Omicron: Beijing shuts metro stations, schools; to test 21 mn people daily

China's capital Beijing on Wednesday shut down several metro stations besides schools, restaurants and businesses and ordered daily COVID-19 testing of its 21 million people as it ramped up......

Beijing Tightens COVID-19 Restrictions

Beijing on Wednesday shut down 40 subway stations -- about 10 per cent of the total -- and 158 bus routes metro stations besides schools, restaurants and businesses and ordered daily COVID-19......

Sushma's Tokyo visit: Bringing Japan closer

'While economic ties are making incremental progress, it is in the security and strategic domains that the India-Japan synergy is more compelling,' says Dr Rajaram Panda. IMAGE: External Affairs......

How will Modi factor Japan in his China policy?

Being a pragmatist Modi is not likely to give preference to China over Japan. Both security and economic aspects are likely to shape Modi’s decision in terms of engaging the two biggest......

New jobs: Pushing commuters into trains!

Shanghai Metro officials have started hiring people to solve the problem of overcrowding in its 37.5-km subway line, which was opened two years ago. The hired people have been given the......

Rs 1-lakh-crore infra projects for Mumbai in the pipeline

This is part of BJP’s Mumbai Mission to gain supremacy in Mumbai civic body In the run up to the crucial election to the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation slated for February 2017, the......

City scape: Where reason drives action

With the severe lack of public housing, and the recent availability of bank loans, the romantic days of Yeh mera ghar, yeh tera ghar have been replaced by Yeh tera EMI yeh mera EMI, writes Suparna......

Now, a 'war room' to turn Mumbai into Shanghai!

Battle-ready, the CM's 'foot soldiers' are warriors as they closely monitor infra projects with a quiet sense of urgency, finds Anjuli Bhargava. IMAGE: Of the 27 projects being monitored,......

India gears up for Formula One fever

Formula One continues to break new ground away from its traditional European base and as Asia expands its interest with the addition of the Korean Grand Prix this season, India is next in line to......