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BoJo was sanctioned for columns he wrote in the Daily Telegraph likening Muslim ladies wearing burqas to letter boxes with round tops and slits below and then to Balaclavaed bank robbers. (Jessica TAYLOR / various sources / AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Truth and lies: A Sobhraj twist as BoJo faces more...

The defection comes as BoJo's participation in the decadent culture of the cabal of politicians and civil servants he...

22 Jan 2022 12:42 AM IST

Indian performers surround a tableaux representing the state of Tamil Nadu during 68th Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2017. (AFP file photo)

Shobhaa De | I'm now designing my own Republic Day tableau, OK?

Why is Didi's tableau rejected? And Stalin's and Pinarayi Vijayan's? Isn't this a bit too blatant and obvious?

22 Jan 2022 12:09 AM IST

Sarojni Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi govt plans to lift weekend curfew, LG's nod sought

The decision to ease the restrictions was taken in view of declining number of Covid cases in the city

21 Jan 2022 11:36 AM IST

The court, after hearing the submissions, granted bail to the accused, saying his detention will serve no purpose as the probe into the matter is completed and nothing has to be recovered from him. (Representational image)

Court rejects bail pleas of 3 Bulli Bai case accused

The lawyer said the bail has been refused on the ground that the accused could flee if released on bail

21 Jan 2022 9:09 AM IST

The model comes with a 4X4 drive and a water wading capacity of 700 mm. Toyota Hilux, estimated to be priced between Rs 27 to Rs 31 lakh, is a mix of adventure and luxury. Facebook

Toyota unveils pick-up Hilux

While bookings have started for the new multi-utility vehicle with a down payment of Rs 1 lakh, the price would be...

21 Jan 2022 7:43 AM IST

Large transactions included the acquisition of Jio Platforms by Facebooks subsidiary Jaadhu for $5.7 billion, the acquisition of Tower Infrastructure Trust by Brookfield and GIC Singapore for $3.7 billion and the sale of the electrical and automation division of L&T India for $2.1 billion. Representational image/DC

FDI inflow dips 26% in 2021: Unctad

The decline in FDI in 2021 was mainly because large mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals recorded in 2020 were not...

21 Jan 2022 7:40 AM IST

As the Sensex and Nifty-50 traded at an all time high on Wednesday before some profit taking, further profit taking could continue on Friday and may well set a reversal after sharp gains in the first half of August. Representational Image. (Twitter)

FPI selloff erases new year gains of market

The Sensex has shed close to 2000 points from its January 17 peak of 61308.91

21 Jan 2022 7:38 AM IST

While a large number of death claims continued to be reported during the first two quarters of 2021-22, the potential claims from the current omicron third wave has shown reduced severity of the disease. By arrangement

Insurers tighten rules, raise rates

Data from the IRDA of India shows the death claims from both individual and group policies combined rose by 41 per cent...

21 Jan 2022 7:32 AM IST

Assam chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma. (PTI)

Dilip Cherian | Assam CM shows off his street cred, but rebuke' to IAS...

The incident got more airtime because the NCP decided to take up cudgels for the poor hapless officer caught in the...

21 Jan 2022 2:19 AM IST

(Clockwise from L) Founder and Executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Klaus Schwab and WEF president Borge Brende listen Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking remotely during the World Economic Forum (WEF) Davos Agenda virtual sessions at the WEFs headquarters in Cologny near Geneva on January 17, 2022. (AFP)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Why it's tough to invest in India: Fix the...

The challenge on the economic front now seems to be to place India as a strategic part of the global supply chain, a...

21 Jan 2022 1:57 AM IST

There are billions of dollars involved either way and in an interconnected world aviation is far too crucial not to consider any safety concerns that may stifle connectivity. (Representational Image/ AFP)

AA Edit | 5G vs aviation: Tech must adapt

The two sides are blaming each other for the major glitch threatening air services despite a long lead-in period to the...

21 Jan 2022 12:52 AM IST

The surge is so sharp now, as the continents share in global numbers going from eight per cent to 18 per cent in the last four weeks. (Representational Image/ PTI)

AA Edit | As 3rd wave picks pace, ensure citizens jabbed

India reported more than three lakh new cases on Thursday, the first time in the third wave, and close to 500 deaths

21 Jan 2022 12:17 AM IST