'It is common for any virus to mutate'

'There is no data to show this virus is more deadlier.'Ruchika Chitravanshi reports. IMAGE: A health worker collects a nasal swab sample for a Rapid Antigen test for COVID-19 in Srinagar, December......

4 Indian-Americans win state, local elections in US

Four Indian-Americans, including a Muslim woman and a former White House technology policy advisor, have won state and local elections held in the United States on Tuesday. IMAGE: Ghazala Hashmi.......

Ex-bureaucrats blame PM for India's 'darkest hour'

A group of retired civil servants also called upon the PM to reach out to the families of the victims in Unnao and Kathua and "seek their forgiveness on behalf of all of us". Not in My Name, says......

PM@UNESCO: Our world is a better place because of UN

Over 1,000 diplomats gathered at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris to hear India Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivering his maiden speech. Addressing over 1,300 diplomats, he said that the world is......

How Delhi is battling with toxic smog

Firms are offering employees flexi hours; the demand for air purifiers, masks have skyrocketed. IMAGE: Delhi residents cover their face as smog covers Delhi's skyline. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI......

Economic breakthrough? 15 questions and a plea

Today’s 2-trillion economy, set to double in size in seven years, requires rules based policy making, rather than discretion, rues Rathin Roy The NITI Aayog has been tasked with creating a......

By 2015, 50% of world population will have mobiles

The surface of the earth will be fully covered by the mobile cellular network by 2015, up from 90% today, and half of the world's population will be using the mobile phones by that time. This is......

Obama names Indian American to senior trade post

Nearly six months after he nominated Dr Islam A 'Isi' Siddiqui to be the chief agricultural negotiator at the office of the US Trade Representative, US President Barack Obama -- fed up with what......

ED's notice to BCCI regarding IPL II fund transfer

The Enforcement Directorate has issued notice to the BCCI to explain transfer and routing of funds to the tune of Rs 1,600 crore in the conduct of the second season of Indian Premier League cricket......