What Hong Kong needs to do to stop the violence

'It is time for the government to reach out across the divide to fashion a bridge -- seeking help from universities, politicians of all hues, Christian leaders, labour heads and business stalwarts,......

Hong Kong's battle for freedom is a little too late

Even if the extradition bill has been suspended, Beijing will eventually impose its system on Hong Kong, observes Nitin Pai. IMAGE: Protesters demonstrate on a street outside the Hong Kong Police......

Spectacular photos of the world's longest sea bridge

It’s a man-made marvel! After several delays and budget overruns, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge was officially opened on Tuesday, marking the completion of the longest sea-crossing......

Xi warns Hong Kong protesters of crossing 'red line'

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday warned against “impermissible” challenges to China’s authority over Hong Kong and said any attempt to question Beijing’s sovereignty......

More trouble brews for Indian tech companies

Though there have been no cancellations of contracts by invoking the force majeure clause, a number of clients - especially in the worst-affected sectors like travel and hospitality, oil and gas,......

Nirav Modi's Taiwan, Surat, Hong Kong and Dubai connections

Documents accessed by Business Standard show owners of suspected Hong Kong-based shell companies are spread across the globe.  Documents accessed by Business Standard show some of the Hong......

How Indian banks will change by 2025

Most adult Indians should have access to bank deposits, credit and remittance facilities as well as insurance and mutual fund products in the next decade, and technology will play a big role in......

Muhurat trading sees worst performance in 10 years

'Thursday’s fall was more pronounced as the banking stocks, which have a huge weightage in the indices, saw sharp selling.'  Trading in Samvat 2074 on Thursday got off to a rocky start,......

Tokyo Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Wednesday, July 28

IMAGE: India's Pusarla V. Sindhu reaches for a drop from Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan Yi during their women’s singles Group J match at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday. Photograph: Lintao......

Tokyo Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Sunday, July 25

IMAGE: PV Sindhu began her campaign at the Tokyo Olympics with an easy victory over Israel's Ksenia Polikarpova in her first singles group match at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. Photograph: Lintao......

Thrills, spills and even a crash... HK Formula E racing had it all!

A crash by another Formula E driver hits Mahindra Racing, the only Indian team in the Hong Kong circuit, but this disappointment aside the weekend saw more action and thrills than a Hollywood......

India Open: Sindhu storms into final, Pranaav-Sikki lose

IMAGE: P V Sindhu celebrates. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Defending champion P V Sindhu stood just one step away from retaining her title after defeating Thailand's Ratchanok......

India Open: Sindhu in semis; erroneous Saina goes down tamely

The biggest upset of the day was produced by Hong Kong’s Cheung Ngan Yi, who knocked out Olympic champion and last year’s finalist Carolina Marin 21-12, 21-19, in a 48-minute clash.......