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Rajinikanth to brainstorm on ‘political entry’ with ...

Against the backdrop of doctors advising him against entering politics, top star Rajinikanth is all set to ...

KCR’s call for a vote for peace, stability

CM proposes to disburse ₹10,000-crore to protect Hyderabad from floods

Covid-19 vaccine likely to be distributed in first few ...

The Covid-19 vaccine is likely to be distributed in the first few months of 2021, according to Union Minister ...

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Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till December 30 with more ...

Marina Beach to be opened; UG final year classes to begin from Dec 7

AR Rahman is BAFTA Breakthrough India ambassador

The Breakthrough initiative, supported by Netflix, aims to identify, celebrate, and support up to five talents ...

Mumbai airport preparing team to manage Covid-19 vaccine ...

Airport authorities to create Digital Devoted Pharma Corridors linking India with aviation hubs in Europe and ...

BJP knows only Jumla, hamla, says KT Rama Rao

TRS Working President KT Rama Rao today said, “BJP knows only two things, first is jumla and second is hamla.”On the last day of election campaign for GHMC elections, attacking BJP ...

Serum Institute of India denies allegations by Covishield ...

Says the volunteer was informed of his condition being independent of the trial

Adverse vaccine reaction: ‘It’s for sponsor, DSMB, and ...

Last week news emerged that a participant in the AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid vaccine trials in Chennai fell seriously ill. The information about this adverse event that happened in ...

Covid-19: Asymptomatic cases are less infectious, says study

Asymptomatic Covid-19 patients are four times less likely to spread the infection than symptomatic ones, ...

Former Pfizer Chief Scientist claims Covid-19 pandemic ...

Says vaccination is unnecessary on healthy people who arent at risk from the disease

Will the vaccines stop the Covid-19 pandemic?

The frontrunners in the Covid-19 vaccine race have emerged with different success rates for their shots in ...

With remodelled action, Hardik Pandya bowls for first time ...

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya bowled in top-flight cricket for the first time since returning from a back ...

Bahrain GP halted after Grosjean smashes through barrier, ...

Romain Grosjean suffered minor burns and suspected broken ribs but was in a stable condition after his car ...

Australia win second ODI by 51 runs to take 2-0 lead in ...

India managed 338 runs in 50 overs in reply to Australia’s 389

India fined 20 per cent of match fee for slow over rate in ...

Indian players will lose 20% of their match fees for taking more than the allotted time for bowling their overs in the first one-day international against hosts Australia in ...

Two protesters enter field during India-Australia ODI

In a security breach, two protesters made their way into the field of play during the first ODI between India and Australia before being escorted out here on Friday. One of the ...

T Natarajan added to ODI squad as Saini’s Cover

The BCCI on Thursday dded left-arm seamer T Natarajan to India’s ODI squad as half-fit paceman Navdeep Saini’s cover. According to BCCI press release that landed close to midnight, ...

Alibaba, Tencent put talks to buy iQIYI stake on hold

Price, regulatory issues seen as reasons; Baidu unwilling to sell to ByteDance

Malaria death toll to exceed Covid-19’s in sub-Saharan ...

Due to ongoing transmission of malaria via mosquitoes in many parts of the world, half the global population is ...

Biden set to name senior members of economic team

The economic selections so far represent ‘broad diversity, deep expertise, long Washington experience,” and ‘a ...

Thousands evacuated as volcano erupts in Indonesia

A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted Sunday, sending a column of ash as high as 4,000 meters (13,120 feet) into the sky and prompting the evacuation of thousands of people.

Australia demands apology from China after fake image posted ...

‘The Chinese government should be utterly ashamed of this post’

UK secures 2 million more doses of Moderna's Covid-19 ...

Delivery could begin as early as the spring, if the vaccine meets the standards of the regulatory agency.

Lockdown fashions: ‘Veshtee’ pairing dhoti & T-shirt

Ramraj Cotton debuts a combo inspired by the Work-from-Home dress sense

Darth Vader actor David Prowse passes away

David Prowse, the English actor who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars films, has died aged 85, his management company said on Sunday.“It's with great regret and ...

Amazon cancels Utopia after one season

Amazon has pulled the plug on conspiracy thriller series Utopia after just one season. An adaptation of the 2013 British drama of the same name, the show hailed from Gone Girl ...

83% of people nervous to go back to office without Covid-19 ...

Atlassian Corporation Plc, a provider of team collaboration and productivity software, has launched an India-based study highlighting the changing work practices of individuals, ...

53% of professionals willing to switch jobs if they could ...

Professionals are concerned about workplace safety, says survey

FC Kohli, the man who ‘developed’ people

I still recollect the commanding presence of Faqir Chand Kohli when I joined Tata Consultancy Services as a trainee in late 1970s. He told me much later that he had moved from Tata ...

Manipal BioMachines bags gold in iGEM2020 international ...

Manipal BioMachines (MBM), a synthetic biology research team from the Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) ...

IIT Banaras working on research-based development in farm ...

The University has developed an incubation system, where many companies are working closely with research ...

Online education firm upGrad buys Bengaluru-based The Gate ...

upGrad, an online higher education company, has acquired The Gate Academy (TGA) for an undisclosed a mount.The ...

