Consumer durables may see double digit growth in 2022

With demand for premium and technologically advanced products on the rise, India's Rs 75,000 crore appliances and consumer electronics industry will be switching on to 2022 with hopes of......

Will Samsung continue to rule global electronics industry?

History of electronics indicates that no company, nor any nation for that matter, has been able to cement pole position and maintain it through several cycles. he death of its iconic promoter, Lee......

Online sale of durables nearly doubles this season

With consumers staying indoors and e-commerce firms extending their reach to a larger number of pin codes, these giants have snatched a larger share from the offline traders this season.......

Cricket world cup to see boom in HDTV sales

When broadcaster ESPN-STAR Sports announced in December 2010 that the upcoming cricket world cup would have high-definition (HD) telecast feed, television manufacturers could barely hide their......

Money, money, money: the cost of Tokyo's pandemic-delayed Games

IMAGE: The logo of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus is seen through a traffic sign at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office building.Photograph:......

The cost of Tokyo's pandemic-delayed Olympics

IMAGE: Although the cancellation scenario is looking less likely by the day, global insurers would face a hefty bill should that happen, with estimates running to a loss of $2-3 billion.......

McDonald's close to new Olympic deal, IOC says

Fast food chain McDonald's and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are close to agreeing a new, eight-year sponsorship contract and the deal could be sealed this month, the IOC's marketing......

What's at stake if Olympics fall victim to coronavirus

The chilling impact of the coronavirus on an already struggling Japanese economy, and on global growth if the spread did not peak, meant Japan's GDP could show zero or even negative growth in the......

Sports Shorts: Russian athletics federation remains banned

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday  IMAGE: A view shows the logo at the The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) headquarters in Monaco.......