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Demonetisation turns bitter for Bengal's famed sweet shops 19 Nov 2016 - 06:23 pm
A typical Bengali sandesh Photographed at Kolkata (Biswarup Ganguly / Wikimedia Commons)
Demonetisation: Decision-a-day betrays lack of preparedness 19 Nov 2016 - 06:11 pm
An Indian policeman pulls at a member of the Indian Youth Congress as he tries to detain him, during a protest against the demonetisation in New Delhi on November 18, 2016. India's government asked its citizens to put up with what it called the
Demonetisation affecting mental health, says psychiatrist 19 Nov 2016 - 02:59 pm
Indian senior citizens gather outside a bank as they wait to deposit and exchange 500 and 1000 rupee notes in Amritsar on November 19, 2016. AFP / NARINDER NANU
15 missing in Indonesia boat accident 19 Nov 2016 - 02:38 pm
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Thousands protest South Korean president as older conservatives grumble 19 Nov 2016 - 01:57 pm
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7 militants killed in drone strike East Afghanistan 19 Nov 2016 - 01:44 pm
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Dalai Lama visits Mongolia over China's objections 19 Nov 2016 - 01:24 pm
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Huge quake exposes problems in how New Zealand prepares 19 Nov 2016 - 12:52 pm
A man looks at damage to a house in Waiau town, some 80 kms to the south of Kaikoura, on November 16, 2016, after an earthquake hit New Zealand just after midnight on Monday. AFP / Matias Delacroix
SKoreans stage 4th weekend of mass protests 19 Nov 2016 - 12:38 pm
Photo: AA.
Amid killing spree, Filipino actors spotlight vigilantes of Duterte's drug war 19 Nov 2016 - 12:10 pm
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he delivers a speech, prior to his departure for the APEC summit in Peru, at Davo airport, in southern island of Mindanao on November 17, 2016. AFP / MANMAN DEJETO
Afghan cave dwellers brace against a shifting landscape 19 Nov 2016 - 11:40 am
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Militants kill three Indian soldiers in Assam 19 Nov 2016 - 10:29 am
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Indian Parliament sees disruptions, adjournments over demonetisation 18 Nov 2016 - 10:21 pm
A dog stands on the heaps of sacks filled with paddy at a wholesale grain market in Chandigarh, India, November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Ajay Verma
India’s move to curb black money a ‘disaster’ for rural women, activists say 18 Nov 2016 - 10:14 pm
Indian villagers queue outside a bank as they wait to deposit and exchange 500 and 1000 rupee notes in Hanuman Ganj village on the outskirts of Allahabad on November 18, 2016. India's government asked its citizens to put up with what it called the
30,000 displaced by violence in Myanmar's Rakhine: UN 18 Nov 2016 - 09:50 pm
A family stands beside remains of a market which was set on fire, in Rohingya village outside Maungdaw, in Rakhine state, Myanmar October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
Myanmar rejects reports army killed Rohingya fleeing Rakhine conflict 18 Nov 2016 - 09:42 pm
A girl sells food at the internally displaced persons camp for Rohingya people outside Sittwe in the state of Rakhine, Myanmar, November 15, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in NY for 1st meeting by foreign leader with Trump 18 Nov 2016 - 04:27 am
 Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe arrives to speak to reporters following a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump November 17, 2016 in New York City. Trump and his transition team are in the process of filling cabinet and other high level positions
Disowned by family, women rescued from Indian brothels turn to counselling 17 Nov 2016 - 07:24 pm
A scene from Kamathipura red light district in Mumbai, India, December 1, 2014. (REUTERS / Danish Siddiqui)