India

High and mighty must become stakeholders in public healthcare

02 Sep 2020 07:14 AM IST

When Union Home Minister Amit Shah was found to be Covid positive, he was wheeled into a fancy private hospital. Shah, who was back home post recovery, was then admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi when he complained of discomfort. Meanwhile, Delhi’s Health

Jake Lush McCrum, COO of Rajasthan Royals, on playing the IPL amidst a pandemic

01 Sep 2020 19:29 PM IST

Jake Lush McCrum, the COO of Rajasthan Royals IPL franchise, recently sat down with NewsX for an exclusive interview. We spoke to him about the IPL 2020 experience, and more specifically, how him and his franchise had worked around the extraordinary circumstances the Covid-19 pandemic has caused. “Obviously, this year

With Pranab’s death, Bangladesh loses a friend and a guardian

01 Sep 2020 04:27 AM IST

He began as a nobody from a remote backward village, Mirati, of the Birbhum district in West Bengal. Imagine that boy, who used to walk miles after miles through muddy roads for his primary education, reached the glittering chandeliers of the national capital of India. The boy, nicknamed Poltu, made

Pranab Mukherjee: The Man who knew ‘Too Much’

01 Sep 2020 04:26 AM IST

Mukherjee suffered politically for knowing ‘too much’. Rajiv Gandhi dropped him from his Cabinet in 1986. Narasimha Rao didn’t include him in his own in 1991. Sonia Gandhi didn’t make him the PM in 2004.

“Produce consciously, limit waste, keep market trends in mind”: Amit Aggarwal, Founder & Creative Director, advices brands

31 Aug 2020 11:41 AM IST

Amit Aggarwal is the Founder & Creative Director of Amit Aggarwal, a fashion designer, haute couturist and a household name. In a recent exclusive interview with NewsX, Amit Aggarwal sheds light on his ideology behind his brand, his experiences during the pandemic and his predictions for the future. He recently

‘The world is adopting what India is making’, says Jitin Bhatia, entrepreneur and founder of ‘Explurger’

31 Aug 2020 11:23 AM IST

Jitin Bhatia, a tech lover and entrepreneur recently joined NewsX for an exclusive interview segment. He started off by talking about his social media application called Explurger, which is conceived, designed and even developed in India.It is ‘Made in India’ for the world. Explurger is an gift from me and

Highest rainfall since 1976 in India in Aug 2020: IMD

31 Aug 2020 04:03 AM IST

India has received the highest rainfall in August this year since 1976 — 25 per cent more than the average, after recording 10 per cent less downpour than the average in July, thus setting a new record after 44 years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. It, however, has forecast

Abhishek Singhvi to fund Rs 2 crore scholarship for Indian students at Trinity

31 Aug 2020 04:02 AM IST

Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Senior Advocate and three-term senior sitting MP, has redesigned his Endowed Law Scholarship at his alma mater, Trinity College, Cambridge, to cater exclusively for student residents in India intending to pursue the postgraduate LL.M. programme. The “Singhvi Trinity Scholarship” will come as significant assistance for Indian

Two IIT Bombay students launch desi document-scanning app

31 Aug 2020 04:01 AM IST

Two final-year B.Tech students from the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Bombay have come up with an indigenous alternative to Chinese documentscanning apps. Rohit Kumar Chaudhary and Kavin Agrawal have developed “AIR Scanner”, a free-ofcost mobile application for reading assistance and document scanning. The app was launched on Independence

Greening Delhi needs more will power than wallet power

31 Aug 2020 03:58 AM IST

As Haryana and Uttar Pradesh are proactively supporting plantation drives, the national capital should also encourage farmers to surround the city with green walls of trees.

‘Don’t run for valuation’: Rahul Salgia, Founder and CEO of DigiValet, tells new age entrepreneurs

30 Aug 2020 17:30 PM IST

Rahul Salgia, Founder and CEO of DigiValet, recently got into an exclusive chat with NewsX for its special segment NewsX A-list. Giving us an insight into DigiValet, Rahul Salgia said, “DigiValet is known for its guest-room solutions. We have some of the most iconic hotels in the world on our

‘If you have a dream, just go ahead and start it, the universe will conspire’, says Naren Kumar, CEO & Co-founder, IamHere

30 Aug 2020 17:20 PM IST

Founder and CEO of IamHere app, Naren Kumar joined NewsX for an exclusive chat. Starting by talking about what IamHere basically is, Naren said that IamHere is a location first social network. In complex words it’s AI powered hyper local community platform for social collaboration and social commerce. He said,