Scientists believe Covid nearing its end, but also advise caution

Experts say the worst may be over but it may be quite a while before we declare the end of the pandemic. IMAGE: A health worker collects a swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 testing at a hospital......

Mask mandate can be removed for now, say experts

Setting at rest fears over Covid restrictions being relaxed, several experts say the two-year stringent mask mandate has led to fatigue and can be removed from public spaces for now just as many......

Omicron in India: 'Surge likely in January'

'Whether the substantial hybrid immunity present in India can protect against severe consequences of the disease remains to be seen.' IMAGE: Healthcare workers collect samples of passengers......

2021: How Covid kept the world on tenterhooks, with surprises aplenty

The optimism of a year that started with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, seen as the beginning of the end of the pandemic, has petered out as 2021 winds to a close. IMAGE: Patients on oxygen support......

Budget 2015: What India Inc expects from Jaitley

Budgetary boost to dairy sector will generate jobsDr R S Khanna, Director, Kwality Expectations from 2015 budget are perhaps the highest from the Modi regime. It is expected to be pro-poor,......

A peek into the flashy lifestyles of India's richest businessmen

Indian billionaires do not believe in sitting on their wealth. They'd rather go out and a buy a plane or two, or an expensive car, or maybe a horse. Here's a look at the lifestyles and interests of......

Riding the wave: Seven leaders of change

Many of the industrialists profiled in the book are no longer riding the wave of success, says Surajeet Das Gupta.There is one problem with journalist Mini Menon's book ‘Riding the......

Rajat Gupta steps down as PHFI chairperson

Former managing director of McKinsey & Co, Rajat Gupta, has stepped down as chairperson of the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI). Gupta's resignation comes days before the PHFI executive was......

Sobhita Goes Home!

When stars travel, they make lovely pictures on social media. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sobhita Dhulipala/Instagram Sobhita Dhulipala, who will be seen in a slate of projects like Made In Heaven......

Your OTT Menu: Dinosaurs Or Monsters? Cops Or Crooks?

Time travel, monsters, dinosaurs, Korean cops, what will you watch on OTT? Sukanya Verma offers her picks.   DobaaraaWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi Taapsee Pannu headlines Anurag......

Navarasa review

If the stories weren't bound by their themes or expectations or if they weren't limited to the time and the medium, Mani Ratnam's Navarasa could have been something better, feels Divya Nair. What......

'Ray is a hit and miss job'

If Netflix and the film's producers thought they would bring younger audiences to the master's works, they have failed with the experiment, says Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: Manoj Bajpayee in Ray. In......

Rajeev Shukla back as IPL Governing Council chairman

Former Union minister and Congress leader Rajeev Shukla was re-appointed chairman of the powerful IPL Governing Council on Monday, ending a month-long suspense over the selection for the top post......

India too strong for Bangladesh

India opener Gautam Gambhir dives to complete a run during the ICC World Twenty20 match against Bangladesh at the Trent Bridge Cricket Ground in Nottingham on...