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Friday, 08 January 2016 15:29

Sri Lanka trade deficit contracts by 6.8 percent in October 2015 as exports and imports fall

Sri Lanka trade deficit contracts by 6.8 percent in October 2015 as exports and imports fall
Sri Lanka's trade deficit contracted by 6.8 percent to US$ 791 million in October 2015 from US$ 765 million a year earlier, according to the Central Bank data released in …
Tuesday, 22 December 2015 14:15

Multi-religious gathering in India condemns international terrorism

Multi-religious gathering in India condemns international terrorism
The Indian capital New Delhi recently witnessed an unparalleled unification of minds with leaders of different Muslim schools of jurisprudences, other religious groups and representatives of various countries, who are …
Friday, 16 October 2015 17:15

How Hindus killed a Muslim over beef and murdered India's secularism

How Hindus killed a Muslim over beef and murdered India's secularism
The recent killing of a Muslim man near New Delhi by a mob of extremist Hindus on the pretext that he had eaten beef, which the people of India have …
Wednesday, 27 May 2015 16:13

Over 70% of Everest glacier may be lost by 2100

Over 70% of Everest glacier may be lost by 2100
Over 70 per cent of the glacier volume in the Mount Everest region in the Himalayas could be lost in 85 years if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, a …
Tuesday, 07 April 2015 13:37

India: Bengaluru fares worse than Delhi in air quality

India: Bengaluru fares worse than Delhi in air quality
Delhi’s severely high pollution levels during the winter months drives it to India’s worst annual air quality levels, but on individual days, several Indian cities often experience worse air quality. …
Sunday, 29 March 2015 16:42

Pakistan: Chitral’s markhor population now out of danger

Pakistan: Chitral’s markhor population now out of danger
“The untimely death of the four-year-old markhor is not less than a shock for us and we do mourn this as it means a loss of Rs10 million for the …
Monday, 15 December 2014 18:00

Pakistan: About 311 Thar children died in 11 months

Pakistan: About 311 Thar children died in 11 months
A latest report prepared by the provincial government vis-à-vis the drought situation in Thar shows that 311 children under five years of age have died between December, 2013 and November …
Friday, 05 December 2014 16:08

China invites India for Indo-Pacific partnership

China is looking towards India for establishing an “Indo-Pacific era,” based on shared interests in developing new routes to Europe, and avoiding the “Asia Pivot” doctrine of the United States.
Sunday, 02 November 2014 17:44

Security tightens in Pakistan ahead of Ashura

Security tightens in Pakistan ahead of Ashura
Pakistan's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said that the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has deployed around 33,000 troops of army and civil armed forces including Rangers and Frontier Corps …
Wednesday, 09 July 2014 16:46

Poverty, child, maternal deaths high in India: U.N. report

India continues to battle poverty, child and maternal deaths, according to a United Nations report on the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) that said while several key global targets have been …
Friday, 13 June 2014 17:40

Nepal to protect children in labor force

Nepal to protect children in labor force
Bijay Thapa, 14, goes to school every day until 10 in the morning before working for eight hours as a rickshaw driver. Aside from spending for the family needs, Bijay …
Monday, 26 May 2014 07:26

Indian Elections: Victory of Development or Divisiveness

The results of the recent Parliamentary Elections in India that brought a controversial figure to victory are very interesting. According to Professor Ram Puniyani, who took voluntary retirement from the …
Sunday, 11 May 2014 07:32

Muslims Recount Horror of Massacre by Bodo Separatists in Assam

The recent massacre of Muslims in the northeastern Indian state of Assam by Bodo separatists shocked the civilized world. Here is an account of the bloodbath and its aftermath on …
Wednesday, 30 April 2014 17:38

Bangladesh: second most open economy in trade in South Asia

Bangladesh has made significant improvements in trade liberalisation in recent times due to numerous policy reforms.
Monday, 28 April 2014 15:59

The India-Bangladesh power trap

Following the election of its Awami League (AL) government in 2009, Bangladesh's diplomatic relations with India have enjoyed some renewed vigor. In the years since, the relationship has flourished, with …
Friday, 18 April 2014 17:10

India: About 321 candidates in sixth phase have criminal cases against them

A total of 321 out of 2,071 candidates from 117 seats that will go to polls on April 24 in the sixth phase in India have criminal cases against them.
Friday, 11 April 2014 15:49

Nepal government urged to change amnesty plan

Nepal's government faced calls on Friday from human rights and victims' groups not to grant amnesties over atrocities committed during the country's civil war for which nobody has been brought …
Thursday, 03 April 2014 17:21

Alliances dominate India elections

Alliances dominate India elections
As voting gets underway in the biggest-ever democratic process next Monday, many eyes are fixed on ballot boxes which will define India's next Prime Minister, calculating percentages and alliances needed …
Monday, 31 March 2014 04:56

Pakistan accelerates jeep rally to boost desert tourism

In a cloud of dust and diesel fumes, a souped-up 4x4 roars through the silence of Pakistan's Cholistan desert, cheered on by tens of thousands of spectators.Nearly 90 drivers were …
Thursday, 27 March 2014 05:43

Indian election cash call puts strain on construction, real estate

As India's mammoth general election approaches, jackhammer drills are quietening down at construction sites and earthmovers and cranes remain parked.Many of the country's real estate and construction companies - their …
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