World / Asia

Three foreigners, Filipina abducted 23 Sep 2015 - 10:25 am

Philippine Army-Eastern Mindanao Command Public Information Office shows file photos of abducted Norwegian national Kjartan Sekkingstad (left), Canadians John Ridsdel (centre) and his...

India and US seek to deepen economic ties 23 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: The world's two largest democracies, India and the United States, held talks Tuesday to deepen their strategic and economic ties and perhaps...

Chinese president woos big business as US visit begins 23 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

SEATTLE: Chinese President Xi Jinping began his first state visit to the United States on Tuesday in the West Coast hub of Seattle,...

U.N. calls on Philippines to investigate killings of rights activists 23 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

MANILA: The United Nations on Tuesday called on the Philippine government to investigate immediately the killings of three human rights activists on a...

'Downton Abbey' actor shoots as Lord Mountbatten in Jodhpur 22 Sep 2015 - 06:53 pm

By Ankit Sinha NEW DELHI: He has wooed audiences the world over with his portrayal of Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham in the...

Acid attack survivors aim to take cafe success to other cities 22 Sep 2015 - 06:51 pm

Representational image By Prashant Kumar NEW DELHI: Riding the success of an Agra cafe run by acid scarred survivors, the gutsy women have...

I don't want to break India, says Owaisi 22 Sep 2015 - 01:55 pm

HYDERABAD: Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said he doesn't want to break the country but wants to strengthen it. "I...

Girls today taller by 1 cm and boys by 3 cm 22 Sep 2015 - 01:46 pm

By Manupriya Compared to eight years ago, 18-year-old boys and girls from India's middle and upper classes are 3 cm and 1 cm...

TRIBUTE: With Dalmiya, the era of giants over 22 Sep 2015 - 01:44 pm

By Veturi Srivatsa Can't remember the exact date and place of meeting Jagmohan Dalmiya for the first time, but it was sometime in...

Afghan Taliban leader calls for unity, hints at peace talks in Eid message 22 Sep 2015 - 10:47 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: The new leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Mansour, called for unity and raised the possibility of peace talks with the...

India govt exempts WhatsApp, social media from purview of encryption policy 22 Sep 2015 - 10:02 am

A day after witnessing huge protest against its Encryption Policy which triggered privacy concerns, the government has decided to exempt WhatsApp and social...

Road built over an unconscious man 21 Sep 2015 - 05:45 pm

NEW DELHI: A drunken man in India died after he fell into a hole and construction workers built a road over him, police...

BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya dead 21 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

KOLKATA: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya, who was admitted to a hospital here three days ago after...

Is Bengal withholding some more Netaji files, ask researchers 21 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Kolkata: he West Bengal government has declassified 64 secret files it had on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose but researchers claim that some more...

Modi condoles death of UAE vice president's son 21 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wrote to UAE Vice President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, condoling the death of his...

Punjab health authorities seize expired medicines worth Rs.43 lakh 21 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Representative image CHANDIGARH: The Food and Drugs Administration in Punjab has seized expired allopathic drugs, which were being illegally repackaged with fresh expiry...

Afghan blast kills five policemen: officials 21 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

KHOST, Afghanistan: A roadside bomb has killed five Afghan policemen on patrol in the eastern province of Paktia, officials said Sunday, the latest...