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What TN protestors achieved by scrapping Murali's '800'

‘For the Tamil Nadu protestors to openly ask popular film actor Vijay Sethupathi not to play Murali in 800 is a travesty in every sense. It may have given them a cause to tell the world, and......

2+2 2020 could be a game changer

With the situation in Ladakh tense and no resolution in sight, the trigger to take the India-US relationship to a transformational one is already there, observes Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain......

Pak has 'taken note' of signing of BECA pact between US-India

Pakistan has "taken note" of the signing of the strategic Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement between the United States and India, the Foreign Office said on Tuesday. IMAGE: Defence Minister......

Why BECA when we have NavIC?

'The goal seems to be that we do not invest further in our system to make our system more accurate and more reliable or more global in reach,' an ISRO source tells Shivanand Kanavi. IMAGE: India's......

The US Nexus: India Must be Careful

Indians at large harbour a notion that their country is cherrypicking out of the American basket of goodies, but the policymakers in Delhi and the political leadership are well aware that it can......

China builds data centre in Tibet; to benefit Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan

China is building the world's highest-altitude cloud computing data centre in Tibet that will meet the data storage needs of the country and South Asian nations like Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan,......

Bangladesh may overtake India this year

Bangladesh might overtake India this year by per capita income in nominal dollars, but it is not yet close to becoming South Asia's economic powerhouse anytime soon, T N Ninan points out. IMAGE:......

Finally, some good news for tourism sector

Goa, Kerala, Maldives and Dubai are among the popular destinations. Pent-up demand coupled with the gradual easing of restrictions is giving hopes to the travel sector, which has been badly......

In Digital India, SAAS firms are lapping up young execcutives

Indian firms selling SAAS products have got a bonanza as companies meet, manage and sell remotely. The top five firms - Zoho, Freshworks, HighRadius, Druva, and Icertis - account for 33 per cent of......

India needs to create 8 mn jobs every year!

Nothing in India's recent history suggests that India can provide 8-9 million jobs a year, let alone generate 50 million jobs in any reasonable time, notes Mahesh Vyas. Illustration: Dominic......

How long will OTTs survive?

The argument that the pandemic has given a boost to streaming video is fallacious.Only three OTTs saw a rise in viewership; the others fell.Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports. IMAGE: Patralekhaa in......

Misbah steps down as Pakistan chief selector, to remain head coach

IMAGE: Pakistan's head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq. Photograph: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images Former captain Misbah-ul-Haq, on Wednesday, said he will be stepping down as Pakistan's......

Football: City's injured Jesus ruled out of Brazil qualifiers

IMAGE: Gabriel Jesus is out for three weeks. Photograph: John Sibley/Reuters Brazil forward Gabriel Jesus will be sidelined for next month's World Cup qualifiers after being injured in Manchester......

Former Aus cricketer Dean Jones dead

IMAGE: Former Australia cricketer Dean Jones. Photograph: Mark Tantrum/Getty Images Former Australia batsman Dean Jones died of cardiac arrest in Mumbai on Thursday. He was 59. Star India is now......

'We are not as big as China but India stood positive'

'What Asian nations have done, it is really disappointing. There are no major issues in these countries, they are having local events there, so to pull out in this way, is a big setback for the......

Europe's football teams back in action after 10-month gap

'After not playing for so long, there's even more desire to get back on the pitch and again see the beautiful Italy team which we left behind so many months ago.' IMAGE: Portugal's players......

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Eros Now brings forth an enthralling tale of the Liberation war- `Bhuban Majhi` starring Parambrata Chattopadhyay and Aparna Ghosh all set to release on 30th October!

Eros Now, South Asia`s leading streaming entertainment service owned by Eros STX Global Corporation (NYSE: EROS), a Global Entertainment Company... ...

https://www.santabanta.com/bollywood/148673/eros-now-brings-forth-an-enthralling-tale-of-the-liberation-war-\\ufffdbhuban-majhi\\ufffd-starring-parambrata-chattopadhyay-and-aparna-ghosh-all-set-to-release-on-30th-october/

China building cloud computing centre in Tibet to serve South Asian countries

The new centre in Lhasa is part of the Chinese information technology ministry’s plan to make Lhasa the communication and information hub for... ...

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/china-building-cloud-computing-centre-in-tibet-to-serve-south-asian-countries/story-ebvvSPVmC4V3CQ4yV5St0N.html

Mike Pompeo to find 'new ways' to cooperate with Indonesia in South China Sea

Pompeo's visit to Indonesia comes amid a five-nation swing through Asia where he has sought to strengthen strategic and economic ties amid rising... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/mike-pompeo-to-find-new-ways-to-cooperate-with-indonesia-in-south-china-sea/articleshow/78926152.cms

What TN protestors achieved by scrapping Murali's '800'

‘For the Tamil Nadu protestors to openly ask popular film actor Vijay Sethupathi not to play Murali in 800 is a travesty in every sense. It... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/column/what-tn-protestors-scored-by-scrapping-muralis-800/20201029.htm

NPCI looking to port UPI success to the rest of Asia

Mumbai: The National Payments Corporation of India ( NPCI), which successfully developed the UPI, is eyeing export opportunities to build retail... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/retail/npci-looking-to-port-upi-success-to-the-rest-of-asia/articleshow/78918892.cms

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