Cyrus Mistry: The Wise Young Owl

'Cyrus was always very different. He would think before acting.'An exclusive excerpt from Changing Skylines: The Shapoorji Pallonji Sesquicentennial 1865-2015. Illustration: Dominic......

'Soon, Uddhavji will only be left with darbaris'

'Very soon you will hear the news of two more MLAs from Uddhavji's side joining our camp.''And once the Supreme Court verdict comes out, there will be a waterfall.' IMAGE: Uddhav Thackeray with......

'ISI is rarely questioned in Pakistan'

'But India, increasingly, is not that far behind, which is a story I never expected to tell.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com None of Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark's previous......

COVID: UK to bring in hotel quarantine from Feb 15

Anyone travelling to the United Kingdom from a high-risk COVID-19 country, including South Africa and South America where new variants have been a concern, will be required to quarantine in a......

Business travel takes off again on a wing and a prayer

Business executives are finally dusting off their long-unused suitcases to resume travel, thanks to a good vaccination rate, a drop in fresh cases, and an easing of travel restrictions. It comes......

5 reasons why economic recovery will be slow

Risk aversion is currently a dominant depressant to economic recovery, points out Shankar Acharya, former chief economic advisor to the Government of India. IMAGE: Illustration: Dominic......

'We have to treat the economy as if this is wartime'

'We have to stop thinking about GDP and look at the impact on output and unemployment.''And that is not going to be insignificant.' IMAGE: Health workers conduct a door-to-door survey for COVID-19......

Vikram Bakshi gets one last chance to settle Hudco dues

Hudco had in 2006 given a loan of Rs 62.38 crore to Bakshi’s private venture, Ascot Hotels and Resorts, for a commercial project in Noida. The loan, however, turned NPA in 2011.An appellate......

'Winning more medals will help salvage prestige'

Legendary sprinter Milkha Singh has comedown heavily onofficials of the Commonwealth Games Federation, particularly Mike Fennell and Mike Hooper. The duo have been spewing venom and criticizing......

Track and field goes nuts over Bolt

When Usain Bolt blazed to glory at the Beijing Olympics, he was feted as the hero his tainted sport had been crying out for. Now, having repeated them in Berlin, he can consider himself the saviour......

Formula One to have 19 races in 2009

The Formula One season will stretch to 19 races next year with Abu Dhabi making its debut as the final Grand Prix in mid-November, the sport's governing body said on Wednesday. The International......