17 more Omicron cases detected in India, tally reaches 21

India reported 17 more cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Sunday -- nine persons in Rajasthan capital Jaipur, seven in Maharashtra's Pune district and a fully vaccinated man who arrived in......

Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Bengal extend lockdown

Governments of Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and West Bengal on Saturday announced the extension of lockdown in their states to contain coronavirus. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan......

What do kids miss most during lockdown? They reveal through art

Missing their grandparents, not being able to go out and meet their friends.... These are just some of the things that kids, who have been confined to their homes due to the coronavirus lockdown,......

How maths helps you understand the coronavirus

The first cycle starts with 1, then 2, then 4, 8, etc, until the infected population jumps to 16,384 at the 14th cycle, explains Devangshu Dutta. Photograph: PTI Photo When a pandemic like......

American furniture brand Ashley hopes to score a century in India

Ashley Furniture Industries, which made a debut in India last month in Bengaluru, planning to open 100 stores in India over the next few years. American brand Ashley, considered to be among the......

We are moving closer to a cashless society

  While the tech-savvy have reduced their dependence on cash by 30-40%, many are still not using cards because merchants charge them extra Many consumers in metros have seen their cash......

India is the 10th wealthiest nation in the world, US leads

In the top 20 list for total individual wealth, India bettered Spain, Brazil, South Korea, Switzerland, Mexico, Netherlands, and Belgium, among others.   Image: India is ranked 10......

World's 10 fastest growing metro cities

World’s 300 largest metropolitan economies account for nearly half of global economic output, says a Brookings report. Image: Macau is the fastest growing metro. Photograph: Reuters  ......

Why Bollywood is not growing

'Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan now act in only about one film each year, and made money through advertisements and television.''This meant that many people, even if they had the money......

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Be smart and proactive while combating coronavirus: Rohit

'I appreciate the efforts of all the doctors and the medical staff across the world who have put their lives on risk while taking care of the people who have tested positive with coronavirus.'......

Sports Shorts: Kenya's Chepkoech smashes women's steeplechase world record

IMAGE: Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech celebrates winning and in the process setting a new Women's 3000m Steeplechase World Record at the Diamond League in Monaco at Stade Louis II, on Saturday.......

Squash under the IOC microscope in Hong Kong

Frustrated by two failed bids to get squash into the Olympics, world number one Nicol David and her fellow players have embarked on a campaign to raise the sport's global profile in an attempt to......

'I'm sure I will have sleepless nights'

Ana Ivanovic discovered there was no where to hide at Flushing Meadows as she slumped out of the US Open in the first round with a 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 defeat by Ukrainian Kateryna Bondarenko on Tuesday.......