'Delta plus' variant may trigger 3rd wave in Maha: State health dept

The highly virulent 'Delta plus' variant of the novel coronavirus could stoke a third wave in Maharashtra, according to a presentation made at a meeting attended by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray......

Delhi Polls: BJP, Congress Take On AAP

The BJP and Congress have called out the 'Delhi model' as a hoax, built on sustained propaganda when the ground reality is different. IMAGE: Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, right, and Aam Aadmi Party......

Maha: Health dept employee held for selling COVID doses illegally

A person attached to the Maharashtra health department was detained on Monday for allegedly selling COVID-19 vaccine doses illegally in Sajapur area of Aurangabad, police said. Later in the......

Kerala health dept on high alert after fresh Nipah outbreak

Nipah virus has returned to haunt Kerala with a 12-year old boy on Sunday succumbing to the infection, the first such incident three years after it wrecked havoc in parts of Kozhikode and......

Jack Welch gives Obama an 'A'

"So. . . how's Obama doing?" This was the question floated by our host at a recent dinner party. In response, two people said they were disappointed, seven claimed to be on the fence, four asserted......

Tighter US oversight comes to H-1B visa programme

As the unemployment rate in the US rises, the federal government is tightening its oversight of a controversial visa program that allows companies to bring in skilled workers from overseas. The......

Barack Obama's audacious economic agenda

So much for the first 100 days. In fact, one might ask, when exactly did the first 100 days start? For President-elect Barack Obama, who steps into the Oval Office as the country faces its most......

Highlights of the Union Budget

Image: Budget aims at high growth. Photograph: Reuters   Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday announced a budget aimed at high growth, saying the pace of cutting the fiscal deficit......

BCCI not to punish players if they admit to age fudging

'However, if registered players do not disclose the facts and are found to have submitted fake/tampered DOB proof documents by BCCI, then they will be banned for 2 years.' IMAGE: BCCI president......