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South Asia
Ford Ad Controversy: Company Issues Apology, Executive Resigns
April 5, 2013, 1:10 pmFord ad controversy: Over the past few weeks, Ford ads showing women tied up in the back of a Ford Figo generated controversy. It forced an ad executive to resign, while some [...]
Reminiscent Tales of Indian Lotus Flower
April 5, 2013, 1:04 pm
The Indian national flower, Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), profoundly inspires the country’s ancient and modern culture, art, and literary richness.
New Anti-Rape Law Enforced in India
April 5, 2013, 2:43 am
President Pranab Mukerjee approved India’s new anti-rape bill on Tuesday, which provides for life term and death sentences for offenders, besides strict punishment for [...]
Lollipop Hoax: Man Who Chewed Lollipop Sculptures Likely Marketing Ploy
April 4, 2013, 8:51 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utiVTbVR2bQ&feature=player_embedded
Pakistani Youth Disenchanted With Democracy
April 3, 2013, 12:19 pm
Pakistani elections: A large portion of Pakistani youth have more faith in Islamic law or military rule than in democracy, shows a survey released only weeks before historic [...]
UN Approves Arms Trade Treaty, India Abstains
April 3, 2013, 11:55 am
India abstained from the first global arms trade treaty (ATT) at United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, protesting that the draft is more like a tool in the hands of [...]
India’s Digital Switch-Over Begins
April 2, 2013, 11:44 pm
Millions of television sets without set-top boxes went blank in India as the digitization deadline expired on Monday. The objective of the digitization is to bring [...]
Russian Troops to Afghanistan? Russia May Set Up Maintenance Bases
April 1, 2013, 5:54 pm
Russian troops to Afghanistan? More than 20 years after Russia formally pulled out of Afghanistan after the Soviet Union occupied the country throughout the 1980s, there is [...]
Afghan Villagers Flee Their Homes, Blame US Drones
March 28, 2013, 12:22 pm
Afghan villagers are being affected by Predator drones, or benghai (“buzzing of flies” in Pashto).
Bollywood Star Prison: Sanjay Dutt Says He’ll Serve Term
March 28, 2013, 11:08 am
Bollywood star prison sentence: Sanjay Dutt, a star of numerous Bollywood films, will serve a prison term for a weapons conviction in 1993.
Selected Topics from The Epoch Times
