President Kovind presents 2nd lot of Padma awards

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister late Kalyan Singh, often termed as a Hindutva icon, and actor Victor Banerjee were among the 65 distinguished personalities who were conferred with Padma awards......

World could enter worst part of pandemic: Bill Gates

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has urged people to get their vaccinations done quickly to prevent them from getting seriously ill, as he warned that surging Omicron variant cases could usher in......

Why Bihar's Musahars won't get vaccinated

'They are not ready to take the vaccine.''They fear that if they do, they will die.'M I Khan reports. *IMAGE: A file photograph of poor children in Bihar holding rats which they caught to eat.......

Trump administration revokes new student visa order

The Trump administration has agreed to rescind its July 6 rule, which temporarily bared international students from staying in the United States unless they attend at least one in-person course, a......

Indian investors can trade in select US stocks via NSE IFSC from March 3

Trading in US stock receipts will be conducted over two calendar days beginning 20:00 pm on day one and extending up to 2.30 pm the next day. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters From March 3,......

'A ban would stop all innovations in cryptocurrencies in India'

'Any entrepreneur who wants to create companies on blockchain will have to move outside India.''A ban will also wipe out the entire asset investing class that has built up in India.' Photograph:......

Google tax: American IT and steel lobbies back action against India

The group has called for a retaliatory tariff action against India, if New Delhi does not roll back the ‘unilateral and discriminatory’ equalisation levy or Google Tax. Illustration:......

Employees in India face increased burnout during pandemic

India came out top with over 41 per cent of workers citing the lack of separation between work and personal life as negatively impacting their well-being, resulting in increased stress levels.......

Phelps regains sparkle as records tumble again

Michael Phelps retained his 200 metres butterfly world title and smashed his own world record on Wednesday to reassert his authority after a tough 24 hours. The American lost his world record in......