What you could do with Aarogya Setu app

'Install the app for yourself and your family.''Make sure that everybody you come in contact with on a daily basis -- your drivers, your maids, your colleagues at work -- make sure they too are......

Partition: What we must remember

The world had almost completely forgotten about Partition, and many never learned about it, says Guneeta Singh Bhalla, the woman who founded the 1947 Partition Archive. IMAGE: The 1947 Partition......

Uproar over US governor participating in 'bhumi-pujan'

The Republican challenger David Williams in the 'Bible Belt' US state of Kentucky, has accused Democratic Governor Steve Beshear, who participated in a Hindu-style groundbreaking ceremony for the......

Hotels see green shoots of recovery as the fear of pandemic recedes

The mood at the Hotel Investment Conference South Asia (HICSA), the annual hospitality industry conference was rather upbeat. But hotel brand operators and owners remain cautiously optimistic of......

Consumer internet start-ups brace for salary cuts, layoffs

For now, Bounce, Shuttl, Fab Hotels, Instamojo, Zomato,  Curefit, and HealthifyMe, among others, are going for salary deductions. Most of the consumer internet start-ups, besides those who are......

MakeMyTrip chairman, CEO to forego salary from April

IMAGE: A file photograph of Rajesh Magow, co-founder/CFO, Deep Kalra, co-founder/CEO, Keyur Joshi, co-founder/COO. Photograph: SnapsIndia. Online travel firm MakeMyTrip's top executives Deep kalra......

Travel portals, airlines are grappling with cancellations

The issues include not getting refunds on airline and hotel bookings, getting charged a service fee even if airlines have waived cancellation charges and so on. Illustration: Dominic......

'Covid bred contempt in people'

'Social media became a place to lash out in the pandemic.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Waluscha De Sousa/Instagram Just how negative can social media get? In the Web series Escaype Live, Waluscha......

Review: Chef is too dull to be delicious

In a premise begging for food porn, there’s a shocking scarcity of sensory pleasure or vision. You’ll see more gastronomic delights in the two-minute trailer of the......

Sports Shorts: Dutee Chand signs two-year deal with Puma

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: In May, Dutee Chand is the first Indian sportswoman to reveal that she is in a same-sex relationship with a girl from her......

How Delhi Capitals have risen to the top

Delhi Capitals posted a six-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals to take top position in the IPL standings, with seven wins from 11 games. IMAGE: Prithvi Shaw hits out. Photograph: BCCI Being at the......

Story of U19s: Present perfect but future uncertain

IMAGE: The Indian U-19 team celebrate their victory. Photograph: Cricket World Cup/ICC/Twitter Ravneet Singh Ricky runs a cricket academy and works for Air India. Shalabh Srivastava has gone......

PIX: India crowned Under-19 World Champions

Australia looked on course for a total in the range of 250 in the 40th over before India's spinners took charge.The Jason Sangha-led side lost its last six wickets for 33 runs and was dismissed in......

How clinical India tamed Australia to claim ICC Under-19 World Cup

IMAGE: India Under-19 captain Prithvi Shaw and coach Rahul Dravid with the trophy. Photograph: Cricket World Cup/ICC/Twitter India on Saturday, lifted a record fourth U-19 World Cup trophy after......