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50 Mn To 100 Mn Indians Suffer From Long Covid

Even by conservative assumptions that 5 to 10 per cent of infected individuals develop long Covid, India today may be home to 50 to 100 million infected individuals -- many silently coping with......

Gujarat CM shifts event venue to facilitate woman's wedding

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel directed a last-minute change in the venue of his scheduled public programme in Jamnagar, to facilitate a family to proceed with their daughter's wedding......

India-US Trade Deal: ' Not Much To Negotiate'

'There are very few issues and a political call needs to be taken about some of them.' IMAGE: Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal meets with then US Ambassador-designate to India Sergio Gor in New......

Ahead of polls TN offers free meals for sanitation workers

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has launched free nutritious meals scheme for sanitation workers in Chennai, aimed at improving their working conditions and health. IMAGE: Kindly note that......

2 more BLOs die, outrage over 'work load' intensifies

Two primary school teachers deployed as booth-level officers in the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls died of cardiac arrest in West Bengal's Murshidabad and Gujarat's Mehsana,......

Liquor firms in Telangana buckle under unpaid state bills

A deepening payment paralysis in Telangana’s liquor industry is beginning to choke manufacturing units and strain supplies, employment, and the broader investment landscape, industry bodies have......

'After GST cut, innovation will boost life insurance'

The reduction in goods & services tax (GST) on individual life and health insurance premiums has been called a “landmark step” for making insurance affordable and inclusive. Illustration:......

IMFreport: 'Zombie firms' reflect inefficient insolvency resolution

The International Monetary Fund, in its report on the Indian economy, said the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) Amendment Bill addresses many deficiencies but it has not provided for the......

Labour Codes: Trade Unions Raise Red Flags Over Layoffs

'Raising the retrenchment, layoff and closure threshold to 300 workers for prior government permission enables hire-and-fire in more than 90 per cent of the Indian workplaces. More than 12,00,000......

Haircuts in cases resolved under IBC at 67% till Sep

Creditors took a haircut of around 67 per cent on their admitted claims on the realisation made till September 2025 under the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) of the Insolvency and......

Stranger Things 5 Review: Spectacular

Those who have not watched earlier seasons of Stranger Things would be baffled by it, but then the finale is meant for fans who understand the themes and remember its mythology, observes Deepa......

The Family Man Or The Kapoors: What Will You Watch On OTT?

Prepare to stay glued on your television screens all weekend.From India's entry to the Oscars to the foodie flamboyance of Bollywood's first family to Srikant Tiwari's hope for a hat-trick and......

'Indira Gandhi Stood Up To The Americans'

'She was brave. She didn't care a hoot. And India was not the strongest of nations as it is now.' IMAGE: Indira Gandhi with Henry Kissinger in Chronicles of the Forgotten Genocide: The Kissinger......

Guess The Price Of Mogambo's Costume?

'Amrishji had a fascination for the colour red and wanted it in every movie costume of his.' IMAGE: Amrish Puri as Mogambo in Mr India. Madhav Agasti has designed outfits for about 400 movies in......

Ayan Mukerji Is Back In Karan Johar's Fold

'Ayan told Karan he blundered leaving Dharma.' IMAGE: Karan Johar and Ayan Mukerji. Photograph: Kind courtesy Ayan Mukerji/Instagram Ayan Mukerji, who left Karan Johar's Dharma Production for......

'Harmanpreet can make way for Smriti as captain'

'It's overdue. Because Harman as a batter and a fielder is brilliant. But tactically, she can fumble at times. I feel she can contribute more if she's without the burden of captaincy.' IMAGE:......

How Lakshya Turned Olympic Heartbreak Into Fresh Start

'There were a lot of things throughout the year, there were a lot of doubts that were there in my mind. And a lot of people had a lot of different opinions about training, about tournaments, about......

Ashes PIX: Five-star Stokes leaves Australia in a mess

IMAGES from Day 1 of the 1st Ashes Test played in Perth on Friday. SCORECARD IMAGE: England's Ben Stokes celebrates with teammates after dismissing Scott Boland to complete his five-wicket haul.......

Bumrah Vs Rabada: Battle Of Fire At Eden!

Will spin rule the roost at Eden Gardens? Or will India's famed batting line-up once again rise to the occasion like they did in England?As Kolkata braces for the opening Test between from Friday,......

Why Rohit can flourish in Aus ODIs

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma will have the freedom to bat in his inimitable aggressive style to help India win. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Former leg-spinner Amit Mishra believes that being......