Amid the racist tweets and essays on how Miss America Nina Davuluri might ironically never have won a beauty pageant in India because of her colour, Sepia Mutiny blog co-founder Anna John points out the other angle that matters.
'The government wants farmers to diversify from rice and wheat, and create another green revolution. Cannabis can play a big part in that'
A summary of Friday's action in Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
'The Modi government's lack of foresight has compelled India to become an importer of vaccines today and even now, their "vaccine strategy is flawed and discriminatory'
'It is never easy to run a campaign as a woman, particularly a minority woman, especially when you are bucking the establishment.' 'My entire campaign is an act of resistance.'
Retailers are also demanding that home delivery across all forms of retail should be allowed to ensure a level playing field.
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the country needs to be prepared for the third wave of COVID-19 which experts say could be more harmful, especially for children, and emphasised upon the need to create buffer stock of oxygen.
The device is powered by AI engine that conducts risk analysis on an individual's health data to note the slightest of deviations from their healthy baselines and detect any early signs of health deterioration.
If you're looking for immediate returns, it is unlikely to happen in today's environment
There are various estimates of India's debt to GDP ratio, but the consensus is that that it would be over 80 per cent at the end of the current fiscal year.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday.
'The high court notice could go some way in easing the vitiated civil-military relationship, and the trust deficit between civil servants and the military.'
'If you are doing something to our national democratic space which involves serious amounts of land, the public should have been consulted.'
Always boil water or at least filter it before drinking to avoid all possible water borne diseases.
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) will be renamed and restructured to make it more "lean and professional" with the government aiming to bring down its strength by 50 per cent by 2022, Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said on Friday.
Top officers across various ministries participate in the meeting that started at 8 pm on Saturday. The meeting is currently underway. The country is currently witnessing a second and more severe wave of the pandemic.
It's expensive but full of surprises, says Khalid Anzar.
'Oscar has been given to A R Rahman.' Ringa Ringa Ringa, Choli ki peeche kya hai -- What's the difference? Exactly the same. Also, Jai ho.' 'I did Ramba ho in 1985.' 'Rahman combined three of my songs and got Best Original Score.' 'The Ho came from me.' 'Bappi Lahiri brought the Ho to Bollywood.'
The disruptions caused by COVID-19 have more severely impacted small and mid-sized corporates, including NBFCs and MFIs, in terms of access to liquidity.
'Learning to learn should be given more importance than what is actually being learnt,' recommends Zaki Ansari.
A day after Standard & Poor's (S&P) came out with its report on how India could be the first among Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC nations) to lose its investment-grade rating, markets shrugged off the concern, ending in the green.
This comes against the backdrop of instances of indicative ratings given by agencies, for which there are no written agreements.
'Sushant Singh Rajput, a bright young lad who had a life beyond films, was probably too good for Bollywood.' 'To blame his death by suicide on a gang of Bollywood bullies is stretching the point too far,' argues Saibal Chatterjee.
'Rather than cutting and pasting from advanced economies, we should use basic economic principles to think about what is right for India at the stage of development at which we are,' says Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian.
To ease pressure due to the coronavirus lockdown, corporate have asked banks and the government for a six-month liquidity line, so that they can pay off their suppliers and employees.
The Supreme Court-mandated ban on all mining operations in Goa -- the second in less than a decade -- will disrupt the livelihoods of tens of thousands in the state, points out P K Mukherjee.
The DGCA pointed to cracks on the runway, water stagnation and excessive rubber deposits among other lapses in its show-cause notice. The DGCA conducted the inspection after an Air India Express flight coming from Dammam in Saudi Arabia had a 'tail strike' while landing at the Calicut (Kozhikode) airport on July 2 last year, an official said.
'I might in the future step out of a Dileesh Pothan movie not completely satisfied, but content I'll be in the knowledge that our greatest living film-maker had failed striving to be something more than just an auteur,' notes Sreehari Nair.
Virat Kohli has kept his stranglehold on the top spot in the ICC ODI batsman rankings.
In the broader market, the BSE Smallcap and BSE Midcap index gained 0.1% and 0.4%, respectively
Computer science student Deepali Adlakha who recently secured a job at Facebook talks about the various interview stages and tells us how she cracked it.
'His sin was that he made public a certain lifestyle that was to be kept within the confines of those sweaty dressing rooms,' says Sreehari Nair.
Kung Fu Yoga assaults both senses and soul, warns Sukanya Verma.
Twitter users flooded the social network with messages against the move, making #StopHindiImposition and #TNAgainstHindiImposition the top trends on platform.
The Union health minister said of the total active COVID-19 cases in the country, 1.5 per cent are on oxygen support and 2.34 per cent are in ICUs.
without Biles, the US squad had no problem defending their Pan Games crown by posting a winning total of 171 points,
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) authorities on Sunday reiterated that stations located in containment zones, as per the status on the day of journey, will remain closed.
India kept alive their chances of making it to the semi-finals of the men's hockey competition at the Asian Games after trouncing Oman 9-0 in a Pool B match on Friday.
The court was informed that the commission for air quality management will start functioning from today.
