Rebalancing India-China, The Sri Lanka Way

Colombo seems to be veering to the middle path between China and the US on global matters, but in regional matters of strategic security, it is increasingly identifying with India, points out N......

States begin to reimpose curbs as new variant sparks alert

As concerns mounted over a potentially more contagious coronavirus variant spreading to many countries, the Centre on Sunday decided to review the resumption of international flights, introduced......

Omicron: Govt to review decision on restarting international flights

As concerns mounted over the spread of potentially more contagious coronavirus variant Omicron to many countries, the Centre on Sunday decided to review the resumption of international flights and......

Sri Lanka bans flyers from India with immediate effect

Sri Lanka on Thursday announced that all arrivals from India will be banned with immediate effect due to the record rise in COVID-19 cases in the neighbouring country. Several countries like the......

First phase of e-visa roll-out soon

Around 30 countries are likely to be cleared for electronic travel authority or the e-visa system, which India is working on, in the first phase. ETA will allow foreign travellers wanting to come......

Saarc tourists to Agra may pay less

Soon after the Union Ministry of Culture decided on refusing US dollar payments for entry tickets to monuments in Agra due to the falling value of dollar against the Indian rupee, the......

BPO: India in danger of being dethroned?

In 2000, when employment-screening service provider HireRight was looking for a low-cost locale for software development, the Irvine (Calif.) company turned to an unlikely destination: Estonia. The......

Wealth through health

The healthcare services delivery sector comprising big organised hospitals like Apollo, Wockhardt, Escorts, Lilavati and Hinduja has been on a growth path. As medical tourism gains ground, revenues......