Water crisis: Half of global food production at risk

The water crisis could jeopardise more than half of the world's food production and cause an average global GDP loss of 8 per cent by 2050, with lower-income countries facing up to a 15 per cent......

Three scientists share Nobel Prize for 'Click Chemistry'

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Wednesday awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022 to Carolyn R Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K Barry Sharpless. Bertozzi from Stanford University, United......

Casteist abuse must be public for SC/ST Act to apply: HC

The high court of Karnataka has said that for offences under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the hurling of casteist abuse must be in a public place.......

COVID-19 here to stay till 2021: Health experts

Two global health experts on Wednesday said novel coronavirus infection is here to stay for more than a year and called for aggressive testing to prevent its spread.  IMAGE: Passengers arrive......

'You can keep locking down endlessly, but what will you do at the end of it?'

'We haven't flattened the infection curve, we may have merely smoothened it temporarily.' Photograph: PTI Photo   Bajaj Auto's plant in Waluj, Aurangabad, has seen an exponential rise in the......

KWK 7: What Bugs Gauri About SRK

This week, Gauri Khan will grace Koffee With Karan with her friends, Maheep Kapoor and Bhavana Pandey. The promo is already out and has Gauri talking candidly about her husband Shah Rukh Khan and......

2021: Bollywood's BUSIEST ACTORS

With so many films shifted to 2021, it's going to be a busy year for Bollywood's actors. Joginder Tuteja looks at the busiest bunch of actors of 2021.   Akshay KumarSooryavanshi, Prithviraj,......

Coventry makes history as IOC's first female president

IMAGE: As the new IOC president, Kirsty Coventry will now be tasked with steering the Olympic Movement into a new era, overseeing future Games. Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/Reuters Kirsty......

'Athletics prize money model is not one-size-fits-all'

'Nobody in the Olympic landscape should conclude that because I had a mandate in World Athletics... that this is a one-size-fits-all. That I suddenly walk straight into the (IOC) office in Lausanne......

'He has been a promoter and supporter of these Games'

IOC confident of Trump support for LA 2028 Olympics, says Bach. IMAGE: LA28 Chairman Casey Wasserman holds the official Olympic flag next to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass as it returns to Los......

Sebastian Coe backs India's strong 2036 Olympics bid

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president's post contender Sebastian Coe feels India's bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games is a "strong case" but competition will be tough with several other......

IOC chief Bach to resign as member after end of term

IMAGE: Thomas Bach, an Olympic fencing champion in 1976, steps down from his post this year after 12 years in charge. He will hand over on June 23 to the new president, to be elected on March 20.......