Flyers subject to random sampling can leave after giving samples: Govt

The Union ministry of civil aviation on Wednesday said only two per cent of the passengers coming from countries that are not in the 'at-risk' list will be subject to random sampling for......

France offers to supply 40 Rafale fighters to IAF

As President Nicolas Sarkozy began talks with Indian leaders to boost Indo-French ties, a French company Friday offered to sell 40 of its new generation Rafale fighters to New Delhi on a fast track......

Scientists try to get to bottom of heart attacks

Prevention is better than cure, went early medical wisdom. The latest from the world of cardiac research is that detection is better than prevention.As mankind faces its biggest threat in the form......

Drugs ban: These are the worst hit brands, companies

Govt bans brands with annual sales worth Rs 3,728 crore. Image: Companies likely to be most affected are Pfizer, Abbott and Macleods Pharma. Photograph: Reuters     The government has......

COLUMN: Obsessing about GDP growth

True sustainable growth can come only through an increase in productivity, and such increases can happen only through innovations, technical and organisational, in all sectors of the economy -......

Craze for ebooks yet to catch on in India

Globally, on Amazon.com, the sales of ebooks may have outstripped the sales of hardcover books over the past three months. However, this does not appear to be the case in India. Amazon's Kindle,......

Debt funds show positive returns

Debt-oriented mutual funds have continued to give positive returns in February, while almost all the equity schemes ended in the negative, a latest study said. According to Crisil FundServices,......

How Watching Movies Is Going To Change

FLEXI Show will give the audience the freedom to leave the movie hall at any point while paying only for the time they watched it. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational......

Crew 3rd Biggest Opener Of 2024

IMAGE: Kriti Sanon, Kareena Kapoor and Tabu in Crew. Last week's release Crew saw a very good opening at the box office, and if it continues this way, it could well take a shot at the Rs 100 Crore......

Box Office: Ponniyin Selvan 2 Starts Well

When Ponniyin Selvan 1 (Hindi) released last September, it had taken a fair start at Rs 1.85 crore (Rs 18.5 million), and went on to have an ordinary trajectory over the weekend (Rs 7.60 crore/ Rs......

'Hope I can be part of a futuristic fantasy'

'Dune deserves all the raves it has been getting.' In an ongoing series, Bollywood talents pick their favourite show of 2021, and tell us just why they loved it. Photograph: Kind courtesy Mrunal......

Humpy wins second game to force tie-breaker

Grandmaster Koneru Humpy, who suffered a shock defeat in the first game of the WorldChess Championship semifinal, bounced back superbly beating Woman Grandmaster Ekaterina Kovalevskaya of Russia in......