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For Karnataka, a keenly watched set of by-elections

Crucial to Yediyurappa consolidating his position

Health experts for reducing vaccination age limit

Say those below 45 are getting infected faster in the second wave of Covid-19

93% of companies in India looking to fill open roles ...

Emerging trends include internal mobility, data-led hiring decisions, and improving employee experience

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Covid-19 vaccination: India has administered over 11 crore ...

Maharashtra leads the overall vaccination drive with 1,07,53,947 total doses administered so far

India under Modi more likely to respond with military force ...

War may be unlikely, but crises could turn intense, risking escalatory cycle: Office of the Director of ...

CBSE exams: PM to hold meeting with Education Minister, ...

India reports more than 1.8 lakh cases on April 14; 1,027 deaths in last 24 hours

Congress enters into digital media space, launches INC TV

The party said the intention is to to develop content that is “unbiased, fearless and critical” of the authorities

Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical posts ₹12-cr profit in FY21

AYUSH Ministry’s manufacturing unit reports ₹164 crore during the year

GST rate tussle over flavoured milk

Authorities for Advance Rulings of Gujarat, TN and AP rule 12%, Karnataka goes for 5%

Allabout Innovations develops path-breaking ...

The gadget ‘Wolf Airmast’ can reduce 99 per cent of the novel coronavirus in just 15 minutes.

Indian, Sri Lankan scientists to undertake joint research

The research will cover food technology, plant-based medicines, metrology, space research and applications, ...

IIT Guwahati develops technique to boost performance of ...

The advanced technique can precisely estimate one of the most important battery internal states known as state ...

With 100 days to go, Tokyo scrambles to stage pandemic ...

The country is grappling with heat exhaustion, financial issues and overwhelming public opposition to holding ...

Inspired by Hideki and arrival of coach Divecha, Lahiri ...

Top five finish at Texas Open gives Lahiri a confidence boost

Golf: Matsuyama brings Japan its first glorious Green Jacket ...

Writes a new chapter in Asian golf history

Made small changes in my technique, minimized mistakes: ...

After working on his technique, Shaw returned to amass a whopping 827 runs in 8 matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Golf: Matsuyama on brink of Masters glory after glorious 65

Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama put himself on the threshold of Masters Tournament history after a stunning 7-under 65 in the third round fired him into a four-shot lead at Augusta ...

Rose blooms again on back nine to keep sole lead; Spieth two ...

Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy miss cut

With 100 days to go, Tokyo scrambles to stage pandemic ...

The country is grappling with heat exhaustion, financial issues and overwhelming public opposition to holding ...

Meituan, ByteDance pledge to comply with China’s antitrust ...

The regulator had exhorted the tech giants to heed the example of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., which was fined a ...

President Biden greets Indian Americans, South Asians, ...

Several lawmakers joined the Bidens in greeting the diaspora

Biden to present plans for total troop withdrawal from ...

Republican Party slams Biden Administration’s decision; calls it a grave mistake; says full withdrawal will cancel an ‘insurance policy against another 9/11’

Alibaba AmazonChina’s Alibaba slap offers clues to hit Amazon

China’s Alibaba slap offers clues to hit Amazon

"Physical stores are different and limited by their geographic location"

Biden urges US corporate honchos the need to invest, lead in ...

President Joe Biden used a virtual meeting with corporate leaders about a global shortage of semiconductors to push on Monday for his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, telling ...

Remembering legendary adman Anil Kapoor

Mein tumhe apni beti de raha hoon’. This is what Anil Kapoor said to Rohit Ohri, Group Chairman & CEO, FCB India, when he was taking over in 2016 from Kapoor. “Ulka was the ...

93% of companies in India looking to fill open roles ...

Emerging trends include internal mobility, data-led hiring decisions, and improving employee experience

‘Nomadland’ dominates at BAFTA 2021 with four wins

The best director award went to Zhao

There's fear, but film's success will boost industry: AR ...

AR Rahman believes that a film's box office success will have a ripple effect on the entertainment sector, which has been hit badly due to the pandemic.

IPL investorsMarquee Indian investors pad up for Uncle Sam’s T20 cricket ...

Marquee Indian investors pad up for Uncle Sam’s T20 cricket ...

Junglee co-founder Anand Rajaraman reckons it could take off next year

If greenhouse emissions go unchecked, endemic species will ...

Some 92% of all endemic species on land and 95% of those in the sea will shrink in numbers or even disappear under current emissions levels.

CBSE exams: PM to hold meeting with Education Minister, ...

India reports more than 1.8 lakh cases on April 14; 1,027 deaths in last 24 hours

Maharashtra postpones class 10 and 12 board exams

For class 12, the exams are likely to be held by May end, while the 10th standard by June.

IBM’s Arvind Krishna to deliver IIMB’s 46th convocation ...

IBM’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Arvind Krishna will deliver the Indian Institute of Management ...

Land value near metro rail corridors to spike 10-15%: JLL

Cities show a uniform rise in value after implementation of a metro corridor, says JLL’s analysis

Ascendas India Trust secures maiden S$100 million ...

The Trust intends to use the proceeds towards refinancing existing borrowings, redevelopment of properties and ...

RMZ Corp inks jt venture with CPP Investments to build ...

