'The virus has always felt at arm's length from me'

COVID-19 in Korea felt like half-disaster, half-disaster movie.' IMAGE: A couple takes a walk in Seoul, April 1, 2020. Photograph: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters NRIs and People of Indian Origin describe the......

I too became a TV talking head!

'Soon enough, we were out shouted. The journalist had a multiple agenda -- he berated the Government, the bureaucracy in general and the UPSC system that selected them.' Ambassador B S Prakash......

Modi is the hero, mobile phone is the heroine in UP

'Narendra Modi is single-handedly changing the formula to win elections. With money, human resources, mobile technology, the Internet, advance planning and tremendous confidence, he has spread his......

Arunachal student 'beaten to death' in Delhi

An Arunachal Pradesh MLA's son, studying in a college in New Delhi, was allegedly thrashed by some shopkeepers in Lajpat Nagar area of south Delhi when he retaliated after they made fun of his......

FMCG industry record 9.4% growth in Jan-March

The Indian FMCG industry has recorded a 9.4 per cent growth in the January-March quarter of 2021, helped by a consumption-led growth and value growth by increased prices of products, especially of......

Why banks will have fewer branches

'With technology advancing rapidly, the need for branches is declining,' HSBC India CEO Stuart Milne tells Niraj Bhatt and Anup Roy.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The chief executive......

Amazon adds 180,000 items for India every day!

'We are an Indian global company.' Amit Agarwal tells Suveen Sinha about how he implements an American entrepreneur's vision in a very Indian way. Interesting things the Amazon chief said about......

'A lot of the start-up stuff is inexperience coupled with arrogance'

'All businesses have to be run for business, for profits on a sustainable basis.''It may sound old school, but then I have been in business for 32 years and you can't change an old tiger's......

Neeraj Chopra Sets His Eyes On Paris Gold

In 2022, he raced past Usain Bolt, 'the world's fastest man', to become the world's most written-about athlete. The attention has followed a stream of medals: Asian Games gold twice, an Olympic......

Fear is the key

Just when, at what point, did India lose the game against England and with it, the berth in the semis? Was it in the 4th over, when Ravindra Jadeja- a young talent, definitely, but untried at this......

'Perhaps that day was for me only'

Kapil Dev, who led India to thememorable triumph in the 1983 World Cup, gets nostalgic in conversation with Times Now's Arnab Goswami. Excerpts: Kapilji, first of all, it's wonderful to see you......

West Indies clinch ODI series

Scorecard|Images | CoverageCaptain Brian Lara's sparkling half-century helped the West Indies to a series-clinching victory in the fourth one-day international against India in Port of Spain,......

Afro-Asia Cup: History in the making

"All that glitters is gold."It is the slogan that goes with the official Mandela Coin, minted to celebrate the 130th anniversary of South Africa's first gold coin as well as 10 years of......