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Modi’s “Chai pe Charcha” concept in Sri Lanka Indian PM Narendra Modi Invoking his famous 'chai pe charcha' concept, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday sought to establish an instant rapport with the Indian origin Tamils of Sri Lanka, who dominate the plantation areas that produce the world famous Ceylon tea.   Read More  
Moon Jae-in sworn in as president of South Korea Moon Jae-in Moon Jae-in was sworn in as the new South Korean president in the Parliament Building, hours after winning a landslide victory in the five-way presidential race, a media report said on Wednesday. Read More  
AirAsia flight QZ8501: Shadow of plane seen in Java Sea Shadow of plane seen Rescuers Tuesday saw a shadow believed to be part of a plane around the waters where an exit door, several objects and six bodies were found in the Java Sea, and have been confirmed as parts of the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501. http://bit.ly/1AfCSAb http://www.uitvconnect.com/newspaper/airasia-flight-qz8501-shadow-plane-seen-java-sea   
Pakistan to launch anti-terror helpline anti-terror helpline Pakistan's National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) Tuesday announced coming up with a dedicated phone line to report terror-related activities. http://bit.ly/172YcOG http://www.uitvconnect.com/newspaper/pakistan-launch-anti-terror-helpline     
Bengaluru blast terror attack: Kiren Rijiju Bengaluru blast The low-intensity blast in Bengaluru is a "terror attack" possibly carried out by SIMI, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said Monday. http://bit.ly/1EAJai5 http://www.uitvconnect.com/newspaper/bengaluru-blast-terror-attack-kiren-rijiju     
Over 132,000 affected by Malaysia floods Malaysia floods The total number of people affected by the floods in Malaysia Saturday escalated to over 132,000, officials said.  Negri Sembilan became the eighth state to be affected by the floods that have ravaged the country over the last 10 days, The Malaysian Star reported. http://bit.ly/1wsXr62 http://www.uitvconnect.com/newspaper/over-132000-affected-malaysia-floods     
Seoul's n-reactors hacker used Chinese IP addresses n-reactors hacker A suspect in the hacking attacks on South Korean nuclear reactors used  multiple IP addresses based in China, investigators said Wednesday. http://bit.ly/1ve81xn  http://www.uitvconnect.com/newspaper/seouls-n-reactors-hacker-used-chinese-ip-addresses   
Car bombings kill 10 soldiers in Yemen 10 soldiers in Yemen At least 10 soldiers were killed and 12 injured Tuesday in two car bombings targetted at a military base and an army check point in Yemen's Hadramout province. http://bit.ly/1D2X9MG http://www.uitvconnect.com/newspaper/car-bombings-kill-10-soldiers-yemen