The energy shock at 35,000 feet is burning a hole in your pocketAs aviation fuel prices reach a new high globally, the airline industry is feeling the crunch, with ticket prices climbing and schedules be...
24 Apr, 2026, 10.41 AM IST
Trump-Tehran, EVangelist for Us – time to charge the battery techEven as conflict and chaos linger in West Asia, India is witnessing a happy confluence of choice, cause and cost. This is a once in a lifet...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
Tennis legend Leander Paes joins BJP as Bengal 2026 poll battle heats upTennis legend Leander Paes has officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, marking his foray into active politics ahead of the West Benga...
31 Mar, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
140 million barrels of Iranian oil up for grabs amid West Asia war. Can India get any?In a strategic shift, the U.S. has granted Iranian oil the green light for export, aiming to exert financial pressure and reduce prices. Ne...
21 Mar, 2026, 04.51 PM IST
Is the 'Scandinavian scarf' just the Indian 'dupatta' in disguise? The latest fashion appropriation after Bandhani and PashminaA viral trend has rebranded the Indian dupatta as a "Scandinavian scarf," sparking outrage over cultural erasure. Once a symbol of heritage...
05 May, 2025, 03.55 PM IST
Oil little changed as demand weakness offsets sanctions-driven supply risksOil prices remained relatively stable despite conflicting market forces. Weak demand forecasts and rising U.S. fuel inventories tempered ga...
12 Dec, 2024, 07.47 AM IST
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: Bangladesh's founding father gets the Saddam Hussein treatment after Sheikh Hasina's downfallFifty years after the massacre of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family in a military coup, his legacy faces renewed challenges as protester...
06 Aug, 2024, 04.54 PM IST
Joe Biden has nothing to worry after ending his campaign; Here is why he can take some decisions that will determine his legacyMany political analysts believe that President Joe Biden has the space to take some critical decisions that will determine his legacy in th...
29 Jul, 2024, 11.47 PM IST
Of stolen art and looters' crafty craftRecent years have witnessed an increasing demand for the repatriation of looted art objects globally. Even as the British Museum in London ...
17 Dec, 2022, 10.27 PM IST
Tatas could offer SIA a stake for AI-Vistara mergerSIA, which owns 49% in Vistara's parent Tata SIA Airlines, has agreed "in principle" to the proposal to get on board Air India with the Tat...
22 Sep, 2022, 11.54 PM IST
Analysis: China's rise takes the world into uncharted watersAs Japan did, China is butting heads with the established Western powers, which increasingly see its growing economic and military prowess ...
04 Sep, 2020, 03.48 PM IST
India recommended as host for AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022It was felt that India, who will also have the experience of hosting the FIFA Women's Under-17 World Cup later this year, was best placed a...
20 Feb, 2020, 09.46 AM IST
Asian Legal Resource Centre urges UN rights body to look into Assam’s draft NRCThe NRC draft as it stands has far-reaching consequences not only for the country, but also for South Asia as a region and the world, it sa...
30 Aug, 2018, 05.25 PM IST
East gears up with policy recast & goodies to attract investmentsBengal was ranked 30 in terms of ease of doing business. Three years ago, the state reached the 15th rank and now we are ranked third,” she...
28 Nov, 2017, 10.01 AM IST
West Asian legacyThe City of Peace — as Baghdad was known after a sura in the Quran about Paradise — was fabulously rich from its very foundation in 762.
17 Jun, 2014, 06.14 AM IST
- AirAsia changed low-cost airlines' dynamics in region
The airline was launched 12 years ago, a month after the 9/11 and it seemed like an idea destined to fail: Except that the person behind it...
21 Feb, 2013, 10.34 AM IST
- Obama's potent symbolism
It is debatable whether an Obama win will radically alter US paradigms.
05 Nov, 2008, 12.56 AM IST