Search For "asian"
China maneuvering Pak to cripple India via CPEC: US expert
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Nov.29 (ANI): China is maneuvering Pakistan to cripple India via the USD 62 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, which it has described and projected as a transformative economic initiative, an American expert on Asian affairs has claimed.
Read More
US sole target of nuclear programme: N Korean Official
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Nov 29 (ANI): A senior North Korean official has stated that its nuclear weapons programme was intended only for the United States and the Asian countries were safe.
Read More
Gopi Thonakal becomes first Indian to win Asian Marathon C'ship
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dongguan [China], Nov 26 (ANI): Gopi Thonakal became the first Indian man to win the Asian Marathon Championship held at China's Dongguan, on Sunday.
Read More
ADB to give Afghanistan $233m over 5 years
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Nov 25 (ANI): Afghanistan will be getting around USD 223 million in aid from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) over the next five years to improve the living condition in the country.
Read More
Harder to stay on top: Ex-Indian footballer Bembem Devi
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Kohlapur [India], November 24 (ANI): The first thing that Bembem Devi did after being conferred the Arjuna Award was dive back into football.
Read More
Trump offers prayers for Navy plane crash victims
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [United States], November 23 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has offered "prayers for all involved" in Wednesday's Navy plane crash in the Philippine Sea south of Japan, saying that search and rescue operations were underway and that the U.S. is "monitoring the situati
Read More
American diplomat Howard Schaffer passes away
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [United States], November 20 (ANI): A veteran American diplomat and South Asian expert, who served as an ambassador to Bangladesh, political counselor at American embassies in India and Pakistan, Howard B. Schaffer passed away on Sunday.
Read More
Manavjit Sandhu wins trap gold in shooting nationals
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): Former World and six-time Asian champion Manavjit Singh Sandhu on Saturday defended his national Men's Trap Shooting title at the ongoing 61st National Shooting Championship Competitions here at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range.
Read More
Three scholars awarded Japan's highest private award
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Kyoto [Japan], November 17 (ANI): Three scholars have been awarded Japan's highest private award for global achievement called the Kyoto Prize, in recognition of their great achievements in the fields of advanced technology, basic science, and arts, respectively.
Read More
Asian man faces racial abuse on California's BART train
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
California [United States], November 16 (ANI): An Asian man was verbally abused and physically assaulted by a fellow passenger on the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) train in Northern California.
Read More
AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers: India held to 2-2 draw by Myanmar
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Margao (Goa) [India], November 15 (ANI): The Indian men's football team came back twice from the back to share the spoils with Myanmar in the final home fixture of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 qualifiers at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa.
Read More
PM Modi conveys support for Philippines fight against terrorism in Marawi
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], November 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte for his very able leadership of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and conveyed his support for the country's fight against terrorism in Marawi.
Read More