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Mamallapuram: In the backdrop of the seventh century monument of Pancha Ratha, overlooking the Coromandel Coast of Bay of Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday took a stroll and sipped fresh coconut water in a relaxed informal setting, creating positive atmospherics in bilateral ties strained over the Kashmir issue. Dressed in a Tamil attire of Veshti (dhoti), white shirt and an angavastram, Modi played the perfect host and took Xi for a guided tour of the famous world heritage sites of Arjuna's Penance, Krishna's Butterball, the Pancha Ratha and Shore temple. The prime minister explained to the Chinese leader the historical significance of the monuments and Xi, wearing a white shirt and black trouser, was seen showing keen interest in the seventh century monuments built during the Pallava dynasty in this coastal town which had historical links with China's Fujian province. Modi and Xi, assisted by one translator from each side, sat down for … [Read more...] about Positive atmospherics as Modi, Xi meet in Mamallapuram

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Hong Kong International Airport reported its biggest fall in passenger numbers in more than a decade in November, official data released on Sunday showed.The airport handled just over five million passengers, down 16.2% from a year earlier, Airport Authority Hong Kong said in a statement.That was the largest fall since June 2009, when the figure fell by 18.7%, data on the Civil Aviation Department's website showed.There were falls of more than 12% in the three previous months, the Civil Aviation Department data showed.Hong Kong has been gripped by sometimes violent protests since June. Demonstrators halted operations at the airport for several days in August.A spokeswoman at the Airport Authority said it had nothing to add to the publicly available data. … [Read more...] about Hong Kong airport posts biggest passenger number fall in a decade

        India vs West Indies 1st ODI Live: India will take on West Indies in the first ODI at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, after pulling off a thrilling T20I series win over the visitors. India had to make two changes to the original squad, bringing in Mayank Agarwal for Shikhar Dhawan and seamer Shardul Thakur for Bhuvneshwar Kumar. But Kohli would hope that the changes will not hurt his side. Meanwhile, Windies skipper Kieron Pollard will be hoping to pull off a fightback. 12:30 hrs: Welcome to the live updates from the first ODI encounter between India and West Indies. The hosts are clear favourites once again after a thrilling T20I series win, with a scintillating 67-run victory over the visitors in the decider. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be key for India when the two teams square off in Chennai. … [Read more...] about India vs West Indies Live Updates 1st ODI in Chennai: Kohli & co. favourites against inconsistent Windies

MUMBAI: Bengaluru-based diversified GMR group plans to bid for airport projects in Serbia and Jamaica as it seeks to expand its airports business to more overseas countries. The group, which operates the Delhi and Hyderabad airports and won the bid to build Goa's second airport last year, is also developing Mactan Cebu international airport in the Philippines in partnership with Megawide Construction Corp. "We are bidding for Belgrade and Jamaica airport," GMR Airports President Sidharth Kapur said. The company has qualified to bid for the expansion and modernisation of Nikola Tesla Airport of Belgrade in Serbia and Kingston Airport in Jamaica, he said. Nikola Tesla airport, located 17 kilometres from the capital city Belgrade, has flown around 4.92 million passengers in the previous year. The concession period for the biggest aerodrome in the western Balkan region will be for twenty five years. The passenger traffic at Norman Manley International Airport at Kingston in Jamaica … [Read more...] about GMR plans to bid for airport projects in Serbia, Jamaica