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UN adopts global arms trade treaty, India abstains

The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved the first ever arms treaty regulating the $70 billion global arms trade, even as India abstained saying that the draft was "weak" on terrorism......

Respect Indian sense of national pride: Chinese media

Underlining that China's "surrounding environment" will suffer if India becomes another Japan or Philippines in confronting it, Chinese media on Monday called for understanding and respect for......

'Dragon, elephant's tango' to boost BRICS: China

As Premier Li Keqiang left Beijing for India, China on Sunday said that if the two Asian giants "tango" together, the BRICS grouping would get a boost and efforts to safeguard the rights of......

India and China must shake hands: PM Li Keqiang

Ahead of his visit to New Delhi, China's new Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday said India and China "must shake hands" to make Asia an "engine of the world economy". Addressing the 100-member Indian......

Pak under Sharif: 'Expect boost in ties with India'

Pakistan may improve its ties with India and fine-tune its anti-terror strategy under the new government headed by Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Nawaz Sharif, Chinese analysts have said. Under......

PE deals plunge 39% in Jan-March quarter

Private equity deal activities in the first quarter of 2013 fell by 39 per cent to $1.29 billion, amid a sluggish global and domestic economic environment, says a report. According to audit and......

Winners and laggards: Top smartphone makers globally

LG Electronics Inc has become the world's No.3 smartphone maker behind Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd for the first time in the $223 billion market, industry data showed, as solid sales......

Global PC shipment at lowest since Q2 2009

Global PC shipments totalled 79.2 million units in the first quarter of 2013, an 11.2 per cent decline from the first quarter of 2012, research firm Gartner said on Thursday.Global PC shipments......

McDonald's opens restaurant in Kerala

Expanding its presence in South India, leading global foodservice retailer McDonald's on Wednesday opened its first restaurant in Kerala at nearby Edapally.With this launch, McDonald's reaffirms......

Markets end sharply lower amid weak global cues

Markets fell sharply to end near three-month lows on Tuesday with the benchmark Nifty ending below 5,800 for the first time since November 27, 2012 ahead of the GDP data to be released before the......

Kannada KBC gets its first Crorepati

Kannadada Kotyadhipathi has got its first winner.Hussain Basha, a college student from a village in Gangavathi taluk, Koppal district, Karnataka, won the Rs 1 crore prize money on the popular show......

China ropes in Beckham to revive football image

China has named former England captain David Beckham as its first global football ambassador to revive the game's image which has been hit by a match-fixing scandal and an exodus of international......

Reaction to England soccer hero Beckham's retirement

Reaction to former England captain David Beckham's announcement on Thursday that he is retiring at the end of the French league season: Sepp Blatter (FIFA president) "David Beckham, one of the most......

Unlikely allies Iran, Russia, U.S. unite to save wrestling

The United States, Iran and Russia may be at odds over issues including Syria's civil war and Tehran's nuclear ambitions, but on Tuesday their wrestling teams formed an unlikely coalition at the......

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