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The Medical Oxygen plant has been installed at B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences. (ANI Photo)

COVID-19: India gifts medical oxygen plant to Nepal

The embassy said the Indian government will continue to stand with Nepal and its people in fighting the pandemic

26 Aug 2021 3:44 PM IST

Students wearing facemasks sit in a classroom after their school was reopened in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP Photo

Patralekha Chatterjee | Reopen schools, but keep ground realities in...

Online education has certainly helped many children but the pandemic has also exposed the glaring fault lines in our...

26 Aug 2021 1:55 AM IST

Heat waves and related biological hazards in particular are expected to increase in East and North-East Asia while South and South-West Asia will encounter intensifying floods and related diseases. (AFP Photo)

Resilience in a riskier planet: Progress made in Asia-Pacific

As of mid-August 2021, the Asian and Pacific countries had reported 65 million confirmed coronavirus cases and more than...

25 Aug 2021 1:50 AM IST

In FY18, the government had completed the scheduled borrowing of Rs 1.02 lakh crore through Small Savings Scheme). (Representational image)

Freedom from financial woes

Your household expenses should not be more than 30-35 per cent of your income

16 Aug 2021 9:03 AM IST

Neeraj Chopra bettered it with the second throw of 87.58m. While he wasnt able to improve any further, it was enough to get him the coveted medal. (Photo: Twitter)

After Olympic gold, Neeraj Chopra eyes World Championships title next...

Before joining national camp, Neeraj was training at Tau Devi Lal Stadium at Panchkula after being shifted from Shivaji...

10 Aug 2021 2:53 PM IST

The ICC has been making the case for crickets inclusion for a while and the bid will also have the backing from the worlds richest board BCCI as made clear by secretary Jay Shah recently. (Photo: AFP)

ICC confirms it will bid for cricket's inclusion in 2028 Los Angeles...

The ICC has also formed an Olympic Working Group which will work on making the game part of the Olympics starting from...

10 Aug 2021 1:24 PM IST

HSBCs forex strategists see the rupee weakening versus the USD to 68.0 by end-2016 and 69.5 by end-2017.

Forex reserves up by $135 bn in pandemic

As on July 16, 2021, foreign exchange reserves stood at $612.7 bn against $477.8 billion at the end of March 2020, up by...

3 Aug 2021 8:34 AM IST

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Hasan Mushrif had appreciated the remarkable work of three gram panchayats with regard to Covid-19 norms. (PTI file image)

Political parties should set example, avoid gatherings: CM Uddhav...

We should set an example for people by observing discipline, said Thackeray, who heads the Sena

7 Sept 2021 8:54 PM IST

All children in primary schools need personalised guidance from their teachers. (PTI Photo)

Chandrakant Lahariya | Why primary schools should be the first to...

The individual benefits are in terms of better jobs and increased family earning in the future

1 Sept 2021 1:52 AM IST

(L-R) Rishi Sunak, Boris Johnson

AA Edit | Rishi or Boris? UK's next PM to need eco wisdom

It is clear as crystal that the Tories need to put on their thinking cap and choose a new leader, regardless of race and...

22 Oct 2022 12:10 AM IST

This year, Durga Puja, the biggest festival for Bengalis, was celebrated with more aplomb than ever since Unesco included Durga Puja in Kolkata in its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity last year. (Photo: PTI)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Festivals need to celebrate inclusion, not...

In a fractured and increasingly polarised society, festivals offer a fantastic opportunity to be inclusive in its...

7 Oct 2022 12:00 AM IST

A healthworker prepares an oxygen triage facility for COVID-19 patients as coronavirus cases surge, at Omandurar Government hospital in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

Chandrakant Lahariya | Covid virus hasn't gone, but risk now is very...

A key question remains whether Covid-19 is still a cause of worry or not? The short answer is no

11 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST