World / Asia

Nine killed, 15 injured in truck mishap in Odisha 20 Sep 2015 - 11:02 am

Representationall image BHUBANESWAR: At least nine persons were killed and 15 others injured when a mini-truck overturned in Odisha's Sundargarh district, police said...

Women's self-help groups keep Chhattisgarh babies healthy 20 Sep 2015 - 10:49 am

By Ashish Mishra KONDAGAON/DHAMTARI, Chhattisgarh: Born in a Gond tribal family in Kondagaon district in Chhattisgarh, two-year old Priyanka weighed only 5 kg...

NEWS ANALYSIS: In changed political landscape, will Amar-Mulayam 'bromance' bear fruit? 20 Sep 2015 - 10:26 am

By Mohit Dubey LUCKNOW: It is undoubtedly the most keenly followed 'bromance' of Uttar Pradesh. Every time former Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh...

Spying on Bose family proof Netaji was alive 20 Sep 2015 - 10:15 am

Members of the media look at confidential files on Indian nationalist and prominent figure of the Indian independence movement Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose,...

Gujarat’s poster boy Patel detained 20 Sep 2015 - 10:08 am

Members of the Patel community run as they are dispersed by Indian police during a protest rally in Ahmedabad Surat: Apprehending a potential...

Pakistan bombs Taliban hideouts 20 Sep 2015 - 10:07 am

Pakistani soldiers patrol outside Air Force base, a day after it was attacked by militants in Peshawar, yesterday. PESHAWAR: Pakistani jets killed 16...

Thais defy ban on protest 20 Sep 2015 - 10:06 am

A demonstrator from the New Democracy Movement (NDM) group wears a mask during the Democracy Monument rally in Bangkok, Thailand, yesterday. BANGKOK: Hundreds...

Opponents vow to fight laws expanding Japan’s army role 20 Sep 2015 - 10:05 am

Protesters hold placards against Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s controversial security bills near the National Diet in Tokyo, yesterday. Tokyo: Opposition groups yesterday...

Column: BJP's divisive impulses are test of India's plurality 19 Sep 2015 - 06:15 pm

By Amulya Ganguli The 12 percent increase in the BJP's vote share at the national level between 2009, when it secured 18.8 percent,...

Beef and meat bans cast shadow over Eid-ul-Azha 19 Sep 2015 - 06:00 pm

By Aijaz Nazir NEW DELHI: With hundreds of families across the country preparing Eid-ul-Azha in the last week of September, the ban on...

Meter-gauge rail track is now history in northeast India 19 Sep 2015 - 05:57 pm

Representational image of Himalayan Queen (Kalka – Shimla) By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala: Saturday morning was a momentous day in the history of the...

Western media 'welcome' in China, Xi tells Murdoch 19 Sep 2015 - 01:33 pm

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Rupert Murdoch that Western media organisations are "welcome" in China, despite the continued blocking of numerous...

Taiwan boat caught with huge illegal shark fin haul 19 Sep 2015 - 01:23 pm

TAIPEI: A Taiwan-flagged boat has been caught with an illegal haul of more than 100 shark fins and is being escorted back to...

Malaysia whistleblower who targeted PM arrested: lawyer 19 Sep 2015 - 01:12 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police have arrested a former ruling party official who has travelled the globe to highlight corruption allegations against Prime Minister...

Pakistan detains 22 after Taliban air base attack 19 Sep 2015 - 12:48 pm

PESHAWAR: Twenty-two suspects have been detained in connection with a deadly attack on a Pakistan air force base claimed by the Taliban, officials...

Japan parliament passes security bill 19 Sep 2015 - 02:55 am

Demonstrators stage a rally against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s controversial security bills in front of the National Diet in Tokyo yesterday. Tokyo:...