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'Every life lost is a loss to the country'

'India was fortunate to have a late entry into the pandemic; even the first wave entered India 2-3 months after many other countries experienced it.''Similarly, the second wave reached here after......

COVID Second Wave: How may have died?

Only the government has the capacity to collate all death data across all facilities and count corpses dumped in rivers.And the government is patently not interested in finding out, observes......

Why start vaccination if 2nd Covaxin jab not available: HC to Delhi

The Delhi high court on Wednesday said if the Delhi government could not ensure that people get both the doses of Covaxin within the stipulated time, then it should not have started so many......

Most states choose to extend Covid curbs, with a few relaxations

Bihar, Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh on Monday extended COVID-induced lockdown or curfew though there will be some relaxation in curbs. IMAGE: A police personnel stops a commuter near the......

UP relaxes lockdown from June 1 except in 20 districts where active cases above 600

The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday relaxed the COVID-19 lockdown from June 1 allowing shops and markets outside containment zones to open for five days a week, but it would not be implemented......

Chinese firm gets contract for Delhi-Meerut RRTS project

The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has awarded a contract to a Chinese company, Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Company Limited, for the construction of a 5.6-kilometre......

Delhi-Alwar rapid rail: India in talks for $3 bn funding

The project will be in three stages and sources indicate that the funding will be for the first stage of 107 kilometre from Sarai Kale Khan to SNB Urban Complex. The ministry of finance is in......

Ladakh stand-off: Railways cancels Chinese contract

Govt has already approached World Bank seeking termination of contract. The progress of the project was just 20 per cent though the contract was awarded in 2016. Amid the India-China faceoff......

Cheers! Bars in UP's big cities can stay open till 2 am

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to allow bars in big cities to remain open up to 2 am and those in five-star hotels till 4 am, an hour later than earlier. Principal secretary Sanjay......

'I took my father for granted'

'I was attracted to Javed because he was exactly like my father.' IMAGE: Shabana Azmi with her father Kaifi Azmi. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shabana Azmi/Instagram On Kaifi Azmi's 102nd birth......

Rasbhari review

You are neither entertained nor enticed in Rasbhari, complains Joginder Tuteja. I have no issues with the genre to which Rasbhari belongs. Sexual awakening among the youth is the premise of this......

What are Rajkummar, Priyanka doing together?

Streaming or OTT platforms have benefited from the lockdown, giving audiences entertaining shows and movies. Joginder Tuteja looks at the Bollywood debutantes on streaming platforms. ......

How Bollywood's writers are fighting back

'The writer remains the most creative force in the process.''Producers need to be inventive in how they reward good writing.'Ranjita Ganesan reports. IMAGE: Excel Entertainment, producers of Gully......

India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar's father passes away

IMAGE: Bhuvneshwar Kumar with his wife and parents at a family dinner. Photograph: Bhuvneshwar Kumar/Instagram India and SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar's father Kiran Pal Singh......

'Shooter Dadi' Chandro Tomar dies due to COVID-19

IMAGE: Chandro Tomar, nicknamed 'Shooter Dadi', died on Friday after battling COVID-19. Photograph: Kind courtesy Chandro Tomar/Instagram Octogenarian shooter Chandro Tomar, who became the oldest......

Bus conductor's daughter qualifies for Olympics

Priyanka Goswami's timing of 1:28:45 broke the national record by over a minute. IMAGE: Priyanka Goswami. All Photographs: Kind courtesy Priyanka Goswami Priyanka Goswami, 25, qualified for......

Not pleased with quality of SG Test balls, says Kohli

IMAGE: Virat Kohli was not happy about the condition of the red cherry. Photograph: BCCI India captain Virat Kohli, on Tuesday, joined teammate Ravichandran Ashwin in voicing his displeasure......

Ashwin feels the SG ball in action is 'bizarre'

Never seen SG Test ball tear through seam, may be because of hard surface: Ashwin IMAGE: Sanspareils Greenlands (SG) had manufactured a fresh set of balls for the series with pronounced and......

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