Indian student: 'We are safe in Ukraine'

'The Indian government evacuated its citizens from the clutches of the Taliban and Covid-hit Wuhan, so I am not worried.' IMAGE: A woman waits for a tram in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, February 17,......

2 yrs since first case reported, India has seen 7 Covid variants

Amid the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, India has completed two years since the first coronavirus case was reported in the country and during this time, it has not just battled the virus but......

Omicron survives much longer on plastic, skin: Study

The Omicron variant of coronavirus can remain alive on skin for over 21 hours, and more than eights days on plastic surfaces, which may be contributing to its faster spread compared to other......

Expert warns of more virulent coronavirus after milder Omicron

The reduced severity of Omicron is good news for now, but it is the result of an "evolutionary mistake" as Covid-19 is transmitting very efficiently and there is no reason for it to become milder,......

'India can market itself better'

'India is still hierarchical, but not as much as Japan and people appreciate a flat working culture,' Charles Frump, managing director, Volvo Cars India, tells Pavan Lall. Illustration: Dominic......

'They are using the pandemic to push their reforms'

'The Modi government is about privatising profits and nationalising losses.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at one of her press conferences last week. Photograph: ANI Photo No sooner......

India's tweaking of FDI norms aimed at only China

'India-China economic ties are likely to take a hit in the wake of the new situation, but that also provides India with a new opportunity to strengthen its manufacturing base,' points out Dr......

Cadila believes it has silver bullet to fight COVID-19

Can Interferon alfa-2b treat COVID-19 effectively?Sohini Dutt reports. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: PTI Photo Ahmedabad-based......

Fast-spreading Omicron to test Beijing Winter Games bubble

IMAGE: Workers in PPE stand next to the Olympic rings inside the closed loop area near the National Stadium, or the Bird's Nest, where the opening and closing ceremonies of Beijing 2022 Winter......