Will syringe shortage puncture India's Covid vaccine plans?

Vaccine availability in India surpasses the production rate of auto-disable syringes, and buffer stocks were inadequately created, reports Sohini Das. IMAGE: Covid vaccination under way at the......

10 things we know from 'ArnabGate'

Sumit Bhattacharya lists what the leaked WhatsApp conversations reveal about the man named Arnab Goswami, and a certain PDG. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   So, just how patriotic......

Abki baar, kiski sarkar? Lok Sabha poll results today

The counting of votes for the seven-phase elections to India's lower house of parliament, the world's biggest democratic exercise, will take place on Thursday, bringing the curtains down on a......

What of the troubles within, Mr Modi?

Much of the pre-2014 peace in our hotspots is diminished.Kashmir is on the boil and the Northeast is anarchic, observes Shekhar Gupta. For almost a decade now, it has been plausible to argue that......

25-bp deposit rate hike likely this festival season

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) decision to withdraw the incremental cash reserve ratio (I-CRR) is expected to benefit banks during the festival season. Illustration: Uttam......

Auto retail sales soar to record high in Nov: FADA

Automobile retail sales in India rose to a record high in November, aided by the best ever monthly performance across passenger vehicle and two-wheeler segments, dealers' body FADA said on......

'Once we make an offer to a person, we honour it'

'Even during the pandemic we did it.''We think it's our responsibility to make sure that we manage the uncertainty.' IMAGE: Rajesh Gopinathan, CEO and managing director, Tata Consultancy Services,......

Peak power demand in India drops 12.5% as monsoon picks up pace

With the cooling down of heatwaves as the monsoon spreads across the country, power demand has fallen by 12.5 per cent from the start of this month till Monday. Photograph: PTI Photo Peak power......

Tamannaah Wears The Colour of 2025

Shilpa gets sweaty... Huma meets Jared... Disha performs in Dubai... Photograph: Kind courtesy Tamannaah Bhatia/Instagram Tamannaah Bhatia gets ready to welcome 2025 with the colour of the year.......

Lots Of OTT Goodies To Watch, Guys!

Literary adaptations, whistleblower pursuits, kidnapped Santas and South India's biggest stars, Sukanya Verma lists them all on OTT this week. Emilia PerezWhere to watch? MubiLanguage: French,......

Agni, Jigra, Mismatched, Squid Game...

Joginder Tuteja lists the OTT releases in December. MatkaWhere to watch: Amazon Prime VideoRelease date: December 5 This Telugu-language period action thriller, starring Varun Tej and directed by......

'Announcing I'm Married May Be Professional Suicide'

'There's been a dramatic shift in the kinds of roles available to women.''It's no longer limited to being the heroine, the heroine's mother, aunty or vamp.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Aditi......

Can Carlos Alcaraz keep his Grand Slam winning streak alive?

The second round of the US Open continues on Thursday as the world's top players battle for Grand Slam glory in New York. Top seed Jannik Sinner resumes his quest for a second Grand Slam title......

Michael Jordan's first Air Jordan sneakers sold for record $560,000

IMAGE: The Air Jordan 1s, designed for Jordan in 1985 and the first ever signature sneakers, are a mismatched pair in a size 13 (left) and size 13.5 (right). Photograph: Sotheby's/Handout via......

PIX: Djokovic takes first unsteady step toward calendar slam

Images from Day 2 at the US Open. IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic hits a forehand during his first-round match against Denmark's Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune at the US Open on Tuesday. Photograph:......

Will run-machine Kohli surpass Tendulkar's record in Vizag ODI?

If India captain Virat Kohli adds another 81 runs to his awe-inspiring tally, he will become the fastest man to 10,000 runs in this format, surpassing the legendary Sachin Tendulkar. IMAGE: Indian......

Sports Shorts: Pacquiao beats Thurman to win WBA crown

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday IMAGE: Manny Pacquiao (white trunks) throws a punch at Keith Thurman during their WBA welterweight championship bout at MGM Grand......