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Stalin meets Modi, raises scores of issues

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday said he has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine to the state and rescind the Centre's preliminary......

Sputnik V jabs to be available in 9 more cities across India

Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V vaccine will be available in nine more cities across India, including Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Baddi, Kolhapur and Miryalaguda, informed the......

Twitter appoints interim chief compliance officer for India

Twitter on Tuesday said it has appointed an interim Chief Compliance Officer and the details of the official will be shared directly with the IT Ministry soon. The move came after the government......

Salute This Hero of the 1971 War!

'Our men had suffered so much pain for the independence of other people in a foreign land.'Air Commodore Nitin Sathe continues his fascinating year-long series on the 1971 War, 50 Years On.......

1971 War: A brave Dakota pilot's contribution

'We flew all missions in the first part of the war at low levels; that is at 300 to 500 feet above the ground.''These sorties were no doubt stressful since the pilots and crew had to look out for......

Dad steps down, Jayadev Galla helms Amara Raja

'I have personally been very keen on investing in lithium ion battery technology for some time.'Shally Seth Mohile reports. IMAGE: Amara Raj Batteries's new Chairman Jayadev Galla, who is also the......

Maruti Suzuki finds digital highway ideal for smooth drive

Maruti is not an online outlier, of course; other heavyweights have rolled out similar services. But as an analyst pointed out, Maruti's all-India roll-out has significant impact given that it......

Bird group's executive director Ankur Bhatia dies at 48

Bird Group’s executive director Ankur Bhatia died on Friday at the age of 48 following a massive cardiac arrest. "It is with profound grief that we inform you about the sudden demise......

Airlines cut wages, re-negotiate contracts to tide over Covid-19 crisis

Daily passenger traffic fell from the peak of around 300,000 in February to less than 40,000 towards the end of May on the back of statewide lockdowns and mandatory RT-PCR testing. Airlines are......

HC quashes Air India's decision terminating pilots

Coming to the aid of all Air India pilots, permanent as well as on contract, whose services were terminated last year, the Delhi high court on Tuesday quashed the national carrier's decision and......

'Iss lakdi ka kya hoga?'

'Sometimes I feel 60 years old.'Subhash K Jha recalls conversations with Ekta Kapoor on her 46th birthday, June 7. Photograph: Kind courtesy Ekta Kapoor /Instagram We were once close; sh used to......

Bollywood Wears the Uniform Again

There is something about a star in uniform that entices audiences. Indian actors have taken note and made it look even better. But they are not done yet. Joginder Tuteja looks at upcoming movies......

When Bollywood took flight

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It is a plane! Like there's no dearth of memorable bus scenes and train imagery in Hindi movies, planes are equally prolific on silver screen. From meet cutes to......

Flight review

Besides Mohit Chadda and a potentially great concept, Flight has barely anything that is worthy of a watch, says Prateek Sur. Flight is about a billionaire (Mohit Chadda) who is caught in......

5 MEMORABLE Shashi Kapoor Films

Shashi Kapoor was a good actor. But he was an exceptional producer too. Bold, enterprising and lavish, Shashi spared no expenses to ensure his films were premium products. His finances would often......

Edgbaston to host 18000 fans for England-NZ Test

IMAGE: English cricket team's colourful, vocal and most importantly loyal band of supporters, Barmy Army. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images The Edgbaston Test between England and New......

Ibra to make acting debut in new 'Asterix and Obelix' film

IMAGE: Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Photograph: Zlatan Ibrahimovic/Twitter He has already sampled the life of a singer at Italy’s Sanremo music festival, and AC Milan striker......

Olympic torch relay in Osaka cancelled, says Japan PM

Most Japanese oppose holding the Olympic Games this summer during the pandemic, surveys have shown. IMAGE: Aerobatics pilot Yoshihide Muroya lights the cauldron at Hibarigahara field during the......

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