Where Would India Be Without Dr Singh?

What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister......

'His First Love On Planet Earth Were Animals'

IMAGE: When he succeeded J R D Tata as chairman of Tata Sons in 1991, few thought that Ratan Tata would be seen with the same prism of reverence as his legendary mentor. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

India's New Trilemma

...Kids, jobs, emigration, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   "Aren't you kids going to have children?" I asked one of my nieces who had come for a one-week......

Consider objections before ban on ferocious dog breeds: HC to Centre

The Delhi high court on Tuesday asked the Centre to consider objections raised by stakeholders on a fresh draft notification before imposing a ban on sale and breeding of several breeds of......

Spice row: Govt plans greater scrutiny, SOPs

The government is formulating guidelines on the use of ethylene oxide (ETO) in samples of spices for the domestic market and exports, people aware of the matter said, as it plans to step up efforts......

FSSAI launches probe into MDH and Everest products

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has commissioned a quality check on MDH and Everest products. Photograph: MDH/Facebook This follows complaints that several popular spice......

Dog Ban Takes Toll On Business

Breeders and importers of exotic dogs worried; animal rights activists say the industry needs to be tamed. IMAGE: People for Animals volunteers at an event in Bhubaneswar, October 30, 2022, to......

Why Hospital Stays Are Getting Shorter

'Every hospital now tracks length of stay closely.''More efficiency is brought into the system now.' Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: L......

A Maharashtrian Haunts Bollywood

Munjya is the most wildly entertaining ghost I have encountered at the movies recently.But he has the added advantage of being a Maharashtrian ghost, of possessing rhythms of speech and behaviour......

Diana Has A Request

Sayani relives Cannes... Dia celebrates her son's birthday... Amrita revisits her proposal... Photograph: Kind courtesy Diana Penty/Instagram Goodwill ambassador for World For All Animal Care......

John, Jacqueline's Date With Zhandu, Rasgulla

Mahesh Babu resets... Sanya's fangirl moment... Disha wows us as usual... Photograph: Kind courtesy Jacqueline Fernandez /Instagram Jacqueline Fernandez is happy to have John Abraham on board for......

Urmila Has An Early Birthday

Richa puts her feet up... Vivek makes a doll house...Preity's birthday celebrations... Please click on the images for a look at the stars.   IMAGE: While Janhvi Kapoor checks herself out,......

Pitches and footballs to be sterilised when season restarts

'It's possible to be infected by an unknown ball but when you are struck by a sterilised ball on a sterilised surface it's very hard to get infected' IMAGE: A player kicks a soccer ball (Image......

'Test matches are coming to Chennai after four years'

'The capacity of the M A Chidambaram stadium is 36,000 spectators.''We are hoping to get permission for seating 20-30 per cent of this capacity.' IMAGE: India's Captain Virat Kohli and......

Indian boxing team doctor is COVID-19 positive

IMAGE: The 11 boxers at the training camp in Patiala have, so far, tested negative for the virus (Image used for representational purposes). Photograph: Jan Kruger/Getty Images A doctor attached......