By – YEKATERINA SINELSCHIKOVA One of the reasons is that Russian taxi drivers can afford to undercut fares. In Russia, using a taxi has turned out to be cheaper than owning a car. The conclusion was reached in a study by British bank HSBC. According to the bank’s calculations, over the next 10 years, those people who...

R. Prasad The iron ion battery is cost-effective and can store a high amount of energy Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras researchers have for the first time fabricated a rechargeable iron ion battery using mild steel as the anode. The iron ion battery is cost-effective and the amount of energy that can be stored...

SA Aiyar  The Balakot drama drowned discussion of an important event at the time – the US gave notice to withdraw zero-duty entry for Indian exports under its Generalized Scheme of Preferences (GSP). The US said Indian protectionism was unfairly hurting US exports. Lengthy bilateral negotiations failed to avert this setback, which will hit $5.7...

A business success story built on treating people well IN SOME WAYS, Julian Richer is a typical market-trader-made-good. He was wheeling and dealing as a schoolboy, even selling candles during the miners’ strike of 1974. Then he discovered the market for hi-fi equipment, initially managing other people’s stores, before opening his own shop at the...

Saurabh Sinha The move comes after Apple recently recalled a limited number of older generation 15-inch MacBook Pro models due to fears that their batteries may overheat and catch fire DGCA is also examining if it should ask its airlines to bar the affected MacBook Pro models Representational photo. (Reuters) NEW DELHI: Foreign airlines with...

A general alert was issued in the national capital on Monday after the Centre scrapped Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir. By – Anvit Srivastava Due to increased security in the wake of the developments in Jammu and Kashmir and Independence Day celebrations, the Delhi airport operator on Wednesday urged domestic...

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If you want minimum expense and paperwork, this option is for you. What is it exactly? The e-visa is a new type of visa for trips to Russia, which in some instances can be used instead of a regular paper one. They were first launched in August 2017 for travelers to Vladivostok. E-visas can be...

With the situation now on a knife’s edge, here’s what the momentous decision will mean for the restive state. Modi government has finally dropped the big Kashmir bomb today, with Home Minister Amit Shah moving to revoke two key constitutional provisions — Article 370 and Article 35(A) — that give the state of Jammu &...

By: PTI  Chowdhury said it was the UPA government, which brought in the law, to which Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the NDA government gave legal status to Aadhaar. The Lok Sabha Thursday passed a bill to allow voluntary use of Aadhaar as proof of identity or opening bank accounts and procuring mobile phone. The...