The Silk Road was central to China's success story in the middle ages. Kingshuk Nag's book 'A New Silk Road' unpacks how China is building such a road to power again and what it will mean for the geopolitics of Asia.

The world’s largest contract electronics maker has benefited from strong demand for technology products as people continue to telecommute amid the pandemic – a trend smartphone and laptop sellers such as Samsung Electronics and Lenovo say is likely to persist.

Brent crude futures for November fell 57 cents, or 0.8%, to $72.04 a barrel by 0101 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for October was at $68.73 a barrel, down 56 cents, or 0.8%.

The India Manufacturing PMI gained momentum in September, signalling better consumer demand

The Maharashtra government had floated a global tender for the redevelopment. The project is estimated to cost more than Rs 20,000 crore.