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The pain of partition The year 1947 holds tremendous importance in the lives of the people of the subcontinent. It marked a shift in ideologies of. The repercussions of the partition spread far and wide across this massive region, with reactions of the populace ranging from indignation...

Bank of America Defends China’s GDP Data Bank of America Corp. has stepped in to defend China’s second-quarter economic-growth data after analysts from Barclays Plc to Mizuho Securities Co. said the figures may be overstated. Shen Jianguang of Mizuho said in a research report this week...

When India clothed the world An 18th century patola hanging depicting the Solanki dynasty, Gujarat. Photos: Asian Civilizations Museum Indian textiles dating between 14th to early 19th century, which are on display in Singapore, reveal the creativity of Indian artists with their...

Cambodia Says It Will Not Extradite French Architect to China HONG KONG — Cambodia’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that the country had no plans to extradite to China or France a detained French architect with links to a disgraced Chinese politician and his wife, but that the architect was...

Foreigners protest in China over custodial death BEIJING: Hundreds of foreigners on Tuesday protested in the South China city of Guangzhou over the death of a Nigerian in police custody. Some of them pelted stones at police, postings in Chinese websites said. The Beijing-based ambassador...

Saina Nehwal beats Li Xuerui to win Indonesia Open NEW DELHI: Riding on her rich vein of form and continuing her love affair with Jakarta, India's Saina Nehwal beat World No. 3 Li Xuerui of China 13-21, 22-20, 21-19 to win the Indonesia Open on Sunday. This is Saina's third Indonesia Open...