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'A Big Chunk Of India's Office Workers Will End Up Becoming Part Of The Gig Economy'

'More and more people from the middle class will become self-employed gig workers mostly working from home, rather than as office workers with salary, promotion, bonuses, etc.' Illustration:......

Govt makes Sanchar Saathi app mandatory on all new handsets

The Department of Telecom has directed manufacturers and importers of mobile handsets to ensure that its fraud reporting app Sanchar Saathi is pre-installed in all new devices within 90 days.......

Stuck Flying IndiGo? Tell Us What Happened

If you travelled on IndiGo in the last few days -- or if you were stranded at an airport because of these delays -- share your experience with us. IMAGE: Crowded airports due to delayed IndiGo......

Trump's Language Of Fascism

'Non-compatible with Western Civilization' is about as vague and jingoistic as it gets and Trump saying this gives full license to his acolytes to go full throttle on making life as difficult and......

How Indian Institutions Can Shine On Global Stage

The recipe for Indian higher education institutions to succeed in global markets is excellence in academics, promoting contemporary socially relevant material, and enabling individuals learners to......

Board nod must for bank entities to do same biz: RBI

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday allowed multiple entities in a bank group to undertake the same business as long as they cater to different client segments, while mandating board approval......

Maruti Warns: CAFE-III Could Kill Small Cars

'If the targets become unscientific and unjust, then, just to meet CAFE-III regulation, a small car -- which produces a very low absolute carbon dioxide -- will have to be discontinued.' IMAGE:......

'Confident of good trade deal with US'

Officials from both India and the US in the recent past have indicated that a “fair deal” will be concluded soon, with Indian officials holding that more formal rounds of talks are not needed.......

IPOs increasingly becoming exit vehicles for early investors: CEA

India’s equity markets may have expanded rapidly, but initial public offerings (IPOs) are increasingly becoming exit vehicles for early investors rather than as engines for raising long-term......

Wholesale price inflation falls to (-) 1.21% in Oct on GST cut

Wholesale price inflation (WPI) fell to (-) 1 .21 per cent in October, driven by a decline in prices of food articles like pulses and vegetables, as well as lower fuel and manufactured items'......

What Made Bappi Lahiri Such A Rage

Bappi Lahiri realised disco was a winning ticket and escalated his game with several more dancefloor perennials.Soon, every film producer and music director in town was down with disco fever.On......

The Kamini Kaushal You Didn't Know

When Kamini Kaushal passed away at 98, she missed being a centenarian by just two years. But there is very little else that she missed out on in her long, rich, creatively fulfilling life. IMAGE:......

''It's Very Explosive Material'

'You can't make art with a point of view of fear. You have to present the truth.''That's why such films are not being made these days.''You never put the truth in the script because you fear you......

'When I Can't Take Nonsense Any Longer Then Sparks Begin To Fly'

'Look after your own mother before looking after your neighbour's mother.''I don't believe in starving my own mother and feeding sweets to the neighbours.' IMAGE: Salman Khan, Tiku Talsania and......

Why India are desperate to win ODI series vs SA

'You know, bilateral series, when the series is on the line, there is an element of pressure there in itself.' IMAGE: Virat Kohli, who has two hundreds and a fifty in his last three ODI innings,......

ISL on hold: Govt calls emergency talks to save football

IMAGE: All India Football Federation president Kalyan Chaubey. Photograph: ANI Photo Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will meet representatives of all stakeholders in Indian football, including......

2030 CWG: Vadodara could host cricket matches

IMAGE: Women's T20 cricket was included in the 2022 Birmingham CWG, but it is still not known whether the men's event will also be added in the 2030 edition. Photograph: BCCI Ahmedabad's......

India set to be confirmed as 2030 Commonwealth Games hosts!

IMAGE: Gujarat Sports Minister Harsh Sanghavi submit India's proposal to Commonwealth Sport in London to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, on August 31, 2025. Photograph: ANI Photo All but assured......

'More Games Would Be Prudent For IPL'

'At some point, we need to look at reviving the Champions League to shorten the gap between the end of the IPL and the auction and keep that excitement alive.' IMAGE: Royal Challengers Bengaluru's......

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