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Shares of beauty start-up Nykaa made a blockbuster debut on Wednesday with its market capitalisation crossing Rs 1 lakh crore. We bring you an exclusive interview with Falguni Nayar, India's richest self-made female billionaire. We analyse the remarkable Nykaa story.

Shares of beauty start-up Nykaa made a blockbuster debut on Wednesday with its market capitalisation crossing Rs 1 lakh crore. We bring you an exclusive interview with Falguni Nayar, India's richest self-made female billionaire. We analyse the remarkable Nykaa story.

The biggest scientific breakthrough since the invention of Covid vaccines in record time are anti-covid pills, made by Merck and Pfizer. Together with vaccines, these pills will be a game changer. But the Centre needs to act fast in getting into contracts with Indian manufacturers who have been licensed to make the drugs.

The biggest scientific breakthrough since the invention of Covid vaccines in record time are anti-covid pills, made by Merck and Pfizer. Together with vaccines, these pills will be a game changer. But the Centre needs to act fast in getting into contracts with Indian manufacturers who have been licensed to make the drugs.

Emergency Use Authorisation for the Merck drug Molnupiravir -- an oral antiviral medicine for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 -- is likely "within days", Dr Ram Vishwakarma, Chairman of the Covid Strategy Group, CSIR, told NDTV today. The medicine is meant for adults who are at risk for progressing to severe COVID-19 or hospitalization. Another pill from Pfizer, Paxlovid, may take some more time, he added. The two drugs, he said, will make a difference and "as we move from pandemic to endemic, these are the ones which are going to be more important than vaccination".

Emergency Use Authorisation for the Merck drug Molnupiravir -- an oral antiviral medicine for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 -- is likely "within days", Dr Ram Vishwakarma, Chairman of the Covid Strategy Group, CSIR, told NDTV today. The medicine is meant for adults who are at risk for progressing to severe COVID-19 or hospitalization. Another pill from Pfizer, Paxlovid, may take some more time, he added. The two drugs, he said, will make a difference and "as we move from pandemic to endemic, these are the ones which are going to be more important than vaccination".

The dengue numbers in Delhi are much higher compared to the last two-three years, say senior doctors. Delhi logged 1,171 dengue cases from November 1 to 6, and the situation seems to be worsening at a time when when it should not be so bad. Just how bad is the situation?

The dengue numbers in Delhi are much higher compared to the last two-three years, say senior doctors. Delhi logged 1,171 dengue cases from November 1 to 6, and the situation seems to be worsening at a time when when it should not be so bad. Just how bad is the situation?

Justice after 24 years as businessmen Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal are sentenced to seven years in jail for tampering with evidence linked to a fire in Delhi's Uphaar theatre in 1997 that killed 59 people. On the show, Neelam Krishnamurthy who led the over two-decade long fight for justice. She lost both her children that day. We are also joined by other family members who lost so much.

Justice after 24 years as businessmen Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal are sentenced to seven years in jail for tampering with evidence linked to a fire in Delhi's Uphaar theatre in 1997 that killed 59 people. On the show, Neelam Krishnamurthy who led the over two-decade long fight for justice. She lost both her children that day. We are also joined by other family members who lost so much.