Category Archives: South Asia
Royal wedding ‘boosts gem sales’
Sri Lankan gemstone dealers say demand for blue sapphires has risen strongly since the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton in April.
Dhaka ‘marble-stuffed hilsa scam’
A number of small glass marbles are found in some hilsa fish in southern Bangladesh in what is believed to be a scam to increase their weight.
Indian inflation at yearly high
Inflation in India rose to 9.78% in August, its highest level in a year, officials say.
Al-Qaeda ‘Pakistan leader killed’
A senior al-Qaeda leader in Pakistan, Abu Hafs al-Shahri, has been killed in Waziristan, says a senior US official.
S Lanka suspends rainforest road
Sri Lanka suspends work on a controversial road project, amid concerns it could have an impact on a protected rainforest area.
Kashmir boys held for bomb email
Police in Indian-administered Kashmir arrest two schoolboys in connection with last week’s bomb attack in Delhi.
