COVID-19 cases in India climb to 3,43,091; death toll 9,900

India's COVID-19 death toll neared the 10,000-mark on Tuesday as the Centre scaled up the daily testing capacity to three lakh samples and Prime Minister Narendra Modi initiated his sixth round of......

India's COVID-19 tally nears 2.8 lakh; one-third in just 10 days

The nationwide COVID-19 tally neared 2.8 lakh on Wednesday with almost one-third of the total cases getting detected in just 10 days of June. IMAGE: A woman stands on a social distancing marker at......

Phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls concludes with 68% voting

A 67.84 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls on Thursday in 95 seats spread in 11 states and a Union Territory, the Election Commission said. Barring sporadic......

REWIND: India in the week gone by

Here’s a recap of moments captured in India in the last week.  Brides wait to take their vows at a mass wedding ceremony organised on the occasion of Valentine's Day, in Kolkata.......

Why unicorns are investing in startups

Byju's, Flipkart, PharmEasy and CRED, among others, have taken the acquisition route to grow, reports Shivani Shinde. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Even as startups in India continue to......

Jewellers to go on token strike on Aug 23 against gold hallmarking

Jewellers across the country will go on a 'token strike' on August 23 against the "arbitrary implementation" of mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery, All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council......

Brokerage firm UBS warns of risks from rising inflation

House economists at Swiss brokerage UBS Securities have warned that the country is facing more upside risks over inflation front which is averaging at 5 per cent for the year.  Their warning......

Retail inflation likely to stay elevated in short term

After unseasonal rains, supply disruptions and pandemic-induced woes pushed retail inflation well over the Reserve Bank's comfort zone in 2020, the scenario is likely to stay that way at least in......