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ONBOARD PM'S SPECIAL AIRCRAFT: India took the hardest hit during the recent financial market turmoil, but the country has also staged the "strongest recovery", Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said today. Despite all the volatility, Indian markets have sharply rebounded, he added...

SINGAPORE: India has overtaken Thailand as Singapore's biggest rice supplier for the first time, exporting 92,865 tonnes or 32.9% of the total rice supply to the island nation in the first eight months of 2013. Thailand shipped 85,816 tonnes or 30.4 per cent during the January-August period...

Gaining acceptance in German circles key for Anshu Jain BERLIN: The initial moves of India-born Anshu Jain as the co-chief executive of German banking giant Deutsche Bank is likely to be closely watched especially in terms of gaining wider acceptance in the German public and business circles...

Anand beats Gelfand in tiebreaker to retain World Chess Championship NEW DELHI: Viswanathan Anand retained his World Chess Championship title after defeating his challenger Boris Gelfand of Israel 2.5-1.5 in a crunch 4-game tiebreaker in Moscow on Wednesday. Anand finished off the...

Taiwan deploys anti-China missiles TAIPEI — Taiwan has for the first time deployed cruise missiles capable of striking key military bases along the southeast coast of the Chinese mainland, local media reported on Monday. Mass production of the Taiwan-made "Hsiungfeng" (Brave Wind) 2E...