Have minimised COVID-19 spread, cut transmission: Govt

Asserting that the ongoing lockdown has helped minimise the spread of coronavirus, the government on Thursday said the recovery rate among COVID-19 patients has almost doubled in last the ten days......

How Sweden bungled coronavirus response

'The Swedish government would consider who will live, who will not die, in rationing coronavirus healthcare!''This means the 'biological age' would supersede the patient's chronological age as a......

'I feel incredibly lucky to be alive after coming so close to death'

Jyoti Vyas was seven months pregnant when two planes flew into the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. She ran down 77 flights of stairs and 15 years later, she remembers how she survived the......

'KNPP produces 24 million units of power a day'

The Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project situated on the sea shore in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu has always been more in the news for what is happening outside the plant than what is......

Will India manage to grow at 6.8% in FY24?

The external environment has worsened further. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com While the Finnish economy entered into a recession, Swedish economic growth also dipped. The Finnish gross......

Difficult for India to reach $5 trn GDP a year ahead of IMF's FY27 projection

It would be a difficult task for the Indian economy to reach the $5-trillion mark a year before the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projection of 2026-27. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Moody's ups India's growth projection for 2023 to 5.5% on higher capex

Moody's Investors Service on Wednesday raised India's economic growth estimate for 2023 to 5.5 per cent from 4.8 per cent pegged earlier, on the back of a sharp increase in capital expenditure in......

What Rise In Interest Rates Means For Banks

With the rise in interest rates, bond yields have been on the rise; this will dent banks' treasury profits.Also, many retail borrowers may find it difficult to service their loans when the loan......

Sports Shorts: Pliskova sets up Brisbane semi-final showdown with Vekic

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: Karolina Pliskova interacts with fans. Photograph: Brisbane Open/Twitter Former world number one Karolina Pliskova lost her......

Sports Shorts: Federer sends Switzerland into Hopman Cup final

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Switzerland's Roger Federer reacts. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters Roger Federer said beating Greek youngster Stefanos......

Tennis Roundup: Nadal routs Paire; Pliskova, Kerber upset

IMAGE: Rafael Nadal returns a ball to Benoit Paire in the Rogers Cup. Photograph: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Rafael Nadal was made to wait before his second-round Rogers Cup......