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Breaking News Mon, 8 Feb 2010
Eggplant - Vegetable - Food
Food   India   Pesticides   Photos   Vegetable  
 The Times 
India awaits go-ahead on first GM crop despite scientists' warnings
| India will decide tomorrow whether to approve its first genetically modified (GM) food crop. It is a move that supporters argue will help to avert a global food crisis but which critics say is being... (photo: WN / Aldrin Leyba)
Pakistani Shiite Muslims take part in a rally to condemn Friday's bombing, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010 in Lahore, Pakistan.
Bombing   Business   Karachi   Pakistan   Photos  
 Asia Times 
Karachi grinds to a halt after fatal blasts
| By Syed Fazl-e-Haider | KARACHI, Pakistan - Business in Karachi, Pakistan's commercial capital, ground to a halt at the weekend after at least 33 people were killed and over 100 injured in two explo... (photo: AP / K.M. Chaudary)
A mountain of Himalaya region, snow already melted, Dharamshala, India  Infowars 
The great global warming collapse
Margaret Wente | Monday, February 8th, 2010 | In 2007, the most comprehensive report to date on global warming, issued by the respected United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, made a... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
Asia   Environment   Himalaya   Photos   UN  
Jet Airways a leading private carrier - India  DNA India 
Jet Airways plans more flights to Colombo from Indian cities
| Mumbai: Naresh Goyal owned private air-carrier, Jet Airways, plans to enhance the frequency of its flights to the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, over the next six months, a Jet Airwyas official said. ... (photo: WN / Geeta)
Airlines   Asia   Business   Photos   Transport  
Top Stories
Arrival Terminal 3 at Dubai Airport USA Today
Fewer people worldwide took flights last year
Updated  | Comment  | Recommend | | |   By Charles Crowell, Bloomberg News Emirates planes taxi at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United A... (photo: Creative Commons / Augapfel)
Business   Consumer   Dubai   Photos   Transport  
In this May 17, 2007 file photo, Taiwanese military maneuver U.S.-made M60 battle tanks during the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Hsinchu, northwestern Taiwan. DNA India
Taiwan sees no China backlash over US arms deal
| Taipei: Taiwan believes its recent detente with China will not be derailed by a deal to buy US weapons, despite Beijing's expressions of outrage towards Washington ... (photo: AP / Wally Santana)
China   Photos   Taiwan   USA   Weapons  
The Maruti Zen is a 5-door hatchback produced and sold in India by Indian automaker Maruti Suzuki. It has acquired significant popularity in India since the nameplate was first introduced in 1993. The word "ZEN" is an acronym standing for Zero Engine Noise. It also stands for the Japanese word "Zen" which derives from the Sanskrit word "Dhyana" and means "To figure out something by meditation or by a sudden flash of enlightenment." Indian Express
Maruti eyes 100 pct jump in exports in FY'10
| The country's largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India, said it expects to double its exports to about 1.6 lakh units this fiscal, while it is aiming over 20 per cent grow... (photo: Creative Commons / Premkudva)
Business   Carmaker   India   Market   Photos  
A British soldier with Delta Squadron Infantry provides security in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 25, 2010. The Independent
More troop casualties likely in Afghan operation
| Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth warned of likely British casualties as troops prepared to take part in a major international offensive against insurgents in Afghanistan... (photo: USAF / Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez)
Afghanistan   Defence   Nato   Photos   UK   War  
Maoist rebels blow up railway track BBC News
Maoist rebels blow up railway track
| Maoist rebels have blown up a portion railway tracks in eastern India leading to the derailment of a goods train and disruption of services, officials say. | Railway of... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
India   Maoist   Photos   Railway   Rebels  
Poster of Mahatma Gandhi at Gandhi National Memorial, Aga Khan Palace, Pune, India. Picture taken - 29th March. 2009. Samachaar
Gandhi saw first film at 74, reveals Nepali follower
Kathmandu: When did the father of the Indian nation Mahatma Gandhi watch his first film?  Which movie was it and how did the vegetarian and boycotter of foreign good... (photo: WN / smita)
Asia   Film   India   Nepal   Photos  
Indira Gandhi-Politics-India Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Family Vaults Women to Leadership in Asia
| BANGKOK -- "I am not a woman prime minister," Indira Gandhi liked to say during her many years as India's leader. "I am a prime minister." | But the question, here in A... (photo: PIB of India)
Asia   Gender   Leader   Photos   Women  
People walk past a luxury apartment under construction at the Central Business District in Beijing, Thursday, July 9, 2009. China's bank lending in June more than doubled from the previous month as Beijing's stimulus drove a surge in credit that has prompted concern about the possible impact of such a rapid increase. China Daily
China's bank shares set to perform best
| China's banks will outpace their peers in India and Indonesia, the best performers in Asia's banking industry over the past decade, to deliver the highest returns over ... (photo: AP / Andy Wong)
Asia   Bank   China   Economy   Photos  
Business & Economy Politics
- Taiwan's notebook PC deliveries up 15 per cent in Q4 200
- A look at global economic developments
- Stereotaxis installs 1st system in Taiwan
- A look at global economic developments
In this May 17, 2007 file photo, Taiwanese military maneuver U.S.-made M60 battle tanks during the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Hsinchu, northwestern Taiwan.
Taiwan sees no China backlash over US arms deal
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- NBI looks for Lacson in China, Taiwan
- United States and China Need Each Other
- Bus plunges down ravine in south China, killing 7
- U.S. vs. China: No one prospers if rifts become conflicts
In this May 17, 2007 file photo, Taiwanese military maneuver U.S.-made M60 battle tanks during the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Hsinchu, northwestern Taiwan.
Taiwan sees no China backlash over US arms deal
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Sport Entertainment
-  BEA to analyse black box
- LEAD: Tennis: Japan beats Taiwan to earn Fed Cup playoff spo
- Tennis: Japan to play Taiwan for Fed Cup playoff spot+
- 3 Cheetahs Swim Moat, Briefly Escape In NZealand
The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. M.S. Gill- India- Politics
V. K. Malhotra flays Minister
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- Gandhi saw first film at 74, reveals Nepali follower
-  Video shows Taliban flogging men in Pakistan
-  Menstruating ghost film pulled after protests
- New video shows Taliban flogging men in Pakistan
Poster of Mahatma Gandhi at Gandhi National Memorial, Aga Khan Palace, Pune, India. Picture taken - 29th March. 2009.
Gandhi saw first film at 74, reveals Nepali follower
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Society & Culture Health
- Taiwan's young malt a surprise whiskey winner
- Georgia Tea Party endorses constitutional amendment to bar f
- Stemming the tide and keeping our talent
- Cast member of movie "Confucius" visit Taipei
 "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World´s End" cast member Chow Yun-Fat poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Wednesday, May 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)   (js1)
Cast member of movie "Confucius" visit Taipei
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- Stereotaxis installs 1st system in Taiwan
- Stereotaxis installs 1st system in Taiwan
- Baby born on railway station platform safe and sound
- Georgia Tea Party endorses constitutional amendment to bar f
A Cup of Herbal Tea
Drinking green tea can help prevent cancer caused by smoking
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Education Science & Technology
- College students line up for hours for a seat
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- A look at global economic developments
-  Burglars using technology to spot targets
- Stemming the tide and keeping our talent
- Taiwan Takes Wing
Samsung LCD TV - Electronics
Samsung Aims to Beat Taiwan's HTC
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