturing away from China to India', screamed......

Durgamati review

Durgamati's idiocy knows no bounds, observes Sukanya Verma. In Chachi 420, Kamal Haasan creates an on-the-spot alter ego named Laxmi Godbole inspired by a bunch of billboard ads while talking to......

The curtain falls: Theatre legend Girish Karnad takes a final bow

'With his stature as a playwright and actor, Girish Karnad was one of the voices of modernity for not just Karnataka but the entire country.' IMAGE: Girish Karnad. Photograph: Rajesh......

The science of Game of Thrones

'When so many noted universities -- including the likes of Harvard and the University of California -- are spending their resources on studying the world of GoT, it is fun to assess whether this......

Indian origin golfer Megha in surprise lead at US Open

IMAGE: High school student Megha Ganne, 17, is the first amateur in 15 years to take the lead in the first round of the US Women's Open since Jane Park achieved the feat in Newport Country Club in......

All about Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka

IMAGE: The first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam title, Naomi Osaka has now won four of the last nine Grand Slams. Photograph: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images Factbox on Japan's Naomi Osaka, who......

All about US Open champion Naomi Osaka

IMAGE: Naomi Osaka celebrates a point during the US Open final against Victoria Azarenka on Day 13 of the 2020 US Open, on Saturday. Photograph: Al Bello/Getty Images Factbox on Japan's Naomi......

'India at forefront of fast bowling renaissance'

IMAGE: India's pace trio of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma. Photograph: China Photos/Getty Images India shifted its priorities to pace in recent times and is currently......

US Open PIX: Nadal cruises; Osaka, Zverev shocked

Schwartzman upsets misfiring Zverev IMAGE: Rafael Nadal after winning a point against Marin Cilic in the fourth round on Day 8 of the US Open. Photograph: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports Rafael......

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