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  IS recruits in South- east Asia a rising threat despite weak attacks

  World | July 15, 2016 7:10 IST

  Jakarta, Indonesia : Such ineffectual attacks by the Islamic State group's followers in Southeast Asia have shown them to fragmented that has given rise to the number of devastating death tolls elsewhere in the world.

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  US says S China Sea tribunal ruling presents choice for Asia

  World | July 08, 2016 6:19 IST

  Washington An international tribunal ruling next week on a challenge to China's expansive claims in the South China Sea could determine whether the region is ruled by law or "raw calculations of power," US officials

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  Six Indian amusement parks listed among Asia's top 25

  July 03, 2016 14:59 IST

  Mumbai: Among the best amusement parks which are rendering world-class facilities, India's six theme parks are the part of top 25 list in Asia, according to TripAdvisor travellers' choice survey 2016. The theme parks that

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  Shuttler Saina Nehwal seals semifinal spot at Asia Badminton Championship

  Other Sports | April 29, 2016 17:35 IST

  Saina Nehwal continued her consistent run in international circuit, reaching yet another semifinal at the USD 200,000 Asia Badminton Championship

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  Severe water crises in Asia by 2050: Study

  World | April 01, 2016 13:49 IST

  New York:Around 1 billion people in Asia will face severe water shortages by 2050 if current environmental, demographic and economic trends remain unchanged, according to new research. The research shows that water shortage is just

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  Digital commerce: India accounts below 1% total retail sales

  November 04, 2015 19:54 IST

  Mumbai: India accounts for less than one per cent of the total retail sales despite being the fastest digital commerce market in Asia, growing at 40 per cent each year, according to research firm Gartner."India

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  Afghan earthquake rocks Asia, death toll reaches 200

  World | October 26, 2015 23:55 IST

  Kabul, Afghanistan:  A strong earthquake in northern Afghanistan shook buildings from Kabul to Delhi, cut power and communications in some areas and caused more than 180 deaths, mainly in Afghanistan and Pakistan.Pakistani officials said that

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  WWF calls for urgent action to protect snow leopards in India

  India | October 25, 2015 14:20 IST

  New Delhi: With only 4,000 snow leopards left in the wild and 500 of them in India, a new report has urged countries to take urgent action in the wake of climate change to save

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  Arun Jaitley gets best FM of Asia award by Emerging Markets

  Politics | October 13, 2015 20:11 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been chosen as 'Finance Minister of the Year, Asia' by London-based publication Emerging Markets.In an article the magazine said that Jaitley too deserves 'some recognition' for India's relative

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  Gagan Narang achieves No.1 spot in Asian ranking

  Other Sports | September 05, 2015 17:08 IST

  New Delhi:  Having rediscovered his old form, Olympic medallist Gagan Narang of India has achieved the number one spot in men's 50m rifle prone shooting category in Asia.The 32-year-old Narang has 971 points to his

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  India top Asian Youth Chess Championship with 17 medals

  Other Sports | August 11, 2015 10:40 IST

  Suwon: India impressed with a rich haul of 17 medals to be declared overall winners in the Asian Youth Chess Championship.Bagging 5 Gold, 5 Silver and 7 Bronze out of the available 36 medals, Indian juniors

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  Reliance arm offers access to Amazon web services

  August 01, 2015 12:14 IST

  Mumbai:  Reliance Communications' arm Global Cloud Xchange (GCX) on Friday announced a direct access to Amazon web services via its cloud platform."Using our Cloud X Fusion, businesses can take advantage of our enterprise grade connectivity

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  First US-made Kalashnikov AK-47 rifles, shotguns up for sale

  World | July 01, 2015 20:59 IST

  WASHINGTON: Kalashnikov assault rifles - they are not just Russian anymore. The guns, popular with terrorists and national armies in Asia and Africa, are now being manufactured in America and are up for sale. Kalashnikov USA announced

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  Sex workers to launch drug awareness campaign among customers

  India | June 26, 2015 18:12 IST

  Kolkata: Sex workers of Sonagachi in the city, considered Asia's largest red light area, will launch an awareness campaign against drug use among customers."We have been fighting against AIDS and HIV for the last few

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  Harlequin FC gives Rugby lessons to Kolkata kids!

  Other Sports | June 17, 2015 20:12 IST

  New Delhi: In India, where more than half of the population is obsessed with cricket, a delegation of England's Rugby club Harlequin F. C. has arrived in Kolkata to promote the sport and train mushrooming

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  The future I dream for India is the future I seek for our neighbours: PM Modi

  World | May 19, 2015 8:57 IST

  Seoul: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today sought unity among Asian countries and said they must work as Asians to shape the world and reform the global institutions of governance, including the United Nations.“If Asia must

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  My visit to China will set 'new milestone' for Asia: PM Modi

  Politics | May 14, 2015 15:20 IST

  New Delhi: Faced with irritants like the boundary issue and China's plans for infrastructure projects in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have a tough task as he meets the Chinese leadership during

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  'Asia's milk demand will increase to 320 mn tonnes in 6 yrs'

  India | March 24, 2015 14:08 IST

  Vadodara: To meet its growing demand for milk, Asia needs to increase production to 320 million tonnes by 2021, according to sector experts.Experts from UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and National Dairy Development Board

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  India is now entering the Asia equation dominated by China: Henry Kissinger

  World | January 30, 2015 7:50 IST

  Washington: India is now entering the Asia equation which as of now is being dominated by China, a former top US diplomat and national strategist said today, days after President Barack Obama's successful visit to

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  Eye care institute performs 20,000 corneal transplants

  India | January 15, 2015 11:13 IST

  Hyderabad: A premier eye care institute here has claimed to have performed a record 20,000 corneal transplants across its network.“L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) has created history in the field of corneal transplantation by