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Delta variant now reported in 85 countries: WHO

The Delta variant, the significantly more transmissible strain of COVID-19, is expected to become a "dominant lineage" if current trends continue, the World Health Organisation has warned after it......

Pfizer, AstraZeneca vaccines protect against Delta variant: Study

The Delta variant of coronavirus, first identified in India, doubles the risk of hospitalisation compared with the Alpha variant first found in the United Kingdom, but Pfizer and AstraZeneca......

Delta variant reduces vaccine effect: UK experts

The Delta variant of COVID-19, or the B1.617.2 variant of concern (VOC) first identified in India, is about 60 per cent more transmissible than the Alpha strain identified in the United Kingdom and......

Can bodies thrown in Ganga spread COVID?

'We cannot have bodies putrefying in water.''This is a health hazard and it can create a very inflammatory situation.'Rashme Sehgal reports. Caution: Graphic content. Viewer discretion is advised.......

'Virus separating father from son; mother from daughter'

'It is a terrible time, but yet there are enough examples of the goodness of people.' IMAGE: Family members mourn a COVID-19 victim at the Patna Medical College and Hospital, April 25, 2021.......

Choksi will 'only' return to Dominica to face trial when fit

Diamantaire Mehul Choksi will "only" return to Dominica to face trial for illegal entry into that country when a doctor "certifies" that he is fit to stand trial, the media there reported citing......

Mallya, Nirav Modi extradition figure in India-UK summit

The issue of extradition of Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi figured in a virtual summit between India and the UK on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that economic offenders should......

When Mallya bought Lewis Hamilton's dad's home

This property has all the hallmarks of being owned and occupied by Vijay Mallya. A fleet of supercars making their way down the drive, hordes of people descending to party all night long and a......

Mallya, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi are coming back to face law: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that fugitive businessmen Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi are "coming back" to India to face the law. The government is pursuing......

Legal process has to be followed, can't shortcut that: UK on Mallya extradition

Noting the urgency and desire on the part of India to extradite people accused of corruption, the UK on Friday said a "legal process" is on in Vijay Mallya's matter and it has to be followed......

'Some of the best things in cinema are happening in India'

'Of the people here in Europe who have watched The Story of Film: A New Generation, the most talked-about clip is the one from Ram Leela.' IMAGE: Ranveer Singh in Goliyon Ki Raasleela: Ram Leela.......

When are the BIG movies releasing?

The floodgates seem to have opened for Bollywood at the theatres. After Yash Raj Films announced its slate of films for 2021, many other film-makers went ahead and confirmed the release dates for......

The 2021 Bollywood Line-up

In the third part of a four-part special, Joginder Tuteja lists the new releases of 2021. Please click here to read: Part I and Part 2. Dhamaka IMAGE: Kartik Aaryan's look in Dhamaka.......

Doesn't Kriti look HOT in black?

Sonakshi, Huma, Sophie holiday while Sonam Kapoor shoots! Photograph: Kind courtesy Kriti Kharbanda/Instagram Kriti Kharbanda looks hot in black! Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonakshi......

Where in the world is Mallika Sherawat?

Where in the world in Swastika Mukherjee?Where in the world is Fatima Sana Shaikh? Photograph: Kind courtesy Shama Sikander /Instagram Shama Sikander takes a dip in a pool in Dubai. ......

T20 World Cup 2021: India to face arch-rivals Pakistan in group stage

Photograph: Kind courtesy T20 World Cup/Twitter Arch-rivals India and Pakistan were on Friday placed in the same group for the T20 World Cup as the ICC announced the pools for its flagship event,......

UK's Queen Elizabeth wishes England team good luck

IMAGE: Britain's Queen Elizabeth wrote a letter to manager Gareth Southgate in which she recalled her memory of presenting the World Cup to England in 1966 and seeing the joy that brought.......

The Dream Goals of Euro 2020

The Euros have always offered a delectable fare of goals. The dramatic quarter-final games tipped the Euro 2020 goals tally. Here's a look at the top goals so far: Lorenzo Insigne. Italy v......

Check out Euro 2020 schedule

IMAGE: Euro 2020 mascot Skillzy poses with the trophy in Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Photograph: Paolo Bruno/Getty Images Big time soccer action returns with Euro 2020. The tournament,......

Euros Previews: Danes ready for 'war' against Czechs in quarters

IMAGE: Denmark players during training. Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters Having hammered Wales 4-0 to set up a Euro 2020 quarter-final against the Czech Republic on Saturday, Denmark have......

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