Focus on double vaccination first: Experts amid calls for booster

India should prioritise double vaccinating its eligible population against Covid over booster shots given the large number of people still to get the base layer of protection against the infection,......

FULL TEXT: President's address to nation on I Day eve

President Ram Nath Kovind addressed the nation on the eve of India's 75th Independence Day. Here's the text of what he said with a word cloud: IMAGE: President of India Ram Nath Kovind addressing......

Covid patients struggle to shake off hospital images

Many of those who have been to Covid hell and back are unable to shake off the memories of their days in hospitals, leading to worries about post-traumatic stress disorder and other anxiety related......

'Modi, Shah have to start eating fish to win Bengal'

'At this moment, the Trinamool has an edge.' IMAGE: Narendra Damodardas Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party's leading campaigner, at an election rally in West Bengal. Photograph: Ashok Bhaumik/PTI......

The Poverty Puzzle

There's no silver bullet to get rid of poverty, says Alok Sheel.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   The 2019 Nobel Prize in economics has been jointly awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther......

The vanishing middle manager

Can business schools re-invent their role, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Business schools are in such a period of boom -- with the leading ones struggling to deal......

Giving women in farming and fisheries their due

Women's share of work in these industries is over 50 per cent, yet they are paid much less than their male counterparts. It is time to stamp out the gender disparity, says Surinder Sud.......

Why did Sundar Pichai fire James Damore?

'Should views such as Damore's be ignored, stigmatised, or corrected, point by point?' asks Mihir S Sharma. How does a company balance its responsibility to provide a wholesome workplace......

Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui Review

Where Ayushmann Khurrana gets the tone and texture of his hypermasculine chump in skinny gym shorts down pat, Vaani Kapoor is a picture of backbone and restraint in a role that could not have been......

Netflix has spent 3,000 crores on India programs

Since its entry in 2016, Netflix has announced over 60 titles to be sourced from India.Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports. IMAGE: Neena Gupta and her daughter Masaba in Masaba Masaba. Masaba Masaba is......

Why Veere Di Wedding and Raazi worked

'Both Raazi and Veere Di Wedding are interesting films that worked. There is no point reading a trend in them,' says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. IMAGE: Sonam Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor in Veere Di......

Meet Nick Kyrgios' new girlfriend

IMAGE: Nick Kyrgios with girlfriend Costeen Hatzi. Photographs: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images   Australian Open men's doubles champion Nick Kyrgios is proving to be a winner on and off the......

Mumbai Indians have 'slight psychological advantage' over DC

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Mumbai Indians/Twitter On the cusp of his fifth IPL title, Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma didn't deny that his team have a 'slight psychological advantage' going......

The secret behind Mumbai Indians' success

IMAGE: Mumbai Indians’ players celebrate. Photograph: BCCI/IPL Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma said the reason behind his team's success in this season of Indian Premier League (IPL) is......

Russia still on the pitch but anthem ban could hurt

IMAGE: Russia players pose for a team group photo before the match. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters When a Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) team played at the 1992 European championship......

Will new mum Azarenka get more facilities?

'The guys do have that luxury of having the nurseries and stuff at every event, and I think it's time for women to have the same benefit' IMAGE:   Victoria Azarenka of Belarus plays a......