In showing the Wyoming Congresswoman, Liz Cheney, the door in the House of Representatives, Republicans belonging to the Donald Trump cult movement perhaps did not realize that they had bitten off more than they could chew.
After pouring heavy rains in Mumbai and surrounding areas all through the day, Cyclone Tauktae is likely to cross Porbandar and Mahuva in Gujarat between 8 pm and 11 pm on Monday (May 17) evening, the India Meteorological Department stated.
The banana peel as an edible item, an exotic ingredient in ‘food couture’, is growing in stature; Western cuisine, especially the vegan variety, is waking up to the possibility of using it as a meat substitute — as pulled pork or pulled chicken or bacon
To make a film talk even in the midst of a raging pandemic is no easy task. Nayattu, now streaming on Netflix after being taken off big screens following the deadly second wave of the COVID outbreak in Kerala, is just doing that — or even more.
UK-based oil company Cairn Energy PLC has sued Indian carrier Air India in the US to enforce a $1.2 billion arbitration award it won against the Indian government in a tax dispute and initiate the seizure of the airlines’ assets.
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Rising prices of petrol, diesel and manufactured goods has contributed to wholesale price-based inflation (WPI) climbing to an all-time high of 10.49 per cent in April.
The arrest of two senior West Bengal ministers, a sitting Trinamool Congress (TMC) legislator and a former Kolkata mayor in Narada sting operation case by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday (May 17) has snowballed into a controversy with...
Scores of bodies lying uncovered, unclaimed, rotting along the banks of river Ganga—some face down on sand, some half-submerged in water, others half-buried, some laid bare by the shifting sand after a heavy downpour. Yet Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath can't smell the stench of this absolute horror brought by his inept government. However, those who are suffering directly because of such blatant lies are not blind. Popular anger against Yogi government’s ham-handed handling of the second wave of coronavirus is intensifying. Click for more.
In their letter, the foundation’s followers said 'sadhguru and Isha Foundation have worked with various elected governments from across the political spectrum and will continue to do so for the welfare of the people'
There is widespread confusion over the Kerala triple lockdown orders; there are also complaints that blocking the roads, especially in containment zones, creates hurdles to the people in need of emergency medical care
A Crime Branch team of the Delhi Police on Friday (May 14) questioned the Indian Youth Congress chief Srinivas BV for alleged illegal distribution of COVID medicines. Srinivas has been actively making pandemic relief efforts. The police had earlier approached AAP MLA Dilip Pandey on a similar matter. Srinivas said he is not worried as he has done nothing illegal.
Amid the second deadly COVID wave has come financial distress and a growing inability of the people to meet banks’ collateral demands. This is forcing Indian households to give up pledged gold jewelry. Many lenders are now planning to auction th...
Rising prices of petrol, diesel and manufactured goods has contributed to wholesale price-based inflation (WPI) climbing to an all-time high of 10.49 per cent in April.
As digital marketing grows in leaps and bounds especially due to the pandemic, countries like UK are currently battling with a "huge shortage" in digitally skilled staff. While in India, the present workforce comprises only 12 per cent digitally skilled employees, and the number of employees requiring digital skills in the country will need to increase nine-fold by 2025, said a new survey report.
Zomato enjoys considerable girth in the food delivery market, but its valuation may be difficult to sustain, and the competition could get steep with the entry of Amazon; a deep dive into its finances will stand potential investors in good stead
IBM president Jim Whitehurst has warned that computer chip crisis could extend for two more years, thus hinting that the technology sector may have to live with the shortage for some more time despite an increasing demand from an economy which is reviving in the backdrop of a severe pandemic.
It is as important to shore up your finances and keep an emergency corpus ready as it is to mask up and maintain social distancing; MFs offer a viable option for that, in terms of returns as well as liquidity
India's investment grade rating is likely to take a hit as the pandemic and lockdown severely impact trade activity; international investors, particularly in bonds, are anxious about a downgrade
Nel’s fellow South African pacer Dale Steyn remembers it well. In reply to a Twitter question from ESPNcricinfo about a batter and shot that gives fans the chills, the bowling legend has said: 'Sreesanth and his slog off Andre Nel for 6 with the swinging bat celebration. Legendary,'
Hanuma Vihari, the ace cricketer from Andhra Pradesh, has been making waves in the citizen activism sphere, joining scores of youngsters in helping COVID patients get access to hospital beds, ventilators, essential drugs, plasma and other resources
Team India is set to take on New Zealand in the first World Test Championship (WTC) in England, but one name is missing from the list of the 24-member strong contingent: pacer Bhuvaneshwar Kumar.
Amid hullabaloo over suspension of IPL 2021 and the subsequent talk of rescheduling the remainder of the tournament, India's preparations for the Tokyo Olympics 2020, scheduled to start on July 23 this year, seem to have got badly affected.
Gazacity: Israeli warplanes unleashed a series of heavy airstrikes at several locations of Gaza City early Monday, hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signalled the fourth war with Gaza's Hamas rulers would rage on.
'I think the problem is not the vaccine passport and its discrimination. It’s the need to roll things out and have a proper globally equitable vaccine programme'
Speculations are rife that Facebook top boss Mark Zuckerberg may go Elon Musk’s way and invest in Bitcoin. A Facebook post shared by the multi-billionaire on Monday (May 10), introducing his two pet goats – Bitcoin and Max – went viral and became a subject of many memes as well.
Al Aqsa is the third holiest site in Islam. The mosque sits inside a 35-acre site known by Muslims as Haram Al Sharif, or the Noble Sanctuary, and by Jews as the Temple Mount. The site is sacred to Christians, Jews and Muslims
A bizarre scenario is unfolding in several places across the country - many people are receiving vaccination certificates without getting the jab at all; this may raise serious doubts on vaccination data, say experts
Citing a study conducted by it, the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in New Delhi has said that about 97.4% of those who are vaccinated are protected from a COVID infection; the chance of hospitalisation post immunisation is just 0.06%
Pharma giant Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Friday administered the first dose of Sputnik V, the COVID vaccine manufactured in Russia and shipped to India recently; it is set to price the vaccine at around ₹995 per shot, vs Covishield at ₹600 and Covaxin at ₹1,200
Researchers looked at what happens when one dose each of AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines are administered; if the study fully proves that a heterologous schedule is effective and safe, it will ease the implementation burden for governments to a large extent
“The Class XII exams have been postponed and the situation will be reviewed after June 1. Students will be given at least a 15-day notice before the exams are conducted,” an official had then said
On Saturday (May 1), the CBSE issued a ‘marking policy’ directing schools on how to assess and assign marks to students on the criteria spelt out by them in detail. Basically, the Board has given the schools the autonomy and flexibility to assess their own students but has drawn borders within which they have to act to ensure the results are fair and unbiased.
School teachers and staff should be designated as frontline workers and get vaccinated on a priority basis before the next academic year to avoid any disruptions in learning. This is one of the many recommendations made by the Lancet Covid-19 Commission's India Task Force and published in the peer-reviewed medical journal -The Lancet.
More than one lakh students of classes 10 and 12 have actively petitioned the government to either cancel board exams scheduled to be held in May or conduct them in online mode due to the alarming rise in COVID-19 cases. A hashtag "cancelboardexams2021" too had been trending on Twitter for the past two days.
