Pakistan cricketer Malik weds India’s tennis star Mirza
HYDERABAD, April 12, 2010 (AFP) - Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis star Sania Mirza married Monday after a troubled engagement in a union …
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France heads for a long Indian summer
PARIS, April 10, 2010 (AFP) - India is flavour of the month in France with the spotlight swerving from the fairytale world of maharajas to tribal craftsmen in …
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Sri Lanka tea price fall hits producer margins
Apr 10, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan tea prices have fallen after hitting record highs at recent auctions, although still higher than last year, squeezing profit …
India kicks off billion-dollar 3G auction
NEW DELHI, April 9, 2010 (AFP) - India's mobile phone firms began bidding Friday to provide superfast third-generation (3G) services in the booming cellular …
Blocked
SYDNEY, April 9, 2010 (AFP) - Australia on Friday stopped accepting new Afghan and Sri Lankan asylum seekers as it cracks down on people smuggling to thwart an …
Indian space programme advances with satellite plan
BANGALORE, April 8, 2010 (AFP) - India plans to put a satellite into orbit using its indigenously built cryogenic rocket engine, marking another step in the …
India corporate fraud rising: KPMG report
NEW DELHI, April 7, 2010 (AFP) - Corporate fraud, particularly involving financial statements, is on the rise in India as executives struggle to meet earnings …
Sri Lanka Hayleys commercial farming project wins recognition
Apr 06, 2010 (LBO) - A project to help farmers in Sri Lanka's former war zone by Hayleys, a big exporter of gherkins to global food chains, has won an award …
Stranded coal carrier threatens Great Barrier Reef
SYDNEY, April 5, 2010 (AFP) - Australian authorities were attempting Monday to stabilise a stranded Chinese coal carrier which is threatening to break up on …
ICC works to ease visa problems for WCup
April 2, 2010 (AFP) - The International Cricket Council on Friday said it was working to ease visa complications for overseas fans wishing to travel to the …
Indian designers go back to their roots as retro-chic rules
NEW DELHI, April 2, 2010 (AFP) - Raw silk, cotton, jute -- India's traditional fabrics are finding favour among top designers raring to break new ground in the …
Sri Lanka Milk Foods starts new plant
Apr 02, 2010 (LBO) - Lanka Milk Foods (LMF), a milk powder packer which is part of Sri Lanka's Distilleries group, said it has begun production at a new plant …
Sri Lanka tea estate in iced tea project with US firm
April 01, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's listed Bogowantalawa Tea Estates said it was starting a two million dollar iced tea unit with a US firm in which the firm …
Maldives to host Akon’s aborted Sri Lanka concert
March 30, 2010 (AFP) - The Maldives stepped in on Tuesday to offer US rap star Akon a replacement concert after his scheduled appearance in Sri Lanka next …
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 31, 2010 (AFP) - Malaysia on Wednesday launched a national plan against human trafficking as the country moves to quash its image as a …
Now comes tough part for Bharti: making Zain purchase pay
NEW DELHI, March 31, 2010 (AFP) - Indian telecoms tycoon Sunil Bharti Mittal has finally achieved his dream of breaking into the African market with a …
Sri Lanka tea wage hike erodes Malwatte Plantations profit
Mar 31, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Malwatte Valley Plantations said 2009 annual profits fell 99.3 percent to 2.15 million rupees from a year ago with a big …
India to witness ‘exponential’ computer growth: official
WASHINGTON, March 31, 2010 (AFP) - India is about to witness an explosion in the spread of personal computers and Internet connectivity, visiting Minister of …
Farmers’ futures evaporate in China drought
QIXINGCUN, March 29, 2010 (AFP) - Peasant farmer Dong Guicheng wakes up every morning hoping for rain, but each day a crippling drought instead brings more …