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Stating that government regulations and hike in duties remain a risk to Indias developing beer market (Photo: AFP)

Report shows beer consumption in India as lowest in Asia

The low consumption is due to reasons like conservative attitudes, licensing regulations and restrictions on the sale of...

23 March 2018 8:57 PM IST

Over the last 28 years, the Prize has been awarded to 109 leading figures in their respective fields. (Facebook screengrab/ Teejan Bai)

Teejan Bai to receive Fukuoka Prize 2018

Fukuoka Prize is conferred on outstanding individuals or groups that preserve and create unique and diverse cultures of...

2 Jun 2018 8:31 AM IST

Facebook has been ramping up its video offerings with original shows and this week announced new formats including interactive game shows, quizzes and polls. (Photo: Pixabay)

Facebook to build USD 1 billion Singapore data centre, first in Asia

The company expects it to be run on 100 per cent renewable energy, like its other data centres.

6 Sept 2018 12:42 PM IST

South Korea reported eight new cases, raising its total to 10,661 with 234 deaths. (AFP Photo)

Governments across globe under pressure to control covid19 economic...

Governments face pressure to reopen factories, shops, travel and public activities

19 April 2020 12:42 PM IST

Asian markets rallied again and oil prices built on the previous days surge. (AFP Photo)

Asian stocks rise on hopes for drug to treat coronavirus

Top US expert Anthony Fauci's said that remdesivir "has a clear-cut, significant, positive effect in diminishing the...

30 April 2020 12:56 PM IST

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Humans arrived in Southeast Asia 20,000 years earlier: study

A barrage of dating techniques were applied to the sediment around the fossils in a cave in Indonesia.

10 Aug 2017 1:44 PM IST

The issue was highlighted when the actors of Naagarjun posted pictures with a Cobra (a schedule 2 species) on completion of 100 episodes of the show. (Representational image)

How cobras developed flesh-eating venom decoded

Cobras are killers in Africa and Asia, and cause crippling social and economic burdens through the number of survivors...

16 March 2017 4:43 PM IST

The hacker believed somebody had to stand up to those spreading hate (File Photo)

Asia assesses ransomware assault, extent may not be known until Monday

China's official news agency Xinhua said secondary schools and universities were hit, but did not say how many or...

14 May 2017 8:52 PM IST

World Health Organisation (WHO) estimated that in Yemen alone there have been a million cases of cholera. (Photo: Pixabay)

Single-dose vaccine may control cholera outbreaks: study

Cholera transmission is endemic in many areas of Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.

12 Dec 2017 3:20 PM IST

This can help assist policymakers in designing better interventions to fight poverty. (Photo: Pixabay)

New mapping technique can help fight extreme poverty

While declining in most areas of the world, roughly 1.2 billion people still live in extreme poverty.

12 Dec 2017 2:44 PM IST