World / Asia

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...

No entry for North Delhi mayor at Kejriwal's house 21 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal refused to let North Delhi's mayor enter his house when he arrived there with a team...

Modi to visit Ireland, US from September 23-29 20 Sep 2015 - 06:58 pm

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Ireland and the US from September 23-29. In posts on Facebook, Modi said he...

BJP releases third list of Bihar candidates 20 Sep 2015 - 06:54 pm

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced another 11 candidates for the Bihar assembly polls in its third list of candidates released...

Rahul: Modi's 'Make in India' is 'Take in India' 20 Sep 2015 - 06:27 pm

NEW DELHI: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the fight against the controversial land bill has not ended but has shifted...

Nepal has a new constitution 20 Sep 2015 - 06:21 pm

By Anil Giri Kathmandu, Sep 20 (IANS) In a historic step, Nepal on Sunday adopted a new constitution, the first full-fledged one in...

Chandy seeks help to rescue Keralites in Yemen 20 Sep 2015 - 11:12 am

NEW DELHI: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Sunday sought External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's intervention to ensure the safe return of about...

Kolkata crematorium availability on mobile app 20 Sep 2015 - 11:07 am

Sahanagar Crematorium Keoratala, Kolkata KOLKATA: Aiming to help grieving families who have to wait in long queues to cremate body of their dear...

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...