India's under 5 mortality drops, UP, Karnataka top table; sex ratio improves

India's under 5 mortality rate has significantly declined by from 35 per 1,000 live births in 2019 to 32 per 1,000 live births in 2020, with the highest decline recorded in Uttar Pradesh and......

Ukraine Invasion: India's Dilemma

Whether it liked it or not, the Ukraine crisis forced India to choose between the aggressor Russia and the US-led free world, a decision it hated to make, Virendra Kapoor point out. IMAGE: A......

14 more infants die at Kota hospital; toll reaches 91

As many as 14 more infants have died at the J K Lon hospital in Kota in the last five days, taking the number of deaths to 91 this month, even as apex child rights body National Commission......

Health for all: Much-needed in UP

Uttar Pradesh still remains far behind the Indian average on most health indicators, says Dipa Sinha. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Uttar Pradesh continues to make front page news,......

Dubai is a realty hotspot for rich Indians

During January-June 2014, Indians invested close to AED 10.5 billion in the emirate, while British and Pakistani nationals spent AED 5.8 billion and AED 4.5 billion, respectively.  Image:......

Capitalism: A zero-sum game

Stock markets and entrepreneurism are linked and private equity is about taking the start-up to the IPO stage, writes Mukul Pal. I was at an entrepreneurship workshop conducted by Peter B Zaboji.......

Online Chess Olympiad: India storm into quarter-finals

IMAGE: The team led by former world champion Viswanathan Anand finished with seven wins and two draws for 16 points to emerge clear winner ahead of Hungary (15). The top two teams from the group......

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 4 at the Games

China continued to put up dominating performances in the pool, this time taking gold in women's 10 metre synchronized diving on Tuesday. Slovenian Judoka Tina Trstenjak became her country's......

Sania pitted against Jankovic

Unseeded Sania Mirza will be up against fifth seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in the first round of the USD 175,000 Cincinnati Open WTA tennis event starting at Ohio, USA, on Monday.Sania, who......

Lazio draw spoils Spanish party

A late equaliser by Tommaso Rocchi earned Lazio a 1-1 home draw with Villarreal and prevented a Spanish treble on the first night of action in the new group stage of the UEFA Cup on Thursday.Spain,......

Real Madrid takes top spot

Real Madrid took over at the top of the Primera Liga from Deportivo Coruna on Sunday as Europe's leading clubs Juventus, Arsenal, Vfb Stuttgart and Monaco all won to preserve first place in their......