COVID 19: Is the NITI Aayog right?

On May 27, the NITI Aayog issued a statement whose aim was to bust myths floating around the COVID-19 pandemic. Seven myths were addressed by Dr Vinod Paul, who leads the health, nutrition and HRD......

How India Saved More Than 100,000 Lives

The vaccination drive was only one important part of India's globally recognised pandemic management and response strategy, observes Dr Vinod K Paul, member (health), NITI Aayog. IMAGE: A......

Manik Saha named new Tripura CM; MLA breaks chairs in protest

In a surprise move, Bharatiya Janata Party made Rajya Sabha MP Manik Saha the new chief minister of Tripura, succeeding Biplab Kumar Deb who resigned earlier on Saturday. IMAGE: BJP leader Manik......

PM Modi takes stock of COVID-19 situation

Ahead of his meeting with chief ministers next week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed the steps being taken to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in areas with high case load and the......

Will states bite the fiscal bullet on Modicare?

Experts believe that states will be in a predicament because of their tight fiscal position and reluctance to replace their own health schemes with this newly announced National Health Protection......

Despite low-cost talent pool India not leveraging R&D

Advantages are not being leveraged fully mainly because of lack of funds, say experts. India enjoys a huge advantage of a great talent pool that comes at a low cost. However, experts from Samsung,......

'Modicare' likely to be launched on Aug 15 or Oct 2, to cost Rs 12,000cr pa

All the poor people identified by the Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 will be eligible for the scheme, officials said, adding that it will be linked to Aadhar but will not be a mandatory......

'I hope Modi understands the secret behind Facebook, Google'

Silicon Valley techies and investors who were at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India dinner analyse the parlay for Ritu Jha. Image: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the......

Aamir's All-Boys Screening for Laal Singh Chaddha

When the last frame of a film is canned and the director announces, 'It's a wrap,' it's just the beginning. What lies ahead are multiple rounds of promotions across multiple kinds of media. Besides......

Rajkummar-Patralekhaa's Wedding Album

They courted for 11 years before they got married on November 15 at Chandigarh's Oberoi Sukhvilas Spa Resort. And Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa's three-day wedding celebration included a reception......

Who is Ekta Kapoor partying with?

Dream Girl director Raaj Shaandaliya celebrated his birthday with friends from the industry. We didn't see Ayushmann Khurrana among the arrivals but his producer Ekta Kapoor made sure to party......

PIX: Sonakshi watches a movie with Sidharth

Director Milap Zaveri, who celebrated his 40th birthday on November 14, held a special screening of his film Marjaavaan. Cast members arrived with their families and friends.   Sonakshi......

Ranji Trophy: Pujara impresses with 17th double ton

Pujara racks up 17th double ton in first-class cricket extending Saurashtra's dominance Photograph: Kind Courtesy Cheteshwar Pujara/Instagram Cheteshwar Pujara's hunger for runs shone as he......

IPL Auction: Shami, Iyer for Rs 2 cr

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami celebrates taking a wicket for the Punjab Kings during IPL 2021. Photograph: BCCI The top Indian players, including Mohammed Shami, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin and......

BCCI still seeking international ban on Pakistan despite ICC snub

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters The Committee of Administrators (CoA) chairman, Vinod Rai, on Thursday, said the Indian cricket board is still......

BCCI ACU urged to probe fixing allegations against Shami

COA chairman Vinod Rai has instructed BCCI's ACU chief, Neeraj Kumar, to probe the corruption allegations laid against cricketer Mohammad Shami by his wife Hasin Jahan. Jahan has also filed a......

ICC rejects Pakistan's compensation claim against India

PCB had demanded Rs 447 crore compensation after alleging that the BCCI didn't honour the MoU that required India to play six bilateral series between 2015 to 2023 After legal victory, BCCI to file......