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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......

Aero India 2019 concludes on a high note

Curtains came down on Sunday on the five-day Aero India 2019, Asia's premier show, which saw the indigenously developed light combat aircraft Tejas being given the final operational clearance.......

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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South Asia's biggest LGBTQ film fest 'KASHISH' concluded in...

South Asia's biggest LGBTQ film fest 'KASHISH' concluded in... ...

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/video-south-asia-s-biggest-lgbtq-film-fest-kashish-concluded-in-mumbai-2761947

Black tiger shrimp output in Kerala increases

It was from 2010 that the black tiger shrimp, an endemic species to south-east Asia, began to face a slump in its traditional reputation as a major... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/black-tiger-shrimp-output-in-kerala-increases/articleshow/69828584.cms

25% consumers prefer to view content on OTT platforms for free

The report surveyed 9,000 participants from across Asia, including 1000 Indian consumers noted that 14 per cent of Indian respondents would like to... ...

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/entertainment/25-consumers-prefer-to-view-contentott-platforms-for-free_12655521.html

Kuldeep

Manchester: Left-arm chinaman Kuldeep Yadav admits that the delivery he bowled to get rid off Pakistan batter Babar Azam during their World Cup... ...

http://www.sify.com/sports/dream-delivery-got-babar-out-kuldeep-news-cricket-tgrqXsidjechi.html

Report

Singapore overtakes Hong Kong as Asia-Pacific’s top source for outbound capital, says a report by Knight Frank ...

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/real-estate/india\\u2019s-outbound-capital-into-commercial-realty92year-to-q1-2019-report_12654941.html

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