After Thailand, Sri Lanka, this country to allow visa-free entry to Indians

Malaysia will grant a 30-day visa-free entry for Indian and Chinese citizens from December 1, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced, joining Thailand and Sri Lanka in recent weeks to offer......

Coronavirus-hit Chinese city suspends public transport

China has suspended all public transport, including flights in and out of Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus as the confirmed cases climbed to 571 mostly from the city with 17 deaths so far.......

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

This week’s collection of stories that prove we live in a truly mad, mad world. Harry Potter-themed sex education class Two students at Boston University decided to put the spark back into......

India planning to have own space station: ISRO chief

The weight of the space station is likely to be 20 tonnes. IMAGE: The International Space Station. Photograph: Courtesy NASA India is planning to launch its own space station, ISRO chief K Sivan......

Have bike-sharing firms hit a dead end in India?

In India, many cities lack bicycle lanes and proper pavements. This, coupled with heavily congested roads, creates a danger to cyclists. Furthermore, the low costs of bicycles may make it more......

Global agencies keen on Bihar growth

Global financing agencies, including the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, have expressed keenness to invest in construction, power, health, tourism and rural development in Bihar. Head of......

Shanghai to permit 72 hrs visa free entry

China's largest city Shanghai is set to follow capital Beijing to permit 72 hour visa free entry for transit tourists from 45 countries but not for those from immediate neighbourhood, including......

Kerala set to showcase its industry-friendly face

Emerging Kerala Global Connect Summit, a government initiative to attract overseas capital to the state, is set to begin from Tuesday with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurating the summit.......

Japan wants to modernise its toilets for Tokyo Olympics

IMAGE: Toilets ready for shipment cover the floor of a Toto toilet factory in Kitakyushu, Japan. Photograph: Sakura Murakami/Reuters On southwestern Japan’s Miyajima island, a......

Tokyo Olympics: All domestic sponsors agree to new contracts

IMAGE: Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), meets with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters Tokyo 2020 organisers said on Thursday that......

Surge in COVID-19 cases puts Tokyo Games in doubt

As Japan expands state of emergency, calls grow to cancel Games. Japan has repeatedly insisted it will hold the Games despite opinion polls showing a majority of respondents want them......

Tokyo has no 'Plan B' for Games despite coronavirus

IMAGE: Women wearing face masks and novelty hats leave Tokyo Disneyland. A growing number of events and sporting fixtures are being cancelled or postponed around Japan while some businesses are......

Tokyo Games moved to 2021 as 'light at end of pandemic tunnel'

IMAGE: A 3D printed Olympics logo is seen in front of displayed world map and 'Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)' words in this illustration taken. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters The Tokyo Olympics......