Centre gives go-ahead to films and TV shoots

The Centre on Sunday announced standard operating procedures for resuming shooting of films and TV programmes, and these include measures such as social distancing and mandatory use of face cover......

The challenge before Yogi's population control policy

On the ground, rural medical infrastructure and more crucially, women's access to reproductive health services is practically non-existent in Uttar Pradesh, reports Geetanjali Krishna. ......

Dawood keeps shifting bases in Pak; UAV terror threat is real: Govt

Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim has bases in Pakistan though he keeps shifting his location from time to time, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Inputs available from different agencies suggest......

'Terrorists have nothing to hope for in their life'

Meet V S Subrahmanian, who has made predicting acts of terrorism his business. There is a need to follow clear guidelines in terror cases, says a computer scientist who studies and predicts......

Why imports are getting costlier

The finance ministry has moved to curb the current account deficit by raising the excise and Customs duties on gold and by raising tariff values and import duties on edible oil.On its part, the......

ESPN-Star hopes to rake in $2.7 bn

ESPN-Star Sports, which has won the broadcasting rights for the International Cricket Council-organised World Cup with a bid of $1.15 billion (beating rivals Nimbus and the Zee-Ten Sports combine),......

Tips to buy diamonds at cheap rates!

Opting for slightly lower scale in clarity, colour and carat weight can bring down the cost substantially. IMAGE: The best diamonds are considered to be colourless. Photograph: Reuters  ......

A start-up that helps firms save electricity

GIBSS, with its partnership with international organisations, has been effective in building a strong team to be able to handle new technologies, such as geothermal cooling systems. Arun Shenoy......

Less than stars, more than actors

Saurabh Shukla, Piyush Mishra and Sanjay Mishra are not likely to be in the limelight when a film releases, but they are the ones who eventually light up the movie. These days Saurabh......

'No heroine is versatile in India today'

Telugu film director Mohankrishna Indraganti was in his element during a Rediff Chat on Wednesday. The filmmaker, who struck gold with his first film Grahanam, and later on with Maya......