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UAE helped bring down India-Pak tensions: Envoy

The United Arab Emirates played a role in bringing down the tension between India and Pakistan and getting their bilateral ties back to a "healthy functional relationship", Emirati ambassador to......

Why the US navy's actions must worry India

'I do not that the intent was to send a political message to China that the US treats friends and foes alike.''In any case, such acts do not ruffle a feather in China,' observes Commodore Venugopal......

Beware China's ability to strike beyond the battlefield

Future conflict will involve bypassing of frontiers to strike at critical vulnerabilities directly and in the hinterland at the appropriate time, explains Lieutenant General Anil Chait (retd), who......

'It is not easy to misappropriate Netaji'

'He was always opposed to a form of nationalism that was narrow, selfish and arrogant.''He will always remain a beacon of inspiration for freedom-loving people across the world and for movements of......

Ken-Betwa project: 'Tiger population won't survive'

'Tiger reserves were created to protect areas from developmental activities.''If we go ahead with these projects, then it is a complete mockery of our institutions and our laws, it is against......

India, Pakistan and the story of lost trading opportunity

Despite being a neighbour, Pakistan has never accounted for more than 2 per cent of India’s total exports, and its share in India’s total imports is less than 1 per cent. On the other......

India has bounced back, real GDP growth to be 7.5%-12.5%: WB

India's economy has bounced back amazingly from the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide lockdown over the last one year, but it is not out of the woods yet, according to the World Bank, which in its......

Hotels and travel firms look for summer relief

Online travel agents and hotels are seeing traction build gradually for the upcoming season. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com After a dry spell induced by Covid-19 last year, hotels and those......

Marriott hotels to add 7 new properties in India

Five of these will be in leisure locations — two in Goa, and one each in Mahabaleshwar, Thiruvananthapuram, and Dehradun. Marriott International is looking to make deeper inroads into......

SBI's digital transactions are as high as 67% now

The country's largest lender State Bank of India has seen a perceptible increase in the number transactions happening at its multiple digital channels, with the percentage moving from 60 per cent......

IPL 2021: Star Sports hopes to earn Rs 32 billion

Disney-Star generated advertising revenue of over Rs 27 billion for IPL 2020. IMAGE: Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler of England makes their way out alongside Virat Kohli and K L Rahul of India ahead......

Kamal, Sathiyan, Sutirtha seal Tokyo Olympics berth

IMAGE: Achanta Sharath Kamal thrashed Pakistan's Muhammad Rameez to qualify for his fourth Olympic Games, at the Asian Olympic Qualification tournament in Doha, on Thursday. Photograph: Robertus......

Historic! Bhavani becomes 1st Indian fencer to qualify for Olympic

Photograph: Kind Courtesy, C A Bhavani Devi/Twitter Tamil Nadu's C A Bhavani Devi has become the first ever Indian fencer to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games. The sabre fencer secured a......

Why Pakistan wants T20 World Cup moved out of India...

'We are not seeking written assurance for the visas of the national team only, but for the fans, officials and journalists as well.' IMAGE: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ehsan Mani. Photograph:......

Captain Kohli on what went wrong for India in Chennai Test

'Our body language and intensity was not up to the mark.' IMAGE: India captain Virat Kohli speaks to pace bowler Ishant Sharma during the first Test against England in Chennai. Photograph: BCCI......

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Countries seek more Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech shots as concerns mount over rival vaccines

Countries in Europe and Asia, as well as South Africa, are limiting or halting use of AstraZeneca's shot over safety concerns. Rollout of J&J's... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/countries-seek-more-moderna-pfizer/biontech-shots-as-concerns-mount-over-rival-vaccines/articleshow/82102212.cms

A pyrrhic victory for Pakistan

Near the peak of the American war in Afghanistan, in 2014, a former chief of neighbouring Pakistan’s military intelligence — an institution... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/joe-bidens-afghan-pullout-is-a-victory-for-pakistan-but-at-what-cost/articleshow/82099064.cms

Covid-19 is much deadlier in Brazil than India and no one knows why

Covid death ratios in South Asia, including India, are consistently lower than global averages, just as those in Latin America are consistently... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/covid-19-is-much-deadlier-in-brazil-than-india-and-no-one-knows-why/articleshow/82095006.cms

Envoy

The United Arab Emirates played a role in bringing down the tension between India and Pakistan and getting their bilateral ties back to a "healthy... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/uae-helped-bring-down-india-pak-tensions-envoy/20210415.htm

Lenovo appoints Bhavya Misra as Chief Human Resources Officer

Misra has over 13 years of work experience and has worked in companies including PepsiCo and Bharti Walmart. In her last role in PepsiCo, she was... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/electronics/lenovo-appoints-bhavya-misra-as-chief-human-resources-officer/articleshow/82081863.cms

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