British Indian ex-minister Alok Sharma knighted; 30 more PIOs to be honoured

Alok Sharma, an Indian-origin former UK minister, has been knighted for his contribution to combatting climate change through his leadership at the COP26 summit by King Charles III in his first New......

Nepal: A dramatic political turn amid a turbulent 2022

Nepal witnessed political turbulence in 2022 that dramatically turned rivals into allies and throned former guerrilla leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' as the prime minister for a third time,......

Mock drill across India on Dec 27 to check Covid preparedness

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday advised states and Union Territories to undertake a mock drill across all health facilities on December 27 to ensure readiness of infrastructure......

A Serendipitous Civil Service Career

Every twist and turn in KMC's civil service career is attributed to serendipity, an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident. He plays down his capabilities, which took him to the top......

4 IPOs to watch out for in 2022

Once stability returns to the secondary market, companies that have obtained approval from  Sebi will start tapping the market. Sundar Sethuraman & Samie Modak report. Illustration: Dominic......

'Unemployment is unprecedented'

'In May 2020-2021, nearly 10 crores (100 million) lost jobs.''Covid is not the reason for the present crisis. It aggravated the crisis.' IMAGE: Students protest against the alleged erroneous......

Who will win the Super App race in India?

A super app is the golden key to the customer for any company selling products or services at the retail level. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Unlike the race to buy airwaves by telecom......

Bird flu: The Rs 90,000 cr poultry industry is in a fix

It is estimated that around 60 million people are directly impacted by the poultry sector in India. The death of a 11-year-old boy due to ‘bird-flu’, even before the devastating......