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Lanka becomes first South Asian nation to join OGP
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct. 30 (ANI): Sri Lanka has become South Asia's first member of the Open Government Partnership as it formally joined the 70-nation Open Government Partnership (OGP) following an invitation from the group.
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YuppTV partners with 101India.com, extends youth-oriented entertainment co
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct.20 (ANI): At a time when millennials are calling the shots for many brands, YuppTV the largest OTT player of South-Asian content, has partnered with 101India.com one of India's premier youth entertainment portals to bring you 101India.com's catalogue of fresh
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DuPont launches affordable solutions for fruit drinks in South Asia
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 17 (ANI- Businesswire India): In response to consumers' growing demand for more affordable ready-to-serve fruit beverages, flavor stability and on- trend ingredients, DuPont Nutrition and Health launches a new range of GR
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Pakistan sees terror groups as prized instruments for launching 'irre
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [United States], Oct.15 (ANI): The "deep state" of Pakistan sees various terrorist groups and their insurgent affiliates, such as the Afghan Taliban, as prized instruments to be used in its irregular wars with its neighbours, and giving them protection as a matter of sta
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Struggling Pak state enterprises made to advertise for Ishaq Dar's aw
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct. 14 (ANI): As per recent reports, five Pakistan state-owned firms partially funded Finance Minister Ishaq Dar's 'Best Finance Minister of South Asia Award' conferred on him last week by 'The Emerging Markets' newspaper.
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China considers Bangladesh important partner in South Asia, says President
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct.14 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that his government considers Bangladesh to be an important partner in South Asia and the Indian Ocean region.
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Pakistan seeks bigger South Asian alliance to counter India's influen
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct. 12 (ANI): Pakistan is looking for the possibility of creating a greater South Asian economic alliance, so that it can counter India's hold on the eight-member South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), diplomatic observers said.
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India-Pak spat affecting SAARC, needs to get resolved insists Lankan PM Wi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 6 (ANI): With the SAARC summit been called off due to a growing strife between India and Pakistan over the surgical strike, Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe on Thursday expressed hope that the issue between the two Asian neighbours gets resolved soon, as
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Mahesh Babu announced as Brand Ambassador for YuppTV
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): World's largest online streaming platform for South-Asian content YuppTV has announced Tollywood Superstar Mahesh Babu as their Brand ambassador.
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Lanka compelled to look at other options because of SAARC's failure:
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct. 4 (ANI): Asserting that failure of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to deliver acceptable results for all members would spell out a bleak future for the organisation, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that this move
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Nepal to initiate talks on holding SAARC Summit
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Oct. 1 (ANI): Nepal's Foreign Affairs Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat on Saturday said that Kathmandu would take necessary initiatives and would hold discussions with the member countries to push for holding the 19th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Summ
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Entire SAARC united against Pakistan, claims Congress
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 1 (ANI): As Sri Lanka pulled out of the 19th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit, scheduled to take place in November, the Congress on Saturday asserted that the entire diplomatic body is united against Pakistan.
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