Poor governance and mediocre short-sighted politics are destroying the paradise that Goa was as its environment, water table, culture and way of life is drastically threatened by tourism and......
Ahead of Pakistan Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif's maiden visit to China next week, both the countries have agreed to go ahead with the much delayed $10 billion Karachi to Peshawar rail line as a key......
New Delhi's regional partners in restraining a belligerent China -- primarily the US, Japan, Australia and Singapore -- would like the Indian Navy to lock down the Indian Ocean Region, while the......
The Indian Consulate in Shanghai has announced the suspension of in-person consular services as China's gleaming business hub with 26 million people struggled amidst mounting COVID-19 cases,......
The ministry's year-end review is silent on the continued occupation by Chinese troops of territory that India has always claimed and patrolled, reports Ajai Shukla. IMAGE: Indian Army soldiers......
'For the first time railway passenger figures have fallen by 150 million.'Who is taking over the railways? It is the airlines and Volvo buses.''I think governments -- whether this one or the ones......
The government says emission from old diesel vehicles is not to be blamed. Experts say government is selectively using data to make its case. What is poisoning Delhi’s air and making......
Daily ridership will increase gradually to more than 10 million, the Beijing Commission of Transport said. Image: A maglev train drives into a terminal station in Shanghai. Photograph: Ming......
"When elephants fight," Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi told Business Standard in Addis Ababa recently, "the impact is felt by the grass."Zenawi's comment, accompanied by a knowing smile,......
China, a major destination for foreign direct investment, has imposed stern rules on foreign companies to buy or merge with domestic companies, especially those dealing with defence equipment.China......
IMAGE: People wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), designed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters During the past four days China has detected 119......
Paris and London have received glowing reports from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) evaluation commission which examined their bids to stage the 2012 Olympics. The commission released its......
Nine cities, including three former European summer Olympic hosts, have until midnight on Thursday to present details of their bids for the 2012 Games to the International Olympic Committee......