China, Pak to accelerate ‘economic corridor’ construction
Xinhua, Beijing :China and Pakistan have provided further details on their planned economic corridor project, signaling the two nations’ commitment for stronger ties.Leaders of the...
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Combined wealth of 40 richest Malaysians reaches $70b
Xinhua, Kuala Lumpur :The combined wealth of Malaysia’s 40 richest individuals surged to RM217.82 billion (about 70 billion US dollars) as at January 18, 2014,...
US bans bidis made by Indian tobacco company
US regulators Friday banned four types of small cigarettes known as bidis made by an Indian company, marking the Food and Drug Administration’s first-ever oversight...
Dream and despair of private university students
Farook Ahmed :Just step in a class room of any private university, images of blank eyes, pale faces, disheveled hair and bedraggled clothes will flash...
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China summons US ambassador over Obama-Dalai meeting
PTI, Beijing : China summoned US charge d’affaires here and lodged a strong diplomatic protest after President Barack Obama met the Dalai Lama at the...
‘Rahul Milk’ to counter ‘Modi tea’
NDTV, Uttar Pradesh :In this political season, it is the competition of beverages. With BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi luring people with free tea...
Heavy shelling rocks Golan Heights area between Syria, Israel
CNN, Golan Heights :Heavy shelling and gunfire echoed close to the Syrian-Israeli frontier at the Golan Heights on Friday as the long-running war between Syrian...