'COVID-19 will be a year-long struggle'

'Predictions are that numbers will continue to rise till May end and maybe in the first half of June will be our peak.' IMAGE: Medical workers arrive for COVID-19 testing at a containment zone in......

Labour pangs for surrogacy law

The central government has drafted a law to restrict wombs for hire, and there is much to be said on all sides, with criticism that it steps on too many hopes IMAGE: Surrogate mothers rest......

'Mumbai is the filthiest city'

What do you think needs to be done by the government and the great people of Mumbai to ensure such a disaster does not occur again? The third lot of responses are published below almost......

'We're here to talk business, not riots'

The G word was not raised at all, not even in passing. In his two-hour interaction with members of the Diaspora, most of them Gujaratis who were being wooed (if at all that was needed) to invest in......

Ahmedabad: Two steps forward, one step back

Since many of Modi’s urban policies were initiated in Ahmedabad, the city may act as a template to examine what can be expected in a country that is witnessing the biggest migration from......

UAE's 91% commuters use cars: Survey

Commuters across the United Arab Emirates prefer their cars than public transport despite huge investments in the sector, a new survey has said. According to the survey, conducted by serviced......

Dubai's diamond trade falls 13% to $18 bn in 2009

Dubai's diamond trade, mainly driven by India, Belgium and Hong Kong, in value terms fell by 13 per cent to $18 billion in 2009 due to lower rates of the precious stone globally, the Dubai Diamond......

The RBI policy statement

The Annual Monetary and Credit Policy Statement for the Year 2007-08 was announced by Dr. Y. Venugopal Reddy, Governor, Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday. This Statement consists of two parts:......

PIX: Pella stuns Anderson, Djokovic survives hurricane Hurkacz

IMAGE: Guido Pella celebrates beating Kevin Anderson in the third round at Wimbledon on Friday. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters Argentine Guido Pella pulled off a major upset at Wimbledon on......

Federer hopes for better luck this time

French Open organisers did Roger Federer a favour when they scheduled the top seed's first round match against Belgian qualifier Kristof Vliegen on Tuesday to be played on court Suzanne Lenglen......