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A hero of the 2008 Mumbai hotel siege gets a relentlessly entertaining biopic, going all-out with the hagiographic bells and whistles No cliche left unused … Saiee Manjrekar and Adivi Sesh in Major. Photograph: Surya Vamsi
A photo of an NTUC FairPrice label for "SB Whole Chicken" priced at $72.27 has prompted a clarification from the supermarket chain.
From upcycled school benches in India to plant pots in Peru, people are finding enterprising and ingenious solutions to a perennial problem Reform Africa turns plastic waste into waterproof bags in Uganda. Photograph: Jjumba Martin/Courtesy of Reform Africa
A world severely blighted by plastic pollution is on track to see the use of plastics nearly triple in less than four decades, according to findings released Friday.
India's dominant services sector expanded at the fastest pace in 11 years in May on strong demand, although inflationary pressures touched new highs, restricting optimism and weighing on consumers' pocketbooks, a private survey showed. The S&P Global India Services Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 58.9 in May from 57.9 in April, its highest since April 2011 and comfortably beating the Reuters poll expectation of 57.5. "The reopening of the Indian economy continued to help lift growth in the service sector," noted Pollyanna De Lima, economics associate director at S&P Global Market.
Singaporeans can look forward to five National Day Parade 2022 celebrations in the heartlands across the island.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -A team of Indian officials met the acting Taliban foreign minister of Afghanistan on Thursday to discuss bilateral ties and humanitarian aid, the Taliban said, in what was the first such visit to Kabul since the chaotic U.S. withdrawal last year. Poverty and hunger have rocketed in Afghanistan since the Islamist militants took power after the United States pulled out, and India has sent food grains and other aid.
Goldman Sachs believes China’s biggest stocks in onshore and offshore markets can rally by 20 per cent over the coming months. At least seven hurdles are blocking the recovery path, the US bank said. Demand for diversification from China-mandated investors, slowing economic growth and corporate earnings, lack of forceful policy easing, disillusioned foreign funds, and underlying geopolitical risks are some of the reasons its buy recommendation since late last year has not quite paid off. “The st
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Some officials in India are ignoring or even supporting rising attacks on people and places of worship in the country, a U.S. official said late on Thursday, drawing an angry reaction from New Delhi which called the comments "ill-informed". The remarks by Rashad Hussain, who leads the U.S. State Department's efforts to monitor religious freedom around the world, accompanied the department's annual report on global religious freedom. It said attacks on members of minority communities, including killings, assaults, and intimidation, occurred throughout last year in India.
The partner of Chinese-Australian journalist Cheng Lei -- detained by Beijing authorities since August 2020 -- said he has serious concerns about her declining health behind bars in an interview aired Thursday.
Unlike past editions of TI, which lasted around 10 days, TI11 will take place across 23 days with longer breaks in between the different stages of the tournament. But that's not the biggest change.
South Korea's ruling party won a landslide victory in local elections for leaders of major cities and provinces, official results showed Thursday, giving newly elected president Yoon Suk-yeol a significant boost.
Cricket-loving Michael Stoute, who could train his sixth Epsom Derby winner with Desert Crown on Saturday, is a "Test match rather than a T20 player" in that he likes to be patient with his horses, his close friend Michael Holding told AFP.
South Korea's ruling party won a landslide victory in local elections for leaders of major cities and provinces, official results showed Thursday, giving newly elected president Yoon Suk-yeol a significant boost.
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Australia will provide Samoa with a new coastguard patrol boat, Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced on a visit to the Pacific island nation Thursday, as she looked to reset ties and counter growing Chinese influence.
‘China and Russia should continue to join hands with peace-loving countries’
Sculptures accompanied with note reading ‘Bring her home, and do not forget the meaning behind it!’
The United States said Thursday that some Indian officials have supported attacks against religious minorities, in a rare if indirect criticism of the record of its emerging ally.
The country confirmed its first three cases of Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants, which are driving South Africa's fifth wave, two weeks ago.