Aadhaar To Be Default e-ID

If a citizen chooses not to use Aadhaar as the default unique identity, then other unique identity proofs masked and linked to Aadhaar would be used. Photograph: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   The......

Chandrayaan-3 lander separated, all eyes soft landing on Moon on Aug 23

  Photograph: ISRO The Lander Module comprising the lander Vikram and rover Pragyan is now ready to be lowered to an orbit that takes it closer to the moon's surface. The soft landing on the......

Now doctors can refuse treating violent patients; can't endorse drug brand

The National Medical Commission has allowed medical practitioners to refuse treatment in case of abusive and violent patients or relatives but they must ensure that the patient is not abandoned, a......

Chandrayan-3 goes where no one has been before -- Moon's south pole

With its eyes set on becoming a major space power, India on Friday successfully launched its third Moon mission, this time a far more complicated 41-day voyage to reach the lunar south pole where......

Discount vs traditional brokers: Cost dynamics, challenges ahead

Discount brokers have sustained the rise of the equity cult and gained market share. Now the old guard looks to strike back. Photograph: Arko Datta/Reuters The equity cult has grown at a rapid......

Will Apple Do in India What Samsung Did In Vietnam?

Apple is hoping to assemble in India 25 per cent of all iPhones produced globally to reduce its heavy dependence on China. IMAGE: People take pictures outside the Apple store in New Delhi.......

Has Apple's Roller-Coaster Ride In India Ended?

The new mantra was to align Apple's ambition with the government's, focusing on Modi's favourite themes of Make in India, employment generation and India as a high-tech export hub. IMAGE: Apple......

Why Start-Ups Are Melting Down

PEs and VCs are taking a closer look at their bouquet of investments.Leading voices in the sector are categorical that cash-burn rates -- that's blowing up equity to acquire market share -- as a......

10 BEST Hindi Songs of 2019

The slump in Hindi film music continues. Between dispensable original soundtracks and a deluge of remixes that sound depressingly alike, the drought in imagination is truly regrettable. 2019 was a......

Ee.Ma.Yau: Four deaths, two burials and a film for the ages

Part of what makes Ee.Ma.Yau so special is its ability to focus our attention on things that conventional movies throw away under the pretext of storytelling, says Sreehari Nair.   IMAGE:......

PHOTOS: Bolt sprinkles star-dust as athletics goes Hollywood

'I've never handed (a baton) over to a girl. For me that was exciting.' IMAGE: Usain Bolt competes in the mixed 4x100 metre relay during the Nitro Athletics event at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne,......