Manila, Sep 16 (Xinhua) China’s economy will grow moderately this year and in the next but it will still remain one of the world’s fastest growing economies, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Tuesday.
Bangalore, Sep 16 (IANS) Educational institutions and shops remained closed and roads were deserted in Karnataka’s coastal city of Mangalore Tuesday as a Hindu group called for a shutdown to protest the stabbing of one of its activists.
Bangalore, Sep 16 (IANS) Educational institutions and shops remained closed and roads were deserted in Karnataka’s coastal city of Mangalore Tuesday as a Hindu group called for a shutdown to protest the stabbing of one of its activists.
Colombo, Sep 16 (IANS) A loud explosion was heard Tuesday from the heart of Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo.
Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) Former West Bengal chief minister and veteran Marxist leader Jyoti Basu, hospitalised here with a head injury, will be discharged from the nursing home by Tuesday evening, an official said here.
Dubai, Sep 16 (IANS) The Arab Interim Parliament (AIP) has asked Iran to end its occupation of the three islands of Abu Musa, Greater and Lesser Tunbs belonging to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Emphasising that terrorism, left wing extremism and insurgency were the big challenges before India, President Pratibha Patil Tuesday warned that the “emerging phenomenon of metro-terrorism†had given a new dimension to subversive activities and was a matter of serious concern.
Phnom Penh, Sep 16 (DPA) The United States has decided to finance the upcoming trials of former Khmer Rouge leaders, pledging $1.8 million for the next year with the promise of more to come, US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said Tuesday.
Ranchi, Sep 16 (IANS) Breaking a tradition since the creation of Jharkhand in 2000, Chief Minister Shibu Soren has refused to burn an effigy of demon king Ravana, saying he was a “great scholar”.
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) Children upset by quarrelling parents tend to encounter problems at school, because they are unable to concentrate on allotted tasks, a new study confirms.