In Mumbai, customers can use Reliance's JioMart app to get a 40 rupees ($0.48) can of Coca-Cola delivered free. Rivals impose levies such as "small cart fee" and "high demand surge" of up to 65 rupees ...
India’s strength lies in its armed forces, no compromise on borders: PM
India's enemies "see the end of their sinister plans" when ... (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is ...
Bangladesh seeks to work directly with WHO as Regional Director Saima Wazed ‘dysfunctional’
Incumbent WHO Regional Director Saima Wazed Putul is dysfunctional right now. She has been implicated in several criminal cases and financial crimes,” Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Apurba Jah ...
Indonesia shares higher at close of trade; Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite up 0.34%
Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the IDX Finance, IDX Infrastructure and IDX Agriculture sectors led shares higher. At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock ...
Philippines’ probe on land-owning Chinese with fake citizenship stirs security fears
These Chinese nationals reportedly own huge plots of land in Luzon after acquiring fake Philippine citizenship, local reports say. ( read original story ...)
Houses swept away by Tropical Storm Trami in the Philippines
Houses were swept away by flash floods caused by Tropical Storm Trami in the Philippines. Footage shows panicked residents watching as homes were carried off by the raging deluge in Barangay Bonbon, ... ( read original story ...)
Why China needs to fill its empty homes
I f not another flat was built and sales continued at their current pace, it would take eight years to sell all the homes lying dormant around Luoyang, a city of 7m in central China. The region is a ...
A key manufacturing index in China turned positive in October after months of contraction
A closely watched survey on manufacturing in China has edged into positive territory. The government statistics agency said Thursday that the Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 50.1 in October.
India central bank well-equipped for post-US election volatility, sources say
India's central bank is well-equipped to deal with a potential sudden outflow of foreign funds and any steep fall in the rupee if Republican candidate Donald Trump wins next week's U.S. presidential ...
We bought abandoned Akiya houses in Japan from £5k each – now we Airbnb them
Amid a low fertility rate and ageing population, around nine million houses lie empty across Japan - but now they are attracting foreigners keen to start a new life ... ( read original story ...)