Why the lockdown should not be extended

'Is it sustainable?''Or is it like an overdose of a medicine that saves your life in the short run but kills you through long-lasting side-effects?' asks Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Union Minister of......

Challenges that await Rahul in Wayanad

'As an aspirational district, one of the main challenges is health and nutrition of the tribal community.''They are 1.5 lakhs to 1.6 lakhs tribals in this district.' 'The major issue among tribals......

Sheena Bora finally makes an appearance

There it lay, a photograph on the desk under a stapler, and later a stamp pad, forgotten, done with, like its subject, a Mumbai Metro One employee who vanished overnight.Vaihayasi Pande Daniel......

PM Modi inks 5 deals with 'crucial partner' Tanzania

Seeking to enhance its ties with resource-rich Tanzania, India on Sunday extended its full support to the country to meet its development needs and signed five agreements, including one for......

HUL Q3 net profit rises 1%, sales down marginally

Hindustan Unilever Ltd on Friday reported a 1.08 per cent increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 2,508 crore in the third quarter ended December 2023. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters The......

Sitharaman walks the tech talk with AI, data governance, digilocker in Budget

The Union Budget on Wednesday outlined several initiatives to drive India's technology agenda and boost digital infrastructure, including new centres of excellence for artificial intelligence,......

Markets at day's low; PSU banks shine

Markets have extended losses and are trading near day's low with Nifty breaking the important 8,200 mark as participants remain cautious ahead of the RBI's bi-monthly monetary policy review due......

Markets end higher led by TCS

Benchmark share indices ended higher on Tuesday helped by gains in software technology shares after better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings from Tata Consultancy Services boosted investor......

Go in peace, Lata didi

We will continue to be enthralled by your golden oldies we grew up with, notes Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: An artist paints a tribute to Lata Mangeshkar. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters......

10 Shows To Watch During Lockdown

Binge watching television shows on streaming services has become the new way for us to be entertained at home. And that is not surprising since many of these shows are far better than the films we......

Meet Yash Raj's new heroine

'Without even knowing me, people have trolled me for being the person I am, for the way I look.''Why put myself in a negative space, you know?'   Photograph: Kind courtesy Anya......

Review: Gamyam

For a first film, Gamyam is a fantastic product from Radhakrishna or Krish, who has taken a serious theme and blended it with the right mixture of comedy and very good performances. The main......

Start of 'acche din' for Indian boxing?

'Sports in India seems to be more about its administrators and politicians and less about the sportsperson. So I think it is worth an effort to professionalise it.' IMAGE: Shiva Thapa, left, with......