Cotton, silk, chiffon best materials for masks: Study

As people resort to making their own cloth masks due to shortage of surgical and N95 varieties in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study says a combination of cotton with natural silk or......

Audubon photography awards show breathtaking beauty of birds

It’s another year of beautiful birds for the Audubon Photography awards. The Grand Prize went to Kathrin Swoboda for her photo of a Red-winged Blackbird. The National Audubon Society is......

These PHOTOS will inspire your next trip

Louis Armstrong sung 'What a Wonderful World' and it indeed is.  And if you need a reminder that the world is full of amazing places, then take a look at the winning photos of National......

'We can't have a bureaucracy that's 100 pc risk averse'

Many of our civil servants would rank among the best in the world... The civil servants in our country should fight the tendency of not taking decisions because of the fear that things might go......

Kharif crop prices will guide inflation fight in coming mths

The Centre recently released the first advance estimates of kharif crops that, barring tur dal, showed a dip in production due to uneven monsoon and other natural calamities including pest attacks......

Who will be Mukesh Ambani's successor at Reliance?

Richest Indian Mukesh Ambani on Tuesday mentioned about leadership transition at his energy-to-retail conglomerate, saying he wants the process to be accelerated with seniors, including him,......

Jio developing homegrown 5G telecom solution: Ambani

Ambani said, it will be ready for trials as soon as 5G spectrum is available and can be ready for field deployment next year. Richest Indian Mukesh Ambani on Wednesday announced that Jio, his......

Govt dept wants home ministry to allow limited activity in select sectors

The department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) has suggested to the home ministry to allow limited activity in certain sectors such as heavy electricals and telecom equipment......

I am not training the way I used to train 20 years ago: Paes

IMAGE: India's tennis legend Leander Paes. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images. Practising his strokes for over seven million times has given him an unforgettable muscle memory and an......

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 10 at the Rio Olympics

Check out the gold medallists on Day 10 of the Rio Olympics on Monday: Kenya's Rudisha retains 800m title IMAGE: Kenya's David Lekuta Rudisha poses after winning the gold medal in the Men's 800m......

Five training tips from King

The Test series between India and Pakistan is now history. But up next are the one-day internationals, where now only the players will be tested mentally and physically.All that has happened must......