Barring stray references such as the 'dual control' of banks and shifting the goalposts during demonetisation, he is not in a fault-finding mode with the government, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
An important focus of the dry run will be on management of any possible adverse events following immunisation.
Images from Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
With domestic retail fuel prices jumping to record high on rising international oil rates, India on Thursday pressed oil cartel OPEC for 'affordable' oil price within a 'reasonable band' and that the producers should phase out production cuts. OPEC nations such as Saudi Arabia have traditionally been India's principal oil source. But, OPEC and its allies, called OPEC+, ignoring its call for ease supply curbs had led to the world's third-biggest oil importer tap newer sources to diversify its crude oil imports. As a result, OPEC's share in India's oil imports has dropped to about 60 per cent in May from 74 per cent in the previous month.
The start-up mentors debated if they could drive the price further down, but feared an even lower price would raise doubts about its quality, as was the case with the Tata Nano, reports Amrita Singh.
Interstellar is an incredible ride, a film that will scare and stupefy and drop jaws and make us weep, the kind of film that makes our hearts thump against our ribs for forty straight-minutes and makes us believe in the glory of the movies.
Images from Day 5 of the first Test between India and England, at the M A Chidambaram stadium, in Chennai.
Images from Day 3 of the 4th Ashes Test played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday
For now, the concerns over bad loans have taken a back seat; a bigger challenge for the banking community is credit growth, explains Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
A total of 71 people tested positive for rat fever in various hospitals in the state while 123 people approached hospitals with suspected symptoms of the disease.
Dear Zindagi's high on sublime Alia, splendid SRK!
The ministry, according to sources, held three special drives during June-July for weeding out and indexing of old files and records
Images from Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
It will be unfair to put a date for any COVID wave as the behaviour of coronavirus is unpredictable and a disciplined and effective pandemic response can help the country get away from any significant outbreak, COVID Task Force chief V K Paul said.
Images from Day 4 of the third Test between Australia and India, at the SCG, on Sunday.
Ramaiya Vastavaiya will leave you with a couple of good laughs, if nothing else.
As Unilever's COO, he is expected to take significant load off CEO Alan Jope, pushing growth across markets and driving go-to-market activities.
Interacting with locals, he observed that the situation is gradually improving day by day, and urged them not to pay attention to rumours and avoid circulating unconfirmed messages.
'There are times when you give an audition and it doesn't even reach the director.' 'In such a scenario, what can I do? 'More than nepotism, it's about favouritism.'
Images from Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Fugly is a trainwreck, says Raja Sen.
Nebraska is not merely a black comedy, but one laced with light, with hope, with brightness. Black and White, then. Sometimes they do make 'em like they used.
It is a film worth watching and recommending and loving, like a novel you can't wait to lend to friends you care about.
people who have slept for fewer than seven of the past 24 hours have higher odds of being involved in car crashes.
Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf traces the journey of PM-CARES from its founding to finally admitting it is not a government fund.
Logan is a relentless and thrilling film, a film that takes things farther than you may imagine, writes Raja Sen.
In its preoccupation with drama, Begum Jaan neglects to reveal its soul, feels Sukanya Verma.
Russian made amends for their opening loss to Belgium as the group remains wide open.
... Are far-reaching social changes coming with it, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
As the Indian Army reported its first case of the infection with a 34-year-old soldier testing positive in Leh, the Army said it has taken a series of precautionary measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus among the forces such as checking flu symptoms among soldiers on their return from leave and cancelling non-essential travel, conferences and recruitment drives.
Former Test umpire and Hampshire cricketer John Holder is among those who have called for an independent inquiry into the dearth of non-white match officials in English cricket.
Tiger Shroff has got the goods of a solid action hero but it's time to step out of the show reel space and shine under an actual script and a skilled hand, feels Sukanya Verma.
Despite its many problems, A Death in the Gunj is an important work says Sreehari Nair.
'But today I feel proud of my choices because it has given me longevity.'
Even at the entry-level, professionals who have proficiency in emerging technologies will have an edge over others in these domains.
865 million Indian adults require vaccination.
Amid the growing queues of ambulances waiting for patients to be admitted with ventilators and oxygen, only time will tell if the state government has lost the plot or not.
Maharashtra and Punjab, which are recording a surge in new COVID-19 cases, tightened curbs on Friday and the chief minister of the western state said lockdown is an option, as India added close to 40,000 cases in the biggest daily increase in nearly four months.
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