Another blow for the 'king of good times'

Amid the morass UB Holdings is under, Diageo-led United Spirits has moved to plug a key revenue earning stream for this entity, also Vijay Mallya's key holding company. UB Holdings, through UB......

Global oil shortage looms large

A multitude of world issues are converging and manifest themselves around future fossil fuel, energy resources, carbon dioxide, oxygen depletion, including water and mineral depletion. All combined......

Chinese airliner announces flight plan to India

A third Chinese airline company, China Southern, will launch direct flights to India this year to tap the increasing traffic potential arising out of booming bilateral trade. The company, based in......

How to treat coloured people

Exactly a month ago, my wife, son and I were not allowed to board a British Airways flight to Paris via London because we didn't have a transit visa, called a Direct Airside Transit Visa. This came......