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Asia Pacific group endorses India for UNSC non-permanent seat

In a major diplomatic win and testament to its global stature, India's candidature for a non-permanent seat at the powerful United Nations Security Council for a two-year term has been unanimously......

Sun Weidong appointed China's new envoy to India

Veteran Chinese diplomat Sun Weidong, an expert on South Asia who worked closely with external affairs minister S Jaishankar during his tenure as Ambassador in Beijing, has been appointed as the......

UNSC sanctions Islamic State's South Asia Branch

The United Nations has sanctioned Islamic State's South Asia Branch, a terrorist group formed in 2015 by a Pakistani national and a former commander of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, for its links......

Asia Bibi leaves Pakistan, reaches Canada: Lawyer

Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who was acquitted by Pakistan's Supreme Court in a blasphemy row last year, has left the country and reached Canada, according to media reports on Wednesday. The......

Asia's largest tulip garden in full bloom

A treat for eyes and the soul -- that is the tulip festival in Srinagar! Tourists have been flocking the famous tulip garden in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar ever since it opened for visitors last......

India to become 5th largest economy this year

India will also play an increasingly important role as one of the Asia-Pacific region's major economic growth engines, helping to drive Asian regional trade and investment flows. Illustration:......

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon in India to take on Amazon

Besides Jeff Bezos-led Amazon, Walmart-owned Flipkart is also facing a threat from Asia’s richest man and RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani, who is also betting big to grab a share of the......

M&A deal top $100 billion in 2018

Dealmakers and advisors feel investors are shifting their focus to Asia Pacific, especially India, owing to geopolitical instability driven by events such as Brexit and protectionist trade wars.......

What makes the Royal Enfield Twins real special

'If you look at the big opportunity, it is sitting in markets like India, Southeast Asia and Brazil. The US and Europe are very strategic markets for us because they tell us whether we're fit to......

IndiGo will score a double century soon

Based on the Skytrax ranking for 2018, IndiGo is number two among the best low-cost carriers in Asia, behind rival AirAsia. IndiGo will soon create aviation history. From a fledging airline......

Hamid, Bhonsle, Blinded by the Light at IFFSA

Firdaus Ali checks out the line-up at the International Film Festival of South Asia in Toronto. IMAGE: Rasika Dugal in Hamid. If a picture is worth a thousand words, a moving picture is worth a......

Guess who Asia's SEXIEST actress is

Deepika, Priyanka, Alia, Mahira... Bollywood star Deepika Padukone has topped a list of Sexiest Asian Women, She has beaten five-time winner Priyanka Chopra to bag the title this year. The......

Asia's 1st Soho House opens and look at the stars!

Bolly celebs have a new party place to go to! Asia's first Soho House, a most exclusive club, was launched in Mumbai on Thursday, November 15. And look at how many Bollywood celebs attended!......

Did you know Kohli is a good bowler too?

IMAGE: India's captain Virat Kohli bowls as Bangladesh's Anamul Haque, left, watches during the Asia Cup 2014 ODI, in Fatullah, on February 26. Photograph: Andrew Biraj/Reuters He has broken many......

Saina, Sindhu crash out of Asia Badminton C'ships

In a men's singles quarter-final match earlier in the day, Sameer Verma too was shown the door after he suffered a 10-21, 12-21 loss to second seed Shi Yuqi of China. IMAGE: PV Sindhu was stunned......

Sports Shorts: Sindhu, Saina in Asia badminton quarter-finals

IMAGE: P V Sindhu needed just 33 minutes to get the better of Indonesia's Choirunnisa. Photograph: Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images Ace Indian women shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu registered......

Sports Shorts: Sindhu, Saina advance at Asia Badminton; Srikanth exits

IMAGE: P V Sindhu was too good for Takahashi Sayaka of Japan. Photograph: BAI/Twitter India’s leading shuttlers P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal notched contrasting victories to enter the second......

On top of Asia: Indian boxers aim to continue marauding run in semis

IMAGE: Sarita Devi (in blue) celebrates. Photograph: BFI/Twitter The men have already equalled their best ever medal haul, while the women have maintained their consistent domination to put India......

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EU Fines Qualcomm for Second Time Over Market Abuse

The EU hit US chipmaking giant Qualcomm with an antitrust fine of EUR 242 million ($271 billion) Thursday, in another blow against a tech titan... ...

https://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/qualcomm-eu-commission-fine-usd-271-million-market-abuse-2071710

Arrival tips for Asia’s busiest airports

Arrival tips for Asia’s busiest airports ...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/arrival-tips-for-asias-busiest-airports/articleshow/70277683.cms

Stocks slip as U.S.-China trade war drags on corporate earnings

Global shares slipped on Thursday on growing signs that a trade dispute between the United States and China was taking a toll on corporate... ...

http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/INbusinessNews/~3/b3A9xNq7m6g/global-markets-stocks-slip-as-u-s-china-trade-war-drags-on-corporate-earnings-idINKCN1UD04L

Arsenal edge Bayern in ICC match

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Arsenal players celebrate a goal against Bayern on Wednesday. Photograph:... ...

http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/soccer-extras-arsenal-edge-bayern-in-icc-match/20190718.htm

I-T attaches Rs 400 cr plot belonging to Mayawati's brother

The income-tax department has attached a 'benami' commercial plot worth Rs 400 crore in Noida belonging to Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati's... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/i-t-attaches-rs-400-cr-plot-belonging-to-mayawatis-brother/20190718.htm

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