Covid in Delhi: Home isolation cases rise by 48%; govt alerts hospitals

Amid an uptick in daily cases of COVID-19 in Delhi and the positivity rate going beyond 2 per cent, there has been a rise of nearly 48 per cent in the number of home isolation cases here in the......

India administers over 100 crore anti-Covid jabs

India achieved a major milestone in its vaccination programme against COVID-19 as the cumulative vaccine doses administered in the country surpassed the 100-crore mark on Thursday.   IMAGE: A......

India will be named after Modi one day: Mamata's jibe

Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday asserted that women are safe in West Bengal but not in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states like Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, while claiming that a......

This is for Meenal and the Mirror

Saturday will be the last time the Mumbai Mirror will hit newsstands as a daily.Two Saturdays ago, its owners, the Times of India group, shocked the city by deciding to convert the Mirror into a......

Almost 92% casual workers didn't get wages during lockdown: Survey

A Covid widow, who lost her job due to the pandemic, saw her five children being admitted to a hospital in Aligarh on June 15 for apparently going without food for days, according to PTI. IMAGE:......

70 call centre staff held for duping US nationals

They would call US citizens and demand their financial and bank details, failing which they would allegedly threaten them with dire consequences, including legal action and jail term In a swift......

Women's taxi services are struggling to make ends meet

Ironically, amid these struggles, interest in these taxi services has grown, as concerns over women's safety have escalated. Image: Viira Cabs. Photograph, Courtesy: Viira Cabs    ......

Beware of get-rich-quick tips

You might be bombarded with SMS advice, WhatsApp messages and online fast-money schemes. Here’s why one should avoid them.  “Have you ever traded in the stock market, sir?”......

'I am a fan of Kamal Haasan!'

After directing and acting in the seriousVirumaandi, which went on to become a big hit in Tamil Nadu, Kamal Haasan is now starring in a comedy.A remake of Rajkumar Hirani'sHindihit, Munnabhai MBBS,......

The Freaky Chakra Review

New age cinema is back. Is it here to stay? That remains to be seen.Earlier, we had M F Husain's Gajagamini where the director's vision failed to reach the masses. The film could not graspaudiences......

Trump says Nike sending 'terrible message' with Kaepernick ads

IMAGE: Former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick appears as a face of Nike Inc advertisement marking the 30th anniversary of its "Just Do It" slogan in this image released by Nike in......

Miandad gets late call for Musharraf meeting

Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has another reason to be furious with the Pakistan Cricket Board, which he claimed did not properly communicate with him about attending a cricket meeting......

No substance to death threat, say police

South African policeinvestigated an alleged death threat against West Indian umpire Steve Bucknor and found there was no substance to the threat.United Cricket Board of South Africa media manager......