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'America owned' hotel signs trigger discrimination row

The Asian American Hotel Owners Association has recently launched an aggressive and concerted campaign to fight the practice of putting up ‘American owned’ signs at some hotels. The......

Indo-American to be US's first S Asian circuit court judge

Described by United States President Barack Obama as a "trailblazer", Indian-American Srikanth Sri Srinivasan has moved closer to become the first South Asian circuit court judge in the history of......

Egypt hot air balloon crash kills 19 tourists

At least 19 people, mostly Asian and European tourists, were killed on Tuesday in one of the deadliest hot air balloon accidents in history as the fun ride ended on a tragic note near the ancient......

Jaya cancels Asian Athletics Games: 'Won't host Lanka'

Amid protests over the alleged brutal killing of slain Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam chief V Prabhakaran's son, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday called off the 20th Asian......

22 Asian workers killed in UAE's worst road mishap

In the worst accident in the history of the United Arab Emirates, at least 22 people were killed on-the-spot and 24 others injured on Monday when a bus carrying Asian labourers collided with a......

Markets end flat as Asian cues weigh

Markets pared early morning gains as weakness in Asian bourses impacted our Indian shares and ended flat.The BSE benchmark, after touching a high of 18,959 slipped to a low of 18,797.The index has......

Markets consolidate further

Markets continue to hold on to its gains in early noon trades on account of gains in Asian markets coupled with buying in frontline stocks like HDFC, ITC and Reliance Industries.At 1350 hours, the......

Wipro bags 10-year contract from MIAL

Wipro Infotech, the India and West Asian IT arm of Wipro, said on Monday it has bagged a 10-year contract from Mumbai International Airport for providing IT services for the new integrated terminal......

India can achieve 8-9% economic growth: ADB president

Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday said the fiscal consolidation roadmap announced by India will help in getting back to high economic growth rate of 8-9 per cent in the coming years."The......

Bihar roads construction praised by ADB

Road construction work in Bihar drew praise from Asian Development Bank (ADB) which promised all assistance to the state government in future projects. "A lot of good work have been done in Bihar......

Former VJ Sophiya Haque passes away

Former VJ Sophiya Haque passed away today, January 17, in London.The British Asian talent, whorose to fame in the 1990s as a VJ for MTV and Channel V, reportedly succumbed to cancer.She was also......

Rupesh crowned Asian Billiards champion

Reigning world champion Rupesh Shah added another feather in his cap by clinching the 12th Asian Billiards championship with win over compatriot Alok Kumar in the fiercely fought final, in Indore......

Srinath retains Asian Junior Chess title

India's International Master Narayanan Srinath retained his Asian Junior chess title while compatriot J Saranya finished runner-up in the girls' championship that concluded at Sharjah in the United......

Four Indians in Asian billiards QF

Four Indian cueists booked quarter-final berths in the 12th ONGC Asian Billiards Championship after the completion of round-robin stage in Indore on Thursday. Rupesh Shah, Alok Kumar, B Bhaskar and......

'Cops planted Vijender's car outside drug peddler's flat'

The drug scandal implicating Vijender Singh took a new twist on Tuesday with fellow-boxer and Asian Games silver medallist Dinesh Kumar claiming that the Punjab police planted the star pugilist's......

WC qualifiers: Asian heavyweights wounded by underdogs

Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni was left to rue a profligate forward line as the Blue Samurai blew a chance to become the first team to qualify for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil. Japan only......

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Q. full form of safta
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Q. Is it Mushrooms good for health?
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Q. what do think about indian cinema?
Rachana Sahu: A. Mushrooms are big favorites of mine, but if you're just starting to learn about their medicinal properties, I don't blame you for being confused...... more

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Sensex gains 43 points in early trade on positive Asian cues

The BSE benchmark Sensex recovered over 43 points in early trade on Monday on emergence of selective buying by funds at existing lower levels amid... ...

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Rupee little changed; seen weakening later

Track and analyse performance of all BSE sectoral indices and other global indices on a single page. Full Coverage A shopkeeper staples currency... ...

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Asian markets mixed

Asian stocks outside Japan dropped on Monday, led by Chinese shares amid growing concern the bird flu outbreak could spread. Japanese shares rose... ...

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Markets may see flat-to-negative opening

Indian equities are likely to open flat on Monday, Apr. 08, 2013. SGX Nifty is trading at 5,538.5 (07.35 am), 18.5 points lower than Friday's close... ...

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Iraq hangs seven to death for terrorism

Baghdad, April 8 (IANS) Seven people have been executed over terror charges, the Iraqi government said Sunday. "The executions were carried out... ...

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