UpFront
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Venice and cruise ships: A delicate balance
The pandemic hiatus has given the city—which is celebrating its 1,600th birthday this year—a chance to reflect on how tourism's exponential growth has eroded its social fabric, driving non-touristy businesses and residents out
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'Who are our enemies?' China's bitter youths embrace Mao
In a modern China grappling with widening social inequality, Mao's words provide justification for the anger many young people feel toward a business class they see as exploitative
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Citing the Delta variant, Pfizer will pursue booster shots and a new vaccine
A booster given six months after the second dose of the vaccine increases the potency of antibodies against the original virus and the beta variant by five- to tenfold, Pfizer and BioNTech said
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World's reported Covid-19 death toll passes 4 million
To date, just under 3.3 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide, according to vaccination data from local governments compiled by the Our World in Data project at the University of Oxford
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827,000 undiscovered viruses in animals, birds have the ability to infect humans
As cases of Zika virus emerge in Kerala again, questions about where the next pandemic will come from need answers. This report by IPBES seeks to lay out the threats, especially from increased land use, wildlife trade and consumption, and what can be done to contain the danger
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Sports and mental health: When trophies and fame are lined with silent, dark struggles
More athletes are opening up about their struggles with mental health, even at home. But what makes them vulnerable in the first place, and how should the ecosystem step up?
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News by Numbers: 42 percent revenue of online food delivery business comes from only 8 Indian cities
Mere 8 Tier-1 cities make up for 42 percent of the revenue of the online food delivery market in India. They also lead in volumes with 26 million orders per month. These and more stats giving insight into the booming food tech sector
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DotPe: Meet the unlikely 'freedom' fighter battling Zomato-Swiggy for riled restaurants
DotPe is turning out to be the secret sauce for riled restaurant owners in their fight against aggregators like Zomato and Swiggy
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Bill Gates can remove Melinda French Gates from foundation work in two years
A restructuring announced Wednesday could begin the process of making the Gates Foundation more responsive to the people its mission aims to help and loosen the grip on the reins that its founders have held for more than two decades
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Across borders and divides, one 'heavenly' refresher cools summer heat
The incredible story of how Rabea Begum built Rooh Afza, that brings about $45 million of profit a year in India alone, into South Asia's favourite summer cooler
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Younger and inclusive: Meet the new Modi Cabinet
With many resignations and reassignments, here's what the rejigged Team Modi looks like, in numbers