7 out of 9 neighbouring nations charge less for petrol than India

The average office-goer in most neighbouring countries spends less on fuel than in India, shows a Business Standard analysis. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Amid news of a fuel shortage in......

Rich-poor divide comes to fore at biodiversity meet

It was a virtual throwback to the rhetoric of the North-South divide. As the delegates at the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity here struggled to arrive at an agreement on how to find......

Now, ATMs that scan your hand to shell out cash

Forgot your ATM card at home? No worries, this Japanese machine will scan your hand and give cash.A regional bank in Japan today started operating ATMs for cash withdrawals, deposits and balance......

5 Ways to Make India Inc Great

Arindam Banerji's strategic plan to make corporate India and the Indian nation forces to reckon with globally. The concludingsegmentof a three-part series.Part I: India Inc: What Next?Part II:......

Indian surfers secure first-ever quota in Asian Games

IMAGE: India's Kamali M in action during the Asian Surfing Championships in Thulusdhoo, Maldives, on Saturday. Photograph: Surfing Federation of India India booked it's first ever spot in the......

Sharath Kamal reveals plans to stay in TT, but not as a player

TT ace Sharath Kamal eyes administrative role while charting 'roadmap' ahead IMAGE: Sharath Kamal said he gave it his all in the Paris Olympics, and there are no......

Will lack of facilities push cricket out of 2026 Asiad?

Venue woes present but organisers keen on cricket in next Asian Games in Japan IMAGE: India's men's and women's teams, both bagged gold medals in cricket at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou.......

Cricket's bid for Asian Games 2026 gains momentum

IMAGE: Cricket featured in the Hangzhou Games in China last year but wasn't part of the 2018 Games in Jakarta and Palembang in Indonesia. Photograph: ICC/X The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)......

Asian Games: Colourful closing ceremony brings curtains down in Hangzhou

IMAGE: Curtains dropped on another successful edition of the multi-nation extravaganza. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters The curtains were brought down on a memorable Asian Games with the......