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India races to build power plants in region claimed by China, sources say
NEW DELHI — India plans to spend US$1 billion (S$1.35 billion) to expedite the construction of 12 hydropower stations in the northeastern Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh, two government sources said, a move that could raise tensions with China that lays claims to the region.
China and Bangladesh reaffirm their ties as territorial and economic issues rise in region
BEIJING (AP) — China and Bangladesh are reaffirming their ties during a visit by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Beijing on Tuesday as tensions rise in the region over territorial disputes and resources.
Justin Bieber enthralls guests at Mukesh Ambani’s son’s pre-wedding bash in India
Canadian pop star Justin Bieber entertained some of India’s biggest celebrities in the latest instalment of months-long wedding celebrations thrown for the son of Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani.
A Family Loses 3 Generations of Women in India Crowd’s Panic
Vinod Kumar was away from home on Tuesday, as he usually is for days at a time in search of masonry work, when he got the dreadful call.
India's Reliance, Bollywood fuel Ambani wedding hype through social media
MUMBAI — Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's son marries on Friday (July 12) in a lavish ceremony that has been a hot talking point at home and abroad, with his father's US$260 billion (S$350 billion)-conglomerate Reliance taking to social media to heavily publicise the event.
Devotees surged towards preacher moments before lethal India stampede, witnesses say
HATHRAS - Thousands of devotees rushed to get a closer glimpse of a Hindu preacher, jostling and pushing on slippery ground, witnesses say, moments before a crush at an overcrowded venue in India killed 121 people and sparked a police hunt for the organisers.
In India, at least 87 feared dead after stampede at Hindu event: NDTV
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -- At least 87 people were feared dead in a stampede at a Hindu religious gathering in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, broadcaster NDTV reported.