India Sitting on COVID Time Bomb

Whether the third wave will ravage us depends on the pace of vaccinations, careful and calibrated opening up of establishments, and a strategy to contain the spread in specific states or pockets,......

How India botched up its war against COVID-19

India is in the midst of its biggest crisis since Independence.It is a national emergency and begs to be dealt with.Politics can wait. Lives need to be saved.We need to vaccinate India at a pace......

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session. Honourable Members, This joint sitting of......

FULL TEXT of PM Modi's I-Day address

Following is the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 73rd Independence Day.  IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation......

Buffett's wit, humility, charm never fail to impress shareholders

Unusually, for letters to shareholders but not for Mr Buffett's annual missives that have been compiled into a book, there are plenty of laugh-out-loud moments as you retrace the journey Berkshire......

How Tirupati Trust can help India counter economic crisis

When the RBI lifts some of its terrifying constraints on the market, the rupee will whoosh lower at a pace that will startle all of us, rues Jamal Mecklai The Reserve Bank of India and the......

Another Indian quits Obama administration

Secunderabad-born Suresh Kumar, a former Doordarshan sports and news anchor over 30 years ago, who two years ago was appointed by President Obama to lead the Commerce Department's US and Foreign......

Telecom body urges India to liberalise the sector

Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India (AUSPI) is the representative industry body of Unified Access Service Licensees providing telecom services in the country with CDMA......

Amazon Unveils Slate Of Films, Series

Amazon Prime Video has announced 41 titles in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English, thereby throwing a challenge to its streaming competitors. Amazon's attractive line-up for the next two years......

Review: PK, a mixed bag of spunk and sentimentality

When PK works, it does with great merit. When it does not, it sermonises, says Sukanya Verma. Among showmen and whiz kids, game changers and auteurs resides a genial filmmaker, a fairy......

Nizhalkuthu is a masterwork

It is the early 1940s; India is on the cusp of Independence.In a remote village in Nagercoil, on the border between Tamil Nadu and Kerala, lives Kaliyappan (Oduvil Unnikrishnan), official......

Rahul Or Dhoni? Who Batted Best? Vote!

The Ekana stadium in Lucknow witnessed a thrilling IPL match on Friday, April 19, 2024, night. Mahendra Singh Dhoni's explosive knock propelled the Chennai Super Kings to a competitive 176/6.......

Virat Kohli has done the right thing

Is Kohli not a great captain in spite of so many wins? My answer is, yes, declares Dr Sudhir Bisht. IMAGE: Virat Kohli. Photograph: BCCI. Virat Kohli called up the secretary, BCCI, on Saturday and......

Exclusive! How this man transformed India's batting

'The 2014 Australia tour and the brand of cricket played by the team laid a great foundation of the brilliant run of success enjoyed across all formats and conditions.''It also coincided with Virat......

How I slayed my demons and won an Olympic medal

'Sport is cruel, as is life, which is why winning becomes sweet.' IMAGE: Gagan Narang with his bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics, July 30, 2012. Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty Images  ......

Former refugee Mabil senses new chance Aus soccer team

Mabil's early life was all about adapting to overcome hardship, having spent his childhood among thousands of South Sudan refugees at the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. He resettled in Australia......