JN.1: 'No need to press panic button'

'Certain groups should be more cautious -- especially the 60-plus population, and the population which suffer from co-morbidities like diabetes and hypertension.' IMAGE: A teacher at the Gurukul......

Quiet Doesn't Flow The Cauvery

With the Lok Sabha polls only months away, any inter-state dispute over the Cauvery water dispute has the potential to take more political turns than otherwise, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE:......

Plan to withdraw Army from J-K put off indefinitely following terror attacks

The planned phased withdrawal of the Army from certain areas of the Jammu region has been shelved "indefinitely" in view of terror attacks being orchestrated from across the border, officials said......

Covid Lockdown: How India Fared

The March 2020 lockdown did not stop the spread of infection (as it triggered a huge reverse migration from cities), but it did help to flatten the curve and gave time to scale up health......

A big challenge to EPFO returns

There is widening gap between what the government’s premier retirement fund makes on its investments and what it offers to employees. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The......

Why India's oil import bill is likely to go up

India must be prepared for a big, fat fuel import bill in FY23 — barring any further avatars of the Covid virus — as refiners crank up runs, or crude processing rates, to meet the......

Jhunjhunwala the biggest draw as investors line up to board Akasa

Veterans in the travel industry, a well-known corporate lawyer, and a marquee US-based hedge fund have backed the upcoming low-cost airline Akasa Air. Founded by former Jet Airways chief executive......

'Policybazaar IPO minted 70 millionaires, 350 crorepatis'

'My father was asking me what an IPO is. He has no clue and he has never been an investor.''My mother, who was the one to ring the bell, has been an investor in Policybazaar for the past 6-7 years......

Australian team donates prize money to crisis-hit Sri Lanka

The funds revealed by Australian players will go towards programmes by UNICEF that support nutrition, healthcare, safe drinking water, education, and mental health services for 1.7 million......

I-League suspended as 8 players test COVID-19 positive

IMAGE: Five players and three team officials from Real Kashmir FC, one player each from Mohammedan Sporting, debutants Sreenidi Deccan FC and Aizawl FC tested COVID-19 positive on Tuesday.......

Beijing marks 100 days to Winter Olympics amid COVID, rights concerns

IMAGE: Beijing Winter Olympics will kick off from February 4. Photograph: Reuters With 100 days until the start of the Winter Olympics, Beijing is promising a "simple and safe" 2022 Games -......

PICS: Pandemic Games end as Tokyo douses Olympic flame

Images from Sunday's closing ceremony at the Tokyo Olympics. IMAGE: A General view of the fireworks during the closing ceremony at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Sunday. Photograph: Maxim......

COVID hits Team India: Pant, support staff test positive

Bowling coach Bharath Arun, wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha and standby opener Abhimanyu Easwaran were put in isolation for having come in contact with throwdown specialist Dayanand Garani, who also......