Covid: Parl panel stresses swift strategy evolution for next-gen vaccines

A parliamentary committee has stressed the urgent need to evolve strategies for development of next-generation vaccines and recommended that the Union health ministry encourage vaccine development......

At UN, India, 152 nations vote for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

India has voted in favour of a draft resolution in the United Nations General Assembly that demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict and unconditional release of......

'Israelis are committing genocide'

'What's happening in Gaza is another ethnic cleansing, a repeat of what happened in 1948.''That is why people do not want to evacuate. Either you evacuate or you die.' IMAGE: Houses destroyed in......

'What the rat miners did was tremendous'

'These are people whom very few give importance and they were doing a mammoth job for the nation.' IMAGE: Rescue operation underway at the Silkyara tunnel before the 41 workers trapped inside were......

Why Do Banks Hide Losses?

Believe it or not, the regulator is stretching its arm to identify stressed borrowers and gauge the 'distance to default' as a measure of a particular bank's fragility, reveals Tamal Bandyopadhyay.......

'Adani Group is a man-made disaster in the making'

In 1937, a hydrogen-powered German airship flying into New Jersey caught fire and crashed, killing 35 passengers on board. Photograph: PTI Photo It was sort of a man-made disaster as some 100......

Sitharaman lists climate finance, crypto regulation as key G20 agenda

Climate and sustainable development financing, multilateral institution reforms, regulation of digital assets, the spillover effect on developing economies from actions of western central banks,......

IRCTC moves to monetise passenger data

In a first of its kind move, the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), the ticket booking arm of the Indian Railways, is looking to monetise its bank of passenger data while......

Indian Heroes In Hollywood On OTT

In the new Tom Harper film, Heart of Stone, Alia Bhatt plays a pivotal role alongside Gal Gadot. She is the latest in a small line of Bollywood stars who have made a dent in Hollywood. In the old......

Bonmati and Djokovic win top Laureus awards

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic bagged the top men's award this year. Photographs: Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters Spain's World Cup winning midfielder Aitana Bonmati was named the Sportswoman of the Year,......

Najmul Hossain Shanto to captain Bangladesh in all formats

IMAGE: Bangladesh named Najmul Hossain Shanto as captain of all three formats. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said it has appointed batter Najmul Hossain......

Prannoy 'taking it 2-3 weeks at a time, not looking beyond'

'Until April 2024, we have the qualification period so until that we might push for more tournaments but the plan is to pick and choose after you qualify and then gradually peaking before the......

Beckenbauer, the icon of German sporting success

IMAGE: Franz Beckenbauer was for decades synonymous with Germany's success on the pitch, as player and then coach. Photograph: Action Images/Reuters Franz Beckenbauer, who has died at the age of......

Khawaja slams ICC again; denied 'dove of peace' on bat

Usman Khawaja accuses ICC of double standards over Gaza support IMAGE: The ICC Code of Conduct forbids players wearing, displaying or conveying messages through arm bands or other items on......