World / Asia

S. Korea, Japan strike deal on 'comfort women' 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Seoul: South Korea and Japan reached agreement Monday on their dispute over wartime sex slaves that has soured relations for decades, as Tokyo's...

2015 in retrospect: AAP, Bihar jolt BJP, but Modi still going strong 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Prashant Sood and Brajendra Nath Singh New Delhi: The AAP's dramatic rise and the comeback of Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar in...

2015 in Retrospect: Aviation waited in wings for a new policy 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Rohit Vaid New Delhi: If the revival of an airline and return to profitability of some others marked the highlights in 2015...

2015 in Retrospect: Soaring pollution, crippling floods, laws awaiting implementation: India's environment in a fix 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Bhavana Akella New Delhi: Soaring pollution levels, crippling floods, quivering Richter notes to scores of environment laws awaiting their implementation - this,...

2015 In Retrospect: 'Desi' beats outshine 'firangi' tunes in Delhi parties 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Prashant Kumar New Delhi: No matter how much Delhiites groove to the tunes of international Disc Jockeys (DJ) like Tiesto and David...

Comment: Need to clean Delhi air to stop irreversible damage to heart 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Delhi today is grappling with hazardous air pollution as choking fumes from the burgeoning vehicle population and the smog that engulfed the national...

Hyderabad emerges as global aerospace industry hub 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad: From manufacturing cabins of the US president's helicopters to fuselages of the world's most advanced combat helicopter - it's...

A 'Roti Bank' comes up in Aurangabad for the poor 29 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Quaid Najmi Aurangabad, Maharashtra: A unique 'roti bank' has been launched in this city, famous for its Ajanta-Ellora caves, for the poor....

Comment: Congress at 131: Not a happy birthday 28 Dec 2015 - 06:51 pm

By Amulya Ganguli The Congress's 130th birthday, which was observed by the party on Monday, could not have been a happy occasion. True,...

Won't apologise to Jaitley: Kejriwal 28 Dec 2015 - 05:17 pm

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said he will not apologise to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over the DDCA row,...

In crime-infested Karachi, 2015 was a year of relief 28 Dec 2015 - 03:37 pm

Rangers cordon off a street during a raid in Karachi in this file photo. KARACHI: There was a marked improvement in the law...

Another transport project in Punjab - this time waterways 28 Dec 2015 - 03:24 pm

People wave Turkish (R) and Pakistani flags during the launch of the Metro Bus system in Lahore in this February 10, 2013 file...

FATA tribes rely on militant or foreign radio for news: Report 28 Dec 2015 - 03:10 pm

Representative photo. AP PESHAWAR: As reliable news or even some entertainment is hard to come by in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata),...

Chinese media heap scorn on expelled French reporter 28 Dec 2015 - 02:13 pm

Ursula Gauthier, the Beijing-based correspondent for French news magazine L'Obs, pictured in her apartment in Beijing on December 26, 2015. AFP Beijing: Chinese...

Six dead after liquor shop collapses in Chandigarh 28 Dec 2015 - 01:56 pm

Chandigarh, India: A two-storey liquor store collapsed Monday killing six labourers in northern India, police said, the latest deadly accident to highlight shoddy...

Facebook founder urges free Internet in India amid row 28 Dec 2015 - 12:22 pm

File photo of facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg New Delhi: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg urged India Monday to approve a controversial plan that would...