World / Asia

Nepal amends constitution to address Madhesis' demands 24 Jan 2016 - 10:14 am

One of the Nepal-India entry points with heightened security following violent protests by Madhesis Kathmandu: The Nepal Parliament has approved the first ever...

Netaji was not on Britain's WW II war criminals' list 24 Jan 2016 - 10:00 am

By Anurag Dey Kolkata: Documents in the external affairs ministry that were declassified on Saturday reveal that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's name did...

Pakistani, Indian foreign secretaries may meet next month 24 Jan 2016 - 09:42 am

Islamabad: The foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India are expected to meet next month, a senior official has said. There was an understanding...

Instability in Pakistan raises fears of nuclear diversion: US report 24 Jan 2016 - 09:27 am

Nuclear-capable missile Shaheen II. Reuters By Arun Kumar Washington: Islamabad's expansion of its nuclear arsenal aimed at India amidst continued instability in Pakistan...

Threat to blow up Mumbai airport by February 2 24 Jan 2016 - 09:21 am

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Mumbai: Security agencies went on high alert following a threat to blow up Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport,...

16 ISIS militants killed in eastern Afghanistan air strikes 24 Jan 2016 - 09:19 am

Kabul: Sixteen loyalists of the (ISIS) group have been killed in newest air strikes in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan. Two air strikes...

France's Hollande says jet deal with India will 'take time' 24 Jan 2016 - 08:31 am

New Delhi: France's President Francois Hollande said that the conclusion of a deal for New Delhi to buy 36 French fighter jets would...

Protests rattle Azerbaijan as oil price slump hits economy 24 Jan 2016 - 08:11 am

Baku: Hit hard by falling oil prices, ex-Soviet Azerbaijan has plunged into an economic crisis that has seen rare protests shake the authorities...

“Plane wreckage” found in Thailand fuels talk of missing Malaysian jet 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

BANGKOK: A piece of suspected plane wreckage has been found off the coast of southern Thailand, a local official said on Saturday, prompting...

Geologist says dinosaur fossils found in western India 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Ahmedabad: A geologist said Saturday his team has discovered what it believes are dinosaur fossils in the western Indian state of Gujarat that...

Nepal parliament votes to amend new constitution 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo Kathmandu: Nepal's parliament voted on Saturday to amend the country's new constitution in a bid to resolve a months-long dispute with...

Kerala bar scam: Excise minister resigns as court orders case 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala's Excise Minister K. Babu on Saturday handed over his resignation to Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, after a court ordered a case...

'Writers brought out horrors of Partition more than historians' 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

By Vikas Datta Jaipur: Writers, like Saadat Hasan Manto, brought out the horrors of Partition much more vividly than historians, but the need...

Column: Death on the campus portends bad times for BJP 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Apparently unused to dealing with the aftermath of a protester killing himself, the BJP has made the situation worse for itself by taking...

Pakistan army says deadly university attack controlled from Afghanistan 23 Jan 2016 - 06:46 pm

By Mehreen Zahra-Malik ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Pakistani army said on Saturday the four gunmen who attacked a university in northwest Pakistan were trained...

Sri Lanka launches investigation into alleged human kidney racket 23 Jan 2016 - 06:42 pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has launched an investigation into allegations that a group of surgeons ran a racket trading human kidneys, the health ministry...

British PM urges Maldives political change in Nasheed talks 23 Jan 2016 - 05:02 pm

London: British Prime Minister David Cameron urged the Maldives to open up its politics and release all remaining political prisoners after meeting former...