Opinion

Smokers are at a higher risk of getting infected with the deadly coronavirus due to a weaker immune system, and they are more likely to develop severe COVID symptoms.

In July 2005, the Indian team arrived in Washington three days before the prime minister to finalize the joint agreement. The deal almost fell through over two issues.

For a state boasting of high literacy and all-round development, Tamil Nadu shows shameful performance on vaccination.

Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray lost no time in congratulating Mamata Banerjee and promising her support.

BJP will have to work on a campaign to pin down Naveen Patnaik with the clarity and intensity with which it went about cornering Manik Sarkar in Tripura.

Those who left the party in the run-up to the elections were greedy and indulged in unscrupulous activities.

Mamata Banerjee does not fit the mould of the stereotypical ‘good, maternal, married’ Bengali woman which the CPM or the BJP would have admired.

This time, the bazaars and cloisters were a bit quieter, more subdued than I have ever remembered, writes Kunal Vijayakar.

The traditional Gujarati thali is like an abridged version of the Encyclopedia of Gujarati Cuisine.

Biden’s plan can change the game in the economic policy design architecture for most developing countries too, including India.

Despite claims of having fought bravely, it is apparent that the security forces were surprised and overwhelmed.

The Congress may be a virtual bystander in the titanic battle being fought in Bengal but its outcome will affect Rahul-Sonia Gandhi-led Congress.

Even if we assume only 10 per cent suffer from severe infections, at some point, we would require 20,000-40,000 critical care beds for admissions each day.

The ‘soldier nucleus’ of the Mukti Bahini comprised regular officers and men of the East Bengal Rifles (EBR) who rebelled against the Pakistan Army after the crackdown of March 1971.

Kanshi Ram took the truism of “means justifying the end to acquire power” to its logical end.

There is an undeniable degree of optimism in the future of India-US defence cooperation. However, it has to be made sure that there are no stumbling blocks.