India's ceramics and tiles industry faces shutdown as Middle East conflict disrupts fuelMorbi's massive ceramics industry is in crisis. Fuel shortages are forcing factories to halt production. Exports to the Middle East have st...
06 Mar, 2026, 05.24 PM IST
Global economy is facing the prospect of another profound shockA potential Middle East conflict escalation threatens global economic stability, with fears of disrupted oil and gas supplies leading to in...
04 Mar, 2026, 06.17 AM IST
Global economy is facing the prospect of another profound shockA Middle East conflict threatens global economies. Disruptions to oil and gas supplies could spike prices and fuel inflation. Central banks...
03 Mar, 2026, 11.29 PM IST
Global economy is facing the prospect of another profound shockIran war: The American and Israeli bombing of Iran, and Iranian reprisals throughout the region, set dangers in motion that pose a substant...
03 Mar, 2026, 08.53 PM IST
Sun, sea, sand... In Somalia? Tourism trickles in despite insecurityChildren run in turquoise water, hawkers tout wares on white sands, and families laugh as tourists disembark from small boats -- but it's n...
20 Nov, 2025, 01.42 PM IST
Red Sea crisis produces winners and losers in Asia as freight rates spikeWhile shippers like Cosco Shipping Holdings benefit from higher freight rates, exporters such as Miniso Group face increased logistics cost...
12 Sep, 2024, 10.01 AM IST
Israelis left staring at an uncomfortable question with no easy solution as war with Hamas goes on and onNetanyahu has tried to allay concerns by saying the economic damage is only temporary. But the bloodiest, most destructive war ever between...
26 Aug, 2024, 10.28 AM IST
Cybersecurity firm Check Point reports an increase in wiper-ware attacks amid geopolitical uncertaintyIsraeli cybersecurity firm, Check Point Software Technologies, has warned companies of an increase in wiper-ware attacks, which aim to anni...
16 Feb, 2024, 01.21 PM IST
Pakistan’s TTP problem is resetting Pak-US equations that India can’t ignoreAny Pakistan-Taliban deal with US backing could create space for anti-India terror groups. The US should not distinguish between terror gro...
09 Jan, 2023, 11.08 PM IST
Indian diaspora played a role in getting the aid the country needed, says APSASA Deputy Director Michael Kugelman"This is a golden opportunity for the Biden administration, to draw on its own riches in supplies and to try and work with like-minded stat...
28 Apr, 2021, 10.42 AM IST
Pakistan caught again in nuclear smuggling activityAccording to the US Justice Department, the five men, based in Canada, Hong Kong, and UK, “operated an international procurement network of...
17 Jan, 2020, 12.21 PM IST
The Wall Street bankers who burst Aramco’s $2 trillion bubbleFor Wall Street, already stung by the collapse of WeWork’s IPO, Aramco is another embarrassment.
12 Dec, 2019, 04.14 PM IST
Jaquar aims $1 billion turnover by 2022, to open 15 stores globallyThe company, which aspires to be a global brand in the segment, is in the process of opening 15 exclusive brand showroom 'Jaquar world' acr...
03 Dec, 2017, 12.13 PM IST
Institutionalising organ donation: Crack down on dubious "good Samaritans" that play middlemenThe buying and selling of kidneys is strictly prohibited by law in India, under The Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 and invites h...
16 Aug, 2015, 11.08 AM IST
Cyber attacks becoming more sophisticated, brazenMysterious attack on the Baku-Tblisi-Ceyhan pipeline, which was built with US encouragement, is seen as the beginning of a new era of cyber...
12 Jan, 2015, 11.52 AM IST
Tiles maker RAK India plans to go publicRAK India, domestic arm of UAE-based tiles maker RAK Ceramics, is planning to go public through an initial public offering when market cond...
17 Aug, 2014, 12.11 PM IST
- China reveals world's fastest train
China played host to railway authorities and railway experts from around the world in Beijing, and used the opportunity to showcase a high-...
08 Dec, 2010, 02.43 PM IST