India eases foreign investment rules in new reform push
NEW DELHI, July 16, 2013 (AFP) - A group of Indian cabinet ministers late on Tuesday cleared plans to remove the foreign investment cap in telecoms and relax …
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Sri Lanka mulls scrapping cricket T20 league
July 17, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's cricket authorities will decide later Wednesday whether to scrap their Twenty20 league after all franchise holders defaulted …
Sri Lanka tea promoted at US food fair
July 16, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's 'Ceylon Tea' has been showcased at a specialty food fair in the in the US city of New York, the island's embassy said. …
Halted
COLOMBO, July 15, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has halted a French cultural festival after it screened an internationally-acclaimed local film that the military …
Delivering mail in Kabul, where streets have no name
KABUL, July 15, 2013 (AFP) - In Kabul, many streets have no name and houses often have no number, meaning that postmen already braving the constant threat of …
Cricket: Review system in spotlight after Ashes thriller
NOTTINGHAM, July 15, 2013 (AFP) - If ever confirmation was needed the umpire's decision is no longer final, at least at international level, the first Test …
In US, struggle against snake-head ends on plates
MARBURY, July 15, 2013 (AFP) - The snakehead is an invasive species of fish from Asia that is threatening the delicate ecosystem of the Potomac River that …
India ready for bilateral investment treaty talks with US
NEW DELHI, July 13, 2013 (AFP) - India is ready for talks with the United States on a bilateral investment treaty to reinvigorate commercial ties between the …
Bhutan cements democracy with tight election race
THIMPHU, July 13, 2013 (AFP) - The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan concludes its second-ever election on Saturday, with the race to form a government too close to …
India defeats Sri Lanka in one wicket victory
PORT OF SPAIN, July 12, 2013 (AFP) - India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni dragged his side to a pulsating one-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the final of the …
Indians remember telegram heyday as service stops
NEW DELHI, July 11, 2013 (AFP) - Sixty-six years ago, Santosh Sharma saw her mother sell gold bangles to feed and clothe her family of six and then dispatch …
India beat Sri Lanka to join them in Tri-nations final
PORT OF SPAIN, July 9, 2013 (AFP) - India overcame Sri Lanka and the almost continuous threat of inclement weather on Tuesday at Queen's Park Oval to advance …
Cricket: Sri Lanka weather the storm to beat WIndies
PORT OF SPAIN, July 8, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka weathered a middle-order revival by the West Indies and held on for a 39-run victory on the Duckworth/Lewis …
Cricket: Two Sri Lanka umpires banned over TV sting
COLOMBO, July 9, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka cricket bosses on Tuesday banned two umpires named by an Indian television programme last year that claimed they were …
Indian rupee tumbles to new record low
MUMBAI, July 8, 2013 (AFP) - India's rupee slid to a new record low against the dollar Monday as the greenback was boosted by stronger than expected US jobs …
India market regulator seeks to halt rupee slide
NEW DELHI, July 9, 2013 (AFP) - India's financial markets regulator on Tuesday sought to halt the slide of the rupee by restricting speculative trading in the …
Sri Lanka tea crop hit by heavy rains
July 09, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea crop has been hit badly by heavy rain in June with some estates seeing production falling to less than half and losses in …
Sri Lanka grows rubber in new areas
July 09, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has expanded rubber cultivation into the non-traditional dryer regions of the island™s Eastern and Northern regions with the …
Maldives president pledges to work with Islamists
COLOMBO, July 7, 2013 (AFP) - Maldivian President Mohamed Waheed pledged Sunday to work with the main Islamic party ahead of upcoming elections, and rejected …
India police make arrest, study CCTV over temple bombs
PATNA, July 8, 2013 (AFP) - Indian police arrested a man on Monday over the weekend attacks at the historic Bodh Gaya Buddhist temple complex and were studying …