Barber shops, e-commerce allowed in orange, green zones: MHA

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday clarified that barber shops and salons will be allowed to open in green and orange zones during the third phase of the lockdown beginning May 4, besides......

National lockdown extended by 2 weeks to May 17

Activities such as air travel, rail, metro and inter-state movement of people will continue to be restricted irrespective of the zones. Schools, colleges and other coaching institutions, hotels and......

A house for Dr Ambedkar in the UK

'If the museum in his memory inspires and instils among Brahminical British Indians an attitude of equality towards Dalits, the edifice would be worth it,' reports Ashis Ray.Illustration: Uttam......

India reports 2nd coronavirus death, several states in shutdown mode

A 68-year-old woman in Delhi became the country's second victim of coronavirus on Friday as several states went into battle mode to contain the spread of COVID-19, shutting down schools, theatres......

A Satyam employee writes, from the heart

This article, which has been doing the rounds on the Internet, has been written by an unnamed Satyam employee. At a time when almost 90 per cent of my Satyam friends are cribbing about the fraud......

IIT-Madras director on IITs and Pan-IIT event

Prof Madaboosi Santanam Ananth is one of the most vocal academicians in the country. He has been the director of IIT-Madras since 2001. Prof Ananth joined as faculty in the department of chemical......