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1. News - Asia - INDIA

   'Hitler' and 'Bombersingh' among rivals in Indian state poll

   Posted Feb 21st 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... of colonial rule, when many Britons frequented state capital Shillong, preferring its temperate climate to the searing heat of the rest of India. Shillong became known as the "Scotland ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1154918/hitler-and-bombersingh-among-rivals-indian-state-poll
2. News - Asia - INDIA

   India hit by national strike over economic reforms

   Posted Sep 20th 2012, 12:02pm by Reuters in Bhubaneswar, India

   ... News Asia India Train strikes ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1041353/opposition-led-strike-hits-trains-india
3. Subcontinental drift

   Posted May 13th 2007, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... tour of India to promote his sprawling 750-page novel The Peacock Throne, Saraf is at a relative's place, and very much at home. 'Home is India,' he says. 'The US ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/592592/subcontinental-drift
4. The hare and the tortoise?

   Posted May 18th 2004, 12:00am by Gwynne Dyer

   ... to win support from India's Muslims, Sikhs, Christians and the 180 million Dalits (untouchables) who are excluded by orthodox Hinduism - but he could not pry them away from their traditional ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/456108/hare-and-tortoise
5. Business - Companies

   'Coal Mafia' stokes India’s power crisis

   Posted May 14th 2013, 02:58pm by Reuters

   ... Business Companies Commodities India Coal Organised crime Reuters in Dhanbad, India Seven shots rang out at a wedding reception in this sooty city in eastern India, and Suresh Singh, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1237554/coal-mafia-stokes-indias-power-crisis
6. News - Asia

   Briefs, November 20, 2012

   Posted Nov 20th 2012, 12:00am by AGENCIES

   ... News Asia Singapore South Korean Presidential election India Stampede Former police boss tells graft trial of 'affair' SINGAPORE - A former head of Singapore's narcotics police admitted at his corruption trial he had sexual relations with one of his agency's contractors, but denied any wrongdoing. "We were having an affair, an extramarital affair," ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1086345/briefs-november-20-2012
7. News - Asia - INDIA

   Disliked Indian PM's woes escalate after two scandal-hit ministers resign

   Posted May 12th 2013, 12:00am by Reuters

   ... News Asia India Manmohan Singh Pawan Kumar Bansal Ashwani Kumar Politics of India Reuters in New Delhi PM under more pressure to step down after two scandal-hit ministers are forced to resign Speculation that Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may have to call an early election increased after two ministers embroiled in scandals quit. The furore paralysed Parliament, delaying ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1235659/disliked-indian-pms-woes-escalate-after-two-scandal-hit-ministers-resign
8. News - Asia - INDIA

   Gandhi says growth in India must help poor

   Posted Apr 05th 2013, 03:47pm by Agence France-Presse in New Delhi

   ... News Asia India Rahul Gandhi Agence France-Presse in New Delhi Rahul Gandhi, often described as India’s prime minister-in-waiting, said in a keynote address designed to raise his profile ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1207699/gandhi-says-growth-india-must-help-poor
9. Sport - Other Sport - CRICKET

   Ton-up Taylor boosts New Zealand in India Test

   Posted Aug 31st 2012, 05:48pm by Agence France-Presse in Bangalore

   ... and final Test against India in Bangalore on Friday. The skipper hit two sixes and 16 fours in a 119-ball 112 not out for his seventh Test hundred as New Zealand added 132 runs to their lunch ...

   http://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1027082/ton-taylor-boosts-new-zealand-india-test
10. Comment - Insight & Opinion

    A vote to decide Islam's role in Pakistani politics

    Posted May 08th 2013, 12:00am by SHAHID JAVED BURKI

    ... Comment Insight & Opinion Pakistan Islam Election Shahid Javed Burki Shahid Javed Burki says extremist attacks ahead of the polls underline the high stakes involved Pakistan's moment of political truth is fast approaching. On Saturday, some 40-50 million voters will elect a new national assembly. The outcome is likely to reverberate far and wide. The vote has been ...

    http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1232437/vote-decide-islams-role-pakistani-politics

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