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'Chinese influence began with army, Indian with monks'

Chinese influence over Southeast Asia began with 'boots of soldiers', while India's initial connect with the region was through its monks, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ram Madhav said on......

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......

Won't let India, China take 'advantage' from WTO: Trump

Trump said India and China – the two economic giants from Asia – are no longer developing nations and as such they cannot take benefit from the WTO. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

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......

The Kishore Kumar NO ONE Knew!

When Pritish Nandy interviewed Kishore Kumar for The Illustrated Weekly Of India, Asia's oldest and most venerable magazine, it was a stunner. Posing with a skull on the Weekly's cover, the great......

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!......

Govt won't have say on India playing Davis Cup in Pakistan: Rijiju

India's participation in the Asia-Oceania Zone Group 1 Davis Cup tie, scheduled on September 14 and 15 in Islamabad, is uncertain owing to high political tensions with Pakistan. IMAGE: Veteran......

'Hungry' Chhetri wants India in Asia's top 10

'If we are in the first 10, you are giving yourself a realistic chance to play against the best in Asia and then you always have the answer to how much you have to achieve more' IMAGE: One......

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......

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Under Pakistan Rule, Gilgit-Baltistan Most Neglected, Backward Area in South Asia, Says New Book

EC Wants Legal Backing to Seek Aadhaar Numbers to Clean Up Voters List Arvind Kejriwal, Smriti Irani Visit Arun Jaitley at AIIMS as He Continues to... ...

https://www.news18.com/news/india/under-pakistan-rule-gilgit-baltistan-most-neglected-backward-area-in-south-asia-says-new-book-2274669.html

Dortmund crush Augsburg in season opener

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Borussia Dortmund's Marco Reus scored in their victory against Augsburg on... ...

http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/soccer-extras-dortmund-down-augsburg-in-season-opener/20190818.htm

Russia Says Won't Install New Missiles Unless US Deploys Them In Europe

Russia will not deploy new missiles as long as the United States shows similar restraint in Europe and Asia, Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu... ...

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/russia-says-wont-install-new-missiles-unless-us-deploys-them-in-europe-2086744

Brazil-born Elkeson included in China squad in landmark move

Brazil-born striker Elkeson is in line to become the first player without Chinese heritage to represent China after the country's football... ...

http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/INsportsNews/~3/aVpABbE0s7s/soccer-brazil-born-elkeson-included-in-china-squad-in-landmark-move-idINKCN1V805A

PM at Bhutan varsity

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the students in Bhutan have the power and potential to do extraordinary things, which will impact... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/no-better-time-to-be-young-than-now-modi-in-bhutan/20190818.htm

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