Canadian firm to invest $210 mn

SpaceX’s 4th test of giant rocket ends in another mishap

The latest mishap underscores the challenge facing SpaceX as it seeks to build a spacecraft capable of reaching the moon and Mars

Covid-19: India vaccinated around 63 million people so far

Coronavirus infection tally surpasses 12.1-mn mark, with over 1,62,502 deaths, and 11.4 mn having recovered

Myanmar junta deepens violence with new air attacks in east

Karen National Union said they would respond; Thailand turns back refugees

Australia to build guided missiles to boost defense capacity

Australia announced Wednesday it would begin building its own guided missiles in close collaboration with the US as it seeks to boost its defense ...

Trendlines on human rights continue to move in the wrong direction: Blinken

‘Standing for people's freedom and dignity honours America’s most sacred values; we stand for freedom and justice for all, not just here at home, but around the world’

DGFT extends deadline for track & trace system in pharma exports till April 1, 2022

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has extended the deadline for implementation of the track and trace system in pharma exports till ...

Ironhill India raises a toast to Bengaluru, opens ‘world’s largest’ microbrewery

The 1.3-lakh sq ft microbrewery is set up at an investment of ₹30 crore

Fresh Covid cases in Maharashtra drops to 27,918

The number of fresh Covid cases in Maharashtra dipped to 27,918 on Tuesday from a high of 40,414 new cases on Sunday. The total number of active cases ...

‘In quest for big bucks, LDF ignored real pot of gold’

Kerala’s real treasure is its people, says Priyanka Vadra

Health Ministry asks States to implement district-level action plan to curb Covid spread

With many districts witnessing an emergence of clusters of Covid cases due to lack of Covid-appropriate behaviour in recent days, the Health Ministry ...

Covid-19 virus: Telangana reports 463 fresh cases

Telangana has reported 463 new Covid-19 positive cases. While four persons died due to the viral infection, 364 patients have recovered from the ...

India’s economic output in 2021 likely to remain below 2019 level: UNESCAP

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) said on Tuesday that India’s economic output in 2021 is expected ...

Serum Institute gets DCGI approval to extend shelf-life of Covid vaccine

Serum Institute of India (SII) has got the Drug Controller General of India’s go-ahead to increase the shelf-life of its Covid-19 vaccines from six to ...

AZ-Oxford Covid-19 paused in young people in Canada, Finland and now Germany too

The curious case involving the AstraZeneca-Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine took a new turn this week, with Canada suspending the vaccine for those ...

New Covid cases rise by 2,342 in TN

New coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday increased by 2,342 (2,279 on Monday). However, after 1,463 persons were discharged, the number of ...

Data Focus India records fewer daily fatalities in the second wave of Covid-19

The second wave of Covid infections has been surging globally akin to the situation in March last year. But the silver lining is that the number of ...

Covid surge The present Covid situation is scary: NITI Aayog Member

India as a whole seeing seven-fold increase in daily cases, says Vinod Paul

Moody’s downgrades OIL’s baseline credit assessment from baa3 to ba1

Moody’s Investors Service on Tuesday downgraded Oil India Ltd’s baseline credit assessment (BCA) to ba1 from baa3, while affirming the firm’s Baa3 ...

Anshuman Singhania, Mohan Kumar new ATMA office bearers

Anshuman Singhania, Managing Director JK Tyre & Industries and Mohan Kumar, Executive Director, Michelin India, have been unanimously elected as ...

Welfare of small farmers is NDA’s priority: PM Modi

Outlines Centre’s development agenda for State

Not following Covid-appropriate behaviour is reason for outbreak at MIT: Minister

Outlines steps taken at Manipal Institute of Technology to contain the pandemic

Maharashtra gas manufacturers told to meet oxygen requirement of hospitals on priority

In view of the increasing number of Covid patients in Maharashtra, the State Health Department on Tuesday directed industrial and medical gases ...

India’s 2021 economic output likely to remain below 2019 level: UN report

Maintaining low borrowing costs while keeping NPAs in check would be a challenge; China’s swift, effective response to Covid-19 made it the only major global economy to achieve positive annual economic growth rate in 2020

Consumer VOICE writes to DPIIT, recomending e-commerce policy framework

Consumer VOICE, a consumer empowerment group, has written a letter to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and has ...

World leaders call for international pandemic treaty

There are no details yet on how such an agreement might actually force countries to act more cooperatively

‘LDF sold Kerala for a few pieces of gold, UDF didn’t spare even the sun’

PM Modi tears into rival political fronts at large Palakkad meeting

sugarcane farming Why Maharashtra farmers are selling cane to Karnataka

Mills in the State have shut operations and farmers are left with standing crop

Tata Power bags orders to develop 60 MW solar project in Gujarat

Tata Power on Tuesday said it has bagged an order to develop 60 MW (mega watt) solar project for Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam. The company has received a ...

EU fines Moody’s for failing to disclose conflicts of interests

The European Union’s markets watchdog said on Tuesday it has fined credit ratings firm Moody’s €3.7 million ($4.35 million) for breaching rules ...

Covid-19: BMC to discharge asymptomatic patients to allot beds to severe cases

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will relieve asymptomatic Covid-19 patients at the earliest in order to allot beds to more serious cases ...

DG CSIR suggests setting up of surveillance system in Parliament

The Director-General of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Dr. Shekhar C Mande made a presentation Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu ...