Unsung Aussie lands $900,000 IPL auction bid
BANGALORE, January 9, 2011 (AFP) - Little-known Australian Daniel Christian was the surprise highest earner at the final day of cricket's Indian Premier League …
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Sri Lanka floods kill seven, leave 750,000 homeless
January 9, 2011 (AFP) - At least seven people, including two children, were killed in mudslides in Sri Lanka where more than 750,000 people have been driven …
Sri Lanka goes for variety and experience for World Cup
January 8, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's cricket selectors opted for a blend of variety and experience when naming the final 15-man squad for the 2011 World Cup …
Rule of Law
January 9, 2011 (AFP) - A media rights group on Sunday marked the second anniversary of the assassination in Sri Lanka of an anti-government editor by calling …
Thousands rally over blasphemy law in Pakistan: police
KARACHI, January 9, 2011 (AFP) - More than 20,000 people rallied in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi on Sunday, police said, against proposed amendment to …
Sri Lanka floods kill two, 600,000 homeless
January 9, 2011 (AFP) - Two children were buried alive in mudslides on Sunday in Sri Lanka where more than 600,000 people have been driven out of their homes …
Sri Lanka drops Jayasuriya, Vaas from WCup squad
January 7, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Friday dropped veteran batsman Sanath Jayasuriya and bowler Chaminda Vaas from its 15-man squad for the World Cup that …
India stocks dive on interest rate concerns
MUMBAI, January 7, 2011 (AFP) - Indian stocks slumped for the fourth day running on Friday, shedding 2.44 percent on mounting fears that interest rates will be …
Sri Lanka allows duty free import of milch cows, dairy equipment
Jan 06, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is lifting all import levies on high yielding milk cows and diary equipment to promote domestic production of milk and is also …
IMF praises India’s stewardship of dynamic economy
WASHINGTON, January 5, 2011 (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund Wednesday praised India's stewardship of one of the world's fastest-growing economies, …
Cheap Chinese copies shrink India’s silk sari industry
NEW DELHI, January 5, 2011 (AFP) - For centuries, the stunning silk saris woven by hand in the holy city of Varanasi have been prized by Indian women, but an …
India begins tax probe into Kraft’s Cadbury purchase: report
NEW DELHI, January 3, 2011 (AFP) - India's finance ministry has launched a probe into the takeover by Illinois-based Kraft Foods of British confectionery giant …
Bofors corruption case returns to haunt India’s ruling party
NEW DELHI, January 4, 2011 (AFP) - One of India's biggest corruption cases that tarnished late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi in the 1980s returned to haunt the …
Sri Lanka plantations mull loans for replanting
Dec 31, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's plantations are considering concessionary loans with interest subsidies from the government to improve replanting of tea, …
Indian group buys luxury London hotel Grosvenor House
LONDON, December 31, 2010 (AFP) - The conglomerate, Sahara India Pariwar, has bought London's luxurious Grosvenor House hotel from state-rescued Royal Bank of …
Indians to outnumber Chinese in 2025: US
WASHINGTON, December 29, 2010 (AFP) - India is on course to top China as the world's most populous country in 2025, the US Census Bureau forecast, potentially …
India’s new rich prove reluctant philanthropists
NEW DELHI, December 30, 2010 (AFP) - A huge charity gift by a high-tech tycoon has shone a harsh light on the philanthropic track record of India's established …
Organ traffickers target Nepal’s poorest
KAVRE, December 29, 2010 (AFP) - Seven years ago, Nepalese farmer Madhab Parajuli faced an agonising choice: lose his small plot of farmland to mounting debts, …
Bangladesh to explore gas in restive hill region
DHAKA, December 28, 2010 (AFP) - Bangladesh has invited some of the world's leading state-owned gas giants to help explore its insurgency-hit southeastern hill …
Sri Lanka to get fish canning plants
Dec 28, 2010 (LBO) - Two fish canning plants are to be built in Sri Lanka next year to supply both the export and domestic markets, fisheries minister Rajitha …