Hyderabad among fastest growing flex space markets with 4.5 ...

Flex spaces accounted for 28% of total office space leasing in 2019

Is real estate sector in the recovery phase?

When the Covid-19 pandemic reached its peak, the real estate market came to a standstill raising questions on ...

Now, Piramal likely to bid for entire DHFL portfolio

Creditors panel seeks fresh bids from all four suitors

Obesity related queries rise massively this year : Practo

Telemedicine platform Practo has witnessed a massive rise in queries related to obesity this year.The company has noted a 550 per cent rise in such ...

As recount continues, Republicans sue to stop Wisconsin from certifying results

The lawsuit was filed by the Wisconsin Voters Alliance, a group that got no traction with litigation in federal court before the election

Twitter plans to relaunch verification in 2021

Identifies six types of accounts that can be eligible for verification

Biden seeks swift Cabinet votes, but GOP Senate stays silent

Republican leader McConnell may drive for hard bargains

US should proceed with both humility and confidence: Antony Blinken

No one’s better prepared to take on this role of Secretary of State, said President-elect Joe Biden

Twitter to show suggested Topic Tweets on users’ home timeline

Twitter launched Topics for users in India last month.

Putin won’t take Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine

Russia says the President cannot use an ‘uncertified’ vaccine

Have lost an irreplaceable comrade: Sonia Gandhi on Ahmed Patel’s demise

Patel passed away in the early hours of Wednesday at a Delhi hospital following Covid-19 complications

Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel passes away

Senior Congress leader and party’s top strategist Ahmed Patel died here early morning on Wednesday. Patel (71) was critical for a few days and was ...

Russian virus vaccine to cost less than $10 per dose

Says the experimental Covid vaccine was ‘highly effective’

Weather: Heavy rain, wind lash Tamil Nadu, Puducherry as Nivar nears coast

‘Very severe cyclone’ expected to make midnight landfall near Puducherry

Jharkhand govt signs MoU with ITDC to take over Hotel Ashok in Ranchi

The Jharkhand government on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) as a part to ...

Taj Krishna launches Qmin, a gourmet food delivery platform

Taj Krishna Hyderabad, which reopened in the first week of November, has launched Qmin, a gourmet food delivery platform.With Qmin, guests can now ...

BJP misleading people, says KTR

TRS leader poses 50 questions to BJP leaders

Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine priced “lower” at $10/dose

Roll out to start in February

Covid-19: Maharashtra records 5,439 new cases

Maharashtra recorded a resurgence in fresh Covid infections to 5,439 on Tuesday. On Monday the number of new cases had dipped to 4,153. Tuesday also ...

Chidambaram stridently opposes idea of corporate houses running banks

Says proposal is “part of a deeper game plan to control the banking industry”

Andhra Pradesh gearing up for Covid vaccine distribution

Meanwhile, the State had reported 1,085 new Covid-19 cases in the last twenty-four hours

Covid-19: St Stephen’s to set up resilience fund for students facing financial constraints

The decision follows alleged suicide by a student of LSR

Tamil Nadu reports 1,557 new Covid-19 cases

Chennai saw an addition of 469 cases, seven deaths

ESIC extends ABVKY scheme up to June 2021

ESI Corporation (ESIC) has announced the extension of the “Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana” (ABVKY) by another one year up to June 30, 2021and ...

Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approves ordinance against conversions for marriage

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday approved the draft of a stringent law to deal with the religious conversion for the sake of marriage, which ...

Online education firm upGrad buys Bengaluru-based The Gate Academy

upGrad, an online higher education company, has acquired The Gate Academy (TGA) for an undisclosed a mount.The Bengaluru-based TGA is a coaching ...

Consumers increasingly concerned about food safety and environment: Study

The study by Tetra Pak and Ipsos says there has been a 10 per cent increase in global concern about food safety and future food supplies

Karnataka tops in RT-PCR tests; key to reining in pandemic

Vaccine roll out: Government identifies 29,451 vaccination sites, 10,008 vaccinators

KCR: Both national parties have failed, time for another grouping

Telangana Rastra Samithi Chief K Chandrashekar Rao charged that both national parties — BJP and Congress — have failed in ensuring economic ...

TN agricultural varsity inks pact with Hi-Fi Biotech for mass multiplication of banana hybrids

Research efforts of the agricultural varsity has led to development of banana hybrid CO2 which is tolerant to nemaodes

Kerala government to withdraw controversial amendment to Police Act

To recommend to the Governor issue of an Ordinance to repeal Section 118-A

TiE Kerala invites application for TiEcon awards

TiE Kerala has invited applications from entrepreneurs, and business leaders for the prestigious TiEcon Kerala Awards instituted to recognize and ...

Modi seeks States’ cooperation for smooth delivery of Covid-19 vaccine

PM stresses need to step up RT-PCR tests, monitoring of patients and awareness drive

Office absorption in Pune gains momentum: JLL

The leasing has led by BFSI and fintech companies besides other firms.

Blood clot linked to severe Covid-19 infection and deaths, reveals study

New research suggested that the COVID-19 infection is linked to hypercoagulability or the increased tendency of the blood to clot.The study published ...