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A first: Obama to appoint PIO as asst secretary for South Asia

Nisha Desai Biswal is strongly tipped to succeed Robert Blake and will be the first Indian-origin nominee to the post, reports Aziz Haniffa In what could be yet another historic......

'We find some of the hesitations in India frustrating'

Asia Society-organised a Q-and-A session between Nancy Jo Powell, America's first woman ambassador to India, and society president Vishakha Desai. Vaihayasi Pande-Daniel, who attended the......

Top honour for Indian solar physicist

Dibyendu Nandi of Kolkata has been named as the first space scientist from Asia-Pacific region to be honoured by the prominent American Astronomical Society. Nandi, from the Indian Institute of......

Top US official to visit troubled Maldives

United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake will travel to Maldives for a first-hand assessment of the current political crisis in the island nation.......

Scaling the great wall of symbolism

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to India showed the impact of patient and persuasive diplomacy on both sides - but it's the outcome that will matter, says Nitin Pai That sound you hear emanating......

Indian M&A activity slumps 83% to $2.9 bn in Jan-Mar

Merger and acquisition activity in the Asia Pacific region declined 26.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year and the drop was even sharper in India where the deal activity declined over 83......

Tatas among top 5 leadership firms in Asia

The Tata group is the first and only India-headquartered entity to have found a place among the top 10 best leadership companies in Asia. In a study by the Hay Group, Tatas have been ranked......

Asia-Pacific to have 3bn mobile connections by 2012

Mobile connections in the Asia Pacific region will reach three billion mark in the first quarter of 2012, as operators are investing heavily for growth of their businesses, an industry report has......

India set to get Asia's first tidal power plant

With the proposed commissioning of a 50-Mw tidal power project off the coast of Gujarat in 2013, India is ready to place its first "seamark" that will be a first for Asia as well.London-based......

US-India trade body raises America Inc's concerns

A top executive of a US-India trade body has urged President Barack Obama to address America Inc’s increasing worries over trade and investment in India.Ajay Banga, Chairman of US-India......

Kashyap, Sindhu in 2nd round of Badminton Asia Championship

London Olympics quarter-finalist Parupalli Kashyap and rising Indian woman shuttler P V Sindhu won their respective first round matches in the men's and women's singles event in the Badminton Asia......

India-Indonesia Davis Cup tie to be played under lights

In a first of its kind, the three-day Asia Oceania Davis Cup tie between India and Indonesia will be played under lights from April 5 to 7 at the KSLTA Tennis Stadium in Bangalore. The decision to......

India host South Korea in Davis Cup 1st round

India will host South Korea in a Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group I first round tie, from February 1-3, 2013. In Tuesday's draw, India was seeded fourth,while Australia got top billing in the......

PHOTOS: Bangladesh reach Asia Cup final, India knocked out

Bangladesh reached its first Asia Cup final when it beat Sri Lanka by five wickets with nearly three overs to spare in a rain-disrupted match. - Scorecard | Match Report After limiting Sri......

Stats: Kohli records career-best innings in ODIs

Statistical highlights of the Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan played in Mirpur on Sunday. # For the first time against India and the sixth time overall, the Pakistani openers have posted......

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Investor fears send Asia stocks reeling

The two biggest economies in Asia showed signs of stress on Thursday, with a 7.3 per cent plunge in the Japanese stock market and a surprise... ...

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Chinas riches wont bring it freedom

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Sensex up 57 points; Consumer durables, metal stocks shine

Indian markets ended the session on Friday with a gain of about 0.3 per cent led by consumer durables, capital goods and metal stocks amid weak... ...

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AsiaInfo-Linkage Inc. Sells Interests in Two Contractually Controlled Entities

/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASIA) ("AsiaInfo-Linkage" or the "Company"), a leading provider of telecommunication... ...

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