Is Tourism Destroying Goa?

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......

Pak, China to go ahead with $10 bn Karachi-Peshawar railway project

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......

Can Navy Counter China In Indian Ocean?

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......

India's Shanghai consulate shuts in-person services as Covid cases worsen

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 government would want to privatise the railways'

'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......

What's behind Delhi's air pollution?

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......

China to have world's longest metro rail network

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......

India bids for Africa's hearts and minds

"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,......

COVID cases mount as athletes arrive in Beijing

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 receive glowing reports from IOC

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 presenting 2012 Games bids

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......