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A delivery man wearing personal protective equipment prepares to deliver food bought online for residents who were restricted due to a recent Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, in Ningbo in Chinas eastern Zhejiang province on April 2, 2022. (AFP)

COVID-19 cases rise in Shanghai with millions under lockdown

While small by the standards of some countries, the daily case numbers are some of the largest since the virus was first...

3 April 2022 11:10 AM IST

A billboard with the picture of Pakistans Prime Minister Imran Khan is displayed outside the National Assembly, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, April 3, 2022. (AP /Anjum Naveed)

Imran Khan faces dismissal as Pakistan parliament sits for...

No premier of Pakistan has ever completed a full term, and Khan faces the biggest challenge to his rule since being...

3 April 2022 10:49 AM IST

The survey said 81 per cent of people trust the transparency of the current voting process. (Photo: PTI/Representational Image)

Pavan K. Varma | Sans wall against despotism, govt cherrypicking...

In this process, the interests of the State become conterminous with the personal interests of the political leader

3 April 2022 3:23 AM IST

The Undertaker gestures after being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on Friday night.. (By Arrangement)

Undertaker immortalised in Hall of Fame

Other inductees into the 2022 Hall of fame included The Steiner Brothers Rick and Scott, Queen Sharmell, Late Shad...

3 April 2022 1:56 AM IST

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hand with his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba, after signing of agreement ceremony in New Delhi, India, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP)

PM Modi, Nepal PM Deuba flag off India-Nepal rail link

The move is being seen as a major one to counter the recent Chinese influence that has grown by leaps and bounds in the...

3 April 2022 1:39 AM IST

Cover Image of the book Let Me Hijack Your Mind by Alyque Padamsee and Vandana Saxena Poria. (By Arrangement)

Book Review | Here are Alyque Padamsee's thoughts on the New Joint...

It's a joint responsibility to create a joint family, says Alyque Padamsee

3 April 2022 12:55 AM IST

Shashi Warrier | The three lives and death of a cat

I didn't fancy having a cat in the house, but that purr was irresistible

3 April 2022 12:49 AM IST

BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia at Raj Bhavan to attend swearing-in ceremony in Bhopal. PTI photo

Anita Katyal | Scindia-Bharti is new bua-bhatija; Kejriwal clipping...

Uma Bharti has old ties with the royal family of Gwalior since she was initiated into politics by Rajmata Vijay Raje...

3 April 2022 12:26 AM IST

Cover image of the book Best Intentions by Simran Dhir. (By Arrangement)

Book Review | Boy meets girl in elite New India

Best Intentions is a fairly realistic and witty depiction of contemporary upper-class urban India

3 April 2022 12:24 AM IST

Cover Image of the book Life and Political Reality: Two Novellas by Shahidul Zahir. (By Arrangement)

Book Review | Sketches from Bangladesh on the slow death of ideals

Shahidul Zahir tells of the horrors that came before the creation of Bangladesh and of why their shadows will never...

3 April 2022 12:05 AM IST

The Hippocratic Oath, ethical code attributed to the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, is a widely adopted guideline to conduct medical profession throughout the ages. (Representational image: iStock)

NMC recommends replacing Hippocratic Oath with 'Maharshi Charak...

According to new guidelines, Modified 'Maharshi Charak Shapath' is recommended when a candidate is introduced to medical...

2 April 2022 1:42 PM IST

In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks from Kyiv, Ukraine, early Saturday, March 18, 2022. (AP)

Zelenskyy: Russians create complete disaster' with mines

Zelenskyy warned of difficult battles ahead as Russia redeploys troops

2 April 2022 1:22 PM IST