World / Asia

New Delhi: Technology and human development go hand in hand, N. Sivasailam, Additional Secretary (IT), Department of Telecommunications said, adding that in India...

Jalalabad, Afghanistan: Suicide bombers stormed the national television station in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday, triggering gunfights and explosions as...

Kolkata: Facing off-and-on internet bans, curfews and inaccessibility to books in Jammu and Kashmir, a bunch of IIT graduates have got together to...

TOKYO: Japanese Princess Mako, the eldest granddaughter of Emperor Akihito, will wed a former college classmate, Japanese media reported, heating up debate on...

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Kabul: The Taliban militants suffered heavy casualties during the ongoing operations in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan. Provincial police chief Fazal Ahmad Sherzad...

Mohenjo Daro, Pakistan: The centre of a powerful ancient civilisation, Mohenjo Daro was one of the world's earliest cities -- a Bronze Age...

Singapore: Hundreds of passengers were evacuated from Singapore's Changi Airport after a small fire erupted in a terminal that was quickly extinguished, authorities...

Bamako: Four Malian Red Cross employees, kidnapped Sunday in the country's restive centre, have been released, a local official told AFP. "The four...

Tokyo: Four crew members aboard a crashed Japanese military plane were confirmed dead Tuesday, the defence ministry said. The wreckage was found on...

New Delhi:The government has installed necessary security in batches to protect its key networks from the cyber attack by ransomware virus 'WannaCrypt', Information...

Amarkantak: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India's economy is based on its rivers and it is because of the river Narmada...

United Nations: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Ovais Sarmad of India as the Deputy Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate...

Seoul: Evidence of human sacrifice to try to ensure the success of ancient construction projects has been found for the first time at...

Singapore: Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC said Tuesday it has sold, at a loss, almost half its stake in Swiss bank UBS, which...

Seoul: More cyberattacks could be in the pipeline after the global havoc caused by the Wannacry ransomware, a South Korean cybersecurity expert warned...

Seoul: New South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit Washington in late June for a summit with U.S.President Donald Trump, media reports said...

KABUL: Afghan security forces have regained control of a district centre close to the northern city of Kunduz that fell to Taliban insurgents...