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In a gesture which should go a long way in helping para-athletes, city-based Aditya Mehta Foundation (AMF) launched what it says state-of-the-art charitable Infinity Para-Sports Academy and Rehab Centre. This happens to be the first of its kind not just in India but in Asia. Chief Secretary S.K. |
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Before appearing in the Trump-Russia probe, Felix Sater traveled throughout Central Asia gathering intelligence on the Taliban for the U.S. government, according to a decade-old court filing unsealed Friday. In 1998, the Russian-American businessman began cooperating with the U.S. |
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November 16, 2019, 12:00 pm (From Left to right) Mr. Rajeev Kottiyal - Business Head of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Essilor India, Mr. Maarten Geraets - Chief Executive Officer for Essilor South Asia, Mrs. Kumari Fonseka - Group Director and Eye Care and Research & Development (R&D), Vision Care Group of Companies and Mr. |
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The second South Asia Investment Conference (SAIC) organised by Capital Alliance Securities (Pvt) Ltd (CAL), AKD Securities and Lanka Bangla Securities Ltd was held in Singapore last week. The conference played host to round-the-clock meetings attracting over 100 participants, including.... |
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One of Asia’s largest 5G conferences, Digital Transformation Asia 2019 was held in Malaysia recently. The three-day event was a must attend for organisations in the global ICT Industry looking to take advantage of the 5G opportunity. The event was organised by the international TM Forum which is the.... |
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Letran College vowed to storm back and win the crown following a heart-breaking loss to San Beda University in Game 2 of their Season 95 National Collegiate Athletic Association men’s basketball tournament late Friday at the Mall of Asia Arena. Skipper Jerrick Balanza said they are putting their.... |
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A senior Singapore minister has expressed hope that outstanding issues with India can be overcome by other countries to get the large South Asian market into the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). "We hope that India and the other 15 countries can overcome the outstanding issues so that India can come on board eventually. |
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It is an honour to be able to interview the biggest names in the Asian music scene. How does it feel to be here in the Dhaka International Folk Festival? Salman: Thank you very much for having us. We love coming to Dhaka! I would like to pass on a special message – I was talking to our Prime.... |
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Hosts Bangladesh registered their second win in the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup by beating India by six wickets in a Group-A encounter at the BKSP-3 ground in Savar yesterday. A century from India’s Armaan Jaffer went in vain as Bangladesh comfortably chased down the modest 247-run target with 47 balls to spare. |
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The latest development update by the World Bank has identified several factors that need to be addressed by Bangladesh authorities to overcome the derailing of economic growth. They have suggested that GDP growth for this fiscal year could end up at about 7.2%, the second highest in South Asia after Bhutan (7. |
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Hong Kong's gay and lesbian community rallied on Saturday night, bringing drag queens and disco beats to the strife-torn city after police banned the annual gay pride march. As Taiwan became the first city in Asia to legislate for marriage equality this year, prominent LGBTQ activists in Hong Kong.... |
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Veteran Indian boxer L. Sarita Devi has been elected unopposed to the International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) first-ever athletes commission to represent the Asian bloc. Sarita was in the running as sole candidate from the region. The commission features one male and a female boxer from each of.... |
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Soumya Sarkar and Najmul Hossain starred with the bat as Bangladesh defeated India Under-23 by six wickets in the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup (under-23) on Saturday. Najmul, Sarkar shine. Chasing a target of 247, Sarkar (73) and skipper Najmul (94) added 144 for the second wicket to put the team on course. |
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The Experience Center Asia showcases a confluence of technology and partners, to empower every organization in every industry to digitalize, disrupt, innovate and transform, a blueprint for organizations to adopt the culture, physical spaces and technologies for a future-ready workplace. |
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With the global geopolitical center of gravity shifting toward Asia, a pluralistic, rules-based Indo-Pacific order is more important than ever, including for the US’ own global standing. So it was good news when, two years ago, US President Donald Trump began touting a vision of a “free and open”.... |
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The US-China trade dispute has reignited the debate over which developing countries in Asia could take over the mantle of the world’s workshop. The front-runners are India and Indonesia. A report published on Tuesday by Bloomberg Economics shows that no one nation is able to reproduce the kind of success China enjoyed in transforming its economy. |
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Former Adamson ace Clariz Palma was awarded the trophy as the pitcher with the best win-loss average at the Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA) women’s baseball Asian Cup while another Filipina, third base Whell Camral, was named to the mythical All-Star team at the end of the seven-day competition in Guangdong, China, last Friday. |
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Manila, Phillipines Low-cost carrier AirAsia Philippines is mounting more flights to three key local destinations to cater to the higher demand this holiday season. AirAsia is adding more than 100,000 seats from Manila to Davao, Iloilo and Cebu starting next month. |
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MANILA, Philippines The National University Pep Squad seeks its second straight title as the UAAP Season 82 Cheerdance Competition gets going today at the Mall of Asia Arena. NU Pep has won five championships in the last six years, and the Bustillos-based cheerdancers hope to wow everyone with a.... |
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L Sarita Devi, India’s veteran boxer, on Saturday was elected unopposed to the first-ever athletes commission of the International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) to represent the Asian bloc. Sarita, as reported by PTI in July, was in the running for the role as the sole candidate from Asia. |
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TRAFFIC or the overcast weather did not stop around 6,500 runners from joining the second leg of the ceremonial lighting of the torch during the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games torch relay held at the Cebu South Coastal Road, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. Talisay City, Cebu’s Kim Remolino, a member of.... |
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Veteran Indian boxer L Sarita Devi has been elected unopposed to the International Boxing Asociation's (AIBA) first-ever athletes commission to represent the Asian bloc. Reported by PTI in July, Sarita was in the running for the position as the sole candidate from the region. |
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This is just the start of our horse adventures. A couple of days later, half of the group go riding with a local herder. It was on horseback that Genghis Khan (1162-1227) set forth from Mongolia to conquer great swathes of Asia — and we are about to learn about negotiating the steppes just as the ancient warlord once did. |
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NEW DELHI: Indian students struck it big in the Asian segment of the Oxford Big Read (OBR), claiming five of the nine awards at stake, the organisers announced here on Saturday. The Indian students claimed top honours in all the three categories the competition was conducted in. Four of the five Indian students are from Nagpur and one from Madurai. |
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Funeral prayers will be performed at Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh.
Saudi energy giant may achieve $1.8T valuation, help attract $10B inflows into market She brought it to school to scare her classmates. The flight made an emergency landing in Canada. Marwa Al Khuzaim will helm Aramco Asia Singapore from December. |
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