SMS sent, no. of people registered, poetry — India’s health minister is busy this pandemic
You want data? Dr Harsh Vardhan’s Twitter timeline will drown you in it — from number of SMS’ sent via CoWin to number of vaccines sent to states.
Kate-William using YouTube to make monarchy cool. Diana is the competition, not Harry-Meghan
Following Princess Diana's lead and playing cricket in a salwar kameez is fine, but the Duke and Duchess have to do much more to compete with YouTube content creators.
China’s rocket is coming down with a lesson — avoid schadenfreude on India’s Covid misery
If the space debris of Long March 5B rocket causes widespread damage, China will be 'liable to pay compensation' as per international law. But Indians aren't rejoicing the prospect.
IPL took ‘show must go on’ too seriously. But even bio-bubbles can’t keep away Covid reality
Amid Delhi’s worst-ever Covid spike, the 2021 edition of India’s most lucrative sports event continues unabated in a bubble, in more ways than one.
‘Indians for Indians’ is how Indian-Americans are fighting Biden ban on vaccine raw materials
Given the importance of Indian origin communities as political groups in the US, how this Indian-American mission unfolds will be interesting to watch.
New OTT rules won’t stop Bollywood’s queer stories – Geeli Pucchi to The Married Women
From ALTBalaji’s The Married Women, Neeraj Ghawyan’s Geeli Pucchi on Netflix, to Ekta Kapoor’s upcoming His Storyy, there’s a new wave of queer storylines.
Instagram Temperature challenge is the new Dalgona coffee of lockdown 2021 trends
As veterans of previous curfews and lockdowns, we have a better chance at surviving being at home.
Bollywood’s Mayawati, Rabri Devi biopics easy. Will it ever touch BJP-RSS leaders?
Be it Modi or Mayawati, Bollywood’s political biopics have either crashed and burned or been mediocre and forgettable. Can Rabri Devi-based Maharani change that?
Bollywood has made Maldives the new Goa. Here are the ‘Best beach pictures’ awards
If you’ve been whether Maldives suddenly seems to be more Bollywood than Mumbai itself, you are not off the mark.
Yahoo! Answers was internet’s Stone Age. It was also our friend, agony aunt, and teacher
Sex-education hungry kids to conspiracy theorists — Yahoo! Answers became the internet’s first meme corner.
Covid vaccine patents can be waived without hurting firms like Bharat Biotech. Here’s how
It is time countries acted with a humanitarian approach at WTO and relaxed IPR provisions for Covid-19 vaccines. And it can be done without disincentivising R&D efforts.
Covid hits gold sales on Akshaya Tritiya for second consecutive year
Recovery in India's gold demand, which bounced back in the first three months of 2021, has faltered again as surging infections force many states to impose lockdown-like curbs.
Defence
NIA arrests People’s Liberation Army leader for killing Assam Rifles official in Manipur
Mayanglambam Siromani, 32, was arrested for alleged involvement in an ambush on a road-opening party of 4th Assam Rifles in Manipur's Chandel on 15 November 2017.
Modi govt is in denial & India is back to being a flailing state
Modi government didn’t strengthen the foundations of basic governance in the last 7 years. Now, the PM has retreated and ministers are failing, adding to the Covid disaster.