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BJP may need allies for a majority in Lok Sabha polls 2019, says Ram Madhav

The conservative forecast by Ram Madhav is far below what other party leaders including finance minister Arun Jaitley and party president Amit Shah have publicly claimed

Forgers are forcing $9-trillion global trade financing into digital age

As much as 80 per cent of global flows of merchandise -- worth about $9 trillion -- is financed by some form of credit, guarantee or insurance, according to a global survey

How rampant theft of electricity could drain India's electric car hopes

The power sector loses more than $16 billion a year to theft - more than any other country in the world

Can he be sued? A robot's trading error cost a tycoon $20 million

The first known case of humans going to court over investment losses triggered by autonomous machines will test the limits of liability

Want to empower female executives? Pay up or give extra vacation time

Doing this second-shift labor for free only creates one more burden on women that, ironically, makes it harder for them to advance in their careers

Fielding a terror accused: BJP leaves the moral question to the people

The controversial candidate has fueled opposition accusations of hypocrisy and political opportunism against the BJP

Trump's tariff threat provokes China to delay next round of trade talks

Trump on Sunday said he'll raise duties on China

Warren Buffett drops a fresh hint on Berkshire Hathaway successor

Buffett, 88, was pressed by questions - each greeted with a torrent of applause - about who would succeed him

Tesla has a plan to revive its foundering solar biz: cut installation costs

It's the latest pivot for a company that's lost much of its rooftop-solar market share since acquiring former industry leader SolarCity for $2.6 billion in 2016

Storm Fani weakens as India, Bangladesh restore utility services

At least 16 people were killed in India as the storm lashed the states of Odisha and West Bengal on Friday

Power, telecom return to cyclone Fani-hit areas in India, Bangladesh

At least 16 people were killed in India as the storm lashed the states of Odisha and West Bengal on Friday, before weakening and entering into Bangladesh

China's war on healthcare costs lures India's biggest drugmaker Sun Pharma

The policy push comes as many generic drugmakers are still reeling from a brutal price war in the world's biggest drug market, the US.

Mamata Banerjee: The woman standing between Modi and a Lok Sabha majority

Mamata Banerjee still dominates West Bengal and is a possible prime minister candidate if a loose alliance of opposition parties can band together and defeat Modi

India needs minister for investment; a technocrat to fix turmoil in finance

The government must find an investment czar, who will boldly open doors to American and Japanese finance

A new billionaire and eightfold spike in value: magic of listing in China

Mindray, which makes patient-monitoring and life-support systems as well as ultrasound machines, posted revenue of 13.6 billion yuan ($2.1 billion) in 2018

Berkshire Hathaway ramps up buybacks as cash pile keeps growing

The Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate repurchased $1.7 billion of shares as the stock dipped in the first quarter

Exxon shareholders launch proxy fight against the oil giant's directors

The shareholders said they have engaged with Exxon on climate change and its greenhouse gas emissions since 2005 and the company has "failed to respond adequately" in contrast to peers

10 million North Koreans face food shortages after bleak harvest

2018 harvest was the smallest in a decade amid dryness: UN FAO

Musk's SpaceX launches Falcon rocket with Dragon spacecraft

Dragon will deliver almost 5,500 pounds of science, supplies and hardware, according to NASA, and is slated to attach to the station on Monday

China's prowess in AI is making US nervous; can it win from tech cold war?

In US policy circles, suspicion of China is starting to resemble a new Red Scare. Universities are heightening scrutiny of research proposals from China