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PM asks states with rising COVID cases to take steps to prevent 3rd wave

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that rising COVID-19 cases in some states remain a matter of concern as he asked them to take proactive measures to rule out a third wave by moving......

First Covid case may have emerged in China in Oct 2019: Study

The SARS-CoV-2 virus, that causes COVID-19, may have started spreading in China as early as October 2019, two months before the first case was identified in Wuhan, according to a modelling study.......

India blundered along, exactly as every other country did

Not to say that India couldn't have handled the situation better, but on average, it didn't do anywhere near as badly as the naysayers make it out, argues Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: A health worker......

US to donate 1.6 cr vaccines to India and 17 other Asian nations

The United States has announced its plan to allocate 5.5 crore doses of the COVID-19 vaccines to the rest of the world as the second tranche, including 1.6 core jabs to 18 Asian nations such as......

India abstains from voting on UNGA resolution on Myanmar

India has abstained on a United Nations General Assembly resolution on Myanmar, saying its views have not been reflected in the draft and New Delhi does not believe the resolution, tabled hastily,......

Rolex Rings IPO oversubscribed 130 times on last day

The institutional portion was subscribed 143 times, the wealthy investor portion by 360 times and the retail investor portion by 24.5 times. Photograph: Courtesy, Rolex Rings. The initial public......

How India can avoid being crippled by chip shortages

A big part of what India is missing here is talent or expertise in precision engineering and manufacturing. IMAGE: A researcher plants a semiconductor on an interface board to design and develop a......

FPIs turn cautious, pull out Rs 4,515 cr from Indian equities

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have pulled out Rs 4,515 crore from the equities segment in the first half of July as they turn cautious towards the Indian market. Illustration: Dominic......

Funds parked by Indians in Swiss banks rise to 2.55 billion Swiss francs

Funds parked by Indian individuals and firms in Swiss banks, including through India-based branches and other financial institutions, jumped to 2.55 billion Swiss francs (over Rs 20,700 crore) in......

IT cos set to slash 3 mn jobs by 2022

With automation taking place at a much faster pace across industries especially in the tech space, domestic software firms that employee over 16 million are set to slash headcounts by a massive 3......

'Raj was such a great guy'

'Raj was such a fun jovial guy, full of life.' IMAGE: Raj Kaushal and Mandira Bedi. Photograph: Kind courtesy Raj Kaushal/Instagram I got to know Raj Kaushal when he directed Pyar Mein Kabhi Kabhi......

'Footballers from world over in Maidaan'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Amit Sharma/Instagram "Badhai Ho, you have tested negative," I tell film-maker Amit Ravindranath Sharma whose ambitious Maidaan promises to do for football what Lagaan......

Can you watch 425 films in a year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020. IMAGE: Danesh Razvi and Tanya Maniktala in A Suitable Boy. It was the year of staying at home and watching films......

Tokyo Olympics: Medals Table

Check out the medals tally at the Tokyo Olympics: RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal 1 China 23 14 13 50 2 United States 20 23 16 59 3 Japan 17 5 9 31 4 Australia 14 3 14 31 5 ROC......

China bags mixed doubles badminton gold, silver

Tai Tzu, P V Sindhu scintillate on way to semi-final meeting. IMAGE: China's Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping celebrate winning the Olympics gold medal mixed doubles match against compatriots Zheng......

Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Friday, July 30

IMAGE: Lovlina Borgohain made sure of India’s first boxing medal at the Tokyo Olympics when she upstaged former World champion Nien-Chin Chen of Chinese Taipei in the quarter-finals, in......

Sensational Sindhu enters semis at Tokyo Olympics

P V Sindhu will take on second-seed Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying in Saturday's semi-final at 3.20pm IST. IMAGE: India's P V Sindhu celebrates winning her women's singles quarter-final match......

Borgohain ensures India first boxing medal at Tokyo Games

IMAGE: India's Lovlina Borgohain (Red) celebrates victory over Chinese Taipei's Nien Chin Chen after the Olympics women's Welterweight (64-69kg) quarter-final bout, at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo, on......

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