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A Bitcoin sign can be seen on display at a bar in central Sydney, Australia, September 29, 2015. Australian businesses are turning their backs on bitcoin, as signs grow that the cryptocurrency's mainstream appeal is fading. Concerns about bitcoin's potential crime links mean many businesses have stopped accepting it, a trend accelerated by Australian banks' move last month to close the accounts of 13 of the country's 17 bitcoin exchanges. Picture taken September 29, 2015.

HI-TECH

Bitcoin accepted here: The tiny family restaurant in India that’s embraced virtual currency

Indian cricket fans react as they watch on screen the Champions Trophy finals between India and Pakistan at London's The Oval, in New Delhi, India June 18, 2017.

ANY-TIME-SEDITION

Indian Muslims don’t even have the right to pick their cricket teams

A worker at a Delhi Metro station.

METRO MAN

India’s E Sreedharan: 60 years of building the country’s bridges, railway lines, and metros

A private security guard stands inside a Patanjali store in New Delhi, May 2, 2017. Picture taken on May 2, 2017.

HIMALAYAN BLUNDER

Unstoppable at home, Ramdev’s Patanjali gets a reality check in Nepal